Save the date and join us for a block party celebrating 50 years of Seward Co-op! We’re partnering with Open Streets Franklin Ave to bring music, food, and fun to Franklin Avenue between 25th and 26th Ave. •$5 Community Meal featuring Seward Co-op-made meat and veg options •Community Foods Fair- meet and sample treats from… Read More →
The event series “Co-op Conversations: Exploring the intersection of racial, social, and food justice” is a community engagement and class series collaboratively presented by Eastside Food Co-op, Mississippi Market Food Co-op, Seward Community Co-op, The Wedge, and Linden Hills Co-op as a way to examine and connect our cooperative values with social justice movements. We…
Learn about Sayge Carroll Artist and advocate Sayge Carroll has been tending the soil of community through art for more than 20 years. Throughout their career, they have harnessed the tools of visual art, sound, music, and civic engagement to create work that links ancestry to the present and honors the historic contributions — from…
Seward Co-op opened its doors on a dreary winter day in 1972, during a time when food prices were sky-rocketing, faith in government was at a low point, and civil rights issues were at the forefront of evolving social movements. The world seemed increasingly fragile, alienating, and volatile, and people responded by participating in grassroots…
Celebrating 50 Years: Seward Co-op within the Broader Movement for Abolition and Liberation
On Thursday, June 24, community members gathered at our Franklin and Friendship stores for Art + Abolition: Memorialize the Movement, Deepen Our Commitment. As part of this community event, Leesa Kelly (she/her) and volunteers from Memorialize the Movement removed the remaining boards of protest art that were installed on our buildings in June of 2020…
Join us on Thursday, June 24 from 6–7:30 p.m. outside of the Franklin and Friendship stores and streaming on Facebook for live DJs, community art-making, and the ceremonial donation of artists’ 2020 murals to Memorialize the Movement. Before the event, you can download our free virtual Abolition Art Kit. This kit has resources and ideas for… Read More →
Seward-made sausages are versatile and can be enjoyed anytime.
Hmong New Year is an annual celebration that takes place in the fall to honor the ancestors and spirits and give thanks for the completion of the year’s harvest as well as to welcome in a new beginning.
