In this episode we learn a little about business cooperatives and in particular, we learn a little about Tree Pose Cooperative currently owned by Janerio “Jay” Hardy, a jewelry designer and his partner, Fawna Charles.

You can reach Jay and Fawna on Facebook @Treepose1, on Instagram at tree_pose_cooperative and on YouTube at Tree Pose Cooperative.

Janerio Hardy will be speaking about Organized Cooperation For Empowerment at the Chinook Center People’s College on Tuesday, April 21. For more information about the Chinook Center and The People’s College classes happening at  Penrose Library throughout 2020, please visit ChinookCenter.org

Colorado Springs Food Rescue will be offering Food Pop-ups starting March 8th all across the Colorado Springs area where visitors will get access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Visit  http://www.coloradospringsfoodrescue.org/ for more information

If you aren’t sure what a cooperative is, Jay was helpful enough to send me some links that I thought that I would share with you in the spirit of education and helping you further your own research on the topic:

Jessica Gordon Nembhard: Cooperative Economics and Civil Rights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TVIghQMkBg&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0Ybp_ShRYPbrrm_mGE4oR09TVbqIONuo14e6pbDlSgdWjFLA7erYTvh5w

Seven Cooperative Principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO-8iI7GW70&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3VzmhbEIQ_59XMfrKNrcWePSJt-Pf3c-v4KxXIVTGMWHE-ZDRwM-9qo6c

Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G1-SYMatNc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3T8eSSLiRHZXPlksh4oEZ3KXxaL5F8ouwWA8RS_L1HA1cz_dYJV63oLaw

The Cleveland Model: How the Evergreen Cooperatives Build Community Wealth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_kLye_6VBc&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3x7RyzmS3jiE61bm14W6elqoGQUBOxz9gJIgJO0QfqnepJsL5BiEV003Q

How This Activist Farmer Fights Racism Through Food | TODAY Original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZq3jITD2g&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3Thdpa4p3UK3pAIaiaPFCCkIjPdaHKxbz6ZbzX6UiUXvUDFRhCVyGendc

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