Co-op Month 2026
Stay tuned for updates about our annual October Co-op Month event!
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Let’s Talk About Cooperative Housing!
Let’s Talk About Cooperative Housing!Free community eventThursday, Oct. 19, 5 to 7 pm Hotel Leo Social Lounge (2nd floor)1224 Cornwall Ave. in downtown Bellinghamelevator access / ASL interpretationHotel Leo does not provide dedicated parking. Downtown street parking is metered until 6 pm. Join us for a conversation about cooperative housing and how it can present…
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Co-op Meet-Up Group for Makers!
The Co-op Factory: A Co-op Meet-up Group for Makers Meets every last Thursday in the month from 6 to 8 pm at the Bellingham Makerspace in Bellis Fair Mall.Network & share resources with folks working on all types of co-ops (worker, producer, consumer, housing, social, etc.). Tired of working for a boss? Ready to start a democratically-run bossless…
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Regional PNW Coop Networks Convergence
In early August, representatives from co-ops across the Pacific Northwest region convened in Olympia to discuss the formation of a regional co-op network to provide mutual support for the cooperative movement. In addition to representatives from Cascade Cooperatives, attendees included representatives from Olympic Cooperative Network (Jefferson, Clallam, and Kitsap counties), CoSound (Thurston county), Oregon New Economy Project and SympbiOp (Portland), and Spokane Workers Cooperative.…
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Local Cooperator Selected for Fellowship
An update from A1BuildDesign Local worker-owner, Patrick Martin of A1DesignBuild, a Cascades Cooperatives member, was selected for the 2022 – 2023 Worker Ownership State Advocacy Fellowship (WOSA)! WOSA is a program of the U.S. Federation of Worker Co-ops, a national member organization supporting worker cooperatives. The Worker Ownership State Advocacy Fellowship (WOSA) is designed to equip…
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Bellingham Bay Builders Community Service Project
A Cascades Cooperative Member Back in February, Bellingham Bay Builders called for submissions for projects submitted on behalf of someone in their life, or a space in the community, that suffered an economic hardship. From those submissions, the Ferndale Food Bank came to BBB with a request to help them increase their ability to service…
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Welcoming Cascadia Deaf Nation
Cascade Cooperatives is excited to welcome our newest member: Cascadia Deaf Nation! Founded in February 2016, Cascadia Deaf Nation (CDN) is a social cooperative built on a hybrid model created for and by members of the BIPOC Deaf (BIPOCD*) community. CDN offers services and support for those who are identified as BIPOC Deaf, Hard of…