Thanks to City Council President Zeke Cohen, BRED was invited to present to the City Council during a luncheon on October 20th. We brought a panel of worker-owners from three different local cooperatives to share their stories, showing the councilmembers and city staff present how economic democracy is changing lives and strengthening communities in Baltimore:
Yessenia Lidz of Waterbottle Co-op:
Vinny Green of Taharka Brothers:
Caitlin O’Connor of The Wine Source:
We also presented our recommendations to the City Council for three municipal policies and practices that could help accelerate and deepen Baltimore’s already impressive ecosystem for worker cooperative development: