My name is Dorian, and I’ve been working as an activist and ally of the food justice movement since I first started working at the Maryland Food Collective, which is a modest sandwich shop and coffee spot on a university campus. When I first began my work there, I didn’t understand the […]
The news headlines are constantly changing — White Supremacists Rally in Charlottesville, homeowners of color lack financial resources to rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, Trump administration ends Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — but the larger story we are living traces the same threads of racism and exploitation. My personal journey brought me to cooperatives because I […]
To win economic justice, we have to build movements that are multiracial, multiclass, multicultural, and unflinchingly committed to destroying white supremacy. Co-ops are a critical part of this work. To build sustainable food co-ops that allow communities to survive, thrive, and push back against the corporate colonization of our food system, co-op teams — especially […]
Let’s be clear. An attack on DACAmented youth is a cruel attack on all immigrant families. Having arrived in the US as a child, even with the privilege of “having papers,” I know that being a young immigrant often means being your family’s interpreter, their lifeline to mainstream society, the person who has to negotiate […]
The circle is a universal symbol. It can signify unity, wholeness, infinity, integrity, timelessness, earthly cycles, protection and inclusion, among other divine meanings. At this year’s Summer Co-op Academy, which brought together 20 young people from various walks of life, the circle was how we began and how we ended, where we told our […]
By Dominique, CoFED Racial Justice Fellow I’d never actually experienced the sting of tear gas before, but I thought I had prepped myself for it pretty well. I rolled into Charlottesville feeling ready. But when I jogged up to Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park, and the tear gas came flying, I was proven […]
At 2:10 pm this past Saturday, I was behind the wheel of my black Honda Civic in Houston, about to drive my partner to work. Like we do on most of our weekends, I was offline and not checking social media and he was going into the lab. We were still parked in our garage […]
Meet the 2017 Summer Co-op Academy cohort in their own words! Below they explain a bit about what they’ve been up to with their co-op or their ideas on getting one started. Kreyoleyez The theme of Kreyoleyez is founded on ‘return of the roots’ because our ancestors left us the blueprint for what […]
Without a doubt, CoFED’s Racial Justice Fellows represent not only the future of our community but also the future of the cooperative movement. This year’s Fellows, chosen from a competitive pool of 45 applicants across the US, embody the vision, values and spirit of our Racial Justice Fellowship, the only Fellowship there is for young […]
Welcome to the 4th edition of the #UnlearningWithCoFED series! This time around, we’re focusing on class and classism as a way to ground before the national immigrants’ strike on Monday (May Day or International Worker’s Day). As you’re reading the information below, also be thinking about how you can best support A Day Without Immigrants […]
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