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In the cooperative world, October is co-op month. October also marks the month that the National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA), the US co-op sector-wide trade association, hosts its annual Co-op Impact conference in Washington, DC. This year’s theme—Forward, Together—was optimistic. Paul Hazen—US cooperative hall of fame inductee and executive director of the US Overseas Cooperative
Emily Kawano: When we think about going “beyond capitalism,” what’s that got to do with owning our economy? Ownership is more than just owning stuff. It’s really a bundle of rights that are individual, social, and collective. There is an increasing interest these days in challenging and rethinking these rights of ownership. Why is that?
There are many ways to step into political leadership in America, and how you go about it is often informed by your background, identity, and experiences. I direct a nonprofit called IGNITE, which trained over 10,000 young women as leaders across 30 states during the 2020 election cycle. Most of these emerging leaders are young
Image Credit: Good Faces on unsplash.com This article is part of Community Strategies for Systemic Change, an ongoing series co-produced by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and NPQ. In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and
