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Wellspring Cooperative @WellspringCoop1

The Wellspring Cooperative Corporation is a community-based cooperative development organization with a mission to create a network of worker owned companies.

Joined November 2018
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@WellspringCoop1 THURS JULY 27 tour hydroponic greenhouse & community kitchen that will support food entrepreneurs, incubate co-op businesses, & more! More info at wellspringcoop.org/events #cooperative #solidarity #communitykitchen #springfieldma #holyokema #sustainabledevelopment
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Our 2022 Annual Report is now up! Read it here: wellspringcoop.org/assets/me… It was a great year of growth and connection for Wellspring & we as a staff enjoyed taking this spring to reflect & strategize as we move forward. Thank you to all that make our work possible!
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We're excited to welcome our newest addition to the Wellspring Co-op Network, All Good Co-op! They are a co-op of small farmers, healers and artisans based in Western Mass. Thanks for joining the Wellspring community All Good Co-op, we look forward to growing together!
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Wellspring Cooperative retweeted
NewEconomyCoalition@NewEconomics
25 May 2023
Massachusetts folks! The annual MA Solidarity Economy Festival is here! ✨ Join us on June 10th & 11th & help us organize a new economy rooted in democracy, care & justice. Workshops, good food & arts & culture! Spanish translation will be provided. 🔗 bit.ly/MASEN2023
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A great article on the Building Worker Power Conference! nonprofitquarterly.org/activ… via @npquarterly

Activists Gather to Advance Solidarity Economy Organizing | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News....

A conversation between a leading solidarity economy activist and the president of the Staten Island-based Amazon Labor Union examines organizing challenges today.

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Wellspring Cooperative retweeted
Cooperation Jackson
@CooperationJXN
14 May 2023
Get your copy today. Order directly from @PMPressOrg #JacksonRisingRedux #CooperationJackson #BuildAndFight
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"Using the first community land trust developed under tribal law in the United States, the group is turning empty buildings in the coastal city of Eureka into transitional housing." dwell.com/article/dishgamu-h…

The Wiyot Tribe Is Getting Its Land Back and Making California More Affordable

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Wellspring Cooperative retweeted
Cooperation Jackson
@CooperationJXN
1 May 2023
New article written on occasion of International Workers Day 2023 & our 9th anniversary that focuses on the need to build class conscious cooperatives to socialize production and democratically transform society. #workersoftheworldunite cooperationjackson.org/annou…

Building Class Conscious Cooperatives — Cooperation Jackson

An article written by our Executive Director, Kali Akuno, on occasion of International Workers Day 2023 and the 9th anniversary of Cooperation Jackson. The article focuses on the need to build class...

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Boston Impact Initiative@bosimpact
26 Mar 2023
Join our friends at @Center4EconDem for the Economics for Emancipation online course! Learn about economic justice movements in the US & how we can build the solidarity economy. Take the free 7-module course in a group or as an individual: 📲economics4emancipation.net
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Exciting read on ecosystem-approach to employee ownership happening in Colorado nonprofitquarterly.org/build… via @npquarterly

Building Public Support for Employee Ownership: Lessons from Colorado | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic...

Colorado is increasingly seen as a national leader in supporting employee ownership. Progress to date is encouraging, but much more work remains to be done.

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A spotlight on Evergreen Cooperative Laundry & the widespread benefit of democratic ownership for the larger community! Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society truthout.org/articles/worker… via @truthout

Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society

Cooperative initiatives in cities across the world are strengthening worker pay, local economies and democracy.

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Registration for the conference is OPEN and pay-what-you-can! Please share with your co-workers, neighbors, & friends!
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Great article by Wellspring Board member & UMass prof, Boone Shear! Becoming Human: Recent Developments Among Worker Coops In Massachusetts Signal Growth Of Movement amherstindy.org/2023/01/27/b… via @AmherstIndy

Becoming Human: Recent Developments Among Worker Coops In Massachusetts Signal Growth Of Movement -...

The worker cooperative movement in Massachusetts is making significant gains on two overlapping fronts. First, it is gaining visibility and legitimacy in the public sphere. More and more policy...

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Catalyst Cooperative Healing is currently hiring new workers! You can learn more about their openings, practice and how they facilitate healing spaces that draw on liberatory abolitionist traditions at their website catalystch.com !
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There's still time to sign up for our annual Co-op Boot Camp! Registration ends Feb 1st (link below)
Wellspring Cooperative@WellspringCoop1
28 Dec 2022
Wellspring's 2023 Co-op Boot Camp registration is open! Register here forms.gle/cWHbQJBbMEAiP3Gt5 by 2/1/2023!
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There's still time to support #Wellspringcoop1...breaking down barriers & building #WorkerCoops. Donations of $1,000 are eligible for 50% Mass tax credit. Learn more wellspringcoop.org/.../commu…... Donate before midnight wellspringcoop.org/sup.../wa… THANK YOU #solidarity #cooperatives
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Wellspring's 2023 Co-op Boot Camp registration is open! Register here forms.gle/cWHbQJBbMEAiP3Gt5 by 2/1/2023!
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Wellspring Cooperative retweeted
Everything Co-op@EverythingCoop
27 Dec 2022
#CooperativeStats #Cooperatives #CooperativeEconomics
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Black Co-op Farms: Building a Worker Strategy in Mississippi nonprofitquarterly.org/black… via @npquarterly

Black Co-op Farms: Building a Worker Strategy in Mississippi | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News....

Motivated by the desire to advance reparations for Black communities, a growing network of Black worker-owned agricultural co-ops in Mississippi is emerging.

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“All of our lives have been touched by the ravages of capitalism,” [Reverand Larissa Romero] told Sojourners. “And with the climate crisis looming, we can see the way capitalism hurts communities already on the margins — the communities I’m serving.” sojo.net/articles/violent-ec…

In a Violent Economy, People of Faith Try Cooperatives

Faith communities are building and supporting faith co-ops as a response to the “ravages of capitalism.”

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