by Long Luu, member of VietLead Formed in 2015, VietLead is a grassroots community organization in Philadelphia and South Jersey that is creating a new vision and strategy for community empowerment and social justice in the Vietnamese community. VietLead’s mission … Continue reading →
by Susanna Mang, member, Refugee Women’s Textile Cooperative Thanks to the tireless support and expertise of PACA, PIDC, and Mural Arts Philadelphia, a collective of Burmese and Bhutanese women skilled as textile artists have been empowered to launch their community’s … Continue reading →
Get Along Co-op: a Strong Foundation of Collaboration, Cooperation, and Love The Get Along Co-op is a group of friends with a long history of collaboration and cooperation. Consisting of artists, activists, organizers, event producers, small business owners, and educators, … Continue reading →
Statement from the Board of Directors Since 2012, PACA has seen huge leaps in our development: the organizing work of our steering committee, incorporation as a 501(c)3, our first cohort of the Cooperative Leadership Institute, our 20 Book Clubs → … Continue reading →
Members of Soil Generation have been building community and working towards change in our food system since 2013. Soil Generation is a black-led, grassroots coalition of radical community gardeners and urban farmers working to build a hyper-local food system in … Continue reading →
A & Associates members hope to start a cooperative bookkeeping company that serves Philadelphia’s cooperative businesses. The four members, Annette Griffin, Terry Summers, Kristina Griffin, and Jibrael Saifullah, are passionate about self-help and responsibility, community engagement, justice, and equity. They … Continue reading →
On Monday, October 24, more than a 100 people crowded into City Hall to listen to testimony regarding the development of cooperatives in the City of Philadelphia and initiatives to support their growth. Council members were engaged and excited by … Continue reading →
The Philly Black Healers Collective (PBHC) believes that Black and Brown people are powerful and possess all that is needed to heal themselves; the collective creates a platform for that healing to happen. Diverse spiritual and healing-oriented services are made … Continue reading →