À l'#Ouvre-Boites, on avait envie de vous raconter nos aventures numériques, qui parfois s'éloignent des GAFAM.

Les deux premiers épisodes sont sortis https://www.ouvre-boites.coop/les-aventures-numeriques-de-l-ouvre-boites-hors-des-gafam-episode-1

On vous parle de nos besoins/questions relatifs aux outils numériques, et de notre rencontre avec @IndieHosters

cc @juliemoynat @mathieuvigou @MuVen

Looking for advice from coop housing lovers!

Do you know any cooperative housing initiatives in #Rotterdam?

I might be moving there in September—I’m still waiting for feedback on an application.

Nevertheless, considering the current atmosphere of crisis, I want to be prepared and to start looking for a room as soon as possible!

Ccing my friends who might have some ideas (just where to look would be insightful enough): @sirodoht @fbarbe @leoscarin

Boosts in NL are welcome

Are you curious about cooperatives? Learn more about Artisans Cooperative and what it means to be a member in this blog post written by Alex R.: The Value of Cooperative Membership
https://blog.artisans.coop/blog/the-value-of-cooperative-membership/
#Cooperative #Artisan #Handmade #Community

A new tiny #TTRPG, or rather #worlbuilding guide, now for free on #Itch.io:

We Built the World in One Minute

Created for #weeksauce jam March '25. Bring your friends and a timer to swiftly create a world, organisation, artifact, character, or environment. My own groups have been suing the card deck mechanism for years and it saved us tons of headaches.

India is creating the country's first university dedicated entirely to #cooperative #education and naming it after one of the founders of famed dairy co-op Amul.

[India's First Cooperative University Named After Tribhuvan Das Patel Passes in Lok Sabha]
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3323307-indias-first-cooperative-university-named-after-tribhuvan-das-patel-passes-in-lok-sabha

We just sent out a newsletter with a bunch of stories from the cooperative ecosystem that caught our attention—find the web version here: https://www.village.one/garden/newsletter/039-bits-bobs-and-co-ops

Mentioned in it: @fontstand @limeleaf @101lab @GenoDigital @Greenheart @demnext @bocoup @hostsharing @subvertworld @workers_coop @tazgetroete and more

The photo is from a documentary about the Liberated Broom cooperative, also linked in the newsletter.

Hello! Please help us #disabled weirdos stay housed so we can live and create cool shit!

We're just your local cyberspace #Queer and #Native found/led #indie #workerOwned game and #art #collective #cooperative thing!

List of some of the things we're working on https://mastodon.art/@aldercone/114230695367687125

- https://ko-fi.com/aldercone/
- https://buymeacoffee.com/aldercone
- https://patreon.com/aldercone
- https://liberapay.com/heckinTech/

Did you know that Artisans Cooperative is a "Remember the Future Fellow" for Art.coop? The fellowship honors the power of group work in the arts and beyond. Remember the Future awards a community of arts and culture groups with $15,000 each plus technical assistance for the year. It's an honor to be selected!

Check it out at: https://www.art.coop/#directory

#cooperative #handmade #fellowship

Photo Credit: Art.coop

Learn to grow Tea in #WNC - yes real tea! #CameliaSinensis

Come home with your own #tea plant no less!
with #RedSunTeaCompany at the #weave the #people #cooperative

This sunday! March 30th

Excited to be at the launch event for Asterisk Labs - the UK's first academic research co-op! (And member of @workers_coop !)

https://asterisk.coop/

Finally joined Karma Co-op for groceries. What with US tariff threats, Loblaws greedflation, and environmental concerns, it’s great to have an alternative.

Really like the amount of Ontario produce, plus the zero waste focus: items like vinegar, olive oil, and detergent can be bought in bulk and put in re-useable bottles.

Located near Bloor & Bathurst in Toronto.

Do you know of any self-organized, bottom-up, locally-rooted educational organizations?

I am asking this because I am talking intensely with @ceci about ideas and dreams we have for our home city, #Sanremo, Italy.

We are both coming to the conclusion that an autonomous, independent, cooperative, critical, and deeply rooted university is one of the very very few projects that could give young people in the area a real chance not to emigrate.

As we are also both deeply in love with fringe academia, it would also be the only reason for us to somehow maintain a bond with our homeland.

Please, boost and share this, and send us any kind of suggestions! We particularly welcome Italian initiatives.

A cooperative organization isn't a panacea. American cooperatives are filled with members who've compartmentalized coop method within their dominant paradigm of neoliberalism, short-sighted, self-seeking, self-serving, hyper-individualistic, class competitive and capable of predating upon their own.

REI Punished Unionized Workers in Berkeley by Holding Back Raises, Labor Board Alleges
#Culture #Politics #Coop #Economics #Cooperative #EconomicJustice
https://www.kqed.org/news/12032259/rei-punished-unionized-workers-in-berkeley-by-holding-back-raises-labor-board-alleges

Remedy's new 3 person co-op game located in Control's Oldest House comes this Summer! https://www.playfirebreak.com #remedygames #gaming #cooperative #firebreak

NEW: Cooperative in Amsterdam Nieuw-West!
Building a greener, more connected city through cooperatives!

We’re excited about the recent launch of Groen Coöperatie (Green Cooperative) in Amsterdam Nieuw-West - a powerful example of the Community Economy in action!

The cooperative ensures that communities have direct ownership over their neighbourhood’s green spaces, keeping economic and social value where it belongs - within the community, not in the hands of private profit-driven entities.

By giving people a say in how their local environment is shaped, Groen Coöperatie fosters stronger, more resilient neighbourhoods.

Read our blog about the launch: https://www.commonsnetwork.org/2025/03/20/launch-green-cooperative-in-nieuw-west/
Learn more: https://stadsboerderijosdorp.nl/groen-cooperatie-nieuw-west/

Has anyone worked in / tried to set up a programming #cooperative ? As in, a small selfsufficient agency but run like a coop, where all people involved are also owners. Im just anticipating another round of staff reductions and for once id love to just work to support myself rather than inflate yet another cancerous growth round. Im after some tips/resources/expeirences. Thank you muchly. #technology #programming #a11y #collaboration #cooperatives

Would you be interested in starting a cooperative business helping European companies and organizations migrate away from ‍ cloud platforms from USA? Let's talk If you think someone in your network might, please boost

Spotlight on Commown, a FairTEC Member !

@commownfr is a #cooperative for #sustainable and mindful #electronics, based in Strasbourg, #France ! Specializing in long-term rentals, it offers smartphones , laptops , and other devices to fight planned obsolescence and promote durability.