Dear cooperators and friends,

Food Co-op Initiative is excited to offer a one-time, in-person, immersive training on dismantling racism for individuals and cooperative organizations the day before the Up & Coming Startup Food Co-op Conference in Kalamazoo, MI this September! 

WHERE: Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites Kalamazoo, MI on the lower level

WHEN: 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM Eastern Time, Thursday, September 11, 2025. Lunch will be provided.

WHAT: Facilitators from ERACCE, a Kalamazoo-based anti-racist training and organizing organization, will provide a five-hour immersive space for participants to explore and deepen their understanding of systemic racism and to begin to investigate ways to more effectively dismantle and eliminate racism within food co-ops and the broader food system.  

WHO: This session is for all startup and established food cooperators as well as those that work at food co-op support organizations. We encourage white and non-Black People of Color organizers to attend, and all are welcome.

COST: $100. This cost is not included in the conference registration price.

More details about the ERACCE session:

Facilitators will utilize the following segments and tools to train about how structural racism functions and ways of disrupting racism in our organizations:

• Community Agreements
• Definition of Racism
• Center/Borderlands
• Cooperative Principles & Values
• Anti Racist Values

REGISTER: Add the ERACCE session when you register for the Up & Coming conference

Questions? Email us at info@fci.coop.                                                                                 

This session is being offered by FCI and is not part of the larger Up & Coming conference.

You have 2 more days to save $75 on Up & Coming 2025

Up & Coming is two full days where you and 300+ of your peers will share expert knowledge and build a movement together!

WHEN: Thursday, September 11 through Saturday, September 13, 2025

Early bird pricing ends tomorrow, Friday, August 8. 

After that, the price goes up to $375.

We look forward to learning and building with you in Kalamazoo! 

In Cooperation, 

The FCI Staff team

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