5.06.14 economic cooperatives

Eat Locally, Act Globally: Fair Trade, Food Sovereignty, and the Food Crisis

Coffee Cooperative Meeting
Authors: Phyllis Robinson

Summary:

It's time for Fair Traders to tone down the marketing rhetoric and return to the educational goals of our mission.

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On Beyond Coffee: Fair Trade and Workers' Rights in a Changing Economy

El Salvador demonstration
Authors: Stephen Coats

Summary:

While Fair Trade certification is an important instrument for making positive change, the most fundamental issue for workers in the Global South is the rules of global trade.

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An Anarchist Vision of Universal Health Care: Mutual Aid through Self-Managed Health Cooperatives

Hea;lth demonstration
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Providing care for all from the bottom-up.

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Justice is Served: Restaurant Workers Organize in the US and Around the World

New York City, April 10, 2008. Delivery workers protest low wages at the Saigon Grill in Union Square. Photo: Dan Melinger
Authors: Saru Jayaraman

Summary:

As long as you’re thinking about sustainable and local food, let’s talk about sustainable labor conditions too, because you’re never going to have a sustainable food system without sustainable labor conditions.

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Cooperative Alternatives to the Capitalist Meltdown: An Economy Based on One Person, One Vote

Opening pomegranates. Arghans soap cooperative, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: (c)www.sarahchayes.net
Authors: Erica Buswell

Summary:

Imagine how different our society would look if wealth was owned and controlled by collectives.

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Alternative Economics Resources

Police officer in St. Paul on Sept. 4, 2008 in standoff with demonstrators. Photo: Alshain49 via Flickr
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Robust Utopias: A Conversation with Science Fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson

Students at a demonstration in Paris, March 26, 2006. PHOTO: MALIAS VIA FLICKR
Authors: Kim Stanley Robinson Sam Diener

Summary:

A Conversation with Science Fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson By Sam Diener

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Modern Day Abolition: Acting on a Moral Imperative

Ball and Chain Bench
Authors: Becky Bavinger

Summary:A review of Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves by Kevin Bales.

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Seeking Work and Dignity King's "Second Phase"

Authors: Aaron Tanaka

Summary:

While King's vision for winning economic rights was cut tragically short, 40 years later his call to action is undeniable.

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Placing So Much Hope on So Little: The World's First Fair Trade Zone

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Authors: Alyson Lie

Summary:

The worker-owners of a Nicaraguan sewing cooperative have faced Hurricane Mitch, homelessness, unemployment, power outages, mistrust, professional disputes, and global capitalism. The cooperative thrives.

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