Resource Library
Ongoing learning is central to our cooperative practice. As the solidarity economy grows, we continue to share our learnings with one another. These resources have been compiled by our organization’s working group members in collaboration with our movement partners.
SELC Resources for Artists and Culture Workers
Sustainable Economies Law Center's resources page for empowering artists and culture workers. This library features in-depth discussions and guides on crucial legal and financial topics that every artist should know, including copyright law, trademarks, artificial intelligence, and fiscal sponsorships.
Sustainable Economies Law Center
The Solidarity Economy
Guides/Toolkits
Democratic Decision Making Zine
Part 1 of a Five Part zine series by AORTA Cooperative/ The series offers five defensive strategies against fragmentation that we think our groups must take up so we don’t fold under the pressure of rising fascism, authoritarianism, political violence, and mis/disinformation.
AORTA Cooperative
Building Strong Movements
Guides/Toolkits
Rethinking Market Studies Research Project: A Toolkit for Cooperators
Rethinking Market Studies Research Project with NCFJA's Black cooperative community and beyond, with 7 different tools to engage with and to share our findings recommendations, and materials.
National Black Food and Justice Alliance
The Solidarity Economy
Guides/Toolkits
Solidarity Economy Glossary
Scroll through our growing glossary of words related to the solidarity economy movement!
Newsletter Archive
Every quarter, we send out a newsletter packed with thoughtfully written reflections, offerings on the topic of cooperation and Black Liberation, curated resources for shared readings, upcoming events, and updates on our ongoing work. Our newsletters are written in both English and Spanish. Check out some of our past newsletters below.
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What does it mean to cooperate right now?
Fall 2023
"We commit to the step-by-step work of remembering our potential ...with the knowing that our world will be changed by it...Cooperation is a constant balance of reciprocity, an ongoing practice, a muscle that can be strengthened with repetition."
-Lila Arnaud
Back to Basics with Cooperation New Orleans
Winter 2025
"Calling on our imaginations to reclaim and innovate our daily love practices: how we manageour homes and precious resources like our time and ability to care. Did you know it waspossible? Did you know we can fashion economies1 and the flow of our exchanges to meetour needs? "
-Lila Arnaud
Cooperation for Liberation
Summer 2023
"We give thanks to the aunties and grandmas, the babas and big chiefs who have passed down the traditions of mutual aid, solidarity, collectivizing of resources and cooperating towards a common goal as they paved the way (out of no way) for hope and inspiration."
-Tamah Yisrael