Creating Healthy Kids One Classroom at a Time…

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume KK, Number 2 January 21, 2016 The Coop: A Love Story Creating Healthy Kids By Gayle Forman So she asked Cooper for hen Deb Chromow help in getting one down. Wused to do the shop- “I handed it to her. Then One Classroom At A Time… ping at the Park Slope we made a date to go out By Taigi Smith Food Coop for her commu- after I finished working,” hen you talk to PSFC nal household, she would Cooper says. Wmember Madeleine often bump into Rob Coo- “We went to Häagen Dazs,” Hamer, it doesn’t take long to per, who worked a Saturday Chromow says. “Where Con- realize that she’s a woman on receiving shift. Her shop- necticut Muffin is now.” a mission. “To know that we ping day often coincided The two of them pause to have the power to take care with his work shift and as argue good naturedly over of our bodies is so inspiring,” the months went by, their the then-versus-now partic- says Madeleine, a certified familiarity grew, and they ularities of Seventh Avenue holistic health coach who is began to chat, and flirt, as geography. Then they begin currently pursuing a gradu- young people will. to laugh over the irony of ate degree in nutrition from One Saturday, Chromow having a first date at an ice Brooklyn College. In a needed apple juice. After cream parlor when they are word, she is obsessed. The Fall apple juice was bot- now both lactose intolerant. Obsessed with health. tled in heavy gallon bottles. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Obsessed with nutrition. And obsessed with wellness—might I also mention Made- leine just started training to become a certified yoga teacher, too? You get the picture. When Madeleine joined the PSFC a year ago, she was a fresh arrival from Los Ange- les. “I live three blocks from the Coop and was always so intrigued with it,” says Mad- eleine, who stopped by the Coop one day hoping to shop but was turned away. “I want-

ed in, and I love it.” CHALKBOARD ILLUSTRATION BY NINA FRENKEL Eager to teach young people about the benefits The Coop will be closing early for shopping at of real foods, Madeleine, a PHOTO BY KEVIN RYAN former model, began look- 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, Deb and Rob, another cute Coop couple. ing for volunteer opportu- so that we can conduct our annual nities and that’s when she Coop-wide inventory. Next General Meeting on January 26 stumbled upon the Bub- The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on ble Foundation. Bubble’s Some shifts will be affected, others will not. the last Tuesday of each month. The January General Meeting mission is to teach kids in will be on Tuesday, January 26, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis underserved areas of New Please help inform our membership Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and York the benefits of healthy about this early closing by telling your Seventh Aves. food and exercise. “Volun- Coop housemates and friends. The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at teers go into classrooms www.foodcoop.com and available as a flier in the entryway of Members whose shifts are affected by the closing weekly to teach children will be contacted by the Membership Office. the Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 governance, please see the center of this issue.

Sat, Jan 23 • Auditions For Our Coop Kids’ Variety Show IN THIS ISSUE 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. No-Show Squad Leaders Don’t Show for Hearing . . . . . 4 Wed, Jan 27 • Learn About Cheese at the Coop 7:00 p.m. Puzzle ...... 5 Coop Thu, Feb 4 • Food Class: Vegan and Gluten-Free International Trade Education Squad Report ...... 7 Valentine’s Day Sweets 7:30 p.m. Thank You ...... 9 Event Fri, Feb 5 • See What the PAFCU Offers 4:00–6:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . 9 Calendar of Events ...... 10 Fri, Feb 5 • Film Night: An Unknown Country 7:00 p.m. Highlights Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Sat, Feb 6 • See What the PAFCU Offers 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Community Calendar ...... 14 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classifieds ...... 15 Exciting Workslot Opportunities, Welcome ...... 16

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Classroom the big rules is ‘Don’t yuck my yum,’ meaning that if a CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 student doesn’t like some- ages pre-K through 5th thing, they shouldn’t ruin grade. There is a thorough the experience for the oth- (and fun!) curriculum we ers. Some of the kids were volunteers follow centered like, ‘Ummm…this is really around introducing the kids good,’ but the majority of to different fruits and vege- the kids simply described tables while demonstrating the textured new foods as basic health concepts and “weird.” showing them the basics The Bubble Foundation, of gardening and where our just six years in the making, food comes from,” writes is run by PSFC member, Liz- Madeleine via email. Once zie Redman. As luck would a week, Madeleine travels have it, Lizzie and Made- to PS 165 in Brownsville leine met through Bubble, to teach eager youngsters but had no idea the other about produce and foods was a member of the PSFC they’ve never tried. Of all until this reporter began the foods Madeleine has snooping around. “We introduced, the salad her see an opportunity to go

class made using apple, into schools and empower ILLUSTRATIONS BY NINA FRENKEL celery and parsley was the kids to live healthy lives. favorite. “We made a dress- We partner with schools their own indoor hydro- in the Bronx in 2010. The As the program has ing out of lemon, olive oil to help them build health ponic gardens. The hope, school had no PE program expanded, so have the and a little bit of honey. and nutrition into the DNA says Lizzie, is to encourage and had no nutrition or goals of the organization. And the kids really liked it.” of the school,” says Liz- kids, teachers and parents health education,” remem- “We teach them (students) But for every winning dish, zie. Over a two year peri- to become long-term “Well- bers Lizzie. “The Principal about gardening, cooking there’s also a loser. “Hum- od, Bubble helps schools ness Warriors.” The original at the school was commit- and fitness. The kids are mus and avocado were develop healthy school founders of Bubble start- ted to change, and we pilot- really powerful advocates points of contention with meal plans, introduces ed the organization when ed a cooking, nutrition and at home. We give them the kids. Two kids at the kids to physical activities they realized NYC schools education program at that take-home recipes. We also most had ever eaten avo- like yoga, Capoeira and weren’t always teaching school. The idea was to have family meals every cado, and they had no idea African dance, and even kids about nutrition. “We promote healthy eating for year at our school and we what hummus was. “One of helps some schools start started as a pilot program kids around the city.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Q & A WITH PSFC MEMBER MADELEINE HAMER

1. Tell me about your work with students in East of empty juice cartons, frozen meal containers, cookie New York... boxes… Rarely do I see fresh fruit or vegetable remains. Another volunteer and I meet at an elementary school in While that is not to say it never happens, based on the Brownsville 30 minutes prior to class time to prep our foods types of food shops I see in the area as well as students’ for that day’s lesson and discuss the flow of the class. When remarks in class about their meals at home, I get the sense the bell rings, we go into the classroom (we work with two 4th that a lot of the information we’re sharing is news to them. grade classes back to back) and the kids’ faces just light up! They know it’s time for hands on fun, some snacking and a 4. How important is it to introduce these kids to break from their “standard” curriculum. Each week is a differ- healthy, nutritious food? ent lesson that involves a brief introductory lesson followed It’s no secret now the correlation between the height- by the students participating in the cooking/food prepping ened prevalence of chronic disease in this country and the process. We even give them the opportunity to do their own increased consumption of processed, sugary and packaged chopping (with completely harmless knives, of course), and “foods!” Eating well is not an innate skill, especially in this this really excites them. It’s interesting to see how unique they modern era of convenience—it is something that must be all are with their chopping and mixing methods as we go taught, learned and/or modeled in the home (and schools!) around and engage with each of them individually as they from an early age. Sure, we may all stray from eating vegeta- work with the food. bles during rebellious teenage/young adult years, but if it’s a behavior and priority that was instilled in us at a very young 2. What foods have you introduced to the students? age, we will most likely return to it, especially when we notice We always start the semester asking the kids about their how much better we feel eating and living that way. favorite fruits and vegetables. The answers usually include very sweet fruits like pineapple and berries or vegetables like 5. Talk to me about “food deserts.” Do you believe corn and carrots. With that information, we try to branch out they exist? and teach them about things they might not have often at I believe they absolutely exist! I remember the first time I home like avocado, celery, tomatoes, different lettuces, even heard that term and the distinct images that came to mind… hummus. We do all this through making different recipes each They’re really not far off from the truth. Not only do you see week so everyone can taste, feel and experience the food. food deserts in heavily populated areas like New York City, While some tastes are more popular than others, it’s great where at least if people had the knowledge (and the funds, to see that some new “mystery food” is something they will which is a whole other issue), they could take the train a probably try again! couple of stops to get to a decent grocery store, but food deserts are a HUGE problem in more rural areas. Being a 3. How difficult is it for the students you work with native of South Carolina, we drive down south fairly regularly to access healthy, fresh food? and my husband and I are always shocked at the lack of real The trek to Brownsville each week paints a certain kind of food options along the way. We’re always sure to stock up picture as to what sorts of food these children are prob- at the Coop before a long road trip because we know what ably eating at home. The grocery stores are few and far we’re in for. Unfortunately, most people in these areas don’t between; most are more like bodegas than actual food have that option nor are they privy to the information about markets. Going so early in the morning allows me to see health that has become second nature to so many of us here the full trash bags on the curbs and in them I observe tons in Park Slope.

