NCBA - National Cooperative Business Association

04/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/21/2026 10:26

This week on Everything Co-op, activist and co-founder of Cooperation Jackson Sacajawea Hall

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This week, Everything Co-op continues its observance of the International Year of the Woman Farmer with distinguished guest Sacajawea "Saki" Hall, activist and co-founder of Cooperation Jackson. Saki will discuss the Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust, explore the process of developing worker cooperatives and highlight other women farmers who are leading co-ops and collective farms.

Sacajawea Hall is a Black feminist, activist, mother, birth-worker, educator and journalist committed to the collective struggle for African liberation, human rights and social transformation. With over 20 years of experience at the local, national and international levels, she has provided leadership in political mobilizations, direct actions, conferences, fundraising initiatives, communications and organizational development for numerous movements and networks, including People's Production House, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the U.S. Human Rights Network and Cooperation Jackson.

A native of New York City's Lower East Side, Saki migrated to Jackson, Mississippi where she became one of the founding members of Cooperation Jackson. She currently co-leads its Land and Housing Initiative, including the creation of the Fannie Lou Hamer Community Land Trust, and supports its Climate Justice and Just Transition work. Within Cooperation Jackson, she also leads the Communications team, guides strategic and financial planning for the development of worker-owned cooperatives, and advances cooperative development as a pathway toward community self-determination.

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