The Call of the Wild: Christopher Nicolson and the Story of Iliamna Fish Company by John B

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Volume LL, Number 8 April 27, 2017 Lady Plays the Blues By Pat Smith I met up with Mamie at her f you have seen Coop work bench, where she was tak- Imember and blues artist ing apart a vintage Gretsch elec- extraordinaire Mamie Minch tric to replace a cracked nut, the perform, you were no doubt bit that threads the strings onto knocked out by her power- the neck. “This is a Brooklyn ful presence, big voice and guitar,” Mamie said. “From Wil- amazing steel resonator gui- liamsburg; that’s where Gretsch tar. What you might not know used to make them.” She held is that Mamie doesn’t only up the cracked white piece. play the hell out of the gui- “And this little thing is made tar, she also lovingly brings of cattle bone from China. If it back to life at Brooklyn you source them back, you find Lutherie, an instrument out they came from the same repair shop in the Gowanus place—one woman’s shop.” district that she owns with It’s a bit of guitar lore Mamie business partner Chloe can appreciate. Swantner. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 PHOTO BY GRAHAME NICOLSON Christopher Nicolson, partner and fisherman at Iliamna Fish Company on Graveyard Point, in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Call of the Wild: Christopher Nicolson and the Story of Iliamna Fish Company By John B. Thomas cultures both ancient and for, in Christopher’s estima- ew animals have lodged modern a metaphor for the tion, hundreds of years. Like Fthemselves in the popular eternal conflict between inde- the salmon he fishes, Chris- imagination as firmly as the pendence and safety, a life of topher has been making the determined salmon, tena- one’s choosing and the ines- journey to the shores of Lake ciously migrating upstream to capable pull of home. Iliamna—his family’s ances- its place of birth, surmount- Christopher Nicolson— tral fishing ground—every

ing obstacles both natural professional fisherman and summer since he was a child. PHOTO BY ALBIE MITCHELL (waterfalls, bears) and man- winemaker, Alaskan and Despite a meandering col- Blues guitarist and luthier Mamie Minch. made (dams, fishermen), all Brooklynite, son, husband, lege education that stretched to pursue its innate biolog- and father—is one of the from four years to 10 in Oregon Next General Meeting on May 30 ical instincts to reproduce. many whose lives have traced and Montana, and a winding The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held Its dual life, spending half its the mighty salmon’s inspiring path that led him to New York on the last Tuesday of each month. The May General Meet- time independently roaming journey. Born in Montana, City, Christopher’s connection ing will be on Tuesday, May 30, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis the open ocean, and then Christopher’s mother is a to Alaska’s salmon has never Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and migrating hundreds or thou- native Alaskan whose family been stronger. As one of three Seventh Aves. sands of miles to the specific has been fishing the waters co-founders of the Iliamna Fish For more information about the GM and about Coop spot of its birth, has offered around Alaska’s Bristol Bay CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 governance, please see the center of this issue.

Sat-Sun, • Food Drive to Benefit IN THIS ISSUE Apr 29-30 CHIPS Soup Kitchen 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Safe Food Committee Report ...... 4 Thu, May 4 • Food Class: Puzzle ...... 4 Coop Feeding the Self-Attacking Body 7:30 p.m. Exciting Workslot Opportunities ...... 5 Welcome ...... 7 Event Fri, May 5 • Film Night: In Our Backyard 7:00 p.m. Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . 7 Tue, May 9 • Plow-to-Plate Film: Calendar of Events ...... 8 Highlights Soul Food Junkies 7:00 p.m. Letters to the Editor ...... 10 Community Calendar ...... 11 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classifieds ...... 11 Thank You ...... 12

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Call of the Wild na’s products have been on While the idea of living the shelves of the Park Slope CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 outside the range of cell ser- Food Coop since 2016. vice, drinking rainwater, and Company, Christopher and his While the story of Iliamna spending time with family in two cousins sell wild-caught Fish Company’s success can the wilderness may sound like sockeye salmon from their fam- seem, in retrospect, like a pre- a dream, this idyllic vision is ily’s fishing grounds directly to destined journey from humble bounded by the reality of an consumers in Alaska, Oregon beginnings to the rarefied cir- unforgiving environment with and now New York. cles of fine dining, that narrative tides that can go up and down In operation since 2002, belies a much deeper and more by 26 feet over the course of Iliamna Fish Company was nuanced story of the fraught four hours, by having to be one of the first fisherman-to- relationship between man and on-call 24/7 to be able to go consumer producers, setting nature whose manifestation out as soon as the Alaska up a community-supported Coop members only see in the Department of Fish and Game fishery model whereby conform of a beautiful, fresh wild opens up the salmon fishery,

