Cooperation Jackson is a network of worker cooperatives and solidarity economy institutions based in Jackson, Mississippi. The network consists of four interconnected and interdependent institutions: a federation of emerging local worker cooperatives, a cooperative incubator, a cooperative education and training center, and a cooperative financing system.

The broad mission of Cooperation Jackson is to advance the development of a regenerative economy in Jackson, MS based on a program centered around food sovereignty, which is rooted in the practices of agroecology, combined with local resourcing provisioning to build a locally grounded supply chain production that is rooted in the practices of working class self-organization and economic democracy to create a sustainable future.

Speakers

Kali Akuno, Director of Cooperation Jackson

Dr Adotey Bing-Pappoe, Senior lecturer in economics at The University of Greenwich

This event is part of the COP26 Fixing the unsustainable: problems, solutions, alternatives series of events run by The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA). Next month, COP26 will bring the world's governments together to discuss the actions necessary to tackle the climate emergency for the 26th time

The Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) are hosting a series of hybrid events on how to rapidly decarbonise and radically reform our economic system. The series of events will analyse every dimension of our economic system, from fiscal and monetary policy to shortening the working week. 

To keep up to date with our programme, please check our website at https://www.gre.ac.uk/business/research/pegfa/news-events.

This event will be held online via Microsoft Teams via this link.