In a time when corporate consolidation dominates our food system, cooperatives offer a practical, viable alternative that prioritizes equity, sustainability, and local self-determination. Join TPSS and Rhizome to watch and discuss documentaries that examine the history of co-ops in the United States and explore how they build healthier, more connected communities.
We the Owners captures stories from the founders and employees of three employee-owned businesses, New Belgium Brewing, Namaste Solar, and DPR Construction, sharing the workers’ perspectives on shared ownership structures, empowering corporate cultures, linked reward and risk incentives, and human-capital innovation models. The film follows the companies as decisions are made from founding and expansion, succession and recruitment, to layoffs.
We the Owners is screening on Monday, May 18th at 7 PM at Rhizome. Learn more and get your ticket for $5 (includes popcorn and drinks!) here: https://tpss.coop/film-festival/