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A Love Story New Jersey. “I was really sad when I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 heard they were moving,” 35 Years Later says General Coordinator That first date was Joe Holtz. “I said, ‘oh you’re March 15, 1980, “the ides of going to leave.’” March,” Chromow remarks. Initially, Chromow and Chromow and Cooper have Cooper thought the same. been strong ever since, “We thought we would as a couple, and as Coop drop out when we found members. After more than something comparable in 30 years, they still carry Montclair,” Cooper says. their original three-digit But though they discovered

ID cards. They have perfect CSAs and The Purple Drag- ILLUSTRATION BY ROD MORRISON attendance. And perhaps on, a buying club started After their shift, Deb Chromow and Rob Cooper flip a coin to decide which route to take not so surprising for a cou- by a former Coop member, back to their home in New Jersey. ple who came together in there was nothing truly the juice aisle, they have comparable to the Food date, all in one day. One their car with their “ancient” end of the day, me and the integrated the Coop deeply Coop. So they stayed. Saturday a month is devot- shopping cart, their reus- squad leader pulled down into their lives. ed to the Coop. able bags, the cardboard the accordion gate, and In the early days, that A Romantic Ritual The Friday night before boxes that fit perfectly in I’d have to throw the keys meant attending Coop That was 16 years ago. their shifts—Saturdays at the cart and have somehow, down the mail slot before events. They both remem- Since then, they have 1:00 p.m.—Chromow makes miraculously lasted them I walked to the bank,” she ber the excitement of devised a system that the list of what they will for years. Then they hit the recalls. partying at the 10-year allows them to shop, work, need for the month. Sat- road. “We say we’re going to Sometimes during their anniversary bash in 1983 socialize and even have a urday morning, they pack leave at 11:30. If we leave shift, Cooper will visit with (and on the day of this by 12 it’s good,” Cooper Chromow behind the cash interview, Cooper wears a says. “I’ll make a sandwich register. “Sometimes he’ll 25-year anniversary t-shirt) for us and, we’ll eat on the bring me a lemonade,” she and of going to talent shows way in.” says, though they are quick and parties. When they got Arrival at the Coop often to point out that he will married in 1984, it was feels like reunion. Mere- never pay at her register. announced in the Linewait- ly standing by the lock- When their shifts are ers’ Gazette. And when their ers for a few minutes they over, they go out for a date. son Josh was born in 1989, are besieged with hellos To Spice or somewhere else it too was announced in and hugs. Then they get to in the neighborhood to the Gazette, right above the work. Cooper, who has been grab a bite. And they will announcement of their a Saturday squad lead- socialize, bumping into Coop friends Gloria Brand- er since before there were all the people they have man and Tom Gogan, whose separate shifts for receiving known for decades. “We get daughter Jenna was born shopping etc., jokes that to say hello to the shopping the very same day. he’s now a “squad leader squad leader who lived in When Josh was 10 years emeritus. I let my co-squad the apartment we first lived old and “literally outgrow- leader lead the squad.” in. ‘Hey Tom,’” Deb says. ing his bed” in their 12th Chromow works as a “Or people remember Street apartment, the fam- cashier, as she has since me as squad leader,” Coo-

ily decided to move to Park PHOTOS BY KEVIN RYAN the days when there was per says. “These are strong Slope West. i.e. Montclair, Rob Cooper and his “25-year anniversary” T-shirt. only one cashier. “At the familial bonds.” Then it’s shopping time. Out comes the cart, the boxes, the bags. The shopping takes two hours. Not just because on Saturday evening the Coop can be crowded. Not just because Cooper and Chromow are buying a month’s worth of groceries. But because with so many people to run into, there’s a lot of chit-chat, a lot of catching up with friends, and just with the people that they see from month to month. “The rigidity of our four-week system means we always have the same checkout workers,” Cooper says. “They all know that we’re the crazy people from Montclair.” When they pack the car, they always leave a snack on top for the ride home. They flip a coin to decide on which route to take back to New Jersey (neither own smart phones so no trying to game the traffic with an app) and then they drive home. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 4 January 21, 2016 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY No-Show Squad Leaders Don’t Show for Hearing By Hayley Gorenberg cited results of the alleged fal- hearing did not show up for instance. “Yes, we’re seeing a harged with not showing sification of work shift records the event itself. She explained lot more of them, and we’re Cfor their shifts, the subjects were ”one or two ‘fake makeup’ that the no-show would be able to identify them more of the most recent Disciplinary signatures” for each incident. deemed a resignation, unless readily now,” she said. “This Hearing were…no-shows for After leaving messages the members within 48 hours particular kind of theft, theft their hearing, as well. A couple throughout summer 2015, on could establish a legitimate, of services, theft of time, is a investigated and charged with August 14, 2015, the Disci- documented basis for their very serious offense and vio- theft of services kept repre- lation of Coop rules, and we sentatives of the Disciplinary take it very seriously. It’s the Committee, the Hearing Offi- equivalent of stealing a prod- cer Committee, and over a uct, for which you’re offered dozen Coop members in good resignation or a hearing—so standing who were to have we’re offering the same in decided their case, waiting an these cases.” She concluded, hour till they were dismissed “In the majority of cases, they pursuant to the Coop’s Disci- voluntarily resign. If an inves- plinary Hearing rules. tigation reveals overwhelm- The charges have become ing evidence that someone’s more common as the Coop has stolen time, most people will grown, according to members resign. We don’t go this far of the Disciplinary Commit- unless we’re really pretty sure tee—but failing to show up for we have a really strong case.” a hearing the charged mem- Where an investigation bers affirmatively requested is turns up evidence of a rules unusual. violation that triggers the Dis- Since summer, the Disci- ciplinary Committee to rec- plinary Committee had been ommend 18 months of Coop actively investigating the suspension or less, the matter alleged conspirators—both goes to binding arbitration.

squad leaders—for theft of ILLUSTRATION BY ROD MORRISON But if the proposed sanction shifts. Records of shifts in Theft of time is a serious Coop offense. Permanent resignation, barring an entire exceeds 18 months, the hear- 2014 and 2015 showed that household from the Coop, has become more common. ing option is available to the one would arrive alone, sign in member under investigation. to work as squad leader, and plinary Committee sent a final Permanent resignation, absence from the hearing. would also sign the partner in official letter summarizing the barring the entire household The short event that eve- The Coop can’t function if to work a makeup shift, though investigation of theft and posing from Coop membership, ning represented a significant the partner did not appear in the option of the household’s would have occurred “auto- amount of Coop work, she people don’t do their job. entrance log or security video permanent resignation from the matically,” with no response noted. The Coop random- And if people don’t do data. On two dates in 2015, Coop, or a hearing. As the letter to the letter. As the letter ly taps 15 members in good their jobs and they’re according to the Disciplinary explained, “the Coop treats theft explained, “Permanent resig- standing to perform the work not honest about it, Committee’s records, “you of service (stealing time) as the nation is expulsion from the slot of deciding whether to the Coop can’t function. signed in for a total of two (2) functional equivalent of steal- Coop and this means that you make a finding against the —Hearing Officer shifts each that neither of you ing property (goods) from the and our household members charged member(s) at the worked as it would be physi- Coop, which requires a request may never rejoin the Coop hearing. Committee member cally impossible to work two of permanent resignation from and you may not enter the The Hearing Officer Com- shifts at the same time.” The the Coop.” Coop for any reason, including mittee members present The presiding committee shopping, or a guest of anoth- agreed that disciplinary hear- member reinforced the neces- er Coop member. In addition, ings have become more com- sity of the investigation and you may not have other Coop mon this year than previously, hearing process, noting that members shop for you.” though a fellow committee member misbehavior that’s Faced with that penalty, member noted, “It could be “an occasional aberration— the members requested a a blip. A lot of things can get that’s one thing. But people hearing, which placed their resolved by the Disciplinary consistently not being cooper- membership on hold, during Committee.” ative—we really need to make which time they could not And indeed, though the sure everyone’s treated the enter Coop for any reason. number of hearings might be same. Most people do their But ultimately they did not a blip, “time theft” investi- jobs. That’s good. The Coop show up on the evening of gations by the Coop’s Disci- can’t function if people don’t December 15 to confront the plinary Committee are clearly do their job. And if people The squad leaders stand accused of signing in for each other. charges against them of theft on the rise, per the Disciplinary don’t do their jobs and they’re of services; misrepresenting Committee member who had not honest about it, the Coop work performed (including, led the investigation in this can’t function.” n but not limited to, signing in and not working for all or part of a shift); falsifying work or attendance records; and failing to fulfill the Coop’s work requirement, including failure to make a good faith effort to complete makeup shifts. The Hearing Officer Com- mittee member who presided over the truncated proceeding has been a hearing officer for the committee for six years, and said this was the first The two squad leaders did not show up for their instance she knew of in which Over a dozen Coop members of the Disciplinary Committee

disciplinary hearing. members who requested a were kept waiting for over an hour. PHOTOS BY LISA COHEN

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A Love Story Though moving to New their squads for so long. Jersey had some plusses— In more than thirty years, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 room for gardens, studios, Cooper has been on two An Anchor To plenty of parking—the cou- squads; Chromow on three. Community ple remains New Yorkers, The connections to their After a decade and a half Brooklynites, at heart. Their fellow squad members run of this ritual, Chromow con- monthly trips to the Coop deep. These are their peo- cedes that with gas and keep them anchored here, ple. They would not want to tolls, and the proliferation of even though they haven’t let them down. organic products, it’s proba- lived here for years. Which is perhaps why bly not even that much of a “I’m always happy to see even though both Chromow savings to trek to the Coop them,” says Holtz. “It’s sym- and Cooper are eligible for every month. Add to that the bolic of the aspect of the retirement, they have no inconveniences of blizzards, Coop, this special thing interest in quitting their traffic jams, the installa- when you put in time with squads. “Coming in just to tion of new fire hydrants on other human beings.” shop doesn’t make sense,” Are you a writer? the corner of Sixth Avenue As for those enviably per- Cooper says. Really, it and Union (which eliminat- fect attendance records—in would defeat the purpose. ed several parking spots) 30 years, they’ve missed The Coop has always Do you want FTOP credit? and it’s more reason not to shifts but always made been about more than food. keep coming back. And yet them up before their next “There are people here we they keep coming. Because shifts—for them, it’s a no have all grown up with, had Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s the Coop provides some- brainer. “I’ve never found our children with,” Cooper reading series, is looking for you, thing essential, just as it onerous,” Cooper says. says. essential as food. It pro- It probably helps that they “It’s our temple,” Chro- for its monthly events in the vides community. have both remained on mow adds. n second-ﬂoor meeting room.

