Join us in our second Political Pedagogy session of 2024!  April 24th 2-4pm Register Here The session is hybrid! In-person MirrorLab 3400 Cedar Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407 (masks required) Virtual Link in registration Facilitators Carmen Bustamante and Yordi Solomone From the movers... We want to hold a space to talk about land, environmental justice, and positionality. The main goal of the session is to provide a collective storytelling-like session that lets folks reflect on responsibilities around land, closeness with place, and the nuances around settling, migration, and the way we engage with land. This is meant to be a generative space for co-creating context around the history and the role we have in our respective communities.  Both facilitators are not interested in posing as “experts”, as we expect everyone to show up with their own expertise of their lived experiences, as well as complex histories and thoughtfulness around land, EJ and so much more. 

Join us for the first shared seminar of the year! Cooperative Positionality and Accountability. Register Here In-person Family Tree Clinic 1919 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 (masks required) Virtual Link in registration Iftar is at 7:36pm CT. Agenda will be gentle to accommodate individuals fasting. Bring a friend!!

Join the Cooperative in Intention Setting 2024. We will virtually come together to discuss the dreams, goals, and work of the Cooperative this year. These are open to the public and you are encouraged to bring a friend! RSVP Calendar of Events Retreat Schedule (all sessions are virtual and listed in Central Time) Session 1: Familiarizing the Cooperative This session will review the history of the Cooperative. A time for folks who are new to the space to learn some of the history and ask questions. Offered on: Monday, February 26th 9:30am - 10:30am Thursday, February 29 9:30am - 10:30pm Session 2: Positionality This session will be a facilitated session to think through one’s position as it relates to the work of healthcare abolition. The Cooperative requires that all members, volunteers, and staff must investigate positionality and create an accountability plan prior to engagement. Offered on:  Tuesday, February 27th 11:00am - 12:00pm Session 3: Defining Membership A time to talk about what the attributes of membership are presently and can grow into. Offered on: Tuesday, February 27th 2:30pm - 3:30pm Session 4: Building an Intentional Container for Healthcare Abolition This session will discuss the culture of space and place. What is the organizational cadence?  What does it mean to build in the growth of skills and community for after this container exists? Offered on: Thursday, February 29th, 11:00am - 12:00pm Session 5: 2024 Reparations Project This brainstorming session will hold space for folks to dream into what a campaign for healthcare reparations could look like in 2024. No final decisions will be made, it is meant to be generative and playful. Explore how this can align with other movements happening locally, regionally, and nationally.  Offered on: Friday, March 1st 9:30am - 11:00am Session 6: Political Education Planning Come together to outline and begin drafting up to 9 PE sessions.  Want to take leadership of one? Sweet!  Offered on: Friday, March 1st 11:30am - 12:00pm Session 7: Opportunities to Plug In This session will be a time for folks who want to engage more deeply to brainstorm ways to plug in.  Offered on:  Thursday, February 29 12:30pm - 1:00pm Friday, March 1st 1:00pm - 2:00pm