October is BOTH co-op month AND employee ownership month, which is funny because these are different models but most people confuse them. So, here is a graph of worker ownership (democratic control of a business) vs. employee ownership (retirement plan) over the past ≈120 years:

NOV. 4 EVENT ALERT! How has structural racism held back the co-op movement in the U.S.? Come hear Jason Spicer (@[email protected]) present his book on the topic, in dialogue with Jessica Gordon Nembhard, followed by Q&A. RSVP at colorado.edu/lab/medlab/202… 💫

As "ownership" is having a moment, it's time to learn some history. On Nov. 4, come hear a presentation from Jason Spicer Jason Spicer (@[email protected]) about his new book, followed by a response from Jessica Gordon Nembhard and an audience Q&A. RSVP at colorado.edu/lab/medlab/202… 💫

We have exciting news to share: Woodbine recently signed a 10 year lease extension to stay at our Ridgewood space for another decade! The less exciting news is that over the last few months Woodbine has been running at a monthly deficit of around $1,100. woodbine.nyc/fallfundraising

Of course you should do everything you can to prevent fires - and also, you should build fire exits, because no matter how hard to you try, stuff *burns*. That includes social media sites. 1/

"enshittification" : "exit to community" :: "late stage capitalism" : "regenerative economy"

unpopular take apparently, but exit to VC is worse than exit to community and against everything that our industry stands for.

*exit-to-community intensifies*

Great thread introducing the idea of Exit to Community!

Exit to Community: Strategies for Multi-Stakeholder Ownership in the Platform Economy georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/upl…

Exit to Community Sandra Chaney Exit to Community Sandra Chaney and they said it couldn't be done. founders choosing community over VC money is peak technological acceleration.