Please contact the organizers at [email protected].

THE GAZETTE INDEXES If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’ Gazette... Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@ verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following indexes: • An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. • An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) Classroom discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear- ARE YOU A lier years are being added). talk about the importance Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are of sitting down with the BROOKLYN-BASED available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and family for meals.” When additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, conducting workshops in FILMMAKER? located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.) schools, Bubble volunteers often prepare foods with Would you like to cultural ties. “Our curriculum is vegetable based. We screen your work Sudoku make arepas, tacos, sushi, at the Coop? Sudoku is a puzzle. You are presented with a 9x9 grid of bean dishes. We’ll do avo- squares, and that grid is divided into 3x3 zones. cado spread and hummus.” You solve the puzzle by filling the empty squares with As the Bubble program Then submit your film single-digit numbers so that every zone, column and row grows, Lizzie hopes to Gazette Sudokuuses each of the numbers fromby Abdul1 to 9. Powell forge new partnerships for possible inclusion and says she’d love to see in the Coop’s 1 8 the PSFC and its members Friday Film Night become involved with Bub- Screening Series. 9 ble. “There are a lot of people who are trying to tackle this issue of food access If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive one FTOP 2 7 3 5 and food education. There credit for screening and offering a Q+A with your is a community at the PSFC film. If you’re not a member, it’s still a chance to 9 5 1 that cares about this issue,” says Lizzie. “Madeleine also spread the word about your work and build your fan 6 7 sees an opportunity for base by screening for a local audience. partnerships. Who knows, 7 6 9 maybe someday being a We accept documentary and fiction, both features volunteer and teaching in 5 1 6 3 9 a classroom could count and shorts (we program shorts as a group). as a work shift?” If you’d Please e-mail Faye Lederman for details at like to become involved Please e-mail Gabriel Rhodes 3 2 9 1 [email protected] or mail your DVD to: with Bubble, as a volun- for details at 4 1 2 teer or donor, feel free to [email protected]. Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E email the organization at Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Puzzle author: author: Abdul Abdul Powell. Powell. For For answers, answers, see see page page 14. xx. [email protected]. n

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Board of Directors Election

The General Meeting & The Board of Directors conducts votes at The Board of Directors the end of every GM whether to accept the advice of the members that night. Members From our inception in 1973 to the present, of the Board are required to act legally and the monthly General Meeting has been the responsibly. decision-making body of the Coop. Since the Coop incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to have a Board of Openings Directors. There are three openings on the Board. Two positions are for a term of three years. One The Bylaws of the Park Slope Food Coop position is for a term of two years. state: “The portion of the Board of Direc- ecokvetch tors meeting that is devoted to receiving the Candidate Deadline advice of the members shall be known as the If you wish to place your name into nom- i]ZZck^g dcbZci Va General Meeting…. The members who gath- ination, you must declare your candida- X dbb ^ i i ZZWa d \ er to give advice to the directors may choose cy by submitting a statement of up to 750 to vote in order to express their support or words to: [email protected]. opposition for any of the issues that have Please include a small photo for pub- come before the meeting.” lication in the Linewaiters’ Gazette and the member proxy mailing. I^ed[i]Z Deadline for candidacy submission Duties of the Directors is Tuesday, March 1, 2016. The Board of Directors is Deciding and Voting BDCI= comprised of five elected Coop members and the Candidates will have the opportunity to senior General Coordinator present their platform at the March 29, present. Members serve three- 2016, General Meeting. year terms. Members of Every member will receive a proxy pack- Eliminate or Reduce the Board are expected to age in the mail in late May. Members may Tip Title attend GMs monthly. They vote by returning their ballot by mail or by the Meat in Your Diet receive Coop work credit for bringing it to the Coop. Members may also Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, their attendance. vote at the Annual Meeting on June 28, 2016. consecteturMore thanadipiscing half of theelit.

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Hearing Administration Committee is seeking new members

The HAC performs administrative functions necessary to arrange and facilitate disciplinary hearings, coordinating with the Coop’s Disciplinary Committee and the Hearing Officers Committee. Applicants should be detail-oriented, comfortable working by e-mail and telephone; they should be Coop members for at least one year and have excellent attendance records. Members of the HAC work on an as-needed basis, only when hearings are required, and earn FTOP credit. Therefore these members must Greene Hill Food Co-op is open for shoppers: maintain regular Coop shifts or be FTOP members in good standing. Mon & Wed 3pm - 9pm The nature of this work requires that all members maintain strict confidentiality with respect to all matters on which they work. Sat & Sun 10am - 6pm We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects 18 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn (bet. Grand Ave. & Downing St.) the diversity of the Coop membership at large. greenehillfood.coop Those interested should e-mail the HAC at [email protected].

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE EDUCATION SQUAD REPORT 195 Countries Adopt Historic Paris Agreement, While Pending Free Trade Deals Threaten to Increase Climate Change By Eliza Hetterly, International carbon emissions can contin- emissions, to all TPP coun- Investor-State Dispute Settle- neys not have any conflicts of Trade Education Squad ue as long as they are balanced tries.” LNG is usually obtained ment (ISDS) tribunals. Cur- interest. In fact, as Lori Wallach ast December, represen- by what are called “negative through fracking, which would rently, under the existing free recently stated in an interview Ltatives from 195 countries emissions technologies,” such mean increased air and water trade agreements such as on Democracy NOW!, “These came together in Paris to draft as planting trees. The broader pollution as well as health risks. NAFTA, about 9,500 subsidiar- are folks who rotate between an agreement to reduce car- questions of labor, indigenous Approving LNG exports would ies of foreign companies can one day suing a government bon emissions and keep glob- rights, loss of biodiversity and ensure continued construction pursue such lawsuits against for a corporation and the next al warming below 2 degrees other issues of climate justice of fossil fuel infrastructure, at the U.S. Under the TPP, that day being the judge.” Cases Celsius. Many have hailed this were largely absent from the a time when countries around number would roughly dou- heard in ISDS tribunals are not agreement as a major achieve- main UN climate talks and the world have just officially ble, expanding ISDS privileges reviewable in, nor appealable ment for international diplo- from the agreement itself. As recognized the need to keep to an additional 9,200 compa- to any U.S. court, including the macy, as it is the first time Park Slope Food Coop member fossil fuels in the ground. nies, according to data from Supreme Court. every country in the world has Deborah Poole, who attended Second, the TPP would Public Citizen. “Corporations The U.S. has already been collectively pledged to address the climate summit, put it, “The encourage U.S. manufactur- that would gain this power sued over 20 times under its climate change. In a statement, Paris Agreement is a particular ing companies to shift oper- include Australian and Japa- current trade pacts that con- Secretary-General of the Unit- vision of climate change that is ations to low-wage countries nese fossil fuel firms that are tain ISDS components. While ed Nations Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, only about carbon...the idea of such as Vietnam and Malay- currently drilling for oil in the it hasn’t lost a case yet, a new said that the Paris Agreement an ecological system, a social sia, where production is less Gulf of Mexico and fracking lawsuit brought forth by the represents “a triumph for peo- system, is just not there.” environmentally efficient and for natural gas on U.S. public TransCanada corporation poses ple, the environment, and for For example, a key con- more carbon-intensive. This lands,” writes Ben Beachy of a new threat. TransCanada multilateralism.” nection absent from the Paris off-shoring of U.S. manufactur- the Sierra Club in a recent arti- announced on January 6 that At the same time, envi- Agreement is the link between ing would “not only cost us jobs cle. The TPP also widens the it intends to sue the U.S. gov- ronmental activists, climate climate change and interna- in the U.S., but also increase scope of domestic policies that ernment for $15 billion in dam- scientists and many others tional trade policy. Govern- climate-disrupting emissions,” can be challenged, meaning ages, as a result of having their around the world have criti- ments around the world are the report states. more of our domestic policies application denied to build cized the Paris Agreement for currently negotiating free trade Third, the TPP would impose would be under threat. the highly politicized Keystone its limitations. Members of deals such as the Trans-Pacific limits on current domestic envi- ISDS tribunals act like courts, XL pipeline. A U.S. company the non-binding agreement Partnership (TTP), the Trans-At- ronmental policies. Out of the yet they are not democratically called Lone Pine Resources has only promise to reduce carbon lantic Trade and Investment 30 chapters of the TPP, only six accountable whatsoever. Tribu- also recently used ISDS under emissions “as soon as possi- Partnership (TTIP), and the actually have to do with trade. nals are composed not of judg- NAFTA to sue Quebec for enact- ble,” and the agreement itself Trade in Services Agreement The rest of the chapters outline es but of three private sector ing a moratorium on fracking in does not come into effect until (TISA) that would directly inhib- include non-trade rules that attorneys, and there are no pro- the St. Lawrence River, com- 2020. Furthermore, even if the it their ability to fulfill the com- TPP countries would have to visions under NAFTA or the TPP parable to New York’s ban on voluntary pledges in the Paris mitments made under the Paris abide by. These non-trade rules that require that these attor- fracking. n Agreement are implemented, agreement. would, for example, prohibit temperatures would still rise In a report released last countries from discriminating 2.7 to 3.5 degrees Celsius, spell- December, the Sierra Club out- between how different energy Interested in Engaging Coop Work? ing disaster for low lying island lined the ways in which the TPP, services (fossil fuels versus wind Disciplinary Committee Seeks NEW Members nations, farmers and vulnerable a 30-chapter trade pact negoti- or solar) are regulated, prohib- SKILLS NEEDED Communication • Problem solving • Conflict resolution communities around the world. ated by the United States and it renewable energy programs Dealing with diﬃcult situations and people Also absent from the Paris 11 Pacific Rim nations, poses that encourage local job cre- Investigation • Writing • Research OUR WORK INCLUDES Agreement, many activists major threats to the environ- ation, and prohibit government • Applying Coop rules and regulations have argued, is a broad, com- ment. First, the report describes contracts that require energy to • Discussing policy issues related to the Committee’s work • Investigating allegations of uncooperative behavior by members and engaging in prehensive analysis of the caus- how “the TPP would require come from renewable sources. problem solving es of climate change and their the U.S. Department of Ener- However the most con- • Daily email contact with the committee members to discuss cases effects. The Agreement focuses gy to automatically approve cerning aspect of the TPP is • Participating in mediation, disciplinary hearings, and other conflict resolution methods REQUIREMENTS solely on reducing carbon emis- all exports of liquefied natural the expansion of the rights of In order to be considered for this position, any candidate must: sions based on the concept of gas (LNG), a fossil fuel with corporations to directly sue • Be a member for at least a year • Have a good attendance record “net zero,” which means that high life-cycle greenhouse gas sovereign governments in • Possess the ability to work on a team • Have good writing skills • Have computer proficiency (excel, word, email)—this is essential • Attend evening meetings every six weeks We work on average six hours per month, more than the required work shift hours. You will be credited and your hours will be banked for future use. Looking to help new coops form in Brooklyn We recognize the importance of various points of view when considering cases brought to us. We are seeking a candidate pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s while getting a tax deduction? membership. CONTACT Support the Fund for New Coops—a project of the Park Slope Food Coop. Karen: 718.208.7897 or [email protected] Join us to make the Coop the best place it can be for everyone. The Fund for New Coops will make low-interest loans to start-up coops that use the full-member labor model like ours. Loans will be extended to qualified start-ups to address problems and maximize the chances that start-ups will flourish. How can you donate? Use the scannable Fund for New Coops donation cards • available on the shopping floor Donate directly from the Coop’s website, foodcoop.com. Follow the link for • the Fund for New Coops and select the DONATE button Mail a check—made out to the Fund for New Food Coops—to: • FJC, 520 Eighth Ave., 20th Flr., New York, NY 10018 Help nascent coops that want to use our model: Contribute today!

