Sign in

Beloved Community Incubator

@dc-bci.bsky.social
778 followers 318 following 33 posts

Building the solidarity economy in DC, MD, VA coop incubation + support 🐣 solidarity lending 💸 organizing for worker power 💪🏽 mutual aid 🫂 linktr.ee/LaIncubadora

PostsRepliesMedia
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
From the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike, Dr. King and other movement leaders organized people to withdraw their labor, their money, and their participation from systems built on exploitation.
A black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is surrounded by rounded shapes. Below is a quote from MLK that reads, "Capitalism has outlived its usefulness".
130
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Our Program Director, Bianca, and BCI Network Member, The 51st, spoke on panels at the 2025 Cooperative Impact Conference earlier this month. Each shared about how our region’s solidarity economy has national implications.
020
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
It's time for another social hour! This is an informal space to build relationships with fellow organizers in the solidarity economy, in hopes of linking our communities and projects together. All are welcome! Join us at Hi-Lawn DC Nov. 6th from 6-9pm!
eventbrite.com
Solidarity Economy Social Hour
Join us for an informal social hour where we discuss all things solidarity economy over drinks and snacks!
020
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We’re hiring a Program Manager to help us launch a Guaranteed Income Program that supports working-class families. We’d love to hear from you. We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, working-class, and disabled folks to apply. www.belovedcommunityincubator.org/updates/buil...
155
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🛌✨ Rest is resistance. We believe that caring for ourselves & our people is essential to the long haul. That’s why our staff will be offline for the month of August to prioritize rest, reflection, & restoration. We’ll be back in September. Until then, take care of yourselves & each other.
040
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
✨ Big news! @Sankofadc is now a worker-owned cooperative 🎉 Join us in celebrating this milestone + welcoming them to the BCI community! 🖤 We'll talk about how Sankofa transitioned into a cooperative and how you can too! RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/1396643812... 📅 **July 12** 🕕 **6–9PM** 📍 **Sankofa**
041
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
You're invited to Community Pitch Night! Hear from participants in BCI’s Co-op Incubation Program & learn about emerging co-ops. That pastry in the photo? 🍰👀 Just a tasty sneak peek of one of the co-ops you’ll meet. July 22nd, 7pm, at the Festival Center. Free to attend! RSVP at the link in bio.
010
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Are you signed up for the Regional Solidarity Economy Round up? Every season we send out an email filled with updates on local cooperatives + collectives, non-extractive funding, & highlights from our & our partners’ work! Sign up:
eepurl.com
Beloved Community Incubator
Beloved Community Incubator Email Forms
010
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Wayne & Ma Theresa are the first vendors in the city to receive a Microenterprise Home Kitchen permit! BCI supported them with the license application process & they were able to buy a food cart with a loan from the BCI License Fund. Visit them at their new vending site near Alethia Tanner Park!
Wayne is pictured in front of his vending set up holding his MEHK permit — next to him white text on yellow background reads “Leaders of the campaign to pass the new law that decriminalized street vending  in 2023, Wayne and Ma Theresa are the first vendors in the city to receive a microenterprise home kitchen permit (MEHK permit)!”Photo of a sandwich board with Smoke ‘n Munch prices and a photo of MaTheresa wearing a DC hearts Vendors sweatshirt — white text on yellow background reads “Smoke n Munch is available to cater your event!”Photo of Wayne with a customer that reads “visit them at their new vending site near Alethia Tanner Park!”
000
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
A study using government data finds that if all businesses became 30% employee-owned, the bottom 90% would experience significant gains in wealth, with much of the benefits going to marginalized groups. If we're serious about addressing wealth inequality, worker ownership must be at the forefront.
papers.ssrn.com
Employee Ownership and Wealth Inequality: A Path to Reducing Wealth Concentration
This paper examines the impact of an economy-wide shift to broad-based employee ownership on wealth concentration in the United States. Relying on government da
10414124
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
UPDATE: Location change We're looking forward to our next Solidarity Economy Social Hour next week at *Metrobar DC* May 15th. Whether you’re a worker-owner/co-op member, union member, organizer, mutual aid-er, or just curious about what’s going on with the solidarity economy in DC, join us!
060
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Shout out to our local worker-led news outlet @51st.news!
0136
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Today we honor the legacy of workers who stood up, spoke out, and organized for dignity, safety, and justice on the job. Co-ops aren’t just businesses - they’re acts of resistance and visions of what’s possible. Today, we recommit to growing a future where work is just, shared, and values driven.
041
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Worker-owned cooperatives put people and planet over profit. When workers have a real stake in the businesses they run, sustainability becomes a shared priority—not an afterthought. This Earth Day, we're celebrating the co-ops creating a better world by design. 💪🏾 🌱 💚
