Originally posted on www.foodinnovationneo.org, this article describes the origin story of Cleveland Solar Cooperative, a project Cleveland Owns has incubated since 2020
Read MoreCleveland Owns is recruiting a Summer Intern motivated to challenge racial capitalism by building cooperatively owned enterprises. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter by Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 to info@clevelandowns.coop.
Read MoreWe kicked off an online conversation series called Let’s Talk Co-op with guest Shane Hinde of Phoenix Coffee, a bona fide Cleveland institution that became employee-owned in late 2020.
Read MoreWe 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!
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreWe had a blast celebrating community decision making with our neighbors at Participatory Budgeting (PB) In Action last weekend!
Read MoreWe celebrated our third annual event with friends and co-conspirators at Luke Easter Park Saturday, Oct 16th
Read MoreYou're invited to join Cleveland Owns for our cooperative scavenger hunt and annual event Saturday, October 16th at Luke Easter Park on MLK and Kinsman!
Read MoreThis week Cleveland Owns and our partners Greater Cleveland Congregation and CPA took a big step towards founding a purchasing cooperative for houses of worship and other nonprofits when we completed a group purchase of electricity!
Read MoreWe're proud to be part of a coalition of awesome grassroots groups calling for participatory budgeting in Cleveland.
Read MoreLast week we joined our allies at the Energy Democracy Project, a national formation of grassroots energy democracy groups, to present our ideas for federal policy related to energy democracy to Senator Merkley of Oregon and other members of Congress at a briefing.
Read MoreIt was a pleasure to spend the weekend with some 50 local activists as we explored the principles and practice of energy democracy at the Energy Democracy Summit in Northeast Ohio!
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