From the organizers, CID Coalition:

Curious about our work? Join our Open House in October! We want to start 2027 off strong with new members with new skills! Whether you have a background in city planning or you like making zines, we need more folks who are dedicated to protecting the CID from gentrification and surveillance. Want to lend your skills but can’t commit bi-weekly meetings? We’d love to add you to our volunteer roster!

More Information and Register: tinyurl.com/cidco2026

Join us for another free co-op event with food and conversation! Local attendees of this year’s 2026 national Worker Co-Op conference in Boston will share what they learned. Plus, we’ll hear learnings, reflections, and next steps from the Seattle stop on the Employee Ownership Capital Roadmap.

We’ll talk about:

·         What’s happening in other regions and nationally that we can learn from?

·         What will it take to develop an ecosystem of cooperation among cooperatives?

·         How can we grow and sustain worker ownership in our region?

·         And more!

Speakers include Patricia Kwan of Washington Center for Employee Ownership.

Location: King County location to be announced.

RSVP: Report-outs from the national Worker Co-op Conference Tickets, Monday, October 5  •  5:50 PM - 8 PM | Eventbrite

We host these events with the Seattle Co-operators Meetup.

From the organizer, People’s Economy Lab:

As the U.S. job market crashes and the cost of living careens upward, working people are desperate for stability.

One ready answer to economic instability is worker ownership.

Employee-owned companies inspire worker loyalty, lay off fewer workers, and outperform other companies during economic downturns. Worker-owned co-ops also offer more leadership opportunities for people of color and women, and narrow the racial and gender wage gaps.

Despite the clear benefits, aspiring worker-owners face many barriers to starting co-ops in Washington State. and exploring how we can create a better environment for more employee-owned companies to get off the ground.

Join us on Zoom on October 2nd at noon for a Lunch Lab assessing the state of worker-owned co-ops in Washington State including Patrica Kwan, Director of the Washington Center for Employee Ownership and Mike Seo, organizer of the Seattle Co-operators Meet-up.
Register: Meeting Registration - Zoom

From the organizers, Town Hall Seattle and Habitat for Humanity:

The Future of Affordable Housing will bring together builders, elected officials, and leaders in affordable housing to envision a future where everyone has a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home.​ The panel will feature Habitat SKKC leadership in conversation with special guests, followed by a Q&A session inviting attendees to engage in the discussion. Together, we can tackle the region’s housing crisis with innovation and collaboration.

Learn More and Register: The Future of Affordable Housing | Town Hall Seattle

From the organizer, Look2Justice:

Look2Justice is hosting a virtual civic advocacy training next Friday, September 25th to share about how you can get involved in the upcoming legislative session. This virtual session is free to all to join and accessibility options are available if needed. The training will be delivered by Look2Justice staff with supporting materials provided by Disability Rights Washington (DRW).

The following topics will be covered:

• Why advocacy & voting is important at state level

• Light overview of the state legislative process

• Example of types of issues being proposed this upcoming session

• Current advocacy opportunities

Where: Zoom link will be provided upon registration

RSVP: Register Here

We’re taking our Cooperative Learning Series to SnoValley! Join us Friday, August 28, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Carnation, Washington for our next event. It’s free, and food will be provided. This time, we’ll explore rural housing cooperatives and community land trust models.

5:30 – 6 p.m.: Networking and food with co-operators and co-op curious community members, connecting and sharing information, updates, and resources.

6-8:30 p.m.: Speakers from regional community land trusts and housing co-operative communities. They’ll share about their work and the models of cooperatively owned and managed housing developments supported by their groups – and opportunities and models relevant to the Snoqualmie Valley. We’ll end with Q&A and more networking.

Location: Miller’s in Carnation

More Information and Register for SnoValley Co-op Event

This is part of our COO Cooperative & Community Ownership Models learning series. Like the other events in this series, we’re co-hosting this with Seattle Cooperators Meetup. Come and be part of our cooperative learning community!

From the organizers, People’s Economy Lab:

Event description: At People’s Economy Lab, we envision an economy where everyone has an affordable place to live. We’re also working toward a future where there is no racial wealth gap. But what’s the best way to reach both of those goals?

In our current economy, privately owning a home is one of the clearest paths toward financial stability and building wealth for generations. And yet, public, social, and cooperatively owned housing offer the potential for permanent affordability and wealth that accrues to the whole community.

As leaders in building a more just economy, and as people taking care of ourselves and our families, what should we put our resources behind? How do we navigate the contradictions of private asset building to close the racial wealth gap now and our long-term vision of an economy where housing is secure for everyone?

Join us on Zoom on July 17, 12-1pm, for a Lunch Lab exploring this topic. You'll hear from guest speakers Tiffani McCoy, the Interim CEO of Seattle Social Housing Developer, and Pearl Nelson, a housing associate at Homestead Community Land Trust.

RSVP at the link here: Meeting Registration - Zoom 

Cooperative & Community Ownership Models – a 2026 COO Learning Series

Join the COO Learning Community and Seattle Co-Operators Meetup group as we hear from Shevanthi Daniel, the Deputy Director at the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI), a sister organization to the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives. Shevanthi will share:

• About the Federation and DAWI - what they do and how they work together

• Highlights and stories from recent research, policy changes, and models from the national co-op ecosystem

• What attendees can anticipate at this year’s upcoming USFWC Conference and the benefits of attending.

We will also hear from guest speaker Spencer, who will talk about his experience attending last year’s Worker Co-op Conference as a first-time attendee and his experience meeting other worker co-operators.

Finally, attendees will hear briefly about the opportunity to apply for a COO Learning Community scholarship to attend the upcoming 2026 USFWC Worker Co-op Conference, this September 25-26 in Boston, MA. COO will run a scholarship to send 3-5 folks to the conference. The conference is hosted by the U.S Federation of Worker Cooperatives and is a great opportunity to learn from and connect with others building, working in and moving forward the cooperative ecosystem in the U.S. and internationally.

Learn More and Register: Connecting with the national  cooperative ecosystem: DAWI and the USFWC Tickets, Thursday, July 16  •  5:50 PM - 7:30 PM | Eventbrite