sumers can purchase “shares” salmon on our plates. and by the danger and tedium PHOTO BY ALASKA SEAFOOD MARKETING INSTITUTE in an annual catch, which they of what it takes for men and A cut of sockeye salmon from Iliamna Fish Company. The receive each season. Christopher, his family and women to hunt and kill wild company supplies salmon for the Park Slope Food Coop. “My family got into the animals for a living. fishing business the old-fash- many other salmon fishermen And so it is perhaps unsur- And that is good news for lover,” says Christopher. For the ioned way: we had no choice,” live lives as dual as the fish prising that Christopher, his Iliamna, and for Coop members. world’s oceans, rivers and lakes Christopher has said. And in they pursue, balancing risk family and many other salmon Once again, the mighty salmon to continue providing delicious many ways, that is the story and reward, adventure and fishermen live lives as dual as has persevered, this time with wild seafood now and for future of Iliamna Fish Company. safety, romance and reality. the fish they pursue, balanc- the support of some determined generations, we all need to Though the family had caught ing risk and reward, adven- fishermen and fish lovers. become equal opportunity fish wild sockeye salmon for gen- ture and safety, romance and “I’m an equal opportunity fish lovers as well. n erations, in the mid 1990s “Some miserable June reality. For 10 months of the farmed salmon had saturated nights when the rain pounds year Christopher works as a the market, and so demand the tin roof of my tiny cabin in winemaker at Red Hook Win- PLASTIC PACKAGING COLLECTIONS for wild salmon was way Graveyard Point, Alaska, the ery. But come June and July down, with prices around 50 radio coughs a warning: ‘Seas you’ll find him, his wife—and 2nd Wednesday of every month 3:45-6 p.m. cents a pound for local can- to 10 feet, winds to 40 mph.’ for the first time this year, his neries (compared to $16-20 I pull on my foul weather 8- and 10-year-old children— 4th Saturday of every month 1:45-4 p.m. per pound currently). Rather jacket in the flickering light living the dual life of salmon than sell their beautiful hand- of a lantern and think back fishermen. Expanded Plastic Collection caught fish at a loss, Christo- to Brooklyn. I wonder how This heritage—that Chris- pher and his cousins decided quickly the Park Slope cock- topher received, that he will for Coop members to skirt the middlemen and tail party smiles would fade pass on to his children, and Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card. sell straight to consumers and the ‘Oh, I’m so jealous of that he shares with PSFC whom they thought would pay your connection to the water’ members every day—is by no Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products for the high-quality seafood conversation would falter if means guaranteed. Bristol sold at the Coop—food and non-food. they were catching. the whole group, iPhones and Bay and the Alaskan salmon Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes, This gamble could have all, were invited to trudge out industry have been at the fore- pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc. resulted in the end of their on my skiff.” front of a raging debate about Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll fishing enterprise but instead, Christopher wrote these what responsible, sustainable bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and after much hard work, it paid words, describing the dual- seafood production looks like re-use any bags you do take before recycling. off. “We started just by knock- ity of romantic simplicity in the face of ever-increas- ing on folks’ doors, and it and connection to nature ing demands from a hungry NO food residue, rinse as needed. was really slow for the first alongside the danger and world. With nearly 80% of the Only soft plastic from Coop purchases. few years.” But eventually, harshness that becomes his world’s fish stocks overfished Christopher and his cousins life during the six weeks in or fully exploited (meaning at —mostly through word of June and July that make up risk of overfishing), the pres- We continue to accept mouth—landed a few major the salmon harvest. He and sures of human consumption buyers that put their enter- his family make the annual have resulted in collapsed the following from all prise on track for success. trip up to their ‘Fish Camp’ fisheries from New England community members: Caroline Fidanza of Diner and at a place called Graveyard to Indonesia. Salmon in par- Marlow & Sons in Williams- Point—a place accessible ticular used to be plentiful Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below. burg, and Dan Barber of Blue only by boat or plane, with along the Eastern coast of Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (any brand/size) Hill Stone Barns were early no running water, sanitation the United States and much Baby food pouches and caps (any brand) converts who helped cata- or electricity. “It’s a beautiful of Western Europe. These Energy bar wrappers (any brand) pult Christopher and his fish and kind of mournful place all runs are now all but extinct. to a whole new level. Iliam- at once,” said Christopher. Fortunately and unfortu- Water filters (Brita and other brands) and other nately, Bristol Bay remains an Brita branded filter products isolated island in an ocean of Plastic re-sealable food storage bags, destruction. Because of the small Coop bulk bags, cling wrap efforts of fishermen like Chris- Cereal and cracker box liners (any brand) topher and the many who came before him, all of the Food residue and paper labels OK. salmon fisheries in Alaska are No shopping bags. strictly regulated, down to the Donations in any amount are welcomed to help offset size of the boat, the type of the cost to the Coop of this collection. engine allowed, the method of catching the fish, and the Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection, or in starting a third collection time as your workslot? legal permit to fish in the Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office. waters of Bristol Bay. And as a For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com result, all of Alaska’s salmon fisheries are certified by the Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected] Marine Stewardship Council,

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER NICOLSON a marker of good manage- Fishermen from Iliamna Fish Company setting nets on the ment and positive environ- beach for the nighttime high tide. mental outcomes.

