Cooperation Milwaukee Climate Justice Assembly

Cooperation Milwaukee Climate Justice Assembly

Join us for the Cooperation Milwaukee Climate Justice Assembly, a dynamic gathering of passionate individuals dedicated to addressing the urgent challenges of climate change. This in-person event will take place at Cooperation Milwaukee - Mutual Aid And Solidarity Economy on Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 13:00 (Central Daylight Time).

At this assembly, we will come together to discuss and explore innovative strategies to combat climate change, promote environmental justice, and build resilient communities. Through collaborative workshops, engaging panel discussions, and interactive sessions, we aim to foster cooperation and empower individuals to take meaningful action.

Whether you are a seasoned activist, a concerned citizen, or simply curious about climate justice, this assembly offers a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and learn from experts in the field. Together, we can create a sustainable future for Milwaukee and beyond.

Don't miss out on this inspiring event! Mark your calendars and join us at Cooperation Milwaukee - Mutual Aid And Solidarity Economy for the Cooperation Milwaukee Climate Justice Assembly. Together, we can make a difference!

Solidarity economy includes a wide array of economic practices and initiatives that share common values—cooperation and sharing, social responsibility, sustainability, equity and justice. Instead of enforcing a culture of cutthroat competition, it builds cultures and communities of cooperation.
– , Casting Shadows

Cooperatives by themselves however, are not enough. It is necessary to bring a socialist vision to any economic enterprise, and that these enterprises are intrinsically tied directly to our communities in need, ensuring a larger vision of ecological and communal health. Cooperativist movements have sprung up in many of the most neglected communities in the United States often led by working-class people of color seeking to revitalize neighborhoods and cities left completely desolate by deindustrialization, white flight, and systemic disinvestment. In this context, cooperatives are a way not only of putting power in the hands of workers, but of creating a new ecosystem of interdependent enterprises and financial institutions, all of them under democratic control.

Everywhere, the capitalist structure of society imposes on people an organization of their lives that is external to them. It organizes things in the absence of those most directly concerned and often against their aspirations and interests. This is but another way of saying that capitalism divides society into a narrow stratum of order-givers (whose function is to decide and organize everything) and the vast majority of the population who are reduced to carrying out (executing) the decisions of those in power. As a result of this very fact, most people experience their own lives as something alien to them.
– Cornelius Castoriadis

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Cooperation Milwaukee - Mutual Aid And Solidarity Economy, 814 East Center Street, Milwaukee, United States