{"id":9288,"date":"2023-05-26T00:14:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T00:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/?page_id=9288"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:09:17","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/?page_id=9288","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9288\" class=\"elementor elementor-9288\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c9dea40 wd-section-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c9dea40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0c825b\" data-id=\"a0c825b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e678339 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"4e678339\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-597a4519\" data-id=\"597a4519\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"fd52121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-section-title-css\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/el-section-title.min.css?ver=7.1.4\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-medium text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-xl\">We are  Black cooperatives &amp; Black-led co-op support organizations from across the African diaspora.<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb13238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"2cb13238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-text-block-css\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/el-text-block.min.css?ver=7.1.4\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We call together all those across the diaspora that are grounded in the cooperative traditions of collective ownership and collective work that were a source of strength for our ancestors and sustain us to this day<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-679642e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"679642e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/?page_id=11235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-247b3d52\" data-id=\"247b3d52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-int-el-animations-css\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/int-elem-el-animations.min.css?ver=7.1.4\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e1f4b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"e1e1f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1864\" height=\"1760\" src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3.png 1864w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3-318x300.png 318w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3-847x800.png 847w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3-768x725.png 768w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/w-delivery-girl-opt3-1536x1450.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1864px) 100vw, 1864px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6173f3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"6173f3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9583f1\" data-id=\"a9583f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800927b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"800927b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-image wd-title-size-large text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-xxl\">Membership Criteria<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354cd00 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"354cd00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd49d6b\" data-id=\"dd49d6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed27800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed27800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-fauxels-3184634.jpg\" title=\"pexels-fauxels-3184634\" alt=\"pexels-fauxels-3184634\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/1000;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24274c2\" data-id=\"24274c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fedbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"26fedbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Voting Members<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-after_title set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These are entitled to participate in the governance of Collective Diaspora<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-443ad88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"443ad88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae01c1\" data-id=\"6ae01c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464b0ad elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464b0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">A.<\/span> Black Cooperatives &#8211; Jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprises whose membership and leadership are majority people of African descent as identified by the cooperatives themselves.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e924f78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"e924f78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52822ff\" data-id=\"52822ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a501fa elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a501fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">B.<\/span> Black-led organizations providing support to cooperatives &#8211; Organizations whose leadership (board of directors &amp; executive staff &#8211; or full membership in the case of collectives) are majority people of African descent as identified by the organizations themselves.<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-793a000 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"793a000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49801bb\" data-id=\"49801bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461140e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"461140e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Affiliates<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-after_title set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child wd-fontsize-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Affiliates are non-voting members able to benefit from the services of, and contribute to, Collective Diaspora. Affiliates consist of the following<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b7f832 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"9b7f832\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b93c94c\" data-id=\"b93c94c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37ec9e elementor-widget__width-initial color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d37ec9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A. Individuals of African descent who provide technical assistance to cooperatives or seek to support them in other capacities. Collective Diaspora will support their growth and development in service to the needs of Black cooperatives and Black-led cooperative support organizations<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7e7c3f\" data-id=\"b7e7c3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a06e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17a06e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/pexels-christina-morillo-1181355-1-.jpg\" title=\"pexels-christina-morillo-1181355\u20131-\" alt=\"pexels-christina-morillo-1181355--1-\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1000;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc76fbd wd-section-stretch elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc76fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2fd32c\" data-id=\"e2fd32c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed341d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"ed341d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52b67cb\" data-id=\"52b67cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b49c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"91b49c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Be the First to Know: Subscribe to Our Newsletter <\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b5f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"98b5f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Be the first to know about our latest updates, exciting news, and exclusive content by subscribing to our newsletter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e2561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_mailchimp\" data-id=\"07e2561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_mailchimp.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-mc4wp-css\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/int-mc4wp.min.css?ver=7.1.4\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4878c75 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"4878c75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ff361\" data-id=\"56ff361\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebbea4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"3ebbea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-primary wd-title-style-bordered wd-title-size-default text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Member Benefits<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e217b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_timeline\" data-id=\"e217b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"wd-timeline-css\" href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/themes\/woodmart\/css\/parts\/el-timeline.min.css?ver=7.1.4\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-wrapper wd-item-shadow wd-line-dashed\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-line\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-dot dot-start\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"line-dot dot-end\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-72517f7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNetworking &amp; Relationship Building\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-aef73d4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We provide a platform for members to connect and build relationships with other Black cooperators across borders.