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Lady Plays people who were also play- home at the end of the night. in, you know, here you go, do see the old guys playing them, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing blues. I could compare I can play a gig when I want; this job 400 times, and do that and they’re often a bright, notes on, say, the B section I can collaborate with whom job 400 times. I built up a skill shiny-nickel silver. Mine hap- From Making Prints to in this Mississippi John Hurt I want. I feel I’m at a place set in that way.” pens to be painted faux wood, Making Music song—what do you think where things might start How did Brooklyn Luthe- which is so weird. Piano fin- Mamie channels the spirit he’s playing there? I’d never developing. I have to write a rie come about? “My busi- ish, they called it. It’s just a of blues players from Missis- had that before.” chunk of new songs, make a ness partner Chloe and I heavy metal thing. If you get sippi and Memphis, but she new album. I’ll decide how were both working at Retrof- into a bar fight, you’re happy grew up in Wilmington, Dela- Her Guitar Heroine much I want to push it, and ret [a guitar repair shop] and to have that. You win.” ware, and came to New York What female blues trail- see what happens.” at other shops around, and Mamie Minch’s music is by way of Columbus, Ohio. blazers were an inspiration? the industry is pretty heavily available on iTunes. She will “I was a fine art major at the “Bessie Smith is a fascinating On the Job Training white men,” Mamie said. “We be performing at Barbès on Columbus College of Art and character, but she didn’t play Mamie came to guitar wondered, what if we opened May 5 and June 17. Check the Design, where I did printmak- guitar,” Mamie said. “I love her, repair by necessity. “In my up our own shop? What if Barbès website for perfor- ing and glass sculpture,” she but Memphis Minnie is really mid-20s, I broke a guitar and there wasn’t this strange mance times. Send a note on said. “I came to the city as the one for me. She had a fixed it myself,” she said. “I power dynamic, and we could Mamie’s Facebook page to get part of the New York Studio 40-year-long recording career. had fallen asleep with my do things we really wanted? on her mailing list. Brooklyn Program, where you work with She could sing and play; she guitar in my bed, and I had And the response has been Lutherie (brooklynlutherie. a group of mentors and art was really a one-woman show. a dream that I was ballroom so positive. We’ve got so com) offers a full spectrum of critics. Jerry Saltz came and She could take herself wher- dancing. I threw a leg out to much work. You know, it’s repairs for acoustic and elec- taught a class—it was really ever she wanted to go, so she do a pirouette, and wham! I Brooklyn—we get all kinds tric stringed instruments. n great! That was in 2002. After traveled quite a bit. She even- kicked my guitar out of bed. of people as clients, a beau- that, of course, it was pretty tually moved to Chicago and It was this cool guitar from tiful array of musicians. Lots hard to go back to Ohio.” opened a club called Blue the 30’s, already pretty beat of women, POC, queer peo- Mamie’s focus soon shifted Mondays. She would hold up, but, oh my god, there ple, non-binary-presenting from fine art to the blues. guitar-playing competitions. was a giant crack. I got some people, and we both really “Instead of working really I think she won every time— wood glue and fixed it, and I like that. We feel lucky that hard in a room by yourself maybe because she owned the thought, okay, that was kind of we can set up a space that’s cool. I started hanging out in a open to people.” local vintage guitar shop and What’s the story with her I got a job there. The learning unusual metal guitar? “It’s curve was really steep. People from 1937, made by National go to school to learn to fix gui- and the model is called a tars. But they just threw me Duolian,” Mamie said. “You April 24, 2017 Coop Job Opening: General Coordinator: Finance The General Coordinating (GC) team is the Park Slope Food Coop’s top level of management. The GC team has responsibility for all aspects of the organization including long-term planning, financial stewardship, management of Coop daily operations including the member-labor system, and supervision of paid staff. We are seeking a qualified applicant with excellent communication and organizational skills to join the GC team with specific responsibility in the financial area. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and critical thinker who will provide leadership in financial planning, contribute to varied non-financial projects within the GC team, and be open to working in a cooperative, collaborative environment. Specific Responsibilities including, but not limited to: • Financial reporting which includes statement preparation every four weeks for presentation to the general meeting and for internal purposes • Ability to summarize, analyze, and communicate financial data in an organized, concise manner • Oversee and manage the integrity and reconciliation of our accounting system, Acumatica, and involvement in any decisions regarding upgrades or replacement • Shared oversight of the Coop’s bookkeeping functions • Financial analysis such as vendor purchases, department analysis, and other such needs

PHOTO BY ALBIE MITCHELL • Formalization and implementation of the Coop’s internal financial controls and auditing • Formal liaison to and responsibility for all financial accounts; includes interfacing with state and federal for a long time, and then, if place. She was a petite per- agencies and participation in yearly audits • Financial liaison to and the provider of data required by our membership in the National Cooperative you’re lucky, some people like son, and she would sit up on Grocers organization what you made, it’s a different the bar and just play the s*** Required: experience to make art in the out of her little National elec- • At least 5 years work experience in business moment in a room with peo- tric. She played blues, her own • Comprehensive knowledge of Accounting principles ple,” she said. “You have a sort songs, and popular tunes. She • Strong business & financial analysis skills; preparation/analysis of financial statements • Facility with numbers and talent with advanced Excel techniques of instant feedback loop. It collaborated a lot, with differ- • Experience managing multiple priorities, working under pressure, and meeting tight deadlines was also interesting that, this ent partners and lovers. She • Strong interpersonal skills music that I found so emo- had three husbands, and was a Desired Experience: tionally engaging and sustain- better guitar player than each • Degree in Business • Experience in the grocery or retail industry, and familiarity with trends ing, energy-wise, I could make one. She was a boss.” • Demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills a little money at.” Did Mamie ever want a • Ability to utilize technology and systems in the workplace and be able to contribute suggestions for Mamie discovered the career like that? “I’m not cut improvements music early on. “When I was out for it,” she said. “My per- • Interest in and knowledge of the sustainability of our food production and environmental impact • Experience in a cooperative or collective organization, including working collaboratively with others on probably eleven, I was poking sonality craves a little more group projects around in a cool old record home life. I tour every once in Work Schedule store and I found a Muddy a while. But I’m pretty picky. Average workweek of 45-50 hours, including availability as needed for evening and weekend work and meetings Waters CD,” she said. “I’d My career has been more of Salary heard of him, and there was a personal journey than a The General Coordinator salary is $91,988. a song on the record called public one, which I’m really Benefits ‘Mamie.’ I didn’t know any- thankful for.” Generous benefits package including health, dental, and a defined benefit pension plan body named Mamie. I just “That whole thing of need- How to Apply thought, yeah, Muddy Waters ing the applause and relying Please send a cover letter, résumé, and three professional references to: [email protected] and go to http://bit.ly/FinanceGC to complete a short questionnaire. is singing to me. That’s when I on that for your own self- No phone calls please. Applicants will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of their materials. Applications will started to learn to play guitar.” worth, you pay for it, you be reviewed on a rolling basis and will continue until the position has been filled. “When I came to New know? This is better. Now I’m York, it turned out there was a business owner. I can make The Park Slope Food Coop is an equal opportunity employer. this community of young my own hours, and I can go

