Christine Clarke (she/her) is a co-op developer, educator and advocate for co-ops and the solidarity economy. She believes that co-operative approaches can build the foundation for just and equitable workplaces and transformative community projects. She is a Co-founder of Freedom Dreams Co-operative Education and a Senior Manager of Strategic Initiatives for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet), leading its climate action initiative STARCAP. Christine is a graduate of CoopZone’s Co-op Development Training Program and an instructor, designing and delivering the course, “Introduction to Co-operative Development: Principles, Practices and a Movement toward Transformative Change.”
DIY Infrastructure Building for Power – Esther Han Beol Jang
How to set up a co-operative - part two
Linda Banks of Co-operatives UK writes the second in a three part series, focusing on people and what’s needed so that they can work well together.
After Capitalism: A Cooperative Economy (Documentary)
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Co-op Clinic – Technical Assistance Services
Our professional and culturally competent Peer Advisors are here to provide you with high-quality technical assistance based on their lived experience working in and developing cooperative businesses.
Dripline: How we co-operate | Hypha
Notes on incorporation, co-operation, and solidarity from a one year old co-op.
Climate Council: Home
Australia's leading climate change communications organisation.
Co-operative Principles
Co-operatives around the world follow a set of principles based on principles drafted by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers in England in 1844. The modern co-operative movement is founded on the Rochdale Pioneers’ co-op model. Adherence to the principles is usually voluntary, but some principles inform the legislation on which co-operatives operate. For example, … Continued
Worker Cooperative Business Development Initiative
Learn how to start a worker cooperative or convert an existing business into one.
Climate Change: Global Crisis To Local Action By Kevin Anderson
meet.coop - The Online Meeting Cooperative
Online meeting and conferencing tools, powered by renewable energy running on cooperatively owned and managed infrastructure.
It’s a bit of an open secret that a group of us is working on forming an Atmosphere Community Co-op (which we’ll share more about publicly soon!) @roguewave.design created an open collection on @semble.so called Co-operatives. Please do share resources there.
Co-operatives (by Rogue Wave Design) — Semble
semble.soNew report: Can Canadian co-operatives build and own their own AI infrastructure? We looked at the technical, financial, and market feasibility and found a viable path forward. The Canadian Solidarity Stack is out now.
Read the Study
cooperativeblueprint.aiHere are supporting sources on the barriers to the creation of worker co-ops: aspeninstitute.org/events/democratizing-work-the… emerald.com/books/edited-volume/15376/cha… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13505076251320889 researchgate.net/publication/324907081_The_sca… project-equity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Wo… ncbaclusa.coop/content/uploads/2025/01/SBA-7…
Start a Tech Coop in the Atmosphere
Building on interest at #ATmosphereConf, some resources and links about starting cooperatives
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