Cooperative values

The seven principles

⥅ [[images/seven-coop-principles.jpg "by Hallie Zillman, original at https://www.willystreet.coop/pages/seven-cooperative-principles"]]

Open and Voluntary Membership

Democratic Member Control
Members’ Economic Participation
Autonomy and Independence
Education, Training, and Information
Cooperation Among Cooperatives
Concern for Community

Misc

Funded by direct member investment, rather than investment from third-party shareholders, co-operative members "decide on the values of the enterprise, which don’t necessarily need to be about the maximization of profits." – [[DisCO Manifesto]]

Cooperatives succeed when values are aligned around communal benefit to pooling resources and a shared desire to "avoid anti- competitive or extractive behavior."

– [[DisCO Manifesto]]

Co-operatives offer a way for people to be rewarded for their labour while committing to shared social values.

– [[DisCO Manifesto]]

📖 stoas

public document at doc.anagora.org/cooperative-values
video call at meet.jit.si/cooperative-values

⥱ context

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