https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?topic=economic-democracy Major and notable news from organisations working on Economic Democracy across the Democracy Landscape, over the past year. Drawn from each organisation's curated, sourced timeline — not a firehose. en https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/assets/dodlogo_transparent.png https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/news/?topic=economic-democracy https://events.humanitix.com/international-day-of-democracy#:~:text=Hosted%20by%20888%20Co-operative%20Causeway%20in%20partnership%20with%20Designing%20Open%20Democracy. urn:uuid:087963f4-4ff6-53f8-9c75-9b2e2a1e491b Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Major</strong> — Public panel co-hosted for International Day of Democracy</p> <p>Panel at the Kelvin Club — the members&#x27; club 888 provides workspace access to — on democratic practices beyond voting. Confirmed panel of four — Nicholas Gruen (Lateral Economics), Anitra Nelson (University of Melbourne), Godfrey Moase (CoPower), and Nicole Hunter (MosaicLab).</p> <blockquote>Hosted by 888 Co-operative Causeway in partnership with Designing Open Democracy.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/888-cooperative-causeway/">888 Co-operative Causeway</a>, <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/designing-open-democracy/">Designing Open Democracy</a> · <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/international-day-of-democracy#:~:text=Hosted%20by%20888%20Co-operative%20Causeway%20in%20partnership%20with%20Designing%20Open%20Democracy.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Australia · Cooperative · Employee Ownership Trusts · Worker Cooperatives · Economic Democracy · Meta-Organisation · Deliberative Democracy · Accountability Sink · Cybernetic Governance</small></p> Major Australia Cooperative Employee Ownership Trusts Worker Cooperatives Economic Democracy Meta-Organisation Deliberative Democracy Accountability Sink Cybernetic Governance https://bonds.coop/the-castlemaine-hub-community-debentures-in-action/#:~:text=When%20the%20%E2%80%98Hub%E2%80%99%2C%20a%20beautiful%20heritage%20building%20in%20Castlemaine%2C%20faced%20the%20risk%20of%20being%20sold%20to%20unsympathetic%20developers%2C%20the%20community%20feared%20it%20would%20disrupt%20the%20small%20enterprises%20and%20community%20organisations%20it%20was%20home%20to.%20But%20they%20needed%20%241.95%20million%20to%20secure%20the%20building. urn:uuid:971313b6-82cc-59ff-b1b1-1a4c58a9cd34 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 <p><strong>Notable</strong> — Case study on a notable community-ownership financing model</p> <p>Educational case study (by co-founder Antony McMullen) explaining member-debenture financing via the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative&#x27;s real 2025 campaign, which raised $2 million to buy the heritage Hub building out of the speculative property market — not a claim that Co-operative Bonds ran the campaign itself.</p> <blockquote>When the ‘Hub’, a beautiful heritage building in Castlemaine, faced the risk of being sold to unsympathetic developers, the community feared it would disrupt the small enterprises and community organisations it was home to. But they needed $1.95 million to secure the building.</blockquote> <p>Landscape profile: <a href="https://www.designingopendemocracy.com/organisations/cooperative-bonds/">Co-operative Bonds</a> · <a href="https://bonds.coop/the-castlemaine-hub-community-debentures-in-action/#:~:text=When%20the%20%E2%80%98Hub%E2%80%99%2C%20a%20beautiful%20heritage%20building%20in%20Castlemaine%2C%20faced%20the%20risk%20of%20being%20sold%20to%20unsympathetic%20developers%2C%20the%20community%20feared%20it%20would%20disrupt%20the%20small%20enterprises%20and%20community%20organisations%20it%20was%20home%20to.%20But%20they%20needed%20%241.95%20million%20to%20secure%20the%20building.">Source</a></p> <p><small>Australia · Cooperative · Economic Democracy · Workplace Democracy · Community Business · Worker Cooperatives</small></p> Notable Australia milestone Cooperative Economic Democracy Workplace Democracy Community Business Worker Cooperatives