Cooperatives are

IEM0CRAT1C

businesses & organizations

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OCONTROLLEp

by a group of peopie.    ^C0'°P^S’

In a cooperative, "

ONE member bas ONE vote.

Reasons?

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Cooperatives are mOTG FBSilieilt

EC0N01C DOWNTURNS

IN IMPOYERISHED COMMUNITIES.

When other businesses may shut down or lay off workers.

co op members puli togethe jq WORK OUT SOLUTIONS.

Because cooperatives are democratically owned by community members, co-ops keep

MONEY JOBS

in tlisir ifimmuuities.

Cooperatiiesarean

9NTERNATI0NN. I111ENT.

There are thousands upon thousands

of cooperatives around the world tbat are making

major differencesgLOBALLY

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^ Cooperatives strive to make people’s

to many ECONOMIC.

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Jj Cooperatives aren’t a far off theory.

- Cooperatives offer achievable and practical Solutions

^moreJUST, EOUITABLE,/: DEMOCRATIC.

that can be im

RIGHT

^r/r Members ^equsllXre '

ENT

i they’re an^mpowerin means for -self help^jsolidarity.

There’s no one right way to do a co-op. Theycan be flexible to fit DIFFERENT COMMUNITY&

INDIYIDUAL NEEDS

There are big co-ops with thousands of members, and there are smali co-ops with only three members.

Cooperatives are

1H YIABLEiyUST

THE BURDEN

IN HARD TIMES

equally share

THE BENEFITS

IN GOOD TIMES.

for meeting our social and economic needs

in contrast to CORPOMTIONS THĄT EXPL0IT the peopie and the planet.

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