Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy celebrates 10 years of transformative work advancing the cooperative economy in Baltimore and beyond. Celebrate with us all of October during National Cooperative Month, with events across the city all month long!
Join BRED On The Road
BRED and Water Bottle Cooperative present at Maryland’s Main Street Conference, Oct 6-7
Co-op Happy Hour
Join other co-op enthusiasts for a happy hour celebration of Baltimore’s cooperatives with trivia, games, and more
October 7, 5-7 pm at Red Emma’s
Breakfast Panel
BRED will be co-hosting a special Impact Hub Network Breakfast on worker coops
October 8, 7:30-9:30 am
RSVP on Eventbrite
Worker Co-op Policy Workshop
Learn about the passing of the Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act and how it can help your co-op!
October 14, 6-7:30
Baltimore Bicycle Works
137 W North Ave, 2nd floor
please note space is not ADA accessible
Co-op Bike Ride with Baltimore Bicycle Works
Join a bicycle tour of worker cooperatives in the heart of the city.
October 18, 10:30 am,
start at Baltimore Bicycle Works
Bike rentals available at Baltimore Bicycle Works starting at 10 am – bike tour itself is free!
Baltimore’s Worker Co-ops: A Bus Tour
October 28, 2026
Join a bus tour of Baltimore’s cooperative small businesses.
Sliding scale tickets $30-75
Solidarity Economy
Breakfast Series
featuring Denzel Mitchell of Farm Alliance of Baltimore
October 28 at 9 am at Red Emma’s
Co-op Happy Hour
Join other co-op enthusiasts for a happy hour celebration of Baltimore’s cooperatives with trivia, games, and more
October 28, 5-7 pm at Mera Kitchen Collective
Cooperatives vs. Capitalism
A talk on the history and political economy of cooperatives with Red Emma’s worker-owner John Duda
October 29, 6 pm
Red Emma’s
Plus special events from the Baltimore cooperative ecosystem!
Liberation Libations® – Friday, October 9th from 5pm-7pm at Impact Hub Baltimore, hosted by Bmore Transform (Open to anyone who serves youth in any capacity)
Worker Co-op Community of Practice – Tuesday, October 20th from 10am-12pm at Impact Hub Baltimore, hosted by Bmore Transform (Open to current cooperators)
Mulberry at Open Doors Baltimore
October 24th