April Coop Culture Night!

Come socialize, learn, and network around the cooperative economy in Tacoma, and help build local cooperative identity in our community. This month we are learning about Coops in Tacoma and Credit Unions in relation to Public Banking. 

Monday 4.27.2026 from 5pm-7pm

Cooperatives In Tacoma: Join Kaleb Hoeffgen of the Northwest Cooperative Development Center and explore what cooperative businesses are and the cooperative economy in Tacoma! Learn how we can work together to bring collectively owned and democratically managed workplaces to Tacoma and Pierce County as a solution to business closures, the housing crisis, and local environmental issues

The State of Credit Unions: Credit unions are experiencing hard times. Throughout the United States, their numbers are decreasing and their margins are shrinking. People who are seeking a not-for-profit financial institution are finding fewer options. In this presentation, Marco Rosaire Rossi—the executive director for Washingtonians for Public Banking—will describe the state of credit unions in the United States, and how public banks, banks that are owned by public institutions, can help revive our nation’s credit union landscape.