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.”
After Capitalism: A Cooperative Economy (Documentary)
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.
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
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.
Team — GitLab Foundation
Ellie is President and CEO of the GitLab Foundation, with the mission of improving lifetime earnings and economic mobility of workers worldwide. With a background in the nonprofit, public and private sectors, she brings a shared value, cross-sectoral approach to drive sustainable impact.
Foundations & Futures of HCI: a teach-in with Professor Kate Starbird
As part of HCDE’s 2025 graduation events, Professor Kate Starbird delivered a special teach-in exploring the foundations and future of human-computer interaction. Starbird traced how the technologies we use every day emerged from federally funded research, and emphasized the continued importance of inclusive, human-centered research. Her talk urged graduates and guests to recognize the role of public investment in shaping technology that serves people.
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Solidarity Infrastructures is a class that brings together creative practitioners from respective communities to investigate, strategize, upskill, and dream toward alternative socio-technological systems.
Connecting Research with Community - Civic Innovation Lab
Welcome to Civic Innovation Lab, where we drive social impact through collaborative solutions and empower communities. Join us in fostering sustainable development, co-creating initiatives, and advancing inclusive governance for a better future.
“We need to reinvent the co-op” – Writings and rehearsals by Nathan Schneider
Originally published by Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Wendland-Cook Program in Religion and Justice in a series on “Cooperatives and Religious Communities.”
New 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.
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cooperativeblueprint.aiIt’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.soStart a Tech Coop in the Atmosphere
Building on interest at #ATmosphereConf, some resources and links about starting cooperatives
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