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The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560. Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES The Gazette will not knowingly publish letters, articles or reports that are hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needlessly provocative. The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The following is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com. All submissions must include author’s name, phone number and e-mail address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym- ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each edition in the Coop Calendar section. For topics that generate a large number of submissions (letters or Member Hilary Chaplain & Mik Kuhlman. Brooklyn-based Articles) serially and continuously over an extended period of time, the Gazette will not necessarily publish all submissions, but the editors will use their edi- international solo physical comedians take the torial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether letters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the stage. Chaplain, known as a Lucy Ricardo–Little issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines Tramp hybrid, has been performing world-wide. of civil discourse and should serve to advance the discussion in new ways. You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwritten, or via e-mail She has won numerous awards in Poland, Cuba, to [email protected] or on disk. Slovakia, the UK and New York. She is joined by Letters: Maximum 500 words. Mime and clown Mik Kuhlman, an international Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: performer with sublime comic timing, serious A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but depth and cross-disciplinary training. Come laugh not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive for an hour at their solo comic sketches! solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a submitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, RASHMI is a singer, songwriter, actress, screenwriter under 500 words, as a Letter to the Editor, possibly to a future issue. Edi- tors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member and Brooklynite. As a singer-songwriter, she has businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of performed her own music in New York City, Austin, opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the Dallas, Toronto, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, in published guidelines and policies. as diverse venues as Rockwood Music Hall, LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more The Rock Shop, The Shrine, The Way Station, than 25% non-original writing. The Roxy, The Mint, Genghis Cohen, and The Roosevelt Hotel. 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THANK YOU!

Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks.

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ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, JANUARY 26 From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. monthly General Meetings have been at the center of To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, FEBRUARY 2 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the Have questions about Orientation? Please visit Submissions will be considered for the February 23 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board General Meeting. page for answers to frequently asked questions. to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is required to act legally and responsibly, has www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: February 4 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, January 25 approved almost every General Meeting decision at The Coop on Cable TV February 18 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, February 8 the end of every General Meeting. Board members are Inside the Park Slope Food Coop elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. February 4 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, January 27 every General Meeting. bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. February 18 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, February 10 Next Meeting: Tuesday, Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop January 26, 7:00 p.m. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting Location The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between has been our decision-making body. At the General ber-owned and operated food store—an Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi- Sixth and Seventh Avenues. set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit ness. As members, we contribute our labor: program was created to increase participation in the working together builds trust through coop- Coop’s decision-making process. How to Place an Item eration and teamwork and enables us to keep Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see prices as low as possible within the context on the Agenda the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. of our values and principles. Only members If you have something you’d like discussed at a General • Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack near the name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- and ethical employer and neighbor. We are up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all a buying agent for our members and not a Coop Community Corner bulletin board on foodcoop.com month long, except for the day of the meeting when you selling agent for any industry. We are a part of and at General Meetings. Instructions and helpful informa- have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the and support the cooperative movement. tion on how to submit an item appear on the submission sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please We offer a diversity of products with an form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday see below for details. emphasis on organic, minimally processed of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod- last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please • Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- call Ann Herpel at the Coop. We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. We respect the environment. We strive Meeting Format • Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature committees. (Some Committees are omitted because earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment. If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. • Signing in at the Meeting: equality. We oppose discrimination in any Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming Report • Committee Reports Credit Attendance Sheet. and accessible to all and to respect the opin- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on • Being Absent from the GM: ions, needs and concerns of every member. foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. We seek to maximize participation at every It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please level, from policy making to running the store. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values. of Directors vote • Announcements, etc.

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jan 23 Auditions For Our jan 27 Learn About Cheese sat 11 am–2 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show wed 7 pm At the Coop This month’s cheese class will feature a curated selection of cheeses sold Auditions for Coop members ages 4-18, in the second-floor at the Coop. Members will get the chance to taste and compare cheeses, meeting room. You must audition to be in the show. focusing on different milk types, rind styles and textures. Coop member and Polished act not required for audition; we can help you pol- American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional Elena Santogade will ish it. Singers and other musicians, poets, jugglers, stand- lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pairings and for designing cheese tast- up comics, rappers, dancers, magicians, gymnasts, etc. (no ings of your own. lip-syncing please). To reserve an audition spot, contact Martha Siegel, 718-965-3916, [email protected]. Performance date is Saturday, March 5, 5:00 p.m., at the Old First Church. jan 30 sat 2 pm Teenage Troubles, Part Two jan 23 Depression, panic attack, suicide (attempts), anxiety, addiction, preg- It’s Your Funeral nancy, ciberbullying, cutting, and more. Teenagers are hurting, and they sat 4 pm are hurting each other. Issues, conflicts, problems kept accumulating for Planning for your own death now (as opposed to later) is a practice that many generations. When they aren’t resolved, they get passed onto the can enable you to live in the moment, face your own mortality with cour- next generation, which isn’t equipped to deal with them, because they age—and create an end-of-life service that reflects your values. Join didn’t create them. So, what’s the solution? Who’s to blame? NOBODY! Coop member Amy Cunningham, former journalist and graduate of the It doesn’t matter when and where it all started. What matters is that it American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, in a conversa- gets resolved. An emotionally healthy teenager is full of ideas, dreams, tion about fascinating advancements within the funeral business. The talk and goals, often able to resolve some issues of the adults in their lives, will cover how to plan a low-cost, back-to-basics funeral or memorial ser- too. That is what we would like to achieve also. There are problems that vice, as well as offer information on green cemeteries near New York City, can be resolved in time, but these issues need immediate attention cremation pros and cons, biodegradable caskets and urns, blended-faith/ and immediate solution. Sometimes help arrives too late. Don’t let that

