The Co-ops Rock! website is an intentionally brief, somewhat odd, and mostly visual introduction to co-ops. What’s a co-op? A co-op is a business owned by the people who use its services. There are music co-ops, art co-ops, bike co-ops, food co-ops, worker co-ops, and plenty of others. Co-ops were started in the 1840s in Rochdale, England, by people who were tired of being screwed by an economic elite. Today cooperators are 100+ million strong in 80+ countries—united by the values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, and solidarity. Cooperative members also believe in the ethical values of honesty, openness, social responsibility, and caring for others. How cool is that?
About
| this site and what inspires it
Ask These Guys
| free to roam 
Above, 2 Socratic philosophers engage in a downright Tarantinoesque co-op conversation.
Free Stuff
| share the co-op loveA series of high-resolution posters about the co-op principles and values are available for free download. Post ‘em, print ‘em in a newsletter, or whatever floats your cooperative boat. Click on the links below, then right click (PC) or control-click (Mac) to save. If used, a shoutout to the Co-ops Rock! website and/or its creator would be great, but certainly not necessary. And speaking of shoutouts, please visit the good folks at Triangle Park and NCGA, whose support helps to make this site possible. To contact the gen-you-wine Co-ops Rock! developer and arteest, email Ken Davis at kldavis {at} sover {dot} net.
Free posters: Voluntary and Open Membership | Democratic Member Control | Member Economic Participation | Autonomy and Independence | Education, Training, and Information | Cooperation Among Cooperatives | Concern for Community | The Cooperative Values
