[solidarity] Workshop on Co-operatives at US Social Forum, Detroit, in June: organized by NASCO

[Sayan Bhattacharyya]

This workshop is co-organized by North American Students of
Co-operation (NASCO), our (ICC's) parent organization.

It will be held at the US Social Forum, Detroit, in late June.

Email for details: stevie...@gmail.com

First Sponsoring Organization Name: US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
Second Sponsoring Organization Name: North American Students of
Co-operation (NASCO)

Workshop Description


Short Description (for printed program):

This two-part workshop will provide knowledge toward planning a new
co-op project or a conversion of an existing business into a workers'
co-op.

Long Description:

Worker cooperatives are a real solution for communities because they
build community wealth and keep full control of their resources
democratically among the people who work there. As institutions where
real democracy is practiced on a day to day basis, and where real
dollars are pumped back into local economies, they are a model for
practicing the power we will need in order to create the change we
envision. This two-part workshop goes in-depth to support groups that
are planning a new worker cooperative project or a conversion of an
existing business into a worker co-op. Participants should bring their
project plans to the workshop for active development and reworking.
First we will provide a foundational overview by answering questions
about democratic workplaces and how worker are co-ops connected to
movements for economic justice, labor rights and sustainability. In
the second part we will demonstrate how to create and convert
businesses into worker co-ops using Detroit as a case study. Then,
participants will break up into smaller groups convened by experienced
worker cooperators and co-op developers to work through their plans
and further develop them.



Full: <http://organize.ussf2010.org/workshops>

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