Dan Nordley

The (food) Co-op Wars documentary and bonus material

In the 1970s, young people in Minnesota radicalized by the Vietnam War created a unique alternative economy featuring dozens of food cooperatives, but a shadowy revolutionary group used conflicts over class and race to try to seize the movement. The ensuing clash pitted friends and comrades in a sometimes violent conflict over the future of […]

2021 Oct 3 Newsletter PBS broadcast of Co-op Wars Documentary

PBS to broadcast The Co-op Wars documentary. October 2021 THE CO-OP WARS tells the story of the idealistic youth who tried to build an alternative to corporate capitalism, the violent struggle that almost tore them apart, and their eventual success in ways they never foresaw. In the 1970s, young people in Minnesota radicalized by the […]

The Evolution of the Cooperative Identity

Democracy and Equity. Self-Help & Solidarity. Concern for Community Since 1844, co-operative enterprise been guided by the principles established by the Rochdale Pioneers in the North of England. Well, yes — but not quite. In founding their co-op, the Pioneers were building on many experiments that came before them. And while their model spread rapidly, it […]

Rochdale & the Early Co-op Movement Webinar

Tuesday, April 13, 2021 2:00 pm ET Register Here Working People and Business Owners. Weavers and Socialists. Democracy Activists and Abolitionists. Over 170 years ago, a small group of people founded a humble grocery co-op in the North of England with an ambitious vision for a better world. Building on earlier experiments in co-operative enterprise, their ideas […]

CoMN April 08, 2021 eNewsletter

Go here to see eNewsletter. Tuesday, April 13 2:00 pm ET Register Here Working People and Business Owners. Weavers and Socialists. Democracy Activists and Abolitionists. Over 170 years ago, a small group of people founded a humble grocery co-op in the North of England with an ambitious vision for a better world. Building on earlier experiments in co-operative enterprise, […]

CoMinnesota March 2021 eNewsletter

See online version of eNewsletter here. Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event Far-Field Effects of Sea-Level Rise:We Are All Coastal Wednesday, March 31, 20214:30 – 6:00 PM CST ● Virtual Register Here What is the impact of climate change on wealth transfer in the Heartland? Rising sea level has immediate and obvious impacts to the coastal […]

CoMinnesota February 2021 eNewsletter – Black run co-ops news.

Arts Cooperative to open Thurs. Feb. 27 in Minneapolis Longfellow Neighborhood MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A week from Thursday, a new cooperative will open in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis along Minnehaha Avenue. It will be the first time this group of Black artists will have a space to call their own. The Black Table Arts Cooperative, […]

Power in Purpose: Cooperative Policy Roundtable

September 13, Maple Grove, MinnesotaNCBA CLUSA, the Cooperative Development Foundation and local partners Cooperative Development Services and Cooperative Network will host a regional cooperative policy roundtable in Maple Grove, Minnesota in More information here.

Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants

Thursday, October 3, 20196:00 PM – 8:00 PM CoCreatz Coworking & Venue2388 University Ave. W.Floor 1Saint Paul, MN 55114 FREE REGISTER HERE (limited seating, 50 people) Hear a compelling talk from author Jon Steinman as he visits Saint Paul on his 130-stop North American book tour.Grocery stores exert considerable influence over the global food supply and […]

Park Plaza Cooperative – mobile home community

The story of Park Plaza Cooperative’s success as a cooperatively owned mobile home community has found its way into national and state media in the last year. Here are two great stories that show the promise of what cooperatives can deliver in terms of community and sustainability. Stay tuned for a CoMingle at the Park […]