This week, Joel Franqui discusses how the Puerto Rico Social Solidarity Economy Network formed from cooperative and community organizations, and how they work together to support just and sustainable economic development.
Then, Luis Razeto considers the possibilities for the integration of cooperative economic operations. To accomplish this, Razeto proposes the creation of four intercooperative bodies.Â
The Puerto Rico Social Solidarity Economy Network
A Presentation by Joel Franqui
by Wellbeing Economy Alliance California
The Puerto Rico Social Solidarity Network is a platform that connects people and organizations to promote and foster the social solidarity economy. The network emerged after a series of economical disasters and from the coop and community development movements to influence economic transformation for a sustainable, integral, human development for the common good.
Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 14
by Luis Razeto Migliaro; transl. by Matt Noyes
Starting from the model of cooperatives “in the market” that we have proposed, and supposing the existence of a significant number of such enterprises, sufficiently consolidated, it seems possible to develop a factor market built by and for cooperative enterprises. In concrete terms this might look like:
- A cooperative share exchange;
- A cooperative labor exchange;
- A market for cooperative finance;
- A service for the cultivation, strategic planning, and technological development of the cooperative sector.
Dancing Rabbit in 2025
Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage — As 2025 comes to a close, it’s a good time to look back over the last 12 months of happenings at Dancing Rabbit. As with any year, we’ve had our ups and downs. When we look at the big picture, it’s quite promising; we’re making meaningful progress on a number of projects, our population is growing steadily, and our collective institutions are chugging along and aiding villagers and visitors in living sustainable, connected, and meaningful lives...
Brooklyn’s Boyfriend Co-op shows power of shared ownership
The Chief — At Boyfriend Co-op, the four worker-owners work together to curate the cafe and cocktail menu, design the space and plan events. Although there is a hierarchy of roles — one worker-owner with more expertise in event-planning may take on more of those responsibilities, for instance — there is no hierarchy of person...
West Yorkshire moor brought under community ownership
Co-op News — Bridestones Moor, a dramatic 114-acre space above Todmorden, West Yorkshire, has been brought under community ownership. The site, beloved in Calderdale for its striking rock formations, sweeping moorland vistas and wildlife, will now be managed by Bridestones Rewilded, a community interest company (CIC) led by local ecologists, naturalists and residents...
African youth prepare to structure their initiatives on a continental scale
RIPESS — From 15 to 17 December 2025, the CIPCRE in Bafoussam hosted the preparatory work for the launch of the Youth and Social and Solidarity Economy HUB (JeunESS), a strategic initiative led by the African Network for Social and Solidarity Economy (RAESS), in conjunction with the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy (RIPESS IC)...
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