Finca Virgen de las Nubes in Ecuador

“…some parting advice for workers exploring collective action: ‘You have a lot more power than you realize. One of you is replaceable, all of you are not. I feel like a lot of people are just so beaten down by service work that they really don’t believe that change is possible.”

Afterglow Coffee Cooperative Lights Up in Richmond, Virginia

The aim is for everyone not only to have their basic needs met, but also to be able to thrive. And while the empowerment and ability to shape their own futures may sound like an idyllic way of working, they believe it can and should be the way it always is.