[GPSCC-chat] Request to Co-Sponsor and Promote Movement School April 17-18

[Spencer Graves]

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Subject:     Request to Co-Sponsor and Promote Movement School April 17-18
Date:     Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:49:16 -0700
From:     Richard Hobbs <richhobbs at msn.com>
To:     Richard Hobbs <richhobbs at msn.com>


THE US SOCIAL FORUM WILL BE IN SAN JOSE JUNE 24-28.  AS A PRECURSOR, THE 
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ASKS YOU TO CO-SPONSOR AND PROMOTE THE 
FOLLOWING MOVEMENT SCHOOL ON COOPERATION AND ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY.  WE 
WILL HAVE SOME OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGEABLE EXPERTS ON 
COOPERATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONS AS SPEAKERS FRIDAY EVENING AND 
SATURDAY AT LABORERS LOCAL 270.



RICHARD HOBBS

ON BEHALF OF THE USSF

Movement School on Cooperative Economics
Cooperation and Economic Democracy
Moving Towards Cooperation Silicon Valley
April 17-18, 2015, San Jose, CA
Laborers Local 270   509 Emory Street, San Jose, CA 95110 (corner of 
Coleman off 880)

Friday Evening, April 17, 7-9 PM
VISION, VALUES & ALTERNATIVES FOR A COOPERATIVE ECONOMY
Vision and Values   Richard Hobbs, Human Agenda 7:10
  The Cooperative Economy   Evening Plenary   7:30 – 8:30
Worker-Owned and Housing Coops:  Kim Coontz, Executive Director 
California Center for Cooperative Development
Municipally Owned Commons: The Water District   Hon. Tony Estremera
The Role of Finance & Money in the Solidarity Economy   Marco Vangelisti
Conscious Living, Conscious Consumption   Elizabeth Sarmiento
Community Dialogue   8:30 – 9:00

Saturday, April 18, 2015   9 AM – 5 PM
THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVES IN BUILDING ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY
The Mondragon Model   9:15 – 10:00
Sharat Lin, San Jose Peace & Justice Center
Mondragon in Practice: The Arizmendi Bakeries   10:00 – 11:30
Steve Rice, Arizmendi Bakeries
The New Cooperatives in Cuba   11:30 - Noon
Greg Miller & Joan Simon, Health Care for All; Richard Hobbs, Human Agenda
“The Union Cooperative Movement in the United States”   Lunchtime Keynote
Elizabeth Sholes, Director of Special Projects, California Council of 
Churches/CA Church IMPACT
"Think Outside the Boss:" Legal Options for Worker-Owned Coops  1:00 – 3:00
Sustainable Economies Law Center
Key Issues and Models for Coop Development   3:15 – 4:30
  Amy Johnson, Executive Director, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives
COOKIES, ICE CREAM, DIALOGUE, & REPORT BACK   4:30 – 5:00

HOSTED BY:  SAN JOSE BAY AREA LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF THE U.S. 
SOCIAL FORUM, LOW INCOME SELF HELP CENTER,  SAN JOSE PEACE & JUSTICE 
CENTER, HIP HOP CONGRESS, CHAM, SILICON VALLEY DE-BUG, MULTIMEDIA 
CENTER, HUMAN AGENDA, LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, NATIONAL 
MOVE TO AMEND, SANTA CLARA COUNTY COOPERATIVES COLLABORATIVE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 408-460-2999

BIOS:

Amy Johnson is the Co-Executive Director of the US Federation of Worker 
Cooperatives, the national membership organization for worker 
cooperatives and democratic workplaces. She previously held the position 
of Membership & Advocacy Director since starting with the USFWC in 2012. 
She comes to the worker cooperative community after almost a decade of 
professional work for non-profit social justice membership organizations 
and political campaigns, as well as a term as a board member for her 
local food co-op while living outside Philadelphia. She has her MPA in 
Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco, 
where her graduate research focused on understanding the potential role 
of the public sector in advancing the worker cooperative business model 
as an important economic development strategy. Living in Oakland, CA 
with her fiance, when she's not working you’ll likely find her hiking 
the redwoods with her puppies.