Wellspring Cooperative

@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

Our 2022 Annual Report is now up! Read it here: wellspringcoop.org/assets/media/i… 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!

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!

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

A great article on the Building Worker Power Conference! nonprofitquarterly.org/activists-gath… via @npquarterly

Get your copy today. Order directly from @PMPressOrg #JacksonRisingRedux #CooperationJackson #BuildAndFight

"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/dishga…

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/announcementsb…

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

Exciting read on ecosystem-approach to employee ownership happening in Colorado nonprofitquarterly.org/building-publi… via @npquarterly

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/worke… via @truthout

Registration for the conference is OPEN and pay-what-you-can! Please share with your co-workers, neighbors, & friends!

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/bec… via @AmherstIndy

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 !

There's still time to sign up for our annual Co-op Boot Camp! Registration ends Feb 1st (link below)

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/.../community-…... Donate before midnight wellspringcoop.org/sup.../ways-to… THANK YOU #solidarity #cooperatives

Wellspring's 2023 Co-op Boot Camp registration is open! Register here forms.gle/cWHbQJBbMEAiP3… by 2/1/2023!

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Black Co-op Farms: Building a Worker Strategy in Mississippi nonprofitquarterly.org/black-co-op-fa… via @npquarterly

“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/viole…