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Add free, open Cooperatives courses | Web Site | Organization (if any) | Degree / Non-degree | Instructor's Name | Location | Other Info | Language | Tags |
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Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/urban-studies-and-planning/11-954-community-owned-enterprise-and-civic-participation-spring-2005/index.htm | MIT | non-degree | Prof. J. Phillip Thompson | Browser | Start anytime | English | Graduate |
Special Topics in Media Technology: Cooperative Machines | http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/media-arts-and-sciences/mas-965-special-topics-in-media-technology-cooperative-machines-fall-2003/ | MIT | non-degree | Prof. Cynthia Breazeal | Browser | Start anytime | English | Graduate |
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"Beyond the Bottom Line" A 30 minute documentary about a little known twist on the American Dream – businesses in which workers own the stock, reap the profits and decide for themselves how the company runs.
"Democracy in the Workplace" In this half hour video, the worker-owners of three Bay Area businesses show what it's like to work collectively and deal with problems in a truly democratic way. These businesses are managed solely by their employees.
Freundlich, Fred and Mikel Lezamiz. 2009. Fred Freundlich and Mikel Lezamiz (Mondragon) PART 3 of 4 speaking at The Economics of Peace Conference in Sonoma Ca 2009. Sonoma, CA:
Lewis, Avi and Naomi Klein. The Take. (Documentary film about how workers in Argentina are taking over the factories abandoned by their owners after their country is devastated by economic crisis).
"The Mondragon Experiment" A BBC Docmentary from the 1980s about the origins and growth of the Basque cooperative corporation, including a short history of the Rochdale cooperatives that inspired
Noire, Jai J. 2011. This Way Out: A Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative. (http://www.mightysmallfilms.com/This_Way_Out.html). Mighty Small Films.
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American Worker Cooperative. 2011. Occupy the Workplace: A Film Series on Worker-Owned Cooperatives.
Around 125 worker cooperatives affected by the earthquake in Spain. 2011. Unas 125 cooperativas de trabajo afectadas por el terremoto de Lorca. May 5. (Around 125 worker cooperatives have been affected by the magnitude 5.1 earthquake, which occurred Wednesday 11th May with the epicenter in the town of Lorca (Spain). According to the president of the Worker Cooperatives Union of Murcia (Ucomur), Juan Antonio Pedreño, who is also President of COCETA (Spanish Confederation of Worker Cooperatives), there is no knowledge of people injured within the cooperatives so far, although they have reported serious damage to buildings). Lorca, Spain: Spanish Confederation of Worker Cooperatives.
Cooperative youth conference scheduled for June. 2012. Cooperative youth conference scheduled for June. May 24. Illinois: The Southern
Marszalek, Bernard. 2012. The Meaning of Mondragon. July 13. counterpunch.org
Nkambule, Nomthandazo. 2012. School cooperatives have been established. 25 May. Mbabane, Swaziland: Swazi Observer.
Pipe, Theresa and Linda Rosen (Co-Curators). 2011. Consumers Cooperative of Berkeley – A Noble Venture. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Historical Society.
Roberts, Chris. 2012. Medical Marijuana Users Don't Need to Be Marijuana Farmers, Court Says. San Francisco, CA: blogs.sfweekly.com
University Avenue Association, John Soloman, and Allen Stross. 2008. “How Berkeley Can You Be?” Exhibit. Berkeley, CA: Berkeley Historical Society.
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Noire, Jai Jai. 2011. This Way Out: A Step By Step Guide To Starting A Workers Cooperative. Berkeley, CA: East Bay Media Center.
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Role of Cooperative Incubators in Transitioning Workers to Management Roles- WAGES http://youtu.be/wkPjCA8qsXs
Como crear y controler los presupeuestos du su cooperativa - Calif Coop Conference 2012 http://youtu.be/VzDTNKWlBvk
Developing A Budget For A Food Cooperative (Stuart Reid) http://youtu.be/I0tLXTuheMo
Cheese Board Archive - 5 Min version with Spanish/English subtitles http://youtu.be/ijMicDXYQn4
The Cheese Board Collective - 2012 Archive Review (23 Minute Version) http://youtu.be/VID0e09SAak
The Emilia Romagna Cooperatives in Italy http://youtu.be/bPpLaLcqz7E
John Restakis, Keynote Presentation California Cooperative Conference 2012 (@17:35 Japan and their health care coops) http://youtu.be/R4buC9Ih_ZQ
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Brancaccio, David. 2010. Fixing the Future: NOW visits US communities using innovative approaches to create jobs and build prosperity. (Local, sustainable jobs and cooperatives). PBS.
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American Worker Cooperative. http://www.american.coop/
The California Center for Cooperative Development. 2011. The California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD) Resource Organizations. Davis, CA: CA Center for Cooperative Development.
The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives - NoBAWC. 2011. The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives. (The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives or NoBAWC (pronounced "no boss") is a grassroots organization of democratic workplaces dedicated to building workplace democracy in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond). Oakland, CA: nobawc.org.
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