PSFCalternative MARCH G ENERALceremonies,MEETING and more. You’ll get a glimmer of what funerals of happen. Marija Santo-Sarnyai CNHP and Geotran Practitioner has 13 Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. • theItems will befuture taken up in the order might given. look like—and leave with planning literature for yourself years of experience working with families, marriages, and children and • Times in parentheses are suggestions. • More information on each item may be available at the entrance table orat the meeting.for We asksomeone members to please read theyou materials avail-love. Cunningham is a a NY-licensed funeral director touched the lives of thousands. She’s going to demonstrate The Gems of able between 7:00 & 7:15 p.m. • andMeeting Location: editor Congregation Bethof Elohim TheInspiredFuneral.com. Social Hall (Garfield Excellence program which brings rapid results, answers and solutions. Temple) 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave. She’s been a Coop member for over 15 years. AGENDA: Item #1: Annual Disciplinary Committee Election (35 minutes) Election: The committee will present four members to be re- elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee

Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations 45 minutes) Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors followed by questions for the candidates” jan 31 Future Agenda Information:jan 26 For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please seePSFC JAN General Meeting Shop to Stop Injustice the center pages of the Linewaiters' Gazette. The Agenda Committeetue minutes 7 and pm the satatus of pending sun 12 pm agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in paren- Join Sarah Wellington, a Jewish anti-Zionist Coop member, to hear about theses are suggestions. More information on each item ways of supporting Palestinian Human Rights by heeding the call to boy- may be available on the entrance table at the meeting. cott products that economically support the oppression and dispossession We ask members to please read the materials available of the Palestinian people. As we wait for the Coop vote on the boycott of between 7 and 7:15 p.m. one such product, SodaStream, learn about other products we sell at the Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Coop that profit the Israeli government’s Zionist system. Find out about Sixth and Seventh Aves. products to avoid, such as Sabra Hummus, Osem Israeli Couscous, and I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up various Israeli produce, until the Israeli government meets its obligation II. Open Forum to comply with International Law and upholds the Palestinian people’s III. Coordinator and Committee Reports right to self-determination. Wellington has been a Coop member since IV. Meeting Agenda 2009. She believes we cannot say we did not know, and that we must Item 1: Create a Special End Cap or Other Designated Area Where Both Israeli find ways to reclaim our moral center. and Palestinian Products Will Be Placed Side by Side (30 minutes) Discussion: This proposal creates a paradigm that symbolizes our collective desire to end the replication of the conflict in our Coop. In the PSFC we will take this symbolic action as a means to end the damaging effect that this feb 2 issue has had on the Coop and many individual members and cap it with a Agenda Committee Meeting gesture of civility. —submitted by Rodger Parsons tue 8 pm Item 2: A Smarter, More Cooperative Boycott Policy (45 minutes) The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Proposal: Officially establish PSFC’s boycott policy. The guidelines are too ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by vague, suggesting a 51-49% majority to pass a boycott. The official majority and talk with committee members face-to-face should be at least 75%. —submitted by Jesse Rosenfeld between 8:00 and 8:15 p.m. Before submitting an V. Board of Directors Meeting item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the The February General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 7 p.m., at status of pending agenda items are available in the Coop office. St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves.

For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops. Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

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feb 4 Food Class: Vegan and Gluten- feb 6 See What the PAFCU Offers thu 7:30 pm Free Valentine’s Day Sweets sat 10 am–12:30 pm Do you want to incorporate more vegan, plant-based and Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park gluten-free ingredients into your diet? Join chef Hideyo Slope Food Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union Yamada, a former pastry chef in Japan and a specialist membership. Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at Olivia Roszkowski, Coordinator in cooking, teaching, and eating a health-supportive 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; diet, to add some delicious dessert ideas to your repertoire. Yamada will no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any demonstrate decadent, delicious sweets made with simple ingredients avail- new member to open an account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, able for purchase at the Park Slope Food Coop. Learn the proper technique on or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered to win how to temper chocolate, and spend the night sampling freshly made choco- a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. late truffles, almond cookies, candied walnuts, and more, to get you in the spirit of Valentine’s Day! Yamada is a cooking instructor, private chef, holistic health counselor and is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute’s Chef feb 6 Valentine’s Day Training Program and the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is a trained sat 2–4 pm Card-Making Party sushi chef from Japan and has worked as a sushi chef, Japanese chef and a pastry chef at several high-end restaurants in New York City. She specializes in Bring family and friends of all ages to a Valentine’s Day Card- vegan and gluten-free cuisine, which enhances the energy and restores the Making party in the Coop’s Meeting Room. Children under 10 health of her clients. Her dishes are always colorful and delicious. Menu years old should be accompanied by an adult. We’ll supply includes: creamy raw chocolate mousse; double almond cookies; walnut-pra- glue, markers, and paper and some fun art-making tips. You line chocolate truffle; how to temper chocolate; candied walnuts. supply the creativity and love! Bring any other special art ASL interpreter may be available upon advance request. If you would like to materials you would like to use. We are looking for art supply donations like request an ASL interpreter, please contact Ginger Jung in the Membership buttons, fabric, recycled paper, magazines, newspaper and cardboard. Hot Office by January 21. cocoa and chocolatey treats will be available to purchase. Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Olivia Roszkowski. feb 9 Safe Food Committee Film Night: tue 7 pm feb 5 See What the PAFCU Offers Sustainable Table fri 4–6 pm Over nine months, director Mischa Hedges traveled the Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park west coast to learn more about our food system. While Slope Food Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union interviewing farmers, agricultural experts, nutritionists membership. Learn about: $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at and activists, Mischa and his team learned that the 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa cards; mobile/text message banking; standard methods of producing food do not take envi- no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; vacation club accounts. Any ronmental or human health costs into consideration. They also spoke with new member to open an account, any existing member to add a PAFCU product, farmers who are practicing more sustainable methods of producing food, and or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered to win learned of the many alternatives to conventional agriculture. The result is an a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. unadulterated look into the food you eat, and how you can make a difference Representatives from the PAFCU will also meet at the Coop on February 6. to your health and the environment by the food choices you make. See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the feb 5 Film Night: Park Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com. fri 7 pm An Unknown Country feb 12 Wordsprouts: A Night of Film- An Unknown Country tells the story of European Jews fri 7 pm who escaped Nazi persecution to find refuge in an making: From Script to Screen unlikely destination: Ecuador. This small South Ever wonder exactly how a movie goes from being a American country, barely known at the time, took script to becoming a finished film? Filmmakers discuss them in when most other nations had closed their the ups, downs, and practical considerations of taking doors. Featuring first-hand accounts, family photos, WORDSPROUTS pages of dialogue and directions and transforming it and archival material, the film opens a window on the exiles’ perilous escape Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, into a work of art on screen. Padmini Narumanchi, an and difficult adjustment as they remade their lives in what was for them an award-winningthe editor of the just-published anthologyproducer on and experienced assistant director, will explain how exotic, unfamiliar land. Eva Zelig is an award-winning TV producer/writer filmmakersfatherhood When deconstruct I First Held You feature-length scripts to create a workable shooting whose work has appeared on PBS and other national networks. She has been schedule, something which is an art in its own right. And Rashmi Singh, who When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the honored with many awards, including an Emmy. She has also produced edu- wrote Triumphs,the Challenges, script and Transformative Experience for of Fatherhood. the critically acclaimed film The Divide, will lead a work- cational videos for schools and museums, including the Nature Museum- shop onBecoming a fatherhow can be one of the most profoundlyto exhilarating,read terrifying, and understand a script through the eyes of a producer, life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of Chicago Academy of Sciences, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Grand Teton director,thought-provoking andessays, 22 of today’s masterfulactor, writers get straight to the heartwith of a live reading that will include the audience. modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it National Park. She produced an award-winning multimedia exhibit about cli- Together,through the birth, to tanglingthey’ll with a toddler mid-tantrum, and eventuallydemystify letting a teen the filmmaking process and demonstrate how movie magicloose isin the world, thesethe fathers explore everyresult facet of of dedicated, hard work on the part of many. mate change for the American Museum of Natural History. fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. Bookings:the way they saw the world—and John themselves. 7:00Donohue, p.m. at the Coop [email protected]. FREE Brian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When I Non members Welcome First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the Triumphs, Challenges, and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. His work still to comehas appeared in Poets & Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and The Brooklyn Rail, and online at The Huﬃngton Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of Books, and many other sites. feb 19 Discover Your Body’s Wisdom feb Refreshments23 will be served. PSFC FEBRUARY General Meeting All Wordsprout participants are Coop members. Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected] feb 19 Prospect Concert Series Views expressedfeb by the presenters 24 do not necessarily represent Cheese the Park Slope Food Coop. Class

