Flagstaff College presenting ‘How to Build a Cooperative Business!’ on Jan. 30, plus listing of local action organizations

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January 2025                                                  Flagstaff College/Communiversity
“Founded on the principles of private initiative, entrepreneurship and self-employment, underpinned by the values of democracy, equality and solidarity, the co-operative movement can help pave the way to a more just and inclusive economic order.”
–Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations

HOW TO BUILD A COOPERATIVE BUSINESS 

Co-ops come in all sizes and many forms.
Did you know that the Associated Press is a co-op?
And so is our local credit union.
There are worker co-ops, housing co-ops, purchasing co-ops, and production co-ops. Any business—including child care, house cleaning, grocery store, or cafe–can be run as a co-op.

Cooperatives can play an important role in building more equitable, just, and humane communities.

We’ve invited 6 experts from across the western U.S. to talk with us about what it takes to build a successful co-op business. Learn what it takes to found and run a coop from people with firsthand experience.

This is a great chance to get your questions answered and meet others who are interested in this alternative business model.

You can join us in person or on zoom.

January 30, 2025
6:30 PM
Join us in person on the Moonshot Campus
2201 N. Gemini Dr. Blg 8
Main Conference Room
Meet Us on Zoom
What’s Next?
An Action List for your Refrigerator Door!Our post-election community gathering last month brought together an overflow crowd of concerned and energetic people, eager to find out how to help our amazing local organizations in this uncertain time.We offer the information below so you can easily contact some of the organizations and take action in support of them.

Catch Fire Movement builds progressive leadership from the bottom up by coaching and endorsing progressive candidates, engaging in issue campaigns, and incubating working-class organizing projects. Our newest local project is mobilizing the community in support of the immigrant safety ordinance. More at https://www.catchfiremovement.org/.  ACTION: Join us as a member. If you are considering running for office, join our Blaze the Trail coaching program. CONTACT: Eva Putzova, eva@catchfiremovement.org, (928) 225-0170

Friends of Flagstaff’s Future works for a sustainable, just, and thriving community, providing residents ways to engage in meaningful public action through civic engagement and advocacy. ACTION: Become a member: https://friendsofflagstaff.org/membership/ CONTACT: MJames@friendsofflagstaff.org

Flagstaff Community Coalition provides facilitated monthly meetings for individuals and organized groups working on social and ecological justice. CONTACT: Nora Timmerman, flagstaffcommunitycoalition@gmail.com  (928) 707-9165

Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services provides immigrant specific know-your-rights handouts and trainings, ally handouts, family preparation packets, immigration options screenings, application preparation, and support to Flagstaff attorneys for deportation defense. ACTION: Spanish and English speaking volunteers are needed. CONTACT: Grace Vaughan, gracev@immigration-naz.orghttps://thinkliteracy.org/northern-arizona-immigration-legal-services-nails/

The Northern Arizona Dream Fund, Inc. (NADF) is a nonprofit organization helping defray costs associated with DACA and related expenses by providing financial support to as many deserving local DREAMers as our finances allow. https://www.facebook.com/groups/NAZDreamFund ACTION: Donate to support DACA renewals via our GoFundMe account or by check to Northern Arizona Dream Fund, PO Box 113, Flagstaff, AZ 86002. CONTACT: T. Mark Montoya, NADreamFund@gmail.com

Northern Arizona Climate Change (NAZCCA) NAZCCA supports residents in a range of local community-driven projects that address the effects of climate change. https://www.nazcca.org/
ACTION: Join a local Climate Action Team! CONTACT: Frances Riemer francesjuliariemer@gmail.com

Flagstaff Family Food Center is dedicated to responding to and ameliorating hunger and food insecurity across N. Arizona by providing meals and grocery assistance across the region as well as offering trauma-informed, client-centric, innovative, and collaborative programs. ACTION: Join the Hunger Action Partnership; volunteer at one of our locations or events; donate! https://hotfood.org/programs/ CONTACT: Summer Grandy, clientsupport@hotfood.org, 928-890-4348

Flagstaff Mutual Aid offers direct aid from neighbors to neighbors, including feeding each other, handing out supplies to those in need, or helping each other organize. CONTACT: flagmutualaid@gmail.com. More at ​​https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567335153762

Northern Arizona Interfaith Council (NAIC) trains people to become active in public life through building relationships and engaging in broad-based organizing such as house meetings, relational meetings, civic academies, and public actions. ACTION: Join NAIC leaders at the January 25th Leaders Meeting. CONTACT: Roxana Cardiel, naic.iaf@gmail.com, (928) 214-7164

Indivisible Northern AZ is a grassroots political activist group guided by the principles of the national Indivisble.org movement and working to elect progressive leaders, rebuild democracy, oppose Project 2025 and right-wing extremism, protect vulnerable members of the community, and advance progressive local policies.  ACTION: Sign up for the newsletter CONTACT: Susan Shapiro,
IndivisibleNAZ@gmail.com, (928) 264-7494

The AZ Proactive Reproductive Justice Alliance links reproductive justice with reproductive rights, addressing the inequalities—social, economic, and political—that impact a woman’s ability to access reproductive health care services. We work to repeal the 50+ Arizona statutes that prevent people from accessing safe abortion care. More at https://www.nobansaz.com/. ACTION: Call on your legislators to champion proactive policies that remove barriers and expand access to reproductive healthcare. CONTACT: Debra Block, cubeofd@gmail.com, (928) 699-4911

The Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance (APSA), Sapam Kawi (“Snowy Mountain”) chapter of Northern Arizona is an anti-militarization group working to build a regional movement opposing the ongoing US/Israeli partnership that supports the brutal occupation of the Palestinian people and lands, the increasing militarization of the US/Mexico border region. and all forms of violence and oppression. More at https://www.arizonapalestine.org. ACTION: Join APSA Sapam Kawi and its project Art for the Communities on Signal. CONTACT: Translation Error, apsa.sapamkawi@gmail.com

Northern Arizona Audubon Society (NAAS) engages people in appreciating and protecting birds and the ecosystems they depend on. We envision a future in which bird diversity is high and birds are thriving in northern Arizona. More at https://www.northernarizonaaudubon.org/. ACTION: Join NAAS and advocate for public policies that protect birds and natural habitats. CONTACT: birdnaas@gmail.com

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