Cooperation Jackson is building a solidarity economy in Jackson, Mississippi, anchored by a network of cooperatives and other worker-owned, democratically self-managed enterprises. It is an emerging vehicle for sustainable community development, economic democracy, and community ownership. Their vision is to develop a cooperative network based in Jackson, Mississippi that will consist of four interconnected and interdependent institutions:
- an emerging federation of local worker cooperatives,
- a developing cooperative incubator,
- a cooperative education and training center (the Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development),
- and a cooperative bank or financial institution.