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World-renowned environmental leader and ecologist Vandana
Shiva talks to Amy Goodman at Democracy Now! about battling
the planet's One Percenters who have devastated agriculture in India and
are driving the Sixth Mass Extinction with their GMO and chemical-based
platform. Learn what food co-ops and climate change have to do with this
struggle.
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by Betsy Barnum
posted January 21, 2019 on the Seward Rooster FB page
EXTRACT: "One important thing to understand
is that everyone involved cares about Seward Co-op and wants it
to succeed. Everyone involved is doing what they are doing out of
a belief that the path they want to take is the best one for the
co-op and its community.
"When we seem to have such different visions of what is best,
sometimes it can be hard to remember that underneath it all, we
really want the same thing. But I think it's critically important.
. . .
"When we can be open and listen to each other, all of us, we
can start to have the desperately needed dialogue about how to ensure
a successful Seward Co-op. What, really, is the best path forward?
How can a small store like ours survive in a market that is getting
more competitive by the day? How can we activate our membership
to greater participation economically and socially? How can we recommit
to the co-op values of democracy, community, equity, diversity and
local economics so they support a successful co-op in today's world
that is so different from that of 1972 when Seward Co-op began?"
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Thriving
as a Co-op in a Corporate World
IMAGINING CO-OP VALUES RESTORED
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by Betsy Barnum
posted 12/26/2018 on the Seward Rooster FB page
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EXTRACT: "One of the most important issues
on which I would like a "say" as a member of Seward Co-op
is the question of how to have an economically successful co-op
in the highly competitive market system of today. Should we be shaping
the co-op to compete in this corporate-dominated market? Or could
we be showing how a truly cooperative enterprise can not only survive
but thrive alongside that system, presenting an authentic alternative
to corporate capitalism?"
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Reader comments are welcome! Email us at sewardrooster@gmail.com.
Also visit our Facebook page, Members Caring for Seward Co-op, aka Seward
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Co-op
member-owners who share our concerns about the direction the co-op
is being led should express their opinions by calling the co-op
(contact info: https://seward.coop)
and by emailing the board at board@seward.coop. If you have questions
or comments about our statements or arguments in the Seward Rooster,
please email us: sewardrooster@gmail.com
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Some Union Advocates Have Concluded that Contrary to Public Protestations,
Unions Are Rarely Welcomed by Co-op Boards and GM's.
Do Co-op Boards and GMs Ever Welcome
Unions?
This scathing report is written by a union advocate and finds withering
evidence that "co-ops hate unions," and management as a rule
fights dirty. Seward Co-op is one of a dozen co-ops examined. What do
you think?
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SOMETHING that fires your rockets? Want to let the board know
what you think? Email board@seward.coop.
Of course, you can call the co-op too: Franklin store, 612-338-2465; Friendship
store, 612-230-5595; Creamery cafe, 612-230-5575; administrative offices,
612-230-5555.
Coming soon: We will be compiling articles from the Rooster, including the FB page, on a separate page on this site for your reading pleasure. We're calling it The Seward Rooster Reader.
WE WANT letters from readers! Please use civil language, but otherwise, speak your mind!
Think about it: Just who are we? Isn't it time we had a good look at ourselves? Something like a co-op census? That's one of our deep desires.
In the future... We'd like to set up the Rooster on the lines of Twin Cities Daily Planet, so we can print stories and also allow comments and host blogs.
Have some fun while we're at it, too.
Check things out. 20,000 members? Really? How many active members do we have--i.e., who have shopped at Seward in the past 12 months?
If you're on Facebook, see our page at Members Caring for Seward Co-op, aka Seward Rooster.
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