At this year’s May Day Rally on May 1st, we were so excited to see Philly worker-owned co-op, COMPA Philly Language Justice Cooperative, providing Spanish interpretation. I mean, look at them up on that stage with Senator Bernie Sanders! Support … Continue reading →
Thank you so much to everyone who came to our first ever Philly Co-op Happy Hour on May 8th! We love being in community with y’all. It was such a fun time to be in the same space and connect … Continue reading →
Today, we highlight one of our co-ops, Childspace! Childspace, a worker cooperative, was recently featured in a video on the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center (NCDC)’s website on the childcare cooperative page. Founded in 1988 out of a need for infant … Continue reading →
It is official! 2025 is the Year of the Cooperative in Philadelphia, the first US city to sign onto the UN’s resolution for 2025 to be the International Year of the Cooperative. The resolution called on the City of Philadelphia … Continue reading →
Appreciation for the January 2024 Cohort! 🎉 We’re excited to share that our January 2024 Study Circles program has successfully concluded, featuring four outstanding groups. Over six months, these groups studied cooperative history, frameworks, and guiding principles through PACAs cooperative … Continue reading →
Home Care Associates Spotlight! PACA is very proud to have Home Care Associates as one of our members. They are an incredible worker-owned cooperative, primarily owned by Black and brown Philadelphian women. They have a new brochure and a services … Continue reading →
On May 2nd, 2024, we held our most requested workshop: Introduction to Cooperatives 101. Below is the video from that workshop. We hope you enjoy and learn a ton! About the workshop: Whether you’re new to the concept of cooperative … Continue reading →
Our Build Track program is back for its second year, this January – June 2024! (And we’re very excited about the two groups who will join us.) Build Track exists as a Part Two for our Study Circle groups who … Continue reading →
As 2023 draws to a close, we look back on the year with much gratitude to all the cooperatives who have worked with us, those who have facilitated with us, our comrades who hosted us, and to our wider Philadelphia … Continue reading →
The time has come to nerd out with Making Worlds Cooperative Bookstore and Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance (PACA)! Join us as we excitedly kick-off our collaboration: the Cooperative Economics Book Club. First pick selection is Common Notions recent publication, The … Continue reading →