053
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Our next Solidarity Economy Social Hour is May 15th from 6-9pm at @kaloramamarket! Whether you’re a worker-owner/co-op member, union member, organizer, mutual aid-er, or just curious about what’s going on with the solidarity economy in DC, join us! The social hour is free, RSVP with the QR code.
0124
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Looking for more #SolidarityEconomy accounts to follow? We’re a proud member of The New Economy Coalition (@us-neweconomy.bsky.social), a US-based network of 150+ solidarity economy organizations!
151
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
The 51st @51st.news · 10/04/2025
Looking for ways to get engaged in D.C.? Our weekly Civics Roundup compiles events across D.C., from pop-ups to protests to webinars to public meetings. Find what calls to you!
51st.news
Peace Day and more workshops: Your weekly Civics Roundup
Plus, a panel in honor of D.C. Emancipation Day.
0105
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
A democratic society necessitates public and democratic ownership and control over food, transportation, healthcare, water, housing, energy, communication, education, and all of the social institutions we collectively rely on to live with dignity, freedom, and shared prosperity.
05215
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
We're excited to announce that Kristen is joining us as Director of Membership and Outreach. Kristen is deeply rooted in local DC community organizing efforts. Outside of work, she enjoys the outdoors, playing games, crafting, sports, and reading.
010
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Dupont Coffee Collective, DC’s newest employee-owned and operated coffeeshop + bakery, is open! Stop by and support local workers! Dupont Coffee is open Monday - Saturday 7am-6pm, Sunday 7am-3pm!
020
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Our mini-incubation cohort is HERE! 👥 Who should join? ✔️ Teams of 3+ exploring co-ops ✔️ Owners transitioning to employee ownership ✨ What you’ll get: ✔️ 1:1 coaching ✔️ Financial & business planning ✔️ Funding & management guidance Limited to 8 groups—apply now!
032
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
@swamprosecoop, with the support of a loan from BCI's DC SELF (DC Solidarity Economy Loan Fund), bought their first truck and hired 2 new worker owners full time! We’re thrilled that this BCI Network member, which does such important work to sustain/increase native plant presence, continues to grow!
010
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
We're excited to announce that Celeste is joining us as Director of Operations. Celeste is a DC-born, Silver Spring-raised community organizer committed to racial, economic, and gender justice. Outside of work, they enjoy cooking, trivia, and live music.
020
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Join us for COOPS 101 - a 2 hour webinar on the basics of COOPs: what are they, how they benefit workers and community, and details about how you can build a cooperatively owned business. Our first webinar is February 26th from 7-9pm EST. Register with the link in our bio.
000
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Our next Solidarity Economy Social Hour is February 23rd from 1-4pm at @wundergartendc! Whether you’re a worker-owner/co-op member, union member, organizer, mutual aid-er, or just curious about what’s going on with the solidarity economy in DC, join us! The social hour is free, find RSVP in our bio.
020
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
As we like to say, the regional #solidarityeconomy is already here and it's our job to highlight, strengthen, and cultivate it – and now you can too, with our New Economy totes! Link to order is in our bio. #ANewEconomy #GraceLeeBoggs
040
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Support your local food co-ops. These community-owned businesses provide affordable and healthy food, often in areas experiencing food deserts. Surpluses are reinvested to lower costs through customer discounts. Co-ops are democratic: members can vote on business policies and elect board members! 🍎🛒
grocery.coop
What Is a Food Co-op?
Everyone is welcome to shop, eat and hang out at a food co-op. And everyone is welcome to join by becoming an owner, if they choose.
726360
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 26/01/2025
“I don't operate out of fear. I try to focus on listening more, how the work could change, and trying to figure out what kind of other layers we need to add within our work.” - Fariha, MSMA core organizer, in @teenvogue.bsky.social. Read the article: www.teenvogue.com/story/trump-...
teenvogue.com
Trump Has Promised to Target ‘the Radical Left.’ What Could That Look Like?
Activists are preparing for the worst with Trump’s second term.
055
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
Art.coop @artcoop.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
How are arts and culture groups who are fed up with the current system of extraction building Solidarity Economy models in the United States? And why does this matter in 2025? Meet the Art.coop "Remember the Future" Fellows this Thursday from 2 - 3:30 PM ET. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
054
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
When workers earn a living wage, they can lead a life free from constant struggle. The increase in purchasing power boosts business revenues, enabling companies to expand and hire more people to participate in the economy. This creates a positive cycle of growth that raises living standards for all.
Working people deserve a living wage.

