Portland Co-op Hangout

​We are excited to make our way back to SymbiOp Garden Shop, a worker-owned ecological garden shop and landscaping cooperative since 2020!​

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Schedule:
6:15 - 7:00: How the worker-owned co-op started
7:00 - 8:15: Unfacilitated socializing and networking.

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The food and drinks will be free while supplies last, thanks to Northwest Cooperative Development Center's sponsorship.

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This is to make our events more accessible for working-class people who might not have the time or money to attend this event otherwise.

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Portland Co-op Hangout is a monthly gathering of people who are current members of a cooperative or are looking to join or start new cooperatives. The goal of this gathering is to cultivate a co-op ecosystem in Portland with the ultimate goal of creating a solidarity economy in Oregon. As of now, many of our attendees are from worker-owned co-ops, but we welcome people from other forms of cooperatives and aligned organizations too.

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Most of the time, these gatherings will be informal and unfacilitated socializing, as a way for like-minded people from various co-ops to meet, be in solidarity with each other, share co-op ideas and lessons, vent about capitalism, or just to have fun! Sometimes we also have presentations, Q&A panels, collaborative workshops, facilitated discussions, games, etc.

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Portland Co-op Hangout is organized by the Oregon New Economy Project (ONE) through Northwest Cooperative Development Center (NWCDC)