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Democracy Brewing is a startup cooperative brewery in Boston! Lovers of great beer and worker ownership check out this crowdfunding campaign. They need $30,000 to help get this business get off the ground.

Democracy Brewing: Help Ferment Rebellion! Fermenting Rebellion | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support the fundraising needs of your community. Make a contribution today!

Thank you New Era Windows for all your hard work and struggle, and for being a shining example of a more just democratic economy! Power to you!

Three Years Ago, These Chicago Workers Took Over a Window Factory. Today, They're Thriving When Republic Windows and Doors closed down without giving workers notice, the issue drew national attention. Since then, they’ve turned the factory into a worker-owned co-op—where they hold the power.

Check out the North East Investment Coop we visited in Minneapolis! Democratizing finance and localizing business ownership are important steps towards a cooperative economy, and NEIC is doing both in a v cool way.

These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bike Shops and Brewers Though the model is new, and small, it holds outsize potential for the many neighborhoods whose downtowns are controlled by faraway landlords or retail chains.

Excited to see the Co-cycle Field Guide in YES! Magazine!! Help get the word out by sharing the Field Guide on Facebook/Twitter and contribute to the Field Guide if you are a past Co-cycler.

Bikes! Co-Ops! Voyages of Self-Discovery! This Project Brings Together Everything You Love In the summers of 2012 and 2013, a group of college students and recent grads bicycled across America, visiting cooperative businesses and re-imagining the country they were about to inherit.

Dear Valued Co-Cycle supporter,

We are writing to you to inform you about the final decision to end Co-Cycle. After two successful tours across the country, meeting with dozens of cooperative and collective businesses, and dozens more worker owners and inspiring entrepreneurs, we as a collective feel that we can no longer maintain the duties to organize and implement future tours. We wanted to thank you for your contributions, big or small, and for supporting Co-Cycle and our mission.

As we close our doors, we wanted to reach out and let you all know that while Co-Cycle may not ever ride collectively again, we are eager to continue to spread awareness and information about cooperative businesses. If you ever feel motivated to mention us to someone who might be interested in leading a collective tour, or learning more about cooperative curriculums, we are happy to be referred to as a resource.

Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments, and again we are so appreciative of your generosity and support.

Upwards and Onwards,

The Co-Cycle Collective

To our many supporters,

After much deliberation it has been decided that the 2014 Co-cycle tour be canceled.

For varying personal reasons, in the past few weeks several riders chose not to participate in this summers tour, bringing the tour to just five participants. It has become clear to the Organizational Committee that a tour with only five people would not be conducive to the experience that Co-cycle is intended to be. Because Co-cycle relies heavily on the individual fundraising of each rider, the 2014 tour would experience a financial strain, which in turn would add additional stress to an already demanding experience. And of even more importance, with such few riders, the health and safety of each rider would be compromised, and we as an organization are not willing to compromise the safety of our riders under any circumstance.

The Co-cycle Team will continue to focus on organizational development and is discussing the potential of organizing future tours.

As always, thank you for your constant support and stay tuned for updates on our future plans!

CHECK OUT THE 2014 RIDERS!!!!

HELP THEM GET TO SAN DIEGO!!!

http://www.co-cycle.coop/the-2014-tour/the-riders

The Riders | co-cycle 2012

Co-cycle is gearing up for our 2014 tour and needs YOUR support to make it possible. Donate now and help build the next generation of cooperative leaders!

http://www.co-cycle.coop/donate

2014 Co-op Bike Tour!

2014 Co-op Bike Tour! My name is Megan and I co-foundedCo-cycle, a bike touring collective that builds cooperative networks across the United States and empowers cyclists of all levels. This summer, we are cycling from Bellingham, WA to San Diego, CA, June 20th-August 12th.

The 2014 tour application deadline is TODAY!
Apply here!
http://www.co-cycle.coop/archives/1488

Apply for the 2014 tour today! | co-cycle 2012 Apply for the 2014 tour today!Posted on January 13, 2014 by KatieWant to spend a summer cycling down the West Coast visiting cooperative businesses?This summer Co-cycle will be riding from Bellingham, WA to San Diego, CA from June 20th through August 11th.We’re looking for amazing folks to join us!P...

Throwback Thursday!
Hendrix & Michelle go to retrieve the tent that's blown all the way across the field! This was some of the most wild weather we encountered on the tour last summer.

Wondering what sort of tasty concoctions we come up with during our tour? Here's an example of a meal we made one night: summer salad with artichokes, chickpeas, cucumbers and more!

Apply to our 2014 tour and add your own yummy recipes!
http://www.co-cycle.coop/