Collective REMAKE is a democratic enterprise supporting the development of co-operative businesses with people impacted by incarceration.

Join Collective REMAKE and Associates for an interactive webinar about Co-operatives and what they can do for communities that are pushed to the edge of the economy. The discussion will include:

• Introduction to co-operative businesses
• Presentation of the economic context and why cooperatives are a sustainable alternative.
• Overview of the Co-operative Principles and Values
• Description of the Types of Cooperatives
• Review of Co-operatives Around the World
• Why Not in Los Angeles?

Presenters

Larea Cantley is co-founder of the Housing Justice LA Podcast in partnership with the Los Angeles Housing Justice Summit. She is a survivor of DV and is now an advocate for others facing DV and homelessness. Larea enjoys public speaking and using artistic expression as a means of liberation and healing. She is part of the new start-up team building a co-operative consulting business and in Collective REMAKE's new Train-the-Trainer program.

Rhiannon Diaz joined with Collective Remake to explore options to build a career of inclusion. She is working with her two partners on a start-up for a co-operative consulting business. She is also participating in the Train-the-Trainers Program as a co-presenter for the Introduction to Co-operatives session.

Enisa Jakupovik is on Collective REMAKE's democratic board. She has an MA in Urban Sustainability from Antioch University Los Angeles with a focus on textiles. She works to raise awareness about environmental problems caused by the production, use, and disposal of plastics, synthetic products, and textiles. Enisa supports Collective REMAKE as an administrator and co- facilitator.

Zondre Johnson is a native of Los Angeles. She was part of the injustice criminal system for more than two decades and she has experienced in the homelessness. Zondre is a Speak Up Advocate for Supportive Housing and she advocates to end homelessness from Washington DC to our cities and counties across the country. She is now a training to be a co-presenter for Collective REMAKE's introduction workshop sessions.

Mary Sutton, a long-time activist, designed Collective REMAKE in the MA in Urban Sustainability program at Antioch University Los Angeles. She works to move Collective REMAKE forward through co-operative education and development programs and the implementation of democratic participatory practices.