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Repost from @sosworcester …”Peace! We are stil

Repost from @sosworcester …”Peace! We are still requesting cash and/or material donations to reinforce our effort to support the survival and self-determination of people displaced and made homeless in Worcester. Payment info directly below, and skip to the bottom of this post for a list of supplies that we haven’t been to acquire and/or are dwindling in our stocks. Please note that this list is created based on specific request forms filled out by displaced people with whom we are connected. For more information, the good news and bad news, scroll through the post above.

Venmo - @BuildWYC
CashApp - $PowerWYC
PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=nhNy4KnUdjNEBFqFWDVN_m5E7cAoMas0dDB03IuBpeLETVWYWFLp844B2s7UM_pl7EXNOu45aAL5H5GW
Material Donations - Direct Message us to coordinate

Requests:

Self-Care Items
Nail Clippers
Chapstick
Tweezers
Body Spray
(Other self-care items may be helpful as remaining stocks dwindle)
Transportation
Bikes
Bike Pump
Bike Tire repair supplies
Camping Gear
Propane (16oz bottles)
Sleeping Bags
Flashlights
Tents
Batteries (AAA, AA)
Headlamps
Propane Stoves
Backpacks
Tarps
Portable Chargers
Air Mattresses or Mattress Pads
Tupperware
Lantern Oil
Tape
Sterno
Other camping supplies!
Clothing
Long Johns
Scarves
Belts
Boots
Pants
Sweatpants
Creative Items
Markers
Journals/Notebooks
Pens
Food
Cereal
Instant Coffee
Evaporated Milk
Candy
Medical
Icy Hot Patches
Ace Bandages
Neosporin
Advil or Tylenol
Hydrogen peroxide
Other medical supplies”

Link in LinkTree (in bio). The news about Raquel’s accident was absolutely shattering for our community, the countless people who she’s impacted, and of course her family as well. As long as we’ve known her she’s been like a shield protecting the most vulnerable, making sure that resources get to the right places, and changing systems from within. When we started out two years ago Raquel helped us not just with resources, but guidance as well, and she has continued to be one of our main adult allies! We need to express gratitude to all of our loved ones while we still can. If you can, please support Raquel and her family during her long road to recovery <3. The GoFundMe description is right…It’s time for the community to rally around her and her family like she has for so many throughout her years of true leadership.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-raquel-castrocorazzinis-family

At present and until revolution, the superstructur

At present and until revolution, the superstructure of the state favors the owning class over workers even as it has made agreements with the labor aristocracy. Nevertheless, we encourage worker-owners to convene in this manner in order to raise their consciousness around what kind of boundaries the state represents, how it behaves, and what kind of maneuverability we can gain within the system. There is a lot to learn and a lot worth exploring especially in an early stage of struggle. If any local youth are interested in joining us in this convening hosted by the Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power, hit us up. There are a limited amount of resources ($) available to support your participation. To be clear, this process process involves two in-person gatherings, one in Western MA and one in Eastern MA, and a number of virtual meetings between the two in-person gatherings.

Last month we joined Reggie Rucker and Luke Gannon

Last month we joined Reggie Rucker and Luke Gannon on their podcast “Build Local Power” hosted by @ilsr_org to “discuss our experience growing up in Worcester, lay out the social and cultural inequities that the city faces, and rewrite popular ideologies to encourage an active community.” Link in Bio!

We learned a lot with our new friends @theplatform

We learned a lot with our new friends @theplatform.508 by breaking down and sharing our feelings about art, expression, democracy, power, cooperative economics, and all their interconnections. How important is art to you? What role can an artist play in a community facing social change? #worcester #quinsigamond #solidarity #radicalart #cooperativeeconomics #coops #daretocoopdaretowin

Repost from @neweconomycoalition. We are humbled f

Repost from @neweconomycoalition. We are humbled for our work to be highlighted alongside some inspirational groups like @brooklynpackers @cjaourpower @forthe_horti_culture @thecofed and many others in the New Economy Round-up by @neweconomycoalition !! We’re even more excited to be in coalition, collaboration, and conversation year-round with so many self-selected soldiers fighting for a new economy around the world 🌍 . Around the world, people are feeling and processing the tensions that emerge out of the survival and transformation of oppression. Let’s all try to stop delaying and deferring what needs to be done to reverse the direction of where the world is headed right now! #daretocoopdaretowin #solidarity #survival

