Southern Grassroots Economies Project

Southern Grassroots Economies Project The Southern Grassroots Economies Project (SGEP) is building networks across the US South to promote This current crisis is no different.

Our work is inspired by the rich history of social justice struggle in the South and looks to the example of the worker-owned cooperatives of Mondragon, Spain for guidance. Business enterprises that are community-based are responsive to the needs of the people in their immediate area. They are far less likely than large corporations to pick up and leave their community based solely on the promise

of a greater profit margin. These businesses, and the people who own and work in them, are also far better stewards of the environment and the local “commons”—because these resources also nurture and belong to them. The South is home to communities marginalized throughout the history of the United States. Women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, youth and poor whites are often the most affected by shifts in regional and global economies. If the outcome of multiple rounds of corporate bailouts is merely congratulating Wall Street for lowering the unemployment rate slightly, we will not have achieved any significant gains. The individuals and organizations within the SGEP are working to create a culture of community-based ownership in the South—a culture that will fundamentally alter our relationship with business, work, and community wealth.

Congratulations to our friends John & Carol Zippert on being inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame!
11/17/2016

Congratulations to our friends John & Carol Zippert on being inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame!

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10/13/2016

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The Arizmendi Association is a federation of worker owned co-ops in the Bay area (CA). It is building a network of businesses to create an economy...

MT : Can we use these co-op clubs to fund orgs like The Working World & Shared Capital Co-op? https://t.co/trJTL1zdcs
10/13/2016

MT : Can we use these co-op clubs to fund orgs like The Working World & Shared Capital Co-op? https://t.co/trJTL1zdcs

A discussion between Joe Riemann of the Co-op Principal investment club in Minneapolis and Matt Cropp of the Co-op Water Cooler editorial collective.

Our friend Cornelius Blanding, Executive Director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, reminds us that :"Black l...
02/29/2016

Our friend Cornelius Blanding, Executive Director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, reminds us that :

"Black land ownership was at its peak in 1910, when 218,000 black farmers cared for more than 15 million acres of land in the South. However, by the turn of the century, there were only roughly 18,000 black farmers owning approximately 2.3 million acres of land. Racial prejudice quickly changed the circumstances for the region’s Black farmers, forcing them to band together to work their way around many socioeconomic hurdles."

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Blanding: C-ops that formed in the South during the civil rights movement gave black farmers chance to succeed.

02/29/2016
Happy New Year from our friends at the Renaissance Community Co-op!
12/31/2015

Happy New Year from our friends at the Renaissance Community Co-op!

Happy New Year from everyone at the Renaissance Community Co-op!

2016 is going to be a big year for our co-op and our community! Come be a part of this renaissance – http://renaissancecoop.com/ownership/

RT : LIVE NOW - Will the Be Capitalism, or Something Else? webinar - https://t.co/jS4Zb18ChM
11/09/2015

RT : LIVE NOW - Will the Be Capitalism, or Something Else? webinar - https://t.co/jS4Zb18ChM

FEATURING: Gar Alperovitz (Next System Project) Sohnie Black (Fund for Democratic Communities) John Fullerton...

Publicly owned capital creates profit, drives down taxes - http://ow.ly/3y3puA
07/23/2015

Publicly owned capital creates profit, drives down taxes - http://ow.ly/3y3puA

Public ownership of capital lowers taxes, and it’s efficient.

07/22/2015

Everyday revolutionaries CAN take down corporate capitalism. Join for a AMA this Friday, 24 Jul, noon-2pm PDT/3-5pm EDT

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