Thanks Micheal; Replies inline; Well, I meant instant message technology in general, but YM seems best if we're starting from this list so we won't have to...
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michaelepotter
Nov 18, 2010 11:35 am
... <SNIP> Well, I meant instant message technology in general, but YM seems best if we're starting from this list so we won't have to change IDs. ... <SNIP> ...
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Joe Marraffino
ioesf
Nov 18, 2010 11:02 am
... [slips clue] A Technology Freelancers Guide to starting a Worker ...
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Ray Barnes
bazzfoo
Nov 18, 2010 12:23 am
Micheal; Heh, now there's two of us...Thankyou for answering, I was beginning to think all I was going to get was the sound of crickets too. Yes I would like...
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michaelepotter
Nov 17, 2010 6:59 pm
Hi Ray: I've suggested the same sort of thing a few times and heard only crickets. I'm a Linux administrator, and I've been interested in an online co-op for...
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RayB
bazzfoo
Nov 17, 2010 3:02 pm
Greetings; I am a long time freelance cartoonist and graphic artist who lives in a cabin in the mountains of Tennessee. I love the idea of a virtual online...
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inkworks5
Nov 16, 2010 8:39 pm
From Avi Lewis the director of The Take (the film of the Argentine recuperated factory movement) South African Workers Occupy Abandoned Factory A first in...
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Kevin Carson
kropotkin72745
Sep 14, 2010 12:02 am
... I'm doing everything in my power to circulate the news among the large groups I belong to and encourage people to go to the Groups official blog and howl...
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Andrew Wastling
andrewwastling
Jun 25, 2010 11:35 am
Hi All  Please feel free to attend the second Environmental Sustainabilty Action Forum Meeting on the theme of Local Sustainabilty  At: The Bowling Hut,...
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Lynn Buchanan
heleiyi
May 29, 2010 9:20 am
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galor
raygol2001
Apr 16, 2010 10:18 am
I would like to compliment this statement below, very rare in the cooperative literature. ... In most cooperatives the understanding of members and leaders is...
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Mark Kaswan
mjkaswan...
Apr 11, 2010 4:25 am
Ron: Thanks for sparking a really interesting discussion! There are a bunch of things I've been wanting to respond to in the last few posts but work prevents...
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Robert Waldrop
jpeaceokc
Apr 11, 2010 2:53 am
Earlier in this thread, Zvi mentioned the Oklahoma Food Cooperative as an example of a cooperative including two different "types" of members. Unlike most food...
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Dan Bell
gonddan
Apr 11, 2010 12:07 am
Ron, In my opinion, one can interact with the market at the micro and macro level. At the macro-level, governments can work to correct market forces, when they...
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Ron Tower
rtower
Apr 10, 2010 11:19 pm
Dan, Good points on the items not in the bylaws. I suppose they were left to the Board. The more I think about it, I can't see an obvious solution. Should the...
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Dan Bell
gonddan
Apr 10, 2010 6:30 pm
Ron, The crux of the problem is the set of things you did not seem to find in their bylaws -- 1. What portion of the surplus is rebated to consumers (based on ...
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Ron Tower
rtower
Apr 10, 2010 12:59 pm
Thanks for the comments on the worker-consumer issue. I had a look at the bylaws of a worker-consumer coop. Some points of interest to me: 1. Two classes of...
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Dan Bell
gonddan
Apr 9, 2010 1:57 am
Ron, Thanks for your questions to the list. I enjoyed reading the variety of perspectives offered. I find the topic of potential worker vs consumer conflict an...
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Ron Tower
rtower
Apr 8, 2010 12:12 am
Jessica, I had a look. Do you know if I could read their by-laws? I would like to look at example by-laws of worker-consumer coops. Thanks, Ron ... From:...
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james
apeloverage
Apr 7, 2010 1:30 am
Another problem was...um, batshit insanity - see this Wikipedia article I wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O_%28political_group%29...
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Ron Tower
rtower
Apr 6, 2010 11:46 pm
Thank you all for your answers. They were very useful, and will help as I think through my own specific project. Mark, you asked why I am asking. Specifically...
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Jessica Hiemenz
fauxfurgrl
Apr 5, 2010 1:53 pm
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Mark Kaswan
mjkaswan...
Apr 5, 2010 4:22 am
Hi Ron, I'm curious why you're asking, but here's a somewhat different take on your questions: 1. I don't know about the strike at Mondragon, but unfortunately...
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galor
raygol2001
Apr 3, 2010 5:41 am
Hello, 1. You may read the experience of the Oklahoma Food Coop. It is almost the example you are looking for. http://coopgalor.com/realization/Oklahoma.html ...
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Ron Tower
rtower
Apr 3, 2010 12:59 am
Thanks for this forum. I have a couple questions: 1. Can you have a co-op with both worker members and consumer members? If so, is there an inherent conflict...
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majida@...
majidamjadi
Dec 16, 2009 2:43 am
Hi Mark , Thank you so much for sharing this info... Happy Holidays Majid Thank you Majid Penguino's www.Penguino.com 101 4th ST. San Francisco, 94103 ...
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majida@...
majidamjadi
Dec 16, 2009 2:42 am
Thank you very much .. Majid Thank you Majid Penguino's www.Penguino.com 101 4th ST. San Francisco, 94103 415-615-0760 ... Thank you very much .. Majid Thank...
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james
apeloverage
Dec 14, 2009 7:22 am
If you haven't seen it already, http://nobawc.org might be of some use....
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Mark Kaswan
mjkaswan...
Dec 14, 2009 7:15 am
Hi Majid, More power to you! Check out the Arizmendi Association of Cooperatives, which has developed to Arizmendi bakeries in SF and the East Bay (and coming...
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majida
majidamjadi
Dec 14, 2009 1:54 am
Hi, We own a small Frozen Yogurt Shop In San Francisco called Penguino's and need help turining our unique Ice Cream/ Froyo blending concept to a workers coop!...
