Cleveland Owns
Power through collective ownership
About
We believe we'll live in an equitable city only when ownership is distributed in an equitable way.
What we do
Today we support five cornerstone cooperatives working in clean energy, food access, and digital access, and collective purchasing. We also work for deeper democracy in the public sector, where we co-lead PB CLE, a coalition of 50+ organizations calling on Cleveland City Council to enable residents to allocate $30 million in ARPA funds using participatory budgeting.
The common thread for all our work is deep democracy through collective ownership and, in the case of the PB CLE, collective stewardship of public money.
Blog
We are happy to introduce you to PowerUp Purchasing Cooperative, a member-owned enterprise that enables nonprofits to pool their purchasing power to shrink their bills and expand their missions!
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What a year. Despite the substantial turmoil facing our community in 2021, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished this year at Cleveland Owns to build a more democratic economy in our city – and that we’ve had fun doing it :) Here are some highlights.
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We had a blast celebrating community decision making with our neighbors at Participatory Budgeting (PB) In Action last weekend!
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We celebrated our third annual event with friends and co-conspirators at Luke Easter Park Saturday, Oct 16th
Read MoreThe Energy Democracy Initiative at Cleveland Owns
Launch Party! October 2019
Support
Support from you and others who believe in our mission to build community power through collective ownership enables us to do this work. Thank you for being a supporter!
To give a one-time donation, click here. You'll be redirected to our PayPal Giving Fund page.
Click here to become a monthly sustaining donor through our Zoho Checkout page.
To give a one-time donation, click here. You'll be redirected to our PayPal Giving Fund page.
Click here to become a monthly sustaining donor through our Zoho Checkout page.
