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Stephen R. McDow II’s Unseen Video Of Talk At Cooperatives UK Retail Conference 2019

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“Thanks to Elaine Dean, Ed Mayo, and the entire Cooperative community in the United Kingdom for being such a good ally and friends. This is one of the coolest moments in my life.” Stephen R. McDow II In 2019, Stephen’s wife, Rebecca J. McDow, recorded his session at the 2019 Cooperatives UK Retail Conference. Stephen never shared the video because he felt the time wasn’t right. Check out the video. Related Links: Continue reading Stephen R. McDow II’s Unseen Video Of Talk At Cooperatives UK Retail Conference 2019

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Martin MS Alliance Invites Stephen McDow To Speak On Co-operative Movement & The Disability Community

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Stephen R. McDow II is a quintessential US national and international co-operator who embodies and lives by the 7 Co-operative Principles. Stephen looks to promote co-operative enterprises as a way of bringing solidarity amongst rural, urban and communities in-between to … Continue reading Martin MS Alliance Invites Stephen McDow To Speak On Co-operative Movement & The Disability Community

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Stephen McDow Putting People Over Profit During COVID-19

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23) No – The economy shouldn’t take precedence over COVID-19. As a family of entrepreneurs, artists, organizational leaders, and public servants, we made the deliberate choice to put #PeopleOverProfit recently by refunding our Martha’s Vineyard cottage summer income to our renters. Read More   Continue reading Stephen McDow Putting People Over Profit During COVID-19

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Co-Ops Are Inclusive Places For Rural & Urban Dwellers

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Cooperatives enterprises have a long history of making a economic and social impact for people around the world. Please learn more about cooperatives and then join one in your community. You have many choices, a credit union, grocery store, bakery, brewery, housing and more. Below are a few resources to help you connect. Learn About Cooperatives National Cooperative Business Association US Federation of Worker Cooperatives Everything Coop Co-Operatives UK Inclusive Economy The Five Characteristics of an Inclusive Economy Continue reading Co-Ops Are Inclusive Places For Rural & Urban Dwellers

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NCBA CLUSA: In a Climate of Racial Tension, Let’s Lift Up Co-ops as Places of Inclusion

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The arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop earlier this month underscores the deep current of inequality, bigotry and bias that still runs through too much of America. For far too many, this broader pattern in how … Continue reading NCBA CLUSA: In a Climate of Racial Tension, Let’s Lift Up Co-ops as Places of Inclusion