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2026 Worker-Owned Co-op Jumpstart
Worker cooperatives are more important than ever, and the Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) Cooperative Jumpstart can give you the tools you need to go from ideation to creation. We can work together as a city and region to build a cooperative economy that makes ownership for everyone possible. This day is geared towards
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How Are Bookstores Connected to Organizing?
An article by Samantha Puc talks about how independent bookstores nationwide are leading efforts in community organizing. BRED co-ops, Red Emma and Firestorm Books are featured, along with several other amazing bookstores. To read the Publishers Weekly article click here.
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Red Emma’s Cooperative Featured In Prism Article
Costa Beavin Pappas writes an article about the importance of independant bookstores and the role they serve during these authoritarian times. One of the bookstores featured is none other than Baltimore’s favorite bookstore, restaurant, and event space, Red Emma’s. https://prismreports.org/2025/11/11/independent-bookstores-literature-activism/
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BRED presents to the Baltimore City Council, highlighting the impact of worker cooperatives
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:
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Red Emma’s In The USA Today Top 10!
USA TODAY recently published the results of their Reader’s Choice Awards for top 10 independent bookstores. Out of all the independent bookstores in the nation, Red Emma’s came in 9th! Make sure when you stop by, you tell them congratulations! Read more here! Red Emma’s ranked #No. 9: for Best Independent Bookstore in the 2025
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BRED Leads Cooperative Statute All The Way
We did it! The Maryland Cooperative Statute has passed!!! It has been signed by the Governor and will go into effect on October 1, 2026! Our project steward, Anna Evans-Goldstein, took initiative and cultivated the Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act. This meant a lot of drafts, meetings, conversations, connections, trips to Annapolis, and time.
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The Real News Podcast Talks Baltimore Co-ops
Maximillian Alvarez moderated a panel talking to some Baltimore City folks who are part of the worker-owned cooperative ecosystem. Listen to what it’s like to operate a co-op, the history of how these worker-owners came to their cooperative, and how BRED is part of that process. The Real News Podcast
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The Revival of The Democratic Workplace In Baltimore
Photo by Casey McKeel