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Plow-to-Plate Movie Series Presents: 123 4567 8 9 10 11 12 13 Soul Food Junkies 14 15 16 17 18 19 By Adam Rabiner, Byron later became fas- of celebrants gathered hours Safe Food Committee cinated with this question before the game. Display- 20 21 22 23 ilmmaker Byron Hunt’s after his soul food loving ing typical southern hospi- 24 25 26 Fcentral question in his father, Jackie Hunt (Pops), tality, a reveler asked him to documentary about America’s died of pancreatic cancer try something from the “junk 27 28 29 30 31 relationship to soul food is in 2007 at 63. In the film, pot,” a simmering stew con- 32 33 34 35 “Are we addicted to it? Are we he goes to the Deep South taining corn, potatoes, pig a nation of soul food junkies?” (retracing childhood family ears and feet, and turkey neck. 36 37 Byron grew up eating soul road trips from New York City “I’m good” Byron declares, to 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 food until he rebelled in col- to Milledgeville, Georgia) little avail. Eventually, after lege. While remaining Chris- interviewing the food’s fans, much pressure, he reluctantly 45 46 47 tian, he was deeply influenced both black and white, as well retrieves from the kettle the by Nation of Islam leader Eli- as its detractors, like come- least offending item he can 48 49 50 51 jah Muhammad’s book, How dian Dick Gregory, founder find, a greasy corn on the cob, 52 53 54 55 56 to Eat to Live, which rejected of Health Enterprises, Inc. which is still not good enough tobacco, alcohol, pig, and He visits a college football for the gathering crowd, one 57 58 59 60 advocated fasting and eating tailgate party in Jackson, of whom orders, “Get that 61 62 63 only one meal a day. Mississippi, where a group turkey neck.” Finally he gives in and takes a tentative bite, 64 65 66

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N EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES N RECEIVING PRODUCE squad must follow the hygiene and safety guidelines as stipulated in the Food Processing manual. cally to wash your hands in the bathroom. There will Monday–Friday, 5 to 7:30 a.m. be a few shifts where weather may be of concern. We Please provide your e-mail address to be added to The Coop is looking for members to work in the have a policy to address hot, rainy, or frigid weather produce area. Responsibilities include: lifting the shift-swapping contact list. Interested mem- with consideration to workers’ comfort. More details boxes, unloading deliveries, stacking boxes in the bers must speak to Britt before joining this squad: are available if interested. The work of the shift does basement. You should be willing to get or have wet [email protected]. require a fair amount of standing and some light hands while you are working. Boxes usually weigh lifting. At the end of each shift we carry or cart the between 2-20 lbs., a few may weigh up to 50 lbs. TERRACYCLE COLLECTION boxes to the UPS store on Flatbush and Seventh Second Wednesday of the month, Aves. If interested, contact Cynthia Pennycooke in OFFICE SET-UP 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. the Membership Office: 718-622-0560. Inquiries can Monday–Friday, 6 to 8:30 a.m. Fourth Saturday of the month, be sent to [email protected]. For more informa- Need an early riser with lots of energy to do a 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. tion about TerraCycle, visit terracycle.com. The TerraCycle Collection is expanding, and we need variety of physical tasks including: setting up your help! If these shift times do not work for you to STORE EQUIPMENT CLEANING tables and chairs, buying food and supplies, become a squad member, we still want to hear from labeling and putting away food and supplies, Monday, Friday, 6 to 8 a.m. you, as we are very interested in adding new collec- This job involves meticulous deep cleaning of recycling, washing dishes and making coffee. tion times. Dedicated FTOP workers are also wel- the store’s checkout equipment and furniture. Sound like your dream come true? This job come—if you can be on a shift more times than not, might be for you. Please speak to Jana in the we would definitely welcome you on shifts as much Workers are required to read and follow detailed Membership Office for more information. as you can schedule with us. Shifts are very stable, 12 instructions for cleaning the scales, printers, and shifts per year, no moving around the calendar based monitors as well as cleaning the furniture and PARM SQUAD on work week A, B, C. or D. Shifts are set for a partic- organizing checkout worker’s tools and supplies. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, ular day/time of the month and do not change. Enjoy Must arrive on time at 6 a.m. Please report to various times working your shift with like-minded environmentally Cynthia Pennycooke on your first work shift. This shift requires extensive training with a conscious Coop members, members you work with member of the paid staff, and therefore requires and members who drop off their recyclables. This BATHROOM CLEANING a six-month commitment. You must have good shift is a very feel-good shift, knowing you are mak- Tuesday, 12 to 2 p.m. ing a difference and helping members to make a attendance to join this squad and must be a mem- Work with a partner to deep clean the Coop’s difference in improving our environment. The shift ber for at least six months. As a member of the tends to go quickly as the collection is well-received bathrooms. Tasks include scrubbing floor tiles, PARM Squad, you’ll prepare designated cheeses by members, and we tend to be busy throughout the cleaning toilets, mopping floors and stocking for sale. You should be fit enough to cooperate shift. For most of the year, the collections are held the bathrooms. You will work with only natural with other members to lift 90 lbs. (a wheel of par- outside and shift workers enjoy fresh air. You will get cleaning products. This job is perfect for mem- mesan). Involves also cutting hard cheese, mov- your hands dirty—not unlike work on other shifts. bers who like to clean and are conscientious ing in and out of the cooler. All members of the We have gloves available and you can go in periodi- about doing a thorough job.

