Time. Power. Cooperation.

HOUR Power turns time (the most democratic resource) into power (the most contested resource), through cooperation (the most just method).

The Formula for Power

Power is often talked about as if it’s abstract. But power has a formula:

Power is work over time.

Formula: Power = Work ÷ Time

In HOUR Co-op, work is every action members take — logging waits, leading meetings, mentoring new members, testifying at hearings, coordinating events. Time is the rhythm of our cooperative calendar, keeping the work in sync so it grows instead of scatters.

Put them together, and you get HOUR Power: the collective energy that turns delays into demands, demands into campaigns, and campaigns into wins.

Every hour you give is not just time — it’s power.

How HOUR Power Works

Work → Stewardship, organizing, care, and advocacy made visible.
Time → Events and cycles paced through the HOUR Calendar.
Power → Victories that restore wellness, livelihoods, and dignity.

HOUR Power grows when:

  • Members log their waits and stories, building evidence.

  • Keepers step into roles that distribute care, leadership, and responsibility.

  • Demands escalate into collective campaigns for Repair, Repayment, Protection, and Policy.

  • Events move in rhythm — outreach, education, action, renewal.

What HOUR Power Looks Like

  • Repairs completed → families live in safe, healthy homes.

  • Wages repaid → stolen hours returned, financial stress reduced.

  • Protections won → people shielded from harassment, retaliation, and displacement.

  • Policies changed → systemic fixes that prevent future harm.

  • Wellness restored → trust rebuilt, stress reduced, communities thriving.

These are not separate wins — they are all outputs of the same formula: work over time, multiplied by cooperation.

Why HOUR Power is Different

Most systems treat complaints as problems. HOUR Co-op treats them as fuel for power.

  • Reporting = participation.

  • Tracking = accountability.

  • Escalating = organizing.

  • Winning = wellness.

HOUR Power doesn’t just measure outcomes — it builds resilience. It ensures movements can respond in the urgent now while sustaining the long arc of justice.

Are you ready to Build HOUR Power?

 Every hour we give is part of the formula. Together, we turn waits into wins, and wins into wellness.