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LAUNCHPAD MOREHOUSE PROJECT WILL MAP THE FUTURE OF SHARED OWNERSHIP
By strengthening networks of collectively owned enterprises, such a directory will strengthen the collectivist movement and, in turn, Black economic well-being.
WILL
ALTERNATIVE OWNERSHIP MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
COMMENTARY BY MIKE TUCKER
If people understand the way that ESOPs work, it could allow them to make a different type of informed decision about who they work for.
It will not be sufficient for Morehouse College … to produce clever graduates, men fluent in speech and able to argue their way through; but rather honest men … who are sensitive to the wrongs, the sufferings, and the injustices of society and who are willing to accept responsibility for correcting (those) ills.
DYNAMIC TRIO
SHEDDING LIGHT ON BUILDING BLACK WEALTH AND WORTH
— THEN AND NOW
Cooperative effort offers a fantastic model for Black economic empowerment because it’s flexible enough to accommodate just about any circumstance.
THE POSSIBLE DREAM
BILLIONAIRE
OR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP: WHICH ONE BEST REPRESENTS YOUR FUTURE?
It means you don't have to compromise as much because in some ways you have some modicum of control that you don't have in a traditional job...you have a lot of control if you're one of the worker-owners.
THE GUILD’S BLUEPRINT FOR SHARED PROSPERITY:
GANGSTAS TO GROWERS MEANS BUSINESS
It’s about helping people gain the capacity to share power and money in order to be liberated
PECAN MILK CO-OP TAKES A GEORGIA CROP TO NEW LEVELS
We have to start our own companies where we are in charge of our worth, so that we’re not selling our labor to other folks.
ERTHA HARRIS
SHALA MASSSEY
BREECHAYE MILBURN
MARK SMITH
BYRON “KIMBIZI” MERRITT CARL REDWOOD
SHELLEY MILLER
ROODLINE VOLCY
CYNTHIA PINCHBACK-HINES
IHSAN HASAN
LEISHA WILLIAMS
LISKA WILSON
MOREHOUSE ALUM IN THE FOREFRONT
BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE
There are just very few places in this world that are engineered to first validate young Black men before they go off in the world.
CAN COOPERATIVES JUMPSTART FINANCIAL SELF-DETERMINATION IN BLACK COMMUNITIES?
We need to build foundational businesses, not just celebrate individual success stories.
B(L)ACK TO THE FUTURE
We need to focus on the gap between poor Black and affluent Black communities ... Create our own measures. Support our own institutions.
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Who should apply to Union Semester?
Union Semester is excellent preparation for Morehouse College students interested in a wide range of career paths The program is especially well suited for students who are interested in careers in the labor movement, public policy, teaching, law, social work, economics, journalism, advocacy, or any other occupation that requires an understanding of contemporary labor issues. Union Semester applicants are self-motivated students with a real interest in the labor movement and a commitment to social justice We accept students from a wide array of majors, and with many diverse interests
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Only in New York
New York City is one of the strongest labor cities in the country The city’s unions are diverse and vibrant, playing an active role in the politics and social life of the city. Students interning with a union or affiliated organization will learn how labor unions work towards improving the lives of their members and creating a better society.
Why Participate in Union Semester?
• Develop a deeper understanding of the labor movement and the inner workings of unions
• Sharpen analytic skills and knowledge
• Obtain professional experience to build your path to a career in labor and social justice
• Earn transferable credits
• Combine an academic background in labor studies with exposure to related fields including law, economics, history, or political science
• Receive an educational award to help cover tuition and fees
FACULTY PERSPECTIVES Cooperative Money?
Part of how capitalism reproduces itself is by obscuring what money is, where it comes from, and how it works.
Black Empowerment Through Business and Social Innovation
Employee ownership promotes equity across the country for disadvantaged and oppressed people.
Getting Past Lip Service
We do this work because we know Black people deserve better.
Cultivating Change
FUNDER PERSPECTIVE
Prudential Foundation’s Commitment to Advancing Ownership
If your goal is not universal human flourishing and you don’t take that goal very seriously, I don’t see how you can actually measure its impact.
Just as ancient Egyptian scribes were inspired by Jehwty (a.k.a. Thoth), the deity of knowledge and writing, The Collective hopes the stories presented will inform and inspire.
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