<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ricardo S. Nuñez</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ricardo@theselc.org">ricardo@theselc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, May 23, 2017 at 10:50 PM<br>Subject: We're building resources for immigrant communities!<br>To: Michel Bauwens <<a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<p>May marks our annual <strong>People Powered Economies membership
campaign</strong>. During the month of May, we're
sharing stories about how our work at the Sustainable Economies Law
Center is building more just, resilient communities. If you ever
wondered how your donations were making an impact or <a href="https://theselc.nationbuilder.com/people_powered_selc?e=ed92f4e250cb217994ea15ec073e849b403e42b3&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=redhen_may17&n=1&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=1" target="_blank">why you should become a supporter of our work</a>,
<strong>read on to learn about our partnership with Prospera building
resources for immigrant-owned cooperatives! </strong>If you like what
you read,<strong> <a href="https://theselc.nationbuilder.com/people_powered_selc?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=2" target="_blank">please join us today</a>!</strong></p>
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<p style="font-size:10px;font-style:italic"><strong><a href="https://theselc.nationbuilder.com/people_powered_selc?e=ed92f4e250cb217994ea15ec073e849b403e42b3&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pocshn_may17&n=1&v=21&test_email=1&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=3" target="_blank"></a></strong><img style="font-size:10px;font-style:italic" src="http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/theselc/mailings/307/attachments/original/Prospera_Claudia_Karla_Laura_Itzel.jpg?1495475265" alt="Claudia, Karla, Laura, and Itzel of Prospera" width="700">Claudia, Karla, Laura, and Itzel of Prospera</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Prospera is the only nonprofit in the U.S. that
focuses solely on developing and launching cooperative businesses
owned by Latina immigrant women</strong>. Worker cooperatives have a
long history as a strategy for economic self-sufficiency, especially
for low-income communities and communities of color. For immigrant
communities, worker-owned cooperatives create economic stability and
self-determination in a climate that is increasingly hostile to
immigrant workers. Since <a href="tel:1995" value="+661995" target="_blank">1995</a>, Prospera has been supporting
immigrant-owned cooperatives that<span>, on average, have tripled
worker’s individual incomes, enabled workers to build assets by
increasing their initial investments 22 times
over, </span><em>built</em><span> community leadership, and rewarded
workers based on their labor contribution - not their financial
contribution.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr">Founded in <a href="tel:1995" value="+661995" target="_blank">1995</a>, Prospera has been partnering with Latina
entrepreneurs to build cooperatively owned businesses. <span>But when
they were looking to support their entrepreneurs with a flat business
structure that would meet the needs of their member, they hit a wall.
Some immigrant-owned cooperatives with old, hierarchical management
and governance structures were seeing a rise in internal conflict,
putting members at risk. That’s when Prospera reached out to the
Sustainable Economies Law Center.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff">“The Law Center is an important
ally for the Latina immigrant entrepreneurs that Prospera partners
with. They provide much needed legal support for cooperatives and we
are excited to be expanding our collaboration. That way, many more
aspiring immigrant coop owners can access reliable legal support,
especially in the current anti-immigrant climate.” </p>
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff">- Maria Rogers Pascual, Executive
Director, Prospera.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Last year, the Law Center partnered with Prospera to
support their cooperative business incubation program. Our Executive
Director, Janelle Orsi, worked in conversation with the founding
members of a paleteria cooperative to create an operating agreement
that responded to their specific values, circumstances, and the needs
of the business itself. The tool that was developed: <a href="http://www.theselc.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.co-oplaw.org%2Flegal-tools%2Fcartoon-operating-agreement-coop-llc%2F&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=4" target="_blank">a
cartoon operating agreement</a> that helped explain complex legal
issues in an accessible, culturally relevant way. This type of tool
could only have been created through a collaborative, client-centered
relationship, and is now <a href="http://www.theselc.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.co-oplaw.org%2Flegal-tools%2Fcartoon-operating-agreement-coop-llc%2F&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=5" target="_blank">on
our website to download for free</a>!</p>
<p dir="ltr">This is what we do at the Sustainable Economies Law
Center: we build replicable, accessible, and culturally relevant
materials for each client and community we work with. <strong>But we
can’t do this without your financial support.</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong></strong><a href="http://www.theselc.org/people_powered_selc?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=6" target="_blank">Become
a Member</a> of the Law Center or make a <a href="http://www.theselc.org/give?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=7" target="_blank">one-time
contribution</a> today and support our efforts with Prospera and
immigrant communities across the country as we:</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Create more Spanish and Tagalog language legal tools;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Host free, Spanish-language cooperative legal advice
sessions;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Facilitate Spanish and Tagalog workshops on how to start
and run worker-owned enterprises;</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Interview existing immigrant cooperatives to assess
legal, business, and financial needs; and</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Recruit and train Spanish-speaking legal professionals to
be part of a cooperative attorneys network. </p>
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<p style="text-align:left"><strong>Will you join me and the Law
Center as we build resources for immigrant communities?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center" dir="ltr"><a href="http://people_powered_selc" target="_blank"><img src="http://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/theselc/mailings/307/attachments/original/Member_Button.png?1495475254" alt="Join Us Today" width="400"></a></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><strong>10% of everything we raise
during this month will be shared with our solidarity partners, the <a href="http://www.theselc.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alipatoproject.org%2F&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=8" target="_blank">Alipato Project</a> and <a href="http://www.theselc.org/r?u=http%3A%2F%2Fprosperacoops.org%2F&e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=9" target="_blank">Prospera</a>, who are </strong><strong>helping us
create more just and resilient communities.</strong></p>
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<br>With appreciation,<br>Ricardo Nuñez<br>Director of Economic
Democracy<br><a href="http://www.theselc.org/?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may17_propera&n=10" target="_blank">http://www.theselc.org/<br><br></a>
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