Wednesdays 5:30 – 7:30 pm
September 17 – November 19, 2025
(online) ZOOM
A link for the online workshop series will be sent to registered participants the week before the series begins.
Collective REMAKE is supporting Co-operative Education and Development in Communities impacted by incarceration.
Through Co-operative Education and Development (CEAD) workshops, a Co-op Development Program, and a Train-the-Trainers Program, Collective REMAKE is committed to building an eco-system that includes a network of co-operative economic development, inclusive support systems, and sustainable healing communities.
Introduction CEAD Workshops (This series includes an orientation of nine workshop sessions including a guest speaker from a operating co-op business)
Orientation
September 17, 2025, 5:30 – 7:30 pm
- Introduction to Co-operatives and the Principles and Values
- History of Co-operatives in the United States and Around the World
- Practicing Democracy: Consensus and Participatory Practices
- Just Transition: Moving Away from Extractive Economies
- Envisioning a Co-op Community in Your Neighborhood
- Designing your Cooperative Business: Introduction to the Cooperative Business Model Canvas (CBMC)
- Elements of a Cooperative Business Plan
- Co-op Guest Speaker/s
- Final Presentations, Participatory Evaluation and Celebration
Registration Form.