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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-GgrTwvE91hjy0CzxZpPCJ4UoEvnXiNDM US IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SHARE THE LINKS WITH YOU DIRECTLY!

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!

And if you dare not to struggle you don’t deserv

And if you dare not to struggle you don’t deserve to win.

Tune in 4pm to 5pm TODAY! August 28 https://us02we

Tune in 4pm to 5pm TODAY! August 28 https://us02web.zoom.us/w/81726330114?tk=GSBJsFDCICZQXhZby8op6QFCLr2iEQrdwbiQsAEhaFQ.DQMAAAATB0TVAhZYcWtJZ000clNmZTNwMUcxMHU2MFdRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA&uuid=WN_taJ3HwBJSHOCBb0Uh-Fp-w

Solidarity from the youth to the front line of the

Solidarity from the youth to the front line of the font line workers still on strike at Saint Vincent hospital. We call on the community and we have been called to support the struggle of then nurses to protect patients, themselves, and the community from unsafe work conditions. As a political practice, Mutual Aid is strongest when focused on those who are actively struggling against, not just surviving, capitalism. This is because the only sustainable way to survive is to successful struggle against and overcome capitalism by building a world of non-exploitative, cooperative social relations. Mutual aid becomes a factor in (r)evolution when those who make the sacrifices and take the risks of overt struggle are aided in the fullest sense of the word. The youth rode out on their bikes to offer cold water to the nurses, but the primary objectives included learning from the nurses why they are strike and how they could be better supported. Thank you to the nurses who told us about the struggle and why it is all worth it! We will see you again soon!!

Thank you @ryangardell and @artifaktstudios for su

Thank you @ryangardell and @artifaktstudios for supporting our power to create this collective piece!

Introducing the Worcester Youth Cooperative for Se

Introducing the Worcester Youth Cooperative for Self-Defense and Empowerment. Jahir and Joel partnered with @worcester_dyo to deliver free lessons to dozens of kids all summer long. Self-Defense is more than just a physical practice. It’s also about things like empowerment, discipline, and mental strength. Self-Defense skills are crucial for our survival and our survival is crucial to our liberation! We also need to take care of ourselves to be there for others. It’s a discipline, and it’s a Cooperative! #Solidarity #solidarityeconomy #youthcoop #workerowned

Embracing change and celebrating new beginnings, h

Embracing change and celebrating new beginnings, here and now, youth are the PRESENT! ❤️ Dare to Co-op, Dare to Win.

Call for Mutual Aid! Three homeless youth in our c

Call for Mutual Aid! Three homeless youth in our community, one of them pregnant, are in a very tough situation. We've been through all the options, and they and their community have determined is best right now is to pay for a hotel until the pregnant teen can be admitted to the hospital (any day now) for the delivery.
Our friends prefer to remain anonymous, so we are putting our Venmo and CashApp information. Any and all cash assistance would be more than helpful and greatly appreciated.
As you help us resolve this urgent short-term need, we are working hard in the background to provide more sustainable support for them in our community.
Venmo @BuildWYC
CashApp $PowerWYC

It’s a co-op! This summer we’re welcoming some

It’s a co-op! This summer we’re welcoming some new members, and we can’t get wait to discover what they bring to the table! Cooperative work among the people becomes resilient struggle against gentrification and other forces that attack the people! @savethebridge508

Wheeling and Dealing. #cooperativeeconomics #youth

Wheeling and Dealing. #cooperativeeconomics #youthcoops #mondragoncitychallenge #youthorganizing #youthpower

Big shout-out to our friend Amelia (Amelia2Sassy)

Big shout-out to our friend Amelia (Amelia2Sassy) for putting together this bike give-away event for her community in Washington Heights. It was a blessing to be a part of it and we had a lot of fun! We look forward to seeing you and your community thrive this summer!

The vision takes a village! Our friend Kilo is so

The vision takes a village! Our friend Kilo is so talented! Thank you for creating this piece. #activistart #youthcoop #solidarity #daretostruggle #daretowin

How can we use housing cooperatives as a tactic in

How can we use housing cooperatives as a tactic in to advance the push for housing and economic justice in Worcester?? We want to know! If you want to know, or if you have ideas of your own, join us on Tuesday June 29th for a discussion with Craig Saddlemire from @raise_op_housing_coop , one of the most successful housing coops we know about in New EnglandJoin us on Zoom (DM us for the zoom info!)#housingjustice #housingcoop #lewistonmaine #worcesterma #cooperativeeconomics #solidarityeconomy #daretocoopdaretowin #youthorganizing #youthcoops

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