POC12-152

The non-profit industrial complex, cooperatives, and how to include your friends in the (food) revolution

Speakers: Yoni Landau, Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED)

The session presents an overview of the cooperative business model with a variety of examples, and helps participants think of ways to directly create a more cooperative economy. Also discussed is the role of non-profits and the tax shelters that support them in creating value for our communities. Some attention is given to unique food movement organizing in the state around a non-GMO ballot initiative as a case study. The session is participatory with small group exercises and facilitated discussion from the audience.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$10.00

$10.00

POC12-162

Alternative workplace models – saving money, energy, and promoting creativity and collaboration

Speakers: Matthew Bauer, BetterWorld Telecom; (Invited) Ian Gover, Better Workplace

Roughly 3% of the U.S. workforce telecommutes a majority of the time today, if that number was 50% of those who can, we would cut our carbon emissions in ½, while saving 453 million barrels of oil, reduce 2.1 billion hours wasted in traffic. This session explores the many ways that companies and individuals can bring themselves up to speed with the knowledge worker/broadband economy wave, especially here in the uber connected Bay Area.

MP3

$7.00

$7.00

POC12-133

Laughter Against the Machine: a documentary film preview and discussion

Speakers: Comedy Troupe: W. Kamau Bell and Nato Green

Comedians W. Kamau Bell, Nato Green and Janine Brito, are Laughter Against the Machine; a unique kind of comedy troupe where the audience expects to be challenged, to laugh, and think at the same time. It’s an issue-oriented, no-holds-bar show with no preconceived expectations, no party lines, and certainly no cheerleading – because they have beef with everybody, including themselves. Like Doctors without Borders, armed with jokes instead of penicillin, Laughter Against the Machine is a comedic peacekeeping mission to bring humor to those who need it most.

MP3

$7.00

$7.00

POC12-143

Localization movement – the economic argument for keeping it local

Speakers: Linda Currie, Transition Berkeley; Susan Silber, Buy Local Berkeley; Carolina Miranda, Sustainable Business Alliance; Erin Kilmer-Neel, Oakland Grown; Hut Landon, SF Locally Owned Merchants Association

There are numerous studies demonstrating how “buy local” campaigns benefit communities; how support of local retailers, producers, and manufacturers benefits city and citizen wealth; how moving your money to community banks and credit unions better serves entrepreneurs and residents; how it’s friendlier to the planet to source locally; how nonprofits receive more funding from locally-based business; and how promoting local entrepreneurs and business owners verses out-of-town owned chains promotes diversity and healthy, resilient communities. Learn the economics behind the localization movement and how you can personally participate in shifting dollars locally.

MP3

$7.00

$7.00

BALLE10-205

Local Living Economy Business Plans, Hosted by Organic Valley

Speakers: Jamila Payne, Vicki Pozzebon, Dr. Mark Albion

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$15.00

$15.00

Subtotal

$46.00