Tag Archives: mutual self-help
Solidarity: We Don’t Need to be Perfect
Is there anything in the world of work that at this moment that is required more than unity? And is it possible to consider unity rather than trying identify ourselves with the values that are already universal?José María Arizmendiarrieta, Reflections
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Posted in Education, Human Relations, Pensimientos
Tagged mutual self-help, openness, pendulum, pensamientos, self-help
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Co-ops in the Time of Corona
A Special Message to My Readers:
I don’t get a lot of comments on this site these days. That is likely my fault in my attempt to keep the bots at bay. However, I really want you to comment. I want … Continue reading
Worker co-ops are not the solution, but a vehicle (and a sturdy one at that).
“We do not aspire to economic development as an end but as a means.”-– Don José María Arizmendiarietta (029)*
In early December, I attended a workshop in Post Falls, Idaho for Reimagining the Rural West. This initiative of the Western Governors … Continue reading
Posted in 2040, Pensimientos, Reflections
Tagged Cooperatives, development, mutual self-help, rural development
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How Exceptional is “America”?
The discussion over the last two weeks centered on the challenges of growing a worker cooperative movement in Anglo-Saxon dominated cultures. I split a bit further by focusing on the specific problems in the United States that further hinder the … Continue reading
Posted in Movement
Tagged American Dream, culture, Democracy, mutual self-help, participatory management, solidarity
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