When workers earn more, they spend more. Business revenues increase, allowing them to expand and hire additional workers. More people are able to enter the workforce and earn money, further increasing the aggregate demand for goods and services in the economy. Both workers and businesses benefit through this positive cycle of economic and job growth. As workers have greater purchasing power, they are able to buy more and healthier goods, supporting a more healthy society that is less reliant on the healthcare system. This frees up resources for doctors and hospitals to treat people more efficiently, further contributing to a healthy population. 

Contrast this with an economy of workers that earn poverty and slave wages. More of the wealth is funneled to the already rich, who tend to save a greater proportion of their income than those who are poor. Less money is circulating between disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, decreasing their purchasing power and living standards. Businesse revenues decrease, causing a contraction as workers are laid off to compensate for the loss in profit. This is a recessionary cycle that decreases living standards for most people. This occured during the Great Depression and Great Recession.

A living wage is moral and logical.
512636
Beloved Community Incubator @dc-bci.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Hey Bluesky! We're a #solidarityeconomy movement organization, co-op incubator, and solidarity lender in the DMV (DC, MD, VA). We're new to this platform and would love your suggestions for #Cooperatives #MutualAid and #SolidarityEconomy orgs to follow! #peopleoverprofit #anticapitalism #democracy
181
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 20/01/2025
Shit is fucked, but we are here for you. ☎️ If you see ICE activity in the DC area or know someone detained by them, call our emergency hotline: (202) 335-1183. Or one of the other emergency hotlines in the area. 🧵
I.C.E. emergency hotline*: 202-335-1183

Call this number in the DC metro area:
- To report ICE raids or other activity
- If your loved one has been taken by ICE and you need information on available resources

*No legal advice can be given through this hotline

If ICE comes to your door, know your rights!
- Do NOT open the door
- Remain silent
- Do NOT sign anything

Follow us for real-time info on ICE activity in the area: bit.ly/msma-instaDid you see ICE in your neighborhood? Do you know someone detained by ICE in DC, Maryland, or Virginia?

These organizations can help. Call one of our free hotlines for more information and resources.

CASA (Maryland, Virginia): (888) 214-6016
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid (DC): (202) 335-1183
Immigration Rapid Response Hotline Virginia Network (Virginia): (855) 298-3271


List of available legal, direct service, and mutual aid resources in the DC, MD, and VA area: bit.ly/migrant-resources-dmv
36251
Reposted by Beloved Community Incubator
Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 20/01/2025
Esta mierda está jodida, pero estamos aquí para ustedes. ☎️Si usted ve a ICE/La Migra en DC o conoce de alguien detenido por la agencia, llame a nuestra línea directa: (202) 335-1183. O cualquiera de las otras líneas directas. 🧵
Línea de emergencia I.C.E.*: 202-335-1183

llame este número SI ESTÁ EN DC, MD O VA:
- Para reportar redadas de ICE u otras actividades
- Si su ser querido ha sido detenido por ICE y necesita información sobre recursos disponibles

Si ice aparece en su puerta...conozca sus derechos
- NO abra la puerta
- Guarde silencio
- NO firme ningún documento

Síguenos en redes sociales para actualizaciones sobre la actividad de ICE en la zona: bit.ly/msma-insta¿Vio a ICE en su vecindario? ¿Conoce a alguien detenido por ICE en DC, Maryland o Virginia?

Estas organizaciones le pueden ayudar. Llame a uno de nuestras líneas gratuitas para más información y recursos.

CASA (Maryland, Virginia): (888) 214-6016
MSMA, La Red de Ayuda Mutua para Migrantes (DC): (202) 335-1183
Línea de Ayuda Urgente Inmigratoria Red de respuesta rápida de Virginia (Virginia): (855) 298-3271

La lista de recursos legales, servicios directos y ayuda mutua en DC, MD y VA: bit.ly/recursos-migrantes-dmv
11310