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Meet
Bryan Sebastian
Bryan is a dynamic young person from Maywood, who is a student at Triton College. In his first year of college, Bryan organized a group of young men and women interested in using photo and video to tell stories about their communities and their faith.
Bryan loves sports and photography, and enjoys teaching youth the basics of photography. He would like to create a worker-owned photo business to provide economic opportunities for youth following their passions.
Meet Juana
Juana lived in Mexico before she moved to Illinois and settled down in the Back of the Yards community in 2004.
She is working to create a worker-owned cooperative to offer after school enrichment for the children and youth of her community.
Learn how Mana Arts supports Juana's work as she helps so many children live fulfilling lives.
Worker-own Co-operatives
Supported by Mana A.R.T.S.
LSG Cleaning
LSG Cleaning is a worker-owned cooperative formed by women from Maywood IL with the mission of accelerating women's economic empowerment.
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Schedule your commercial or residential cleaning at lsgcleaning@gmail.com
Mana Arts Support Status: 2019 - 2020
Living La Fiesta Catering
A catering cooperative creating economic opportunities for men and women in communities most affected by economic injustice. Living La Fiesta caters delicious food for any occasion.
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Contact living La Fiesta at:
Mana Arts Support Status: 2019 - Present
New Hope Cleaning
A worker-owned cleaning cooperative for commercial and residential cleaning practicing the values of mutual support, unity, respect, equity and solidarity
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Contact New Hope Cleaning at:
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Mana Arts Support Status: 2020 - Present
Eva's Tamales
A catering business led by Evangelina Liborio with a social mission of supporting seniors in Santa Maria , Oaxaca Mexico.
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Mana Arts Support Status: 2019 - Present