New #Disintermedia blog post!
After months of inactivity, I've decided to declare the Bridge Seat project a success and close up shop. Thanks to everyone who backed the vision and tried to help us realise it. Honourable mentions in the blog post;
https://disintermedia.net.nz/a-bridge-too-far/
The way I worded this announcement might be a bit confusing. If I’m declaring it a success, why am I closing up shop? I explain this at some length in the blog post.
Just re-published OpaVote's Fall 2025 Newsletter to our blog: https://blog.opavote.com/2025/10/fall-2025-updates.html
TL/DR?
- Improvements to invoicing, data retention, and voter opt-out/opt-in
- A case study with #EqualExchange!
If you're an #OpaVote client and would be interested in participating in a case study, please let me know!
#RankedChoiceVoting #ElectionManagement #DemocracyAtWork
#Democracy #Voting #Election #Cooperatives #TechCooperatives
FWD from Co-operatives UK
👩💻 Job insecurity and unfair working conditions define much of today’s tech sector – but there is another way.
🌿 Hear from:
- Richard Rowley, Agile Collective (worker-owned digital agency)
- Mollie Hanley, Open Data Services
📅 Tue 16 Sept, 10:30–12:00
🌏 Secure your place now: https://buff.ly/0w0I8oI
Hi!
We're #newhere and exited to talk to you about #FLOSS, working in #techcooperatives, our #software project LAUTI - Open Source Community Calendar and much more.
We're based in Stuttgart, Germany and already run a community calendar there called EINTOPF.
Hi!
Wir sind neu hier und freuen uns mit euch über #FLOSS, IT #Kollektivbetriebe, unser Software Projekt LAUTI - Open Source Community Kalender und vieles mehr auszutauschen.
Wir sind aus Stuttgart und betreiben dort den Kalender EINTOPF.
My name is Matilda, I am a member of Greenheart Co-op. Interested in #interactiondesign, #systemsdesign and #servicedesign. Specifically in the spirit of e.g #VictorPapanek, #DonellaMeadows. Also in interested in #economics in the spirit of #KateRaworth (#DoghnutEconomics ). Furthermore interested in #tech #frontend #GrowOwnFood #mushroomfarming #TechCooperatives #neuroscience #cognitivescience
In his _Letter from a Birmingham Jail_, #MartinLutherKing emphasizes the importance of #EconomicJustice alongside #SocialJustice and criticizes how white supremacy is happy to take wealth from the hands of Black folks as customers while refusing to provide them with good jobs.
I just ran the numbers for one of my tech #WorkerCooperatives with open-comp + opt-in for self-identifying along several axes.
Non-white team members comprise 53% of our staff and receive ~56% of our total compensation.
#Cooperatives #TechCooperatives #TechCoop #WorkerCoops #SolidarityEconomy
my co-owning worker-colleague @Tensegrities at the @usfwc conference in September, chatting with @GEO_Collective’s Chris Preciado:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JXbOFgx_j0
Had a lovely chore-night with @anaulin as we did the books for #ZincCoop and published a light quarterly update with our financial statements: https://opencollective.com/zinc-community/updates/q3-2024-update
#Cooperatives #WorkerCooperatives #TechCooperatives #Tech4Good
Two of my #Cooperatives got written up in #CounterPunch. They interviewed @anaulin who is a member of both #CohereCoop and #ZincCoop.
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#TechCooperatives #TechForGood #SocialJustice #EconomicJustice #WorkerCooperatives
"However, many #TechCooperatives do need an injection of initial money to get started. Luckily, as the #US Federation of #WorkerCooperatives (USFWC) has documented in 'Financing Resources,' a growing number of financial institutions are familiar with #WorkerOwnership and have created programs to support them, including substantial #loans and financial consulting."
