Australia
The Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
"Belonging to the cooperative is like medicine. It’s healing and it gave me identity"
Jeffrey Samuels – Founding member of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
The Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
Location: Sydney, New South Wales
Year of Foundation: 1987
Number of Members: 60
Sector: Aboriginal artists cooperative
Key themes: Identity recovering, indigenous people's empowerment, socio-economic inclusion
- 8 Decent work and economic growth
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 16 Peace, justice, and strong institutions
Coop Story
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Key Learning Points
- The key role that cooperatives can play for indigenous peoples and artists as a means of healing and identity recovery.
- Cooperatives provide opportunities not only for economic but also cultural and social empowerment at individual and collective level.
- Cooperative members, through collective action, can have an opportunity to challenge current perceptions about their identity and culture, build their own individual and collective identity, and foster resilience.
- Cooperatives provide space for collaboration and learning across generations that foster the sense of belonging to a community.