7 things to look forward to on the upcoming Aynah trip

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  1. A conversation with Cooperative Energy Futures on the role of cooperatives in the energy sector in Minnesota and the need for the US to change its attitude about its own development before taking development abroad
  2. A tour of the urban farm lot of Stones Throw Agricultural Cooperative
  3. A presentation at Eastside Food Co-op on one of the only investment cooperatives in the United States. We’ll learn how cooperation is changing the landscape of Central Ave in northeast Minneapolis
  4. A conversation with Land O’ Lakes dairy cooperative on their international development initiatives in East Africa.
  5. A conversation with Blackbird Music, a collectively-owned music store and instrument repair shop, about their next steps towards incorporating as a cooperative.
  6. A tour of Mercado Central and a presentation about the Latino Economic Development Center and their support of Latino business owners in Minnesota
  7. A conversation with Mary’s Pence, a local non-governmental organization encouraging cooperative enterprise among women’s groups in the Americas

For more information and to register for the Aynah trip please visit: http://www.aynah.org/index.php/students/aynah-trips