Updates

What We Did in 2023 Our second year at Collective Diaspora was a time of testing ideas and expanding, stretching, connecting, and forming. Here’s a rundown of what we accomplished. We hosted six webinars in our Black Co-ops...

The Steering Committee of Collective Diaspora is excited to share that we are searching for a development consultant to assist us in raising continued funding for Collective Diaspora and its member Black cooperatives and Black-led cooperati...

OCT 25 - Meet the Black-led multistakeholder cooperative removing land and buildings from the speculative market in order to create affordable and sustainable housing and commercial spaces in Massachussets. ...

Our Chocolate Tasting Fundraiser for Collective Diaspora at ChocoBar Cortes in...

JULY 26 - Meet the Black women organizers defying anti-Blackness to build a Canadian federation of Rotating Savings and Credit Associations. 26 DE JULIO - Conozca a las organizadoras negras que desafían la antinegritud para construir una fe...

Connecting Black Cooperatives Around the World Spring 2023 Welcome to our very first newsletter! We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to and what’s in the works. We’re passionate about connecting Black cooperatives around the world and...

In this critical first year of ours, the Collective Diaspora Steering Committee developed four key goals to guide our work throughout the year. Our four goals were to: Quantify the Black cooperative ecosystem, Deepen relationships within th...

We launched a series of Zoom calls to profile Black cooperatives making an impact in their communities and industries under the name "Black Co-ops for Change". We held our first session this month, profiling the incredible work of our membe...

(Español Abajo / Português Abaixo) In the 2 weeks since our last update, our 5 work teams (Education & Outreach, Membership Development, Organizational Structure, Finances & Fundraising, and Technology) are busy drafting workplans f...