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"724\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/313970600_165838766058392_4341850329588231859_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9829 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/313970600_165838766058392_4341850329588231859_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/313970600_165838766058392_4341850329588231859_n-398x300.jpg 398w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/313970600_165838766058392_4341850329588231859_n-768x579.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/724;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-be949da\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation and Training\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-right elementor-repeater-item-359eb46\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer educational programs, workshops, webinars, and training\u00a0 sessions to enhance the skills of our members.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-55.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9830 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-55.jpg 570w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-55-400x260.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 570px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 570\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-1443479\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResources and Tools\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-49a74dd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We provide a vehicle for members to share resources and tools with each other, supporting their growth and development. This includes standards, guidelines, toolkits,\u00a0 and templates for contracts, all to help members<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Building-Relationships.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9827 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Building-Relationships.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Building-Relationships-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Building-Relationships-768x576.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-884abea\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublicity and Promotion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-right elementor-repeater-item-163d029\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We amplify the work of our members every chance we get.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9835 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-198.jpg 570w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-198-400x260.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 570px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 570\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-d109f57\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCultivating Capital\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-56ba92c\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We support members in growing the financial resources they need by providing shared fundraising infrastructure.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1e.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9843 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1e.jpg 570w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1e-400x260.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 570px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 570\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-85d82fc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpportunities for Trade\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-right elementor-repeater-item-e788538\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We aim to support collaborations and trade partnerships between members across the diaspora.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1as.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9848 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1as.jpg 570w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/timeline-elements-time-1as-400x260.jpg 400w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 570px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 570\/370;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-breakpoint elementor-repeater-item-0403d50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"woodmart-timeline-breakpoint-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvocacy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-item wd-item-position-left elementor-repeater-item-cc9b885\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woodmart-timeline-dot\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We serve as a collective voice for the Black solidarity economy, advocating for the interests of our members and representing them in international dialogues. We support our members in mobilizing international support to have their backs when needed.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-secondary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"572\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_389252365-e1684876003126.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9844 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_389252365-e1684876003126.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_389252365-e1684876003126-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_389252365-e1684876003126-768x427.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1030px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1030\/572;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-timeline-content set-cont-mb-s reset-last-child\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e23a65 wd-section-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e23a65\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25b1c93\" data-id=\"25b1c93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbd672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"adbd672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-center\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Membership Fee<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232b735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"232b735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Voting Members<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca3bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ca3bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4><strong>.05% of each co-op or organization\u2019s revenue per year.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4><p><em>Example: .05% of $100,000 USD in gross revenue is .0005 x $100,000 USD = $50 USD<\/em><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start-ups (2 years or less in operation) will be capped at no more than $100 <em>USD<\/em> per year.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_title\" data-id=\"74f0ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper set-mb-s reset-last-child wd-title-color-default wd-title-style-default wd-title-size-default text-left\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"liner-continer\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"woodmart-title-container title wd-fontsize-l\">Affiliates<\/h4> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b57428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5b57428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Global North countries - $50 USD<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Global South countries - $12.50 USD (75% discount)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/global-north-countries\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">See listing<\/span><\/a> of Global North and Global South countries<\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb4902 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_button\" data-id=\"3bb4902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-button-wrapper text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-style-default btn-style-rectangle btn-size-default btn-scheme-light btn-scheme-hover-dark btn-icon-pos-right\"  href=\"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/?page_id=11235\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-btn-text\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tApply Now\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are Black cooperatives &amp; Black-led co-op support organizations from across the African diaspora. We call together all those across<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9288"}],"version-history":[{"count":96,"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14080,"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9288\/revisions\/14080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diaspora.coop\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}