Maximalist cooperatives are non-profit, egalitarian and socially committed worker cooperatives that operate by consensus and renounce the use of intellectual property and other forms of artificial scarcity as a way to generate income. We are not neutral either in the face of the great challenges of our time (climate change, war, rural depopulation...) or in the face of the degradation of the material and cultural conditions of neighborhoods, towns and villages.

We invest our surpluses in social and local development projects that improve the life of our neighborhoods and villages and revitalize our natural environment.

No. We follow seven common principles: Abundance, Primacy of Work, Development of Commons, Sufficient and egalitarian remuneration, Consensus, Improvement of the Material and Cultural conditions of workers and their social environment, and Non-Neutralism. Read more about them.

Yes, they can, no matter if they are consumer coops, associations, foundations... Communalia is an association of worker cooperatives, and worker cooperatives will always hold the majority of representatives in our congresses, but we want to share and work with all kinds of organizations with a similar perspective to ours.

Yes, in our congresses and structure individual supporters are also represented because we think helping people with cooperative ideas to meet and take part in our processes is seeding for future maximalist cooperatives.

Write us an email to coordination@communalia.eu or join Communalia Meeting Point in Telegram.