STATEMENT ON THE COOPERATIVE IDENTITY DEFINITION A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. We're seeking Coop members who reflect the diversity of the Coop and have the following skills: Wordpress and CiviCRM development, event VALUES Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility, production, film production, community organizing, nonprofit democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of fundraising, and blogging. honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.

PRINCIPLES Work with a committed team of PSFC members and support the growth The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance of coops and social justice in the ﬁve boroughs. E-mail a short cover letter adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995. stating your interest, skills, and experience with FTOP, and a resume to They are as follows: 1. Voluntary and Open Membership [email protected] by March 31. 2. Democratic Member Control 3. Member Economic Participation 4. Autonomy and Independence 5. Education, Training and Information 6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives 7. Concern for Community

Reference: ica.coop

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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 SAMBA!! Groove to the music of women 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- rockin’ the house with the pulsing torial discretion to select a small number of submissions (whether letters or Member Articles) from each side as representative of that viewpoint of the sounds of Carnaval! Members of issue. The selected submissions will also adhere to the current guidelines Paprika and Batala join forces to cele- 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 brate the lilting melodies of Bossa to [email protected] or on disk. Nova, the heart-thumping rhythms of Letters: Maximum 500 words. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. A Voluntary Article is held to a Samba and the dare-you-to-stay-seated higher standard than a letter and must meet at least the following criteria: A Voluntary Article must analyze the topic it is discussing; it must present sway of Samba Reggae. The space will accurate, verifiable corroboration for factual assertions; it can criticize but not attack Coop practices and personnel; if critical it must present positive be set up for dancing and grooving, to solutions; it cannot be solely or mainly opinion. It must strive to make a have everyone moving to the national positive contribution to the understanding of the reader on a topic. If a submitted Voluntary Article is substantially opinion, it must be re-submitted, rhythms of Brazil. Beckoned back for 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 the fourth year, your power-bateria for businesses, those of family and friends of members, solely expressions of opinion or that do not follow the guidelines and policies. the evening is: Robin Burdulis, Terry Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. Reports must follow the Dame, Viva DeConcini, Dawn Drake, published guidelines and policies. LETTERS, ARTICLES AND REPORTS SUBMISSION POLICIES Deinya Phenix (with special Batala Letters must be the opinion of the letter-writer and can contain no more guests), Vanessa Roe, Rita Silva and than 25% non-original writing. All submissions must be written by the writer. Letters or articles that are Michelle Williams. form letters, chain letters, template letters or letters prepared by someone other than the submitting member will be rejected. Letters, articles and reports must adhere to the Fairness, Anonymity and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts Respect policies. They cannot be hateful, needlessly inflammatory, discriminatory libelous, personal attacks or make unsubstantiated claims or accusations 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] or be contrary to the values of the Coop as expressed in our mission statement. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. All submissions must be legible, intelligible, civil, well and concisely written with Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 accurate, attributed, easily verifiable statements of facts separated from opinions. Letter and article writers are limited to one letter or article per issue. PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215 (btwn 6th & 7th Av.) • (718) 622-0560 Letter and article writers cannot write gratuitous serial submissions. Edi- tors may reject submissions to consecutive editions of the Gazette on the This Issue Prepared By: same topic by the same writer. Editor-Writer Guidelines: All submissions will be reviewed and, if neces- Coordinating Editors: Erik Lewis sary, edited or rejected by the editor. Writers are responsible for the factual RETURN POLICY content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Joan Minieri and communicate with writers regarding any questions or proposed edi- The Coop strives to REQUIRED FOR ANY RETURN keep prices low for our Editors (development): Dan Jacobson torial changes. Writers must be available to editors to confer about their 1. The Paid-In-Full receipt MUST m embership. Mini- submissions. If a writer does not respond to requests for editorial chang- be presented. mizing the amount of Carey Meyers es, the editor may make the changes without conferring with the writer, 2. Returns must be handled returned merchandise or reject the submission. If agreement between the writer and the editor within 30 days of purchase. Reporters: Patrick Smith about changes does not occur after a first revision, the editor may reject is one way we do this. the submission, and the writer may revise and resubmit for a future issue. If you need to make a John B. Thomas FAIRNESS, ANONYMITY AND RESPECT POLICIES return, please go to the CAN I EXCHANGE MY ITEM? In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: 2nd Floor Service Desk. No, we do not “exchange” items. Art Director (development): Michelle Ishay Fairness You must return the merchandise and re-purchase what you need. Illustrators: Paul Buckley 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on the author’s first-hand observation. Michael J. Cohen 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are unnecessary, not specific or are not substantiated by factual assertions. The Gazette will not publish gratu- CAN I RETURN MY ITEM? Photographer: Shia Levitt itous personalization. That is, no unnecessary naming of Coop members in polemical letters and articles. Writers must address ideas not persons. Produce* Bulk* (incl. Coop-bagged bulk) Ingsu Liu 3. Submissions that make substantive accusations against specific indi- Cheese* Seasonal Holiday Items Thumbnails: Mia Tran viduals, necessary to make the point of the submission and within the Books Special Orders NEVER Fairness, Anonymity and Respect policies will be given to those persons to Calendars Refrigerated Supplements RETURNABLE Photoshop: Fanny Gotschall enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response will Juicers & Oils Sushi *A buyer is available during the week- Preproduction: Tuesday Smillie be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may days to discuss your concerns. not appear until the issue after the one for which it was submitted. 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They may not be personally derogatory and unused in re-sellable condition or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an individual member’s actions. Puzzle Master: David Levinson-Wilk The Gazette is a collaboration among Coop members. When submitting, The Coop reserves the right to refuse returns on a please consider the impact of your words on the writers, editors and produc- case-by-case basis. If you have questions, please contact Index: Len Neufeld tion staff who use our limited workslot time to try to produce an informative a staff member in the Membership Ofﬁce. and cooperative publication that reflects the values of our Coop community. Advertisement: Mary Robb Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY April 27, 2017 7

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.