After the celebrating the premiere of RADIX we’r

After the celebrating the premiere of RADIX we’re right back to work! This time in collaboration with @worcester_dyo running a series of workshops on Worker Co-operatives and Collective Leadership. If you are part of a youth group that is interested in learning about how the tools of cooperative economics can be used to oppose exploitation and oppression while advancing social justice, reach out! The genuine popularization of solidarity economy organizing is a part of our mission, and we stay blown away when the youth staying bringing their truth, honesty, and initiative to the table.

Link in bio time. #daretocoopdaretowin #youthareth

Link in bio time. #daretocoopdaretowin #youtharethepresent #shortfilm #filmedbybike #harmreduction #documentary #coviddocumentary #solidarity #outreach #survival #solidarityeconomy #daretostruggledaretowin #worcesterma #worcester #nipmuc @508pedalbikelife @worc_youth_community_collabo @508bikelife.coop @filmedbybike

If you missed the premiere of our now award-winnin

If you missed the premiere of our now award-winning doc last night, no worries! Youtube finally got ahold of it 🤣. We will be releasing it online there at 7pm tn! Stay tuned 😊

Peep this preview of the gallery we are prepping f

Peep this preview of the gallery we are prepping for our film premiere at @jmacworcester Fri July 15th. These beautiful Black & White stills were captured from a year of filming and editing done by @iskenderbeu Grab free tickets while you can to reserve your spot at the Film Premiere, art gallery, and organizer panel on July 15 6 pm to 830 pm. (Link in bio) #daretocoopdaretowin #solidarity #worcester #bikelife #workercooperative #youthorganizing #grassroots #PopUpJMAC
#JMACWorcester
#MakeArtEverywhere
#worcesterculturalcoalition

ITS ON!! Register for free admission to the premie

ITS ON!! Register for free admission to the premiere. Link in Bio. Trailer by @harperboyvisuals aka @djpoloking @508pedalbikelife @508bikelife.coop @filmedbybike @iskenderbeu @keithaddison @gengirl52 @508bikelifejake @jmacworcester

**LINK IN BIO** Worcester Youth Cooperatives, 508

**LINK IN BIO**
Worcester Youth Cooperatives, 508 BikeLife & Votary Films Presents...

RADIX: Youth Build Solidarity and Worker-Ownership in a Post-Industrial City!!

World Premiere, Panel Discussion, & Free Food!

SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE FOR FREE ADMISSION

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"In the midst of the COVID-19, six high school youth drew upon their combined organizing experience to deliver cooperative solutions to social issues exacerbated by the pandemic..."

Shot in beautiful black & white with stunning cinematography, "Radix" showcases the emergence of Worcester Youth Co-ops, a youth-run organization on a mission to move in international solidarity towards a sustainable world by supporting the power of youth to organize cooperative solutions to social issues they care about.

Join us for a very special event! Doors at 6:00pm on Friday JULY 15th!

Share in the experience of building, dreaming, manifesting, and FIGHTING for another World based on principles of Youth Power, Cooperative Economics, Worker-Ownership, Solidarity, Harm Reduction, Collective and Self-Care, Healing, & Liberation!!

Interact with us as we learn from one another as we Build.

Youth are the PRESENT!

Event Flow:

6:00pm - Doors
6:00pm - 6:30pm - Free Food and Mingling, Stills Gallery Walk
6:30pm - 6:45pm - Welcome and Introductions
6:45pm - 7:10pm - Film Screening!
7:10pm - 8:10pm - Panel Discussion + Q&A
8:10pm - 8:30pm - Thank you + Next Steps + Close

Catering and other details TBA!