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ELDER?? must work. People who ben- rent increase from the land- mitting acceptable proof of our Coop. Nor can we make efit from the Coop without lord in order to qualify for a address, such as recent utility the swift assumption that this TO THE EDITOR: working are stealing from cash grant. The Coordinators bills or bank statements. In struggle is implicitly fought The classic Coop dilemma. those of us who do. The Coor- should respect the members the case of those people who between Jews and non-Jews. I was in between work shifts dinators’ letter says “Some- at least as much as social ser- were the innocent household It’s time that we join consci- and needed a new workslot. one who is simply renting vice bureaucrats respect wel- members of expelled mem- entious Israelis, who respect I felt perplexed, not knowing a room and shares nothing fare clients and allow us to bers, the staff would merely both organic food and human how to work another one into bought at the Coop, is not part prove where we live. need to check whether the rights. my already tight schedule. of a household, by Coop defi- All Coop members can rea- person has moved since the The precedent has been set. Then a friend suggested nition.” I wish that was true in sonably expect responsible, time of the offense. According Best, that I probably could retire spirit. In practice housemates behavior from each other but to the Coordinators’ response Daniel Riccuito from workslots at the Coop. cannot share toilet paper or we should not be judged on letter, such checking has in He had done it a few years salt and still be considered unreasonable standards. We the past effectively stopped ago and he doesn’t work any- to be separate households. should be trusted as mem- some people from rejoining A SUGGESTION more, but is able to shop. I This is an unreasonable stan- bers of the same cooperative using phony addresses. There FOR THE NEW was floored. Really? This is dard which has nothing to do community. would be no need to involve YEAR ABOUT BDS something I could do? Well, I with the reality of living in an Deborah Kapell the Disciplinary Committee. GAZETTE LETTERS have been a member forever, expensive city where people Allowing people who actu- well over 30 years and am over are forced to share rent. Editor’s Note: According to ally want to participate in the TO THE EDITORS AND the age of 60. I said, great, I An irresponsible and dis- the Coordinators, it is pos- Coop, and who previously par- MEMBERS: am going to do it. I applied tant housemate may leave sible for a housemate who ticipated, to rejoin can only In the name of “free speech.” and was accepted. the Coop without telling was expelled because of the strengthen the Coop. And it the Gazette continues to pub- So all would be great, a responsible housemate. misdeeds of another to be is the fair way to treat people lish both pro- and anti-BDS except for this one issue that When that happens the re-admitted to the Coop by who did nothing wrong. letters. Both viewpoints are came to light the other day. responsible housemate is presenting sufficient proofs Daniel Tinkelman always represented in each I bounded into the Coop all expelled with no recourse and to the Coordinators, not the issue, so that the Letters sec- excited about my new found without hope of getting back. Disciplinary Committee, that Editor’s Note: According to tion appears to reflect dem- status, knowing that the Even with the salt and toi- the person found guilty by the the Coordinators, it is pos- ocratic “fair and balanced” entrance worker would tell me let paper standard, it seems DC is no longer living with the sible for a housemate who reporting. I was active and off I would go only fair that the responsi- housemate. was expelled because of the Pro-BDS letter writers to my shopping experience. I ble housemate be allowed misdeeds of another to be routinely repeat vitriolic, gave him my number. He put back to the Coop when they re-admitted to the Coop by non-specific accusations it in and then gave me a long can prove that the two no MORE ON UNFAIR presenting sufficient proofs against Israel based on dis- look over his half eyes. I won- longer share an apartment. DISCIPLINARY to the Coordinators, not the torted facts. Anti-BDS writers dered why the pensive glare. At that point no one is being RULES Disciplinary Committee, that protest and attempt to correct I stepped around to his back harmed, no one is stealing, no the person found guilty by the those distortions with factual and looked over his shoulder. infraction is being committed. TO THE EDITOR: DC is no longer living with the information. Members filling There was my name, my mem- According to Coop rules, this This letter is furthering the housemate. their work slots as editors ber number and my picture, cannot happen because the discussion of Coop policies cannot be expected always to but also, emblazoned across Coordinators don’t trust the regarding the household distinguish truth from hateful the screen, was the word to members. members of people who have PERSPECTIVE IS fabrications, nor to undertake make any 60 something, who The Coordinators write been expelled from the Coop EVERYTHING the kind of research required feels like he is 40 something, “Over the past few years, for failure to work their shifts. to do so. who acts like he is 20 some- the Disciplinary Committee There was an original letter on MEMBERSHIP: In the last issue, for exam- thing, cringe to his core. (DC) has been sent ‘proof’ of this subject and a response Perspective is everything: ple, a devoted BDS enthusiast What was the word? It was a change of address. In each by the Coordinators. Under and, depending on your world made vacuous, non-specific, Elder. The Coop has given case, the new addresses have current policy, all Coop mem- view, the following news may ominous accusations with- me the status of Elder? What turned out to be non-resi- bers who belong to a house- come as a wet flounder to the out factual context, includ- does that mean? Am I sitting dential or retail, and thus not hold where one member is back of the head. So brace ing “Israel’s persecution of around a campfire and sought acceptable.” They do not say expelled for failure to work yourself. An Israeli food coop- Palestinians,” its “48-year out for great words of sage- when the addresses were test- are permanently barred from erative has banned the sale military occupation of Pales- like advice? I don’t think so. ed, under what circumstances readmission. I am writing to of produce grown on settle- tine,” its “military’s killing” of Is it only a matter of minutes some people were allowed to urge consideration of read- ment land. The South Tel Aviv Gazan Palestinians,” and so before I will be shipped out to prove their “innocence,” and mission for those household Organic Cooperative, housed forth. There was also a refer- pasture? I hope not. how many people were given members who had in fact in the city’s southern Floren- ence to SodaStream’s “using I think the Coop needs to the opportunity to come back. been working their shifts, and tin neighborhood, announced displaced Palestinian Bed- rethink this term for those Whatever the Coordinators who no longer live with the on its website that “produc- ouin workers.” Let’s leave of us who are members of had in mind, mailing some affected member. ers from the settlements are aside the fact that it was 48 this exalted club. How about letters to some people at The Coordinators’ response not welcome (out of respect years ago, in 1967, after hav- Survivor? I think that would some time in the past is not a letter states that “In the past, for the ideology of some of ing been attacked repeated- be much more appropriate. I rigorous test. Essentially the when circumstances have the coop’s members).” This ly by terrorists and then by mean Elder really is a loaded Coordinators don’t trust the changed for the former house- event was published in The military forces, that Israeli word. Isn’t 60 the new 45, 70, membership hold member, the Coop staff Times of Israel, linked below. forces responded by taking the new 50, 80 the new 60, or The Coordinators and the has determined the validity http://www.timesofisrael.com/ control of various areas in self- something like that….Elder?? DC do trust Coop members to of the proof and has some- tel-aviv-coop-decides-to-boy- defense. There has never been In Cooperation, count money, check out goods times reinstated the former cott-settlement-goods/ a country or state of Palestine, Jerry Wintrob at the marked price, and not member. However, rejoining Now, the highly relevant or, therefore, any so-called nibble raisins as we pack of members is not currently nature of this development— “occupation” of such a coun- them. We are trusted to do all part of the Disciplinary Com- amid our internal and often try’s land. No mention was UNFAIR that and more, but the Coordi- mittee’s mandate.” stuffily hermetic debate about made (in that letter or ever in DISCIPLINARY nators and DC do not trust us My suggestion is simply BDS—should go without say- others) of repeated rejection RULES to give our correct addresses. that the staff practice referred ing. But I’ll risk reinforcing of Israel’s peace offers or of The NYC welfare department to by the Coordinators be for- the known and venture this: years of ongoing terrorists’ TO THE EDITORS: will accept a lease, a post- malized. The Coop already has we can no longer entertain attacks and killings of Israeli No one takes issue with the marked envelope, postcard, or a process under which former the implication that members citizens that continue today. basic work rule—all adults magazine label with name and members can rejoin the Coop. supporting Palestinian rights As for the reference to Soda who benefit from the Coop date, or a written demand for This process includes sub- represent a cultish attack on Stream’s “displaced Palestin-