Mireya Acierto Madeleine Campbell Peter Frost Alexandre Kotlarevsky Matthew Robison Stephanie Strauss Emman Agawa Cassandra Carillo Maria Garcia Holly Lauridsen Dany Roumain-Kalim Viles Sydney Mary Agramonte Claudia Castillo de la Thomas Green Kristen Lembo Aliffer Sabek Josephine Thiele Aidan Agramonto- Cruz Alan Grubner Samantha Liskow Magdalena Santos Cindy Tran Hynes Amuche Chukudebelu Chelsea Haynes Megan Messina Sydney Sasanow Brooke Tucker Julia Arens Antoinette Chukudebelu Thushara Hewage Tara Montgomery Kristin Schieback Pete Valenti Michelle Bae Yukhym Chupakhin Jonah Isenstein Laura Mumm Marjorie Schwartz Andrew Warman Noam Bar-Zemer Narina Danielean Nigel Jankelson Jake Namaroff Jason Schwartzman Elizabeth Watson Toby Barraud Katherine Derbyshire Jake Jeppson Shilpa Narayan Lisa Sirabella Shay Wetzer Elizabeth Bidart Ada Desmond Michael Jerdan Rachel Natov Jessica Slattery Ellen Winner Saga Blane Kate Diago Hanna Kang-Brown Jeffrey Nelson Travis Smith Lana Worrell Ezra Bookman Jessica Egan Jacob Kang-Brown Michael O’Gorman Adeline St. Hilaire Jiyoon Yeom Fiona Brown Bryan Etkie Daniel Keniger Eric Rasmussen Ricky St. Hilaire Murielle Zinsou Scott Buell Enrico Farello Marine Kiesel Mark Richardson Serge St. Hilaire Suraiya Zubair Bann Brittany Button Elizabeth Ferguson Artyom Kolodeznoy Bree Riley Zachary Stehura

ALL ABOUT THE COOP CALENDAR GENERAL MEETING New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, MAY 2 Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for monthly General Meetings have been at the center of all of the three weekly New Member Orientations. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the Submissions will be considered for the May 30 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- General Meeting. 0560 during office hours. to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board Have questions about Orientation? Please visit TUE, MAY 30 www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the page for answers to frequently asked questions. members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines which is required to act legally and responsibly, has www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: approved almost every General Meeting decision at May 11 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, May 1 the end of every General Meeting. Board members are The Coop on Cable TV May 25 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, May 15 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Inside the Park Slope Food Coop The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: every General Meeting. 44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. May 11 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, May 3 bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. May 25 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, May 17 Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 30, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop month. and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting 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 Sixth and Seventh Aves. Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi- 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 name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- and ethical employer and neighbor. We are near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all a buying agent for our members and not a month long, except for the day of the meeting when you selling agent for any industry. We are a part of General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the and support the cooperative movement. on how to submit an item appear on the submission sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please We offer a diversity of products with an 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 • Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the Meeting Format Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items 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.) to lead by example, educating ourselves and Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for • Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera- members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. 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’ form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot 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. It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that We seek to maximize participation at every foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue. you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please level, from policy making to running the store. Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board 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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demic. Brought to you by CreatingResonance.com. Danielle Rose, 26, is an apr 29-30 Food Drive to Benefit award-winning filmmaker born and raised in Brooklyn. She is a journalist, sat-sun 9 am–7 pm CHIPS Soup Kitchen documentarian, photographer and fine artist. In Our Backyard is her first documentary, currently in the film festival circuit having won three awards, CHIPS Soup Kitchen, located at Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street, is the recipient of much of our edible but unsaleable perishable food. They also the most recent being “Best Feature Documentary” at the Big Apple Film need donations of nonperishable foods. This food will go to CHIPS to help Festival. She just received her Master of Science Degree at Columbia them feed people in the neighborhood who are in need of a nutritious University’s Graduate School of Journalism and in addition the meal. Consider contributing nonperishable foods and commercially pack- “Documentary Project” specialization. aged foods; canned fish; canned fruits and vegetables; pasta sauce; pasta; To book a Film Night, contact Gabriel Rhodes, [email protected]. pre-packaged rice; pre-packaged beans; canned beans; canned soups; Parmalat milk; dry milk; peanut butter; cooking oil; or boxed raisins. Give donations to the collection table outside the Coop. may 9 Safe Food Committee Film Night: tue 7 pm Soul Food Junkies may 2 Agenda Committee Meeting Filmmaker Byron Hurt grew up eating lots of soul food: tue 7:30 pm grits and scrambled eggs with cheese, buttered biscuits with gravy, bacon. Soul food is a source of pride for The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- many black people and can be good for you. But it can ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by lead to obesity and other health issues. In Soul Food and talk with committee members face-to-face Junkies, Hurt sets out on a historical and culinary journey to learn more about between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an this tradition’s relevance to black cultural identity. Through candid interviews item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the with cooks, historians, scholars, doctors and family members, the film puts General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission this culinary tradition under the microscope to examine both its positive and Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. negative consequences. The May General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 7 p.m., at See upcoming events, past reviews and a comprehensive list of films shown at St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. www.plowtoplatefilms.com which can now also be reached via a link on the Park Slope Food Coop’s home page at www.foodcoop.com.

