News and updates…

  • Our ED, Christa Daring In The News

    Our ED Christa talked with Julie Scharper about raising chickens and how it isn’t as easy, or as cheap, as people think. Read this informative and eye opening article here: Baltimore Banner

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  • Red Emma’s In The News

    Check out this article in the Baltimore Banner about Red Emma’s and their new permanent home! We are so happy for them!

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  • Let’s Get Together

    With only one in-person event in the books for 2022, we realized we haven’t had a happy hour event in a long time! So we are happy to say that on November 2nd, BRED will be hosting a Co-op Happy Hour! If you’re a co-op member or plan to be in the future, join us…

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  • Happy Anniversary to Cajou Creamery

    This weekend Cajou Creamery celebrated the one year anniversary of opening their scoop ship! We have loved seeing how having a physical location allowed Cajou to expand and also become a permanent Baltimore City. We hope you got to attend and if you didn’t please make plans to, because their cashew ice cream is out…

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  • Opportunity: Worker Ownership State Advocacy (WOSA) Fellowship

    This looks like an amazing opportunity! The Worker Ownership State Advocacy Fellowship (WOSA) is a program of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives that equips and supports worker-owners as advocates and spokespeople for worker co-op initiatives, particularly in their home state. In our second year of the fellowship, we are pleased to be able to…

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  • Our Jumpstart Is Back

    SAVE THE DATE for May 7th, 2022! The Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED) will be hosting our fourth Worker Cooperative Jumpstart on May 7, 2022! After a hiatus, we are excited to bring back this jam-packed day of workshops focused on establishing and running worker cooperatives. Whether you’ve been a worker-owner for years, are…

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  • Restaurant Co-ops And Economic Justice

    Article by Robert R. Raymond In an exploitative system like the restaurant industry, restaurant co-ops offer economic justice and peace of mind. Members of Red Emma’s and other worker-owned co-ops talk with Truthout about how the co-op business structure is changing the game for workers. “Being an owner of a business is a great feeling…

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  • Hiring at BRED!

    Job Description: Project Officer BRED helps worker co-ops in the greater Baltimore area get the capital they need to start and grow. Our non-extractive lending process prioritizes inclusion and equity, rather than locking communities out of the funding they need to start owning their economy. Combining the financing we offer, with technical assistance and cooperative…

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  • Watch Co-op 101

    Here it is! We recorded the Co-op 101 webinar from 5/20, so in case you missed it you can watch it when you are able. Click this link: Recording: Co-op 101

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  • Wanna Learn About Co-ops? Co-op 101 Is Here For You

    Are you co-op curious? Come join Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy for Co-op 101, a fun filled hour full of conversations about legal structures and capital! We will be discussing the pro’s and con’s of cooperatives, different types of co-ops and their flexible forms of doing business, and how you can put what you have…

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