Cooperation NWI was founded in early 2024 with the mission of building a brighter, cooperative future in the ruins of the rust belt. We are located in Lake Station, Indiana, just a few steps away from the eastern side of Gary’s city limits, a city like so many others, lost to a dwindling industrial presence and racial inequity. We represent the goal of economic democracy, environmental justice, social health, and healing the deep wounds of racial injustice in NWI.