“The kind of concrete knowledge I have now is empowering because it’s helping my co-op understand what it actually takes to be successful and develop past the initial stages.”
Last night more than 60 people from across the DMV gathered to learn about the solidarity economy, non-extractive lending, and how DC’s only non-extractive loan fund is already supporting local cooperatives in accessing sustainable capital.
19 cooperatives and solidarity economy organizations gathered this summer to share resources, receive support, and dream about the emerging regional solidarity economy in the DMV.