Ralph Nader and Cooperatives

For over 30 years Ralph Nader has been a strong supporter of cooperatives. He was a major supporter for the creation of what was then known as the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (now known as NCB). Ralph has lent his voice to many types of cooperatives but in particular; credit unions, food cooperatives, student cooperatives and housing cooperatives.

David J. Thompson, President of the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation (TPCF) first met Ralph in Washington DC when David went there to set up NCB. David wrote two chapters for the book Ralph put together on European Cooperatives. Ralph also came to Davis to speak from a pick up truck in the parking lot of the Davis Food Co-op on behalf of Ann Evans (David’s wife) when she ran (and won) a City Council seat.

Ralph is pictured with David (wearing his Cooperative Community Fund T Shirt) at an event in Davis is 2005.

TPCF says thank you Ralph for your long support of cooperatives!

Headlines

• Expanding the Co-op Community Fund
• Growing Co-op Communities, 2000 Co-op Grocer Article
• Member Capital Article, Co-op Grocer Jan 2008
• Hanover CCF Re-Investing in New Hampshire Community Loan Fund
• Organic Valley contributes $35,000 to Cooperative Community Fund program
• Ralph Nader and Cooperatives
• CG Growing Co-op Communities
• Expanding CCF's
• National Co-op Ad features Bob Dylan and “Blowin in the Wind”
• An Open Letter to Barack Obama
• Blooming Prairie awards $15,000 to CCF program
• TPCF invests in Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund
• NCDF to work with TPCF
• NCBA encourages growth of CCF program
• $100,000 invested in Coop Fund of New England
• CCFs in Cooperative Grocer
• TPCF and CCF invest in Organic Valley