Building the solidarity economy
The job outlook? Low-paying and precarious. The cost of housing? Astronomical. Throw climatic destruction into the mix, and most of us are chronically stressed out. Could there be a better way to work and exist?
Dionne Co is the Director of Research at Solid State Community Industries, a non-profit organization that builds worker cooperatives within a larger Solidarity Economy in Surrey, BC. Dionne has also co-founded and co-directs City in Colour Cooperative, an urban consulting co-op that produces research and policy work in addition to engaging communities who are often left out of traditional planning processes.
Prior to that, Dionne has been involved in different non-profit organizations internationally and locally around the Lower Mainland. She is also an illustrator and holds a Master’s degree in Urban Studies. She loves reading books and walking with her dogs, Horace and Lila. Visit dionneco.net to learn more about her work.
Building the solidarity economy
The job outlook? Low-paying and precarious. The cost of housing? Astronomical. Throw climatic destruction into the mix, and most of us are chronically stressed out. Could there be a better way to work and exist?