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ian Bedouin workers,” I have a political position upon a they are afraid of an honest Slope Food Coop Members ‘BDS-Boycotts, Divestment no idea what that means. substantial minority. While it secret ballot Coop-wide vote for Boycott Divestment and and Sanctions’.” In these In its new location 30% of would not prevent the boycott based on the current simple Sanctions (PSFC/BDS) asked ways the General Coordina- SodaStream’s employees supporters from continuing to majority. for that vote in May 2015. That tors have aided those mem- are from the nearby Bedouin avoid said product, it would Of course, the sales of vote has been thwarted for 8 bers who support the policies town of Rahat. deny to a substantial minority products at the Coop that months. It should precede any of the Israeli government. Question for Members: the ability to benefit from the would be banned under such vote to establish a superma- To promote democratic What would happen if all of discounts obtained through a boycott is pretty small. The jority. The GM discussion item process, the General Coor- us who have been protesting Coop membership. BDS side is proposing the on supermajority was present- dinators, instead of claiming BDS and their hateful claims When an overwhelming vote to send a message, not ed at the July, 2015 GM, after that there is no way to hold a in the Gazette stop doing so? majority supports a boycott, to actually hurt the sellers of the April, 2015 Sodastream GM to vote about boycotting We can be certain that BDSers there will be no demand for the banned products. GM presentation and our May, Sodastream, should propose will continue submitting their the product and it will no lon- How about passing the 2015 vote request. (Sodas- to the GM a mail referendum usual letters and articles into ger be carried. In this case, 75%, but only with a provi- tream is a water carbonation on that issue, with a simple eternity. very few would be denied so that a secret ballot vote system manufactured first in majority, not a supermajority, Question for Editors: In the benefits of Coop mem- on the BDS issue be includ- Israeli occupied Palestinian needed to ratify it. that case, if no anti-BDS let- bership. It is essential to the ed with the next vote for the territory. Its new factory is in Naomi Brussel ters are submitted, what nature of our organization board of directors. Of course, an area of Israel where Pal- Park Slope Food Coop would you do? Would you that we maintain respect for the BDS side won’t get 75%. estinian Bedouins have been Members for Boycott, Divestment continue publishing only the dignity and individuality But if they get a majority, the forced off their land.) and Sanctions pro-BDS letters, knowing how of every member. I urge you message will be made. Controversy among us psfcbds.wordpress.com such “unbalanced reporting” to attend and vote in favor of Without a Coop-wide vote, over the question of boycot- would look—to Coop mem- this proposal. I feel both sides have every ting Israeli products, such bers, the community, the In Cooperation, right to continue to send in as Sodastream, has exposed UPCOMING GM media, and interested social, Barbara Mazor letters to the Gazette. After a weaknesses in our Coop gov- VOTE religious, and legal organiza- vote I hope they would stop. ernance structure. How can tions? What might happen to Don Wiss the Coop, a progressive insti- TO THE EDITOR: PSFC’s reputation if all Gazette THE ANTI-BDS SIDE tution, support food justice I would like to urge the mem- letters about Israel bashed IS AFRAID Editor’s Note: According to for Palestinians in a system bership to strongly support the only Jewish state in the the Coordinators, the cost that oppresses them? The the proposal to raise the per- world? EDITORS: of holding the February 2012 issue of boycotting Israeli centage of the Coop member- Suggestion for all anti-BDS Under my letter in the last General Meeting at Brooklyn products was first raised at ship necessary to support a letter writers: Let’s stop sub- issue, the Coordinators point- Technical High School was January 2009 GM, during the boycott to 75%. It is clear that mitting those letters, and find ed out that my claim that it $25,000, not the cost of the 2008-2009 Israeli attack on proposals to boycott one or out what happens. Maybe we’ll would cost $25,000 to do a mailing for that meeting. The Palestinians in Gaza which another entity or group can want to write letters about Coop-wide mailing was too cost of a mailing for a ballot killed more than 1400 people. be extremely contentious food instead—or maybe we high. It would be only $15,000. is $15,000. Also, the decision That issue has never been and divisive. The proposal to could just get on with our lives I thought that Joe Holtz quot- to add an item to the mailing resolved by a vote of all the raise the percentage neces- without this ongoing stress. ed $25,000 in the February for the election of the Board Coop members sary to 75% will help insure Please consider it. 2012 General Meeting... of Directors must be made In recent years our GMs, that there is more support Ruth Bolletino But it doesn’t change the by the General Meeting and from which our Board of and unanimity to any such fact that the Coordinators cannot be made by the Coor- Directors takes direction, have proposal. have always used a high cost dinators without a General never been attended by more With this in mind, please VOTE YES FOR to discourage a Coop-wide Meeting vote approving it. than 10% of the members plan to attend the General SUPER-MAJORITY vote. They have never offered (usually no more than 3%). Meeting on January 26th and TO APPROVE to include a vote with the COOPERATION In earlier years when there vote YES on the proposal. Let BOYCOTTS annual mailing for the board have been major differences us have the strongest possi- of directors election at a min- OVER DIVISION among us the GM voted to ble show of support! DEAR MEMBERS: imal expense. instruct the Board to autho- Thanks, The proposal to require a The Coordinators also DEAR MEMBERSHIP: rize Coop-wide referenda to Saul D. Raw super-majority for approv- pointed out that there are Please come to the Gener- settle matters. That’s how we al of boycotts will be voted subways and buses to the al Meeting on January 26 to decided whether to sell beer on at the January 26 Gener- Brooklyn Technical High vote YES to raising the Boy- and meat and whether to buy VOTE ON CARRYING al Meeting. This proposal is School and it was not incon- cott minimum to 75%. Let’s our newest building. SODASTREAM consistent with our identi- venient to get to. According promote cooperation over Our employees, the Gen- ty as a Cooperative, a word to the report in the Gazette, division. eral Coordinators, have MEMBERSHIP: embedded with the notion of the meeting was adjourned at Thanks, attempted to prevent and We must decide as a commu- “cooperation.” 10:02. Have you tried getting Gladys Mandalaoui defeat such a Coop-wide nity whether our store will The Coop is a corporation a bus after 10 PM? Maybe my BDS/Sodastream referen- continue to carry SodaStream organized and chartered to use of inconvenient wasn’t dum. To make winning a products. We are waiting for buy and provide food and the best word choice. How WE NEED A MORE GM Sodastream and/or BDS the Agenda Committee to goods for its members. It is about time consuming? To DEMOCRATIC boycott ratification more dif- bring to a GM a proposal for not chartered to participate in attend that meeting it would PROCESS AT THE ficult, Senior General Coor- a vote. This letter is about the or endorse political actions. have used up four, or closer to COOP dinator Holtz, both in print process. Regardless of what our mis- five, hours of one’s time. The and at a GM, has suggested Continued assertions that sion statement says, the side that is afraid of losing to TO THE MEMBERS: establishment of a boycott BDS was defeated in a vote at stated purpose in the Coop BDS is far more motivated to Our Coop has a new gover- supermajority. He exhorted the Coop are factually wrong charter protects the organi- put that time in. nance problem. A propos- us to “Vote No To Vote Coop” and therefore misleading, con- zation from being hijacked for I see that at the upcom- al that only a supermajority before the March 27, 2012 fusing, distracting, provocative a purpose fundamentally at ing January General Meeting (75%?) of the General Meet- GM vote about holding a etc. Editors and members of odds with the service prom- there is a proposal up for a ing (GM) can ratify a product BDS referendum. (March 22, the Board must take responsi- ised to members. vote on requiring a boycott to boycott is scheduled for a 2012 Gazette). In May, 2015 the bility for accuracy in represent- Engaging in a boycott get a super majority of 75%, vote at the January 26, 2016, General Coordinators tried ing Coop history in publication with anything less than the or more. This is just another General Meeting (GM). Why is to introduce a referendum and at meetings. support of an overwhelming tactic of the anti-BDS side to the GM voting on this ques- to end for 2 years all GM dis- As a result of the defeat of a majority is a form of polit- make sure that they can’t lose. tion before we vote about cussion of “Israel, Palestine, proposal for a referendum on ical imperialism, imposing And yet more evidence that boycotting Sodastream? Park the Middle East, Sodastream, CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 BDS, we do not know what a sionally trained in conflict updated for two reasons: it the democratic norm. html; Over 1,100 Black activ- majority of members think or resolution, mediation etc. has encouraged division and Since May 2015, a con- ists, artists, scholars, stu- feel. The item before us now is And the factions agree on hostility, and while 51% is a troversial motion awaits a dents and organizations whether or not to carry SodaS- equitable ground rules for majority it is not the solidar- GM vote date: the propos- signed the 2015 Black Sol- tream products. the debate. ity so crucial to maintaining al to boycott SodaStream idarity Statement with Pal- An inclusive, open and fair The debate takes place a cooperative. Codifying the products. We would like the estine, supporting BDS. “We vote is the only way to con- in a video studio before an boycott policy at 75% moves Coop to be part of the global urge people of conscience to clude the controversy that invited audience. The debate us closer to speaking with movement calling for Justice recognize the struggle for Pal- has stretched on, been inter- is recorded by members who one voice to the world. for Palestinians. For 48 years, estinian liberation as a key rupted, misrepresented, shut are media professionals. On January 26th, vote Pro- Palestinians have been liv- matter of our time.” http:// down and restarted. The recording goes on our Coop! On January 26th, vote ing under Israeli occupation www.blackforpalestine.com/; Two militant factions have website for a limited time. YES to 75%! characterized by military vio- Mary Buchwald established themselves: Rallies, leafleting, etc. being Jesse Rosenfeld lence and land disposses- PSFC members for bds PSFC Members for BDS and inevitable…appropriate Secretary to the General sion in the illegally occupied www.psfcbds.wordpress.com More Hummus Please. Both organizing will be authorized. Meeting West Bank, East Jerusalem hold organizing sessions, Then, members, also get- Member Board of Directors and Gaza Strip and extend- publish in the Gazette and ting FTOP credit, take paper ing to Palestinian Bedouins UPCOMING GM apparently have selected ballots into the store until in the Naqab (Negev) inside VOTE spokespersons. The Gen- 51% plus 100 members have SUPPORT Israel (Gazette 12/10/15). The eral Coordinators weighed handed in ballots. A simple ROBERT’S RULES SodaStream Company has MEMBERSHIP in favoring shutting down majority decides whether we USING MAJORITY a long history of financially Reaching out to voice my debate by proposing an alter- carry SodaStream. Suspected VOTE, THE benefiting from Israel’s ille- support of raising the boycott native agenda to that effect violations of civil behavior gal policies when its main minimum to 75%. Please vote to the GM in May. are documented and perpe- DEMOCRATIC factory was located in the YES on January 26th at the With no resolution, the trators processed. NORM West Bank and now in its General Meeting, to join fel- controversy festers creating Creative use of Member new location in the Naqab, low members, trying to pro- more discord, pain and ani- Labor and willingness of a MEMBERSHIP: Israel. Palestinian workers in tect the integrity of our Coop. mosity. healthy plurality of coopera- According to David Moss, a both locations are displaced In cooperation, A formal process with time tors to work with passion and Chair Committee member, from their land. Palestinian Chana Lew limits is still feasible to bring responsibility to defend our the Chair uses a GM-ap- Bedouin women workers this controversy to a demo- participatory decision-mak- proved governance document have filed complaints regard- cratic conclusion, the only ing strengthens the values for running the meeting that ing being assigned longer or UPCOMING GM kind that can allow healing. articulated in the Mission loosely combines the Coop shorter work days based on VOTE Implementing any process Statement. These criteria will Bylaws and Robert’s Rules of the company’s needs. This takes work. We have member be applied to the products Order, relying mainly on pre- can include shifts lasting up MEMBERSHIP: labor and can assign FTOP of any company. Self-man- cedence. (Gazette 1/7/16). This to 12 hours, possibly evening Beyond procedure, the workslot credit to tasks that agement of the Coop by includes using the majority shifts. SodaStream can noti- upcoming vote at the January we feel will benefit the com- members in a voluntary vote on motions before the fy its workers on short notice. GM on what it should take munity. Surely, ending this association based on ethical members in attendance. At As of 2014 these worker com- to initiate a PSFC boycott is conflict democratically will as well as economic consid- the upcoming GM, Tuesday, plaints were placed under important, given the awful benefit the Coop. Consid- erations is our foundation. January 26, Agenda Item 2 is review. divisive events of the past er this idea, which can be Member expertise can be put a proposal to require a super- The Justice for Pales- few years. I’ve been a mem- implemented with MEMBER in function. majority for any boycott. tine movement has been ber for 25 years and I’m all for LABOR, our most valuable Susan Metz Since the Coop’s Mission gaining support in the U.S. a big majority like 75% votes resource: Statement is clear that ‘we Recent gains include: The needed to pass a boycott. Each faction will be given seek to avoid products that “Black Lives Matter” move- Ellen Freudenheim one full page in several con- UPCOMING GM depend on the exploitation of ment. It is expressed with secutive issues of the Gazette. VOTE others,’ a supermajority vote the call for justice “From Let each faction decide who becomes, in effect, a vote to Ferguson to Palestine.” will write and which argu- DEAR MEMBERSHIP, likely prolong exploitation www.huffingtonpost.com/ ments they will put forward. Please come to the General of workers. This looks like a tara-thompson/from-fergu- Then, we video record a Meeting on January 26th to downward spiral away from son-to-palestine_b_8307832. formal debate between rep- vote YES on raising the boy- resentatives chosen by each cott minimum to 75%. Our Solution to this issue's sudoku puzzle side. They agree on facili- present (and unwritten) boy- tators—members profes- cott policy of 51-49% must be 9 5 3 2 1 8 4 7 6 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 8 4 1 9 7 6 2 3 5 Community Calendar listings are free. Please submit your event 2 7 6 3 4 5 8 1 9 listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. 6 9 7 8 5 4 1 2 3 SUN, JAN 24 SAT, FEB 6 3 8 4 1 9 2 5 6 7 4 p.m. BPL Chamber Players 8 p.m. Alix Dobkin; DK and the Joy presents:The Daedalus Quartet Machine. At the Peoples’ Voice Min-Young Kim, violin; Matilda Cafe. Community Church of NY 1 2 5 7 6 3 9 4 8 Kaul, violin; Jessica Thompson, Unitarian Universalist, 40 E.35th viola Thomas Kraines, cello with St., N.Y. Info Call: 212-787-3903 or 5 1 8 6 2 7 3 9 4 Peter Weitzner, double bass at peoplesvoicecafe.org. $18 gener- the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Center al/$10 for subscribers. 7 3 2 4 8 9 6 5 1 for Contemporary Culture Cen- tral Library. 10 Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn. Admission free. 4 6 9 5 3 1 7 8 2

