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Event Recap – Advancing Social Solidarity Economy in New York
How can New Yorkers build a society based on cooperation, sharing ideas and resources rather than extraction and profit? On Thursday, September 24, the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies (CUNY SLU) hosted a hybrid event in partnership with the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network and RIPESS Intercontinental to discuss how New Yorkers are using
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A Place for Food Cooperatives in a Municipal Grocery Framework
By Rawnak N. Zaman As a student in the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies’ Workplace Democracy and Cooperative Ownership program and researcher with an urban planning background, I’ve had the privilege of learning about New York City’s robust cooperative and mutual aid ecosystem and the people whose often unseen efforts enhance our livability.
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Commissioner on Racial Equity leader speaks to Solidarity Economy community
On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, a group of over a dozen key solidarity economy organizers, including the Community Worker Ownership Project (CWOP), met to hear the Chair and Executive Director of the NYC Commission on Racial Equity (NYC CORE), Linda Tigani, speak about the role of NYC CORE and how the solidarity economy can play
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A Cooperative Future for Childcare Worker Power in NYC
By Abbie Harper As New York City prepares to dramatically expand childcare access, a new report asks a deeper question: who should control the system? In A Shared Services Cooperative for Childcare Workers: Building Civic Infrastructure for Mass Governance, authors Sanjay Pinto, Ra Criscitiello, Camille Kerr, and Mary Jirmanus Saba propose a citywide shared services
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