Commonplace Zines: Pilot Issue
We're exploring the cooperative ecosystem in Rhode Island through original conversations, analysis, art and writing.
Welcome to the cooperative connection.
Commonplace.Coop is a new platform and publisher focused on telling stories and mapping opportunities within the cooperative movement.
In 2025, we're hitting the road to shine a light on how people are building a "solidarity economy" all across the continent, starting in RI.
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Aren't you curious?
Commonplace Projects
The Co-op Road Trip
Come along with Commonplace editor Hunter Carpenter on a cross-country tour of America's solidarity economy!
A Common Space
Cooperatives and organizers need a shared space for collaboration and community-building. We're working on it!
2025: Year of Cooperatives
The United Nations has declared 2025 to be the Year of Cooperatives. Let's go!
Commonplace Stories
glossary
The 7 Cooperative Principles
For those looking to understand the cooperative sector, there's no better place to start than with the seven cooperative principles.
projects
We're making a local co-ops zine!
Cooperative Rhode Island, Commonplace’s pilot zine, will explore the cooperative ecosystem in Rhode Island through original conversations, analysis, art and writing.
guides
The Broke DIY Punk’s Guide to Starting a Worker Co-op
So you want to start a worker cooperative for your side hustle? Work on a project you really care about,