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To Submit Classified or Display Ads: Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. WHAT'S BEING COLLECTED: WHEN: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 4pm - 6pm (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” category Toothpaste tubes, any brand and size 4th Saturday of the month, 2pm - 4pm are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Clas- (toothbrushes OK too) WHERE: Outside in front of the Coop sified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2” x 3.5” hori- Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) or inside during inclement weather zontal). Energy bar wrappers (any brand but only energy PSFC / TerraCycle Recycling Collections Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the bars—no other wrappers please) The vote is in and members at the May GM elevator in the entrance lobby. Brita filters (other filter brands okay) plus other unanimously voted to create work shifts to collect a Brita filter–related items variety of hard-to-recycle packaging in partnership Plastic food storage zip lock bags (any size), plastic cling with TerraCycle. wrap, and small bulk bags (NO PLASTIC ROLL BAGS OR Save up your eligible waste for upcoming SHOPPING BAGS) collection dates. Cereal bag and cracker bag liners or bulk cereal bags QUESTIONS: [email protected] (any brand) LEARN MORE: www.terracycle.com Note: Presort and separate items by category. No need to clean or remove labels. Do not bring items other than those listed here.

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BED & BREAKFAST MERCHANDISE in walkups. Thousands of satisfied The House on 3St. just below 6th. NONCOMMERCIAL customers. Great Coop references. Ave. is offering deep discounts FOR SALE: Two matching wood 718-670-7071. from January 6 through March 31. bookcases. Each is approximate- The apartment occupies the parlor ly 83” tall, 33 3/4” wide and 14” ATTORNEY—Personal Injury floor. Guests enjoy plenty of room, deep. They have a red oak stain. Emphasis—37 years experience in total privacy and a modern living They are in excellent condition. I all aspects of injury law. Individual space. Call Jane White, 718-788- am asking $100. Buyer is responsi- attention provided for entire case. 7171 to negotiate a nightly rate. ble for removing them. They were Free phone or office consultations. The longer the stay the lower the purchased from Tradewinds about Prompt, courteous communications. rate. houseon3st.com. eight years ago. Contact Israella at 25-year Food Coop member; Park 917-816-4795. Slope resident; downtown Brooklyn Large sunny room with queen bed, office. Tom Guccione, 718-596-4184, private or semi-private bath in spa- also at www.tguccionelaw.com. cious Prospect Heights townhouse SERVICES full of old-style charm and modern AVAILABLE HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS. amenities. Smoke-free, no pets. EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price Color, highlights, low lights, oil Close to Q, B, and 2, 3 stations. for the entire move! No deceptive treatments, gift certificates avail- Short walk to BAM, Park, Gardens. hourly estimates! Careful, expe- able in the convenience of your Call Margaret 718-622-2897. Leave rienced mover. Everything quilt home or mine. kids $20.00-$25.00. short message. padded. No extra charge for ward- Adults $35.00-$40.00. Call Leonora robes and packing tape. Specialist 718-857-2215.

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EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES

RECEIVING PRODUCE Monday–Friday, 5 to 7:30 a.m. The Coop is looking for members to work in the produce area. Responsibilities include lifting boxes, unloading deliveries, stacking boxes in the basement. You should be willing to get or have wet hands while you are working. Boxes usually weigh between 2-20 lbs., a Are you looking for a more meaningful way to gain Coop work credit? Are you few may weigh up to 50 lbs. OFFICE SET-UP interested in issues of diversity within the Coop? Do you have experience in Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, conﬂict resolution and using mediation to resolve disputes? If you answered 6 to 8:30 a.m. “yes” to any of these questions, we should talk to you about joining the Need an early riser with lots of energy to do a Diversity and Equality Committee (DEC). variety of physical tasks including setting up The DEC seeks to create a more welcoming place for all members. We tables and chairs, buying food and supplies, address diversity, bias, and discrimination at the Coop through a number of labeling and putting away food and supplies, activities including training, awareness-raising initiatives, bias-complaint recycling, washing dishes and making coffee. investigations, and special events that aim to build community among Coop Sound like your dream come true? This job members. We are currently looking for new members. might be for you. Please speak to Adriana in You are encouraged to contact us if you are a member who has: the Membership Office for more information. • Been in good standing for at least one year STORE EQUIPMENT • An interest/experience in diversity issues CLEANING • Good interpersonal skills Wednesday, Friday, 6 to 8 a.m. • The ability to follow through on tasks independently This job involves meticulous deep cleaning of the store’s checkout equipment and furni- We have monthly meetings as a group, but also have additional ture. Workers are required to read and follow subcommittee/project work that requires more time than a typical work shift. detailed instructions for cleaning the scales, You can bank any additional time worked as FTOP credit for the future. Members printers and monitors as well as cleaning the with mediation skills can join us as FTOP members and participate as needed. PARM SQUAD furniture and organizing checkout workers’ We welcome members of all ethnicities, nationalities, races, religion and Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, tools and supplies. Must arrive on time at 6 sexual orientation. Various Times a.m. Please report to Cynthia Pennycooke on Interested? Please contact Jasmina Nikolov ([email protected]) or This shift requires extensive training with your first work shift. Maitefa Angaza ([email protected]). a member of the paid staff, and therefore requires a six-month commitment. You GENERAL MEETING SET-UP must have good attendance to join this Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. squad and must be a member for at least six Adaptable, physically energetic, team months. As a member of the PARM Squad, workers with excellent attendance needed you’ll prepare designated cheeses for sale. to help set up and break down the space You should be fit enough to cooperate with where the General Meeting is held. Contact other members to lift 90 lbs. (a wheel of par- Adriana Becerra, Membership Coordinator, mesan). Involves also cutting hard cheese, [email protected]. moving in and out of the cooler. All members of the squad must follow the hygiene and safety guidelines as stipulated in the Food Processing manual. Please provide your e-mail address to be added to the shift-swapping contact list. Interested members must speak to Britt before joining this squad: [email protected].

WELCOME!

A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.

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