Mission & Vision

Mission

Cooperate WNC grows collective power and nurtures community trust and belonging through convening a regional mutual aid and cooperative economic network.

Vision

We envision a Western North Carolina where everyday people—especially Indigenous, Black, immigrant, queer, and working-class communities—reclaim power over the systems that shape our lives. Through personal transformation, collective liberation, and cooperative infrastructure, we heal from cultural wounds and domination, and create new systems of survival, beauty, and belonging. Grounded in this region, we act in solidarity with broader movements for justice and cooperation across Appalachia and beyond.