Greetings, Diverse Women in Cooperation! Women’s History Month is a perfect time to reflect on creativity and celebrate women’s creative power. What amazing ideas in projects want to come through you this year? Now is our time to give life to our passion projects and write women’s history of the future!
It's hard to choose just one person to uplift! I'd like to take this opportunity to uplift any Black woman that has welcomed me to the world of co-ops. I'm new to the space and everyday I get to learn something new and reach out to ask for help without the fear of rejection. I love it here!. The co-op principle I am most aligned with is number 7: Concern for Community. While I have read and heard different interpretations of this principle, for me 'Concern for Community' also calls for action to fight support the community and the concerns within them....with consent of course. This principle is a variable and the 'concern' can come and go or remain for a while. As a therapist experiencing the co-op space later in life, it is imperative to have genuine concern and move towards making changes WITH the community versus FOR the community. Fun Fact: Nothing brings me more joy than knowing the Detroit had a hand in raising me. Also, I love to play Scrabble (really any word games) and play often in an underground (online) server.
I would like to celebrate Amber Shani she is a young woman that is doing extraordinary things in the community to empower other young women through coaching, art and creativity. Co op principle is Mutual Support: Collaborating with other cooperatives allows us to provide mutual support to one another. This support can range from sharing expertise and resources to engaging in joint initiatives and projects that benefit all parties involved. This helps to strengthen resilience, foster a sense of community promotes cooperation and collaboration and increases long term success. An inspiring moment in my work was During the pandemic I collaborated with 4 other coaches and did live broadcast on facebook every single day for 100 days to give people tools, tips and inspiration to help them through a difficult time. A couple of weeks ago I reconnected with a freind and she said it was those videos and our sharing that helped her get through and thrive during the pandemic. This was such a powerfully moving moment for me because I didn’t even know she was watching! The entire MS Global community thrived during this time because of collaboration and cooperation. Fun facts about me: I used to be a lounge singer and performer. I meditate 2 hours before I start my day and I once took 12 trips in 1 year including 2 out of the country and 2 cross country.
This statement is from the NW Co-op Development Center based in Olympia WA. It is a collaboration between Annie Hoy and John McNamara.... On this International Women's Day, as we approach another United Nations Year of the Co-op in 2025, it is appropriate to look back at the words of Dame Pauline Green, the first female president in the history of the International Cooperative Alliance, the world”s largest NGO. During the 2012 Year of the Co-op, she said, “Co-operative businesses gave women equal voting rights almost a century before most parliaments of the world did. I am asking cooperative businesses to follow that example and put more women at the core of their businesses.” Green must have been thinking of Fannie Lou Hamer when she said those words. Hamer’s legacy of working for equal rights and civil rights shows up today in the work co-ops do every day to fight economic inequality and show concern for their communities. Co-ops, by their nature, are flexible enough to adapt to any economic and social need and serve as a reminder that anything is possible when we work together. In the Pacific Northwest, numerous cooperatives led by women or are a majority women member co-ops exist: Twisted Strait Fibers, Rez Chicks, Marine Survey & Assessments, and 5 Home Care Cooperatives. For the home care co-ops, especially, these co-ops provide better wages and working conditions in an economic sector that is known for its high poverty rates among its workers. These co-ops not only provide good working conditions, but they provide a means for their members to hone their leadership skills and encourage the next generation of women to control their destinies.
Greetings, Diverse Women in Cooperation! Women’s History Month is a perfect time to reflect on creativity and celebrate women’s creative power. What amazing ideas in projects want to come through you this year? Now is our time to give life to our passion projects and write women’s history of the future!
It's hard to choose just one person to uplift! I'd like to take this opportunity to uplift any Black woman that has welcomed me to the world of co-ops. I'm new to the space and everyday I get to learn something new and reach out to ask for help without the fear of rejection. I love it here!. The co-op principle I am most aligned with is number 7: Concern for Community. While I have read and heard different interpretations of this principle, for me 'Concern for Community' also calls for action to fight support the community and the concerns within them....with consent of course. This principle is a variable and the 'concern' can come and go or remain for a while. As a therapist experiencing the co-op space later in life, it is imperative to have genuine concern and move towards making changes WITH the community versus FOR the community. Fun Fact: Nothing brings me more joy than knowing the Detroit had a hand in raising me. Also, I love to play Scrabble (really any word games) and play often in an underground (online) server.
I would like to celebrate Amber Shani she is a young woman that is doing extraordinary things in the community to empower other young women through coaching, art and creativity. Co op principle is Mutual Support: Collaborating with other cooperatives allows us to provide mutual support to one another. This support can range from sharing expertise and resources to engaging in joint initiatives and projects that benefit all parties involved. This helps to strengthen resilience, foster a sense of community promotes cooperation and collaboration and increases long term success. An inspiring moment in my work was During the pandemic I collaborated with 4 other coaches and did live broadcast on facebook every single day for 100 days to give people tools, tips and inspiration to help them through a difficult time. A couple of weeks ago I reconnected with a freind and she said it was those videos and our sharing that helped her get through and thrive during the pandemic. This was such a powerfully moving moment for me because I didn’t even know she was watching! The entire MS Global community thrived during this time because of collaboration and cooperation. Fun facts about me: I used to be a lounge singer and performer. I meditate 2 hours before I start my day and I once took 12 trips in 1 year including 2 out of the country and 2 cross country.
This statement is from the NW Co-op Development Center based in Olympia WA. It is a collaboration between Annie Hoy and John McNamara.... On this International Women's Day, as we approach another United Nations Year of the Co-op in 2025, it is appropriate to look back at the words of Dame Pauline Green, the first female president in the history of the International Cooperative Alliance, the world”s largest NGO. During the 2012 Year of the Co-op, she said, “Co-operative businesses gave women equal voting rights almost a century before most parliaments of the world did. I am asking cooperative businesses to follow that example and put more women at the core of their businesses.” Green must have been thinking of Fannie Lou Hamer when she said those words. Hamer’s legacy of working for equal rights and civil rights shows up today in the work co-ops do every day to fight economic inequality and show concern for their communities. Co-ops, by their nature, are flexible enough to adapt to any economic and social need and serve as a reminder that anything is possible when we work together. In the Pacific Northwest, numerous cooperatives led by women or are a majority women member co-ops exist: Twisted Strait Fibers, Rez Chicks, Marine Survey & Assessments, and 5 Home Care Cooperatives. For the home care co-ops, especially, these co-ops provide better wages and working conditions in an economic sector that is known for its high poverty rates among its workers. These co-ops not only provide good working conditions, but they provide a means for their members to hone their leadership skills and encourage the next generation of women to control their destinies.