Oregon: Leading, Not Trailing

The EO+WD Weekend Newsletter, Vol. 54

What We’ve Been Writing

• Dr. Hand muses on a future of “epistemic feudalism” and the ability of the democracy to weather the storm

• Tiffany summarizes Bernie Sanders’ appearance at last month’s Employee Ownership Ideas Forum in Washington, DC

What We’ve Been Reading 

• Oregon Public Broadcasting spotlighted Oregon’s leadership in the establishment of purpose trusts. More broadly, these companies represent where momentum on trust ownership is concentrated: on the West coast, and in food and agriculture. More data here

• Alabama is getting a new Center for Employee Ownership, the 22nd state in the EOX network

• Check out this opinion article on the moral power of labour and the need for the movement to embrace workplace democracy 

• A Texas business owner shares different ways he motivates employees, including employee ownership 

• Take a look at this breakdown of EOTs making their way to Canada

• Here’s the first post in a new Project Equity series “10 Reasons to go EO”

• The ESOP Association had its annual Advocacy Day this week; here’s a read-out

• Bill Roark has a new book on employee ownership out this week

• Kensington Corridor Trust reviews its first four years; the New York Times highlights other community ownership strategies

What’s Next 

• The May 20 deadline for presenting at the Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the ESOP Association’s conference is coming quick

• Vermont’s upcoming Employee Ownership Conference features the Rutgers Institute’s Melissa Hoover

In Case You Missed It 

• Be sure to watch this recording of Natalie Foster’s book talk at the Aspen Institute on her new book promoting economic change and a bottom-up economic approach

• Check out this video interview on EOT case study Bicycle Technologies International