For more information about this event email unite@worcesteryouthcoops.org

or

visit https://www.jmacworcester.org/

#508
#Radix
#DareToCoopDareToWin
#YouthAreThePresent

#BikesUpGunsDown
#508BikeLife

#PopUpJMAC
#JMACWorcester
#MakeArtEverywhere
#WorcesterCulturalCoalition

People don’t like to work under oppressive, expl

People don’t like to work under oppressive, exploitative, and alienating conditions, so we stay in the lab working on our recipe for worker-owned production of value.

Work is the spontaneous life activity of people, so when the products of our work are alienated from us, our very life activity becomes distant, and alien to us. It creates the contradictory experience that life begins when we stop working.

Void of oppression and exploitation, work can be experienced as the highest and most fulfilling expression of life. But that’s that’s not possible for the majority of people living under modern imperialism.

Until then, working to obliterate oppressive conditions is where it’s at. It’s not easy, but is anything worth doing in life easy? Is it more dangerous to try, or not to try? Dare to co-op, Dare to Win.

Worker-ownership delivers. Follow one of the origi

Worker-ownership delivers. Follow one of the original co-ops we incubated @508bikelife.coop

Thank you for the cake @assad.shamss !!! When we s

Thank you for the cake @assad.shamss !!! When we started this a year ago we can honestly say we did not know what we were doing, or what we were building, but we believed in what we were doing. It’s been a journey that’s only just begun. Big moves in 2022!! Stay tuned for more announcements, and as always “Dare to Co-op, Dare to Win!”

As the year come to an end wanted to post about th

As the year come to an end wanted to post about the amazing opportunity WYC had which was participating in the Mondagrón City Challenge. WYC was one of the 18 finalist and were invited to go to Mondragón, Spain to learn more about the culture and history behind cooperative business where it all started. Teams from all over the world and many from Spain participated. It was a week full of adventure, learning, and connections. The week ended with presentations from the top 3 team in each category with the winning teams decided right after. Here are some pictures from one of the WYC representatives @leslie_mateo If you have any questions or want to learn more about the experience feel free to reach out. #mondragoncitychallenge

Hydroponics are amazing, but having LAND would mak

Hydroponics are amazing, but having LAND would make feeding our people so much easier! The original and often-repeated displacement of people from their land is at the basis of the hunger problem. They sell us technology "solutions" that obfuscate the fact that hunger can never be eliminated unless we reclaim the land and collectivize the means of food production. Until then, food will be produced largely for profit, with human nutrition being a distant second. The lesson is that while there is no technological answer to a social problem, we can engage with technology without fetishizing it or losing sight of the bigger picture. Hydroponics indicates that drastic transformation is required when we are so far from the land itself and even more distant from land collectivization. Dare to Co-op, Dare to Win.

We are pleased to have been invited to speak at th

We are pleased to have been invited to speak at the International Arizmendi Gathering alongside so many great leaders! Join us from Noon to 2:30pm tomorrow (11/29) for some inspiring words from cooperators around the world.

Event Description:

Never before commercially available in English, this new translation of Mondragon founder Fr. Josemaria Arizmendiarietta's Reflections offers the wisdom of this remarkable social entrepreneur on a range of topics: the dignity of human beings, the dignity of work, the crucial role of the workplace as a school of humanity, and the power of cooperativism.

Special guests Nathan Schneider (Everything for Everyone) and Jessica Gordon Nembhard (Collective Courage) will read selections from the text. They will be joined by other readers from the international community of co-op activists.

Attendees will have access to a link to a free PDF of the new book.

This event is also a fund-raiser to help cover costs of our initial print run. Please consider clicking this Paypal link to donate for this purpose (Solidarity Hall is a registered 501c3 organization.)

This event is co-presented by Solidarity Hall and Zebras Unite.

Landing Page: https://sites.google.com/view/arizmendi2021/arizmendi-2021
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwof-GgrTwvE91hjy0CzxZpPCJ4UoEvnXiN

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https://cunysps.swoogo.com/youthlabor2 Join us fo

https://cunysps.swoogo.com/youthlabor2 Join us for a conversation about the possibilities and complexities of incorporating worker-owned cooperatives into the youthwork sector.

Congratulations to Genesis, one of our co-founders

Congratulations to Genesis, one of our co-founders, who is THE recipient of the 19th annual Meredith D. Wesby Young Leader Award!

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