🌱 Join Us for a May Day Mixer, Book Chat, and the Ohio Solidarity Tour!
Celebrate Co-ops, Community, and Collective Action this Spring 🌸
Hey co-op fam,
We've got some exciting events coming up, and we'd love for you to be part of it! Whether you're deep in the work or just co-op curious, there's something for everyone this season:
🥂 May Day Solidarity Mixer
Hosted by Co-op Columbus
Come mix and mingle with comrades from across the city – no agenda, just vibes. Meet others interested in building a better world through mutual aid, co-ops, and grassroots organizing.
📅 Thursday, May 1
🕕 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Antiques on High (2nd floor), 714 S High St, Columbus, OH 43206
📚 Book Discussion: Activating the Common Good
We're teaming up with the Wellbeing Cooperative for a community conversation about Activating the Common Good by Peter Block — a powerful invitation to reimagine our systems through the lens of care, cooperation, and community.
The book challenges the dominant narrative of competition and scarcity and instead offers a vision rooted in trust, shared well-being, and collective action. Together, we’ll explore what it means to reclaim control of our collective future and build a society where people – not profit – are at the center. Expect good dialogue, fresh ideas, and some radical reimagining.
📅 Wednesday, May 21
🕕 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Location to be announced soon – stay tuned!
🚌 Save Your Seat for the Ohio Co-op Solidarity Tour
From worker co-ops to housing co-ops to food justice, Ohio is buzzing with bold experiments in solidarity economy. Join us June 5–7 as we hit the road, connect with co-operators across the state, and celebrate OWN’s 5-year anniversary – ending with a big party at Co-op Fest in Cincinnati!
🗓️ June 5–7
📍 Cleveland → Columbus → Dayton → Cincinnati
🎉 Organized by the Ohio Worker-ownership Network (OWN)
OWN includes Co-op Cincy, Co-op Columbus, Co-op Dayton, Cleveland Owns, the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, and other co-op developers.
It’s going to be joyful, inspiring, and full of new connections. Come for a stop or ride the whole way! Register here
In solidarity,
The Co-op Columbus Team
Let’s fuel the cooperative fire in Central Ohio! 🔥
