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Wallingford Night At the Meaningful Movies (5019 Keystone Place N. (1 blk east of Meridian Ave N & ½ blk north of N. 50^th St) is back this Friday with “The Next American Revolution”:

Wallingford Meaningful Movies:  AN EVENING EXAMINING THE GROWING WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES …A Viable Economic Model?

Please join us Friday, July 18^th at 7PM for this fascinating film, an eminent panel discussion and a community conversation exploring new alternatives for our economic and cultural future.

Film: “THE NEXT AMERICAN REVLOUTION”, Gar Alperovitz: Beyond Corporate Capitalism and State Socialism

In partnership with S.L.I.C.E. and Central Co-op: A PANEL DISCUSSION, Q&A AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON THE FUTURE OF WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVES with: ALISON BOOTH from Equal Exchange, S.L.I.C.E. (Strengthening Local Independent Co-ops Everywhere), & D.A.W.N. (Democracy At Work Network), MARK DWORKIN, filmmaker of “SHIFT CHANGE” on the worker-owned cooperative movement and SCOTT DAVIS from Black Coffee Co-op

While there’s been no shortage of commentary about the structural crisis plaguing the American economic and political system, from wage stagnation and chronic unemployment to unchecked corporate and state power and growing inequality, analyses that offer practical, politically viable solutions to these problems have been few and far between.

Pointing to efforts already under way in thousands of communities across the U.S., from co-ops and community land trusts to municipal, state, and federal initiatives that promote entrepreneurship and sustainability, Alperovitz marshals years of research to show how bottom-up strategies can work to check monopolistic corporate power, democratize wealth, and empower communities. The result is a highly accessible look at the current economy and a common-sense roadmap for building a system more in sync with American values.   (47 min, Sut Jhally, 2013)

To add depth to the discussion, we will be posting articles and information this week related to co-ops on our Facebook page: