Join Third Coast Workers for Cooperation on Saturday, July 31st, at 5604 Manor to congratulate the first Cooperative Business Institute graduating class! Over the course of 16 weeks, we worked with a dedicated group of women from Mamas of Color Rising who will now move on to form “Yo Mamas Catering Cooperative”, Austin’s first worker-owned catering business. During the CBI, participants covered a lot of ground – from the history, values and principles of cooperatives, to the organizational and financial essentials needed to start and expand a worker-owned business. Now that the class is over, it’s time to celebrate! Enjoy music by DJ Mahealani, sample Yo Mamas Catering cuisine, and take home something special from our silent auction, featuring a variety of goodies from around Austin.
- Doors open @ 7pm
- Graduation Ceremony @ 7:30pm
- Reception @ 8pm
- Dance Party with DJ Mahealani @ 9pm
Proceeds from the silent auction and donations made at the event will help members of Yo Mamas attend the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives conference in San Francisco this August. Help us meet our $2,000 goal to bring the entire group to this important event, and celebrate a milestone in worker cooperative development in Austin. If you can’t make the graduation but would like to help the Mamas get to the conference, donate to the “Cooperative Networking Fund” here. Thanks for your support!
