The cover art for the 2015 NASCO Institute poster and brochure was generously created by Roan Boucher. Roan is a multimedia artist and a worker-owner at the consulting and facilitation cooperative AORTA (Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance). To learn more about Roan's art, visit www.roanboucher.com; to learn more about AORTA, visit www.aorta.coop.
Dandelions symbolize life, hope, and community. They are brilliant at spreading their seeds, and are able to survive and thrive even in harsh conditions. Widely perceived as a weed, dandelions are actually a rich source of nourishing food and medicine. As such, dandelions felt like a fitting metaphor for our networked, grassroots, and resilient cooperative communities and movements - constantly seeding new collective strategies and providing resources and livelihoods for our communities.