may 4 Food Class: Feeding the thu 7:30 pm Self-Attacking Body may 12 FUN Committee: Research shows there is a clear connection between fri 7–9 pm Open Mic Night diet and autoimmune disease, and many have used these principles to heal their bodies from these debil- Tragedy, comedy, music, poetry...and that’s just the begin- Olivia Roszkowski, Coordinator itating conditions and their accompanying symptoms. ning! Come to an “Open Mic Night” at the Old Stone House, Learn about the Autoimmune Protocol—what it is, why it works, and which 336 Third St., Brooklyn, to listen, speak, sing and who knows foods you should eat and avoid while on the elimination diet. We will make what else? a sampling of simple, delicious recipes using nutrient-dense whole foods Event takes place at the Old Stone House, 336 Third St., that will heal and nourish you without the stress, or the blandness, of an Brooklyn. Admission is $5. allergen-free diet. Chef Annie Kunjappy is a dietary consultant, teacher and private chef. She trained at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts and taught in the Chef’s Training Program for three years. Her approach to food and healing is informed by Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese may 12 Wordsprouts: Medicine, Macrobiotics and western nutritional science. Menu includes: fri 7 pm roasted cauliflower & pine nut pilaf with star anise–infused bacon/toasted A Podcasting Primer dulse; shirataki noodles in savory bone broth with shiitake mushrooms, bit- Larissa Anderson is an editor and senior audio producer ter greens & ginger-shallot jam; aromatic coconut, yam & taro root pudding. at The New York Times. She came to the Times after ASL interpreter may be available upon advance request. If you would like to working at Gimlet Media on the show “Undone.” Prior request an ASL interpreter, please contact Jason Weiner in the Membership WORDSPROUTS to that, Larissa was in public radio for almost 11 Office by April 20. Celebrate Father’s Day and meet Brian Gresko, years—executive producer of “The Dinner Party Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Olivia Roszkowski. Download,” co-created “Wits,” developed and launched “Marketplace Tech To inquire about leading a Food Class, contact Olivia Roszkowski at the editor of the just-published anthology on Report,”fatherhood worked When I First Held Youon a bunch of other things. She also supported development [email protected]. of new on-demand programs. Julia Barton is the editor of Malcolm Gladwell’s When I First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk About the podcastTriumphs, Challenges,“Revisionist and Transformative Experience of Fatherhood. History” from Panoply media and the Slate series “Placemakers.”Becoming a father can be one of the most profoundly exhilarating, She’s terrifying, also been a broadcast editor for PRI’s “The World” and life-changing occasions in a man’s life. In this incomparable collection of Americanthought-provoking essays, Public 22 of today’s masterful writers get straightMedia’s to the heart of “Weekend America.” Her work has appeared on modern fatherhood. From making that ultimate decision to having a kid to making it may 5 WNYC’sthrough the birth,Radiolab to tangling with a toddler mid-tantrum, and eventually and letting a teen Studio 360, as well as “99% Invisible,” “Life of the Film Night: In Our Backyard Law,”loose and in the world, these fathersother explore every facet of programs. Curtis Fox is a veteran podcast producer with deep fri 7 pm fatherhood and show how being a father changed Friday, June 13 roots inthe way they sawpublic the world—and themselves. radio.7:00 p.m. at the Coop He has produced everything from radio drama and come- An investigative look into the widely unknown and FREE dy to personalBrian Gresko is the editor of the anthology When essaysI and documentaries. He originated four podcasts for The Non members Welcome unspoken world of sex trafficking in Brooklyn, docu- First Held You: 22 Critically Acclaimed Writers Talk New YorkerAbout the Triumphs, Challenges, ,and Transformativeincluding Experience of Fatherhood. His work “The New Yorker Fiction Podcast,” and he hosts and menting the emotional stories of three recent survivors produceshas appeared in Poets &“Poetry Writers Magazine, Glimmer Train Stories, and TheOff Brooklyn Rail, the Shelf” and “The Poetry Magazine” podcast. His cur- and online at The Huﬃngton Post, Salon, TheAtlantic.com, The Los Angeles Review of while also presenting the work of heroic aid organiza- rent clientsBooks, and many other sites. include the Poetry Foundation and Esquire magazine. Anne Pope tions, law enforcement agencies and politicians. The is an audioRefreshments willengineer, be served. sound editor, radio/podcast producer, and educator who film aims to raise awareness and fight this serious epi- has beenAll Wordsprout participantsmaking are Coop members. media in New York City for more than 20 years. Her work Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]

Views expressed by the presenters do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop. 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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encompasses music engineering for artists ranging from Philip Glass to Queen micromanage our pain and posture only make things worse. You will learn Latifah; editing sound and music for numerous narrative films and documenta- how to tap into your body’s natural structure and wisdom through group ries (The Big Lebowski, Born Into Brothels); and mixing news features at New exercises and individual hands-on adjustments. Creating an attitude of York Public Radio’s WNYC. openness and curiosity paves the way for true healing. By learning to not Bookings: John Donohue, [email protected]. micromanage our body, we discover our body’s natural intelligence and posture. The Alexander Technique and mindfulness will be applied to help you directly contact innate healthiness and ease, without having to try to be “better.” These are practices and an attitude shift that you can may 13 Move Better, Feel Better, take with you long after the class. The goal is not to stay the same forev- sat 12–1 pm Live Better! er, rather that when we stop resisting the present moment, we truly begin to change. Learn about the practical approach to eliminating pain and tension based on the Feldenkrais method of somatic education. Thanks to its non-corrective nature, this work is more gentle and more effective than massage or physical therapy in facilitating lasting improvements. In this workshop you will have an opportunity to experience the benefits of the may 24 Learn About Cheese method firsthand through group exercises and personalized hands-on wed 7 pm mini-sessions. People of all levels of fitness and ability can benefit. Igor At the Coop Shteynberg, Feldenkrais Practitioner and a Coop member, whose goal Cheese education at the Coop continues with another tasting session led by is to help people feel better naturally and enjoy their daily life without Coop member and American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional being distracted by pain and tension. His clients appreciate his ability to Elena Santogade. Join us as we taste through a different regional selection this PC C relate to their concerns, as well as his patience and care in helping them uesdmonth; r learn about the history, geography and cheesemaking practices from Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses are suggestions. improve how they feel on a daily basis. aroundMore information on eachthe item may world. be available at the entranceSantogade table will lead the tasting and offer guidelines for pair- at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials available between ings7:00 7:15 p.m. and for designing cheese tastings of your own. Meeting Location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple) 274 Garfield Pl. at 8th Ave.

