A delegation of civic leaders from Greater Cincinnati recently visited a cooperative business association in Spain in hopes that lessons learned there can lead to economic transformation here.
Co-op Cincy brought a group of about 40 people to tour the Mondragon Cooperative Corporation.
Mondragon is an association of cooperatives that operates in a region with a population that's about the same size as the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Its worker-owned co-ops have reduced economic inequality in Spain's Basque region while fostering long-term growth.
On Cincinnati Edition, we discuss what participants learned on the trip and how they hope to apply those lessons locally.
Guests:
- Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney
- Rev. Damon Lynch III, pastor, New Prospect Baptist Church
- Denisha Porter, executive director, All-In Cincinnati
- Ellen Vera, co-director, Co-op Cincy
More information about Co-op Cincy is available online.
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