Resources


 * == Coops, Organizations & Associations ==

The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives: [|http://www.usworker.coop]

California Center for Cooperative Development: [] []

The Labor Council of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives: http://unioncoops.wikispaces.com

National Cooperative Business Association: [|http://www.ncba.coop/]

Arizmendi Association of Bakeries: [][][|http://arizmendi-bakery.com/][]

Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives[]

UC Cooperative Extension[]

Mondragón Cooperative Corporation: @http://www.mondragon-corporation.com/language/en-US/ENG.aspx

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The Co-operative Group: [|http://www.co-operative.coop/] @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Co-operative_Group

International Cooperative Alliance for the Americas:@http://www.aciamericas.coop/?lang=en

International Cooperative Alliance (Worldwide):@http://www.ica.coop/al-ica/

Global 300 and Developing 300 database (not just Worker Cooperatives): @http://www.global300.coop/Default.aspx @http://www.global300.coop/Global300List.aspx @http://www.global300.coop/Developing300List.aspx

American Worker Cooperatives: [] Fabulous Resource!

UC Davis Co-op Extension: []

Online Resources on Forming a Worker Coop
How to start a worker cooperative []

Steps to starting a worker cooperative: [] []

TEN STEPS TO STARTING A BUSINESS[]

Articles
The Evergreen Coop Model (GEO Article): @http://www.geo.coop/node/515 The Economist Evergreen Cooperative initiative Apollo Alliance LOW The Nation

RICHMOND COOPERATIVE LOAN FUND

http://richmondcooploans.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhY_UTwpatk&feature=youtu.be


 * WITH THE MAYOR OF RICHMOND CA** || == Films & Videos ==

= [|Niki Okuk TED Talk:] [|//Fire the Boss//]= []

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3h9I4vcX00

TED Talk Ted Howard Evergreen Cooperatives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlm0WFglgA8

WE THE OWNERS (film trailer) []

SHIFT CHANGE (the film) []

THE TAKE - The story of Argentina's occupied and recovered workplaces [] Watch online: __ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-take/ __

WATCH THE MOVIE: **INSIDE JOB** @http://vimeo.com/54817244

The Mondragon Experiment: [|1980 BBC Documentary on Mondragon]

Think Outside the Boss Workshop: part 1: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC1X27kQIlw part 2: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9xgIfAuKLU&feature=channel&list=UL part 3: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUtqkR916HA&feature=relmfu part 4: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8YSenNoKIU&feature=relmfu part 5: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcXMy5GL8dE&feature=relmfu part 6: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUBrxzNXdk&feature=relmfu part 7: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fftVaamCof4&feature=relmfu

THIS WAY OUT video - A Guide to Starting a Worker Cooperative from Mighty Small Films: []

Evergreen Project in Cleveland Evergreen video @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt_ZHUDhKjs

TEDx Talk on the Cleveland model: []

TEDx Talk -- Andrew Stachiw and Brian Van Slyke: Corporations Cause the Problems, Cooperatives Create the Solutions: []

"24/7 Democracy: Living AND Working Coop" trailer: []

Italy's Emilia Romagna RegionJohn Restakis, Exec Dir of British Columbia Cooperative Assn's talk on the Emilia Romagna coop region in May: @http://youtu.be/bPpLaLcqz7E [] http://auspace.athabascau.ca/bitstream/2149/1111/1/Emilia_Romagna_Model.pdf

== Occupy Wall Street started one back in November called Occucopy and both Occupy San Francisco and Occupy OC are setting up credit unions. @http://occucopy.org/, @http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150393701330817.352124.171020735816&type=3 , @http://peoplesreserve.com/ , @http://www.occupyfcu.org/ ==

Miscellaneous
Cooperative Teach-In[]

Tool Box for Education[]

Survey, statistics, charts, etc...(Canadian) - not just worker cooperatives@http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2011-11-15-BALTAA11ReportBCCoopSurvival.pdf

UN Year of Cooperatives[]

[|The cooperative economic of Italy's Emilia-Romagna holds a lesson for the U.S., In Bologna, Small is Beautiful] by Robert Fitch ||