Social coops are like social enterprises (i.e., community-benefit businesses) but they combine the nature of “cooperatives” with a “social” purpose to advance public benefits and to empower marginalized communities. They are also well-suited to creating quality jobs in dignified workplaces for people coming from marginalized communities or difficult backgrounds.
The Social Cooperative Academy is led by the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center (RMEOC) and is co-hosted by CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, MEDLab (U. of Colorado), Rochdale Capital, Shareable, and Solidarity Hall.
Session 2: Some experiences of early adopters/practitioners
- Speakers: Katrina Kazda (ICA–homecare), Genevieve Sheridan (Childcare for Regenerative Economies)
- Moderator: Elias Crim
- Topic: Some lessons learned from the experiences of the ICA Group’s work in homecare and childcare coops; Wood Frog Child Havens, a network of steward-owned childcare centers in Oregon.
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsc-2ppjktEtZiCg9k2oAnXQuTQOpxn6UK
Tuition for the SCA is a recommended donation of $200 for the full series or $20 per session (with no one turned away for lack of funds).
For more info, contact Elias Crim at elias@rmeoc.org.