e ul slr Coee leo ues may 19 Election: The committee will present four members to be re- Samba elected.submitted by the Disciplinary Committee friFriday, 8 Oct pm19, 8:00 pm e ord o reors Cddes Preseos ues Discussion: “Presentationmay by candidates 30 for the Board of Directors SAMBA!! Groove to the music of followed by questions for the candidates” PSFC MAY General Meeting uure ed oro For information ontue how to place 7 an pm item on the Agenda, please see women rockin’ the house with the center pages of the Lineaiters aette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the satatus of pending the pulsing sounds of Carnaval! agenda items are available in the office and at all GMs. Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on Members of Paprika and Batala how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beat join forces to celebrate the lilting center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Wool & Grant. Two veteran singer/songwriters with a mutual passion for songs, stories, harmonies and guitars. Bev Grant and Ina May Wool create a musical alchemy of fire and feistiness, wisdom and wit, melodies of Bossa Nova,rocking clear- the heart-thumping rhythms of Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda Park Slope local singer and eyed political guitarist Mamie Minch sounds songs along something like a well-fleshed- with a window out 78-rpm record. She’s known on to their items are available in the Coop office. Sambaaround town for andher Piedmont- the dare-you-to-stay-seatedtravels—on the sway of Samba style fingerpicking chops, her big road and around deep voice and her self-penned the heart. antique-sounding songs. She’s played music all over the world Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Reggae.and Brooklyn, with all Thekinds of space will be set up for dancing and groov- excellent people, including Dayna Kurtz, the Roulette Sisters, ing, Jimboto Mathis andhave CW Stoneking. everyone moving to the national rhythms of Sixth and Seventh Aves. www.ProspectConcerts.tumblr.com

53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] PerformersBrazil. are Park Slope Beckoned Food Coop members and receive Coopback workslot credit. for the fourth year, your pow- Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 er-bateriaPARK SLOPE FOOD COOP 782 Union St., Brooklyn,for NY 11215 the (btwn 6th & 7thevening Av.) • (718) 622-0560 is: Robin Burdulis, Terry Dame, Viva DeConcini, Dawn Drake, Deinya Phenix (with special Batala guests), Vanessa Roe, Rita Silva and Michelle Williams. may 30 Buddhism 101 Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical tue 7:30 pm Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly musical fundraising part- This will be an overview of the essential teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha, nership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. shorn of the ritual and cultural accretions that arose when Buddhism migrated from India to Tibet, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. Arriving in the West in the late ’60s–early ’70s, it has now become a more-or-less familiar presence, particularly with respect to the “mindfulness” practices and the notion of karma (often misunderstood) that are part of its heritage. may 21 If Buddhism is indeed a “science of mind” rather than a religion, as some sun 12 pm Don’t Make Pain the Enemy teachers assert, what makes it so? Allan Novick has practiced meditation since 1975. He is a meditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Led by Coop member Dan Cayer, an Alexander Technique and meditation Center and Nalandabodhi New York and has taught meditation at corporate teacher, this workshop will teach you how true pain relief and sustainable venues. He lives in Park Slope, has been a Coop member for many years, posture are not the result of struggle and vigilance. In fact, our efforts to and is a retired school psychologist. still to come jun 2 Film Night jun 13 Plow-to-Plate Film

jun 6 Agenda Committee Meeting jun 24–25 Food Drive to Benefit CHIPS Soup Kitchen

jun 9 Wordsprouts jun 27 PSFC JUNE Annual & General Meeting

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HOW THE GAZETTE 11/28/13, 2/20/14, 3/6/14, 4/3/14, who should assure a civil, amount cited), 93% parity bringing confrontational risk EDITORS IGNORE 5/1/14, 5/15/14, 8/21/14, 9/4/14, welcoming experience to all with Israeli usage. to the Coop. THEIR GUIDELINES 6/11/15, 4/28/16, and 4/13/17, all Coop members: the editors, However, more disturbing Second, “a vote by the by a single member, plus 15 writ- coordinators, Agenda Com- than repeating the lie about full membership to decide TO THE EDITORS, ten by others: 3/26/09, 2/24/11, mittee, Chair Committee, water usage is the editorial weather or not to boycott The following Gazette guidelines 8/11/11, 9/8/11, 9/22/11, 3/22/12, Diversity and Equality Com- approval for use of the word SoadStream Products in the have been repeatedly violated: 4/19/12, 4/2/13, 5/30/13, 8/22/13, mittee, the Board of Directors “apartheid.” The conditions Coop.” Were the SodaStream (1) The Gazette welcomes 3/20/14, 10/31/14,1/24/15, and and the Disciplinary Com- and circumstances of Israel customers queried on the Coop-related articles and 5/12/16. (The claim was rebutted mittee. The Coop’s craven, and South Africa are so dif- matter? At the Coop, should letters from members: The in the Gazette on 5/16/13: “Israeli- relentless promotion of BDS ferent, the use of the word customer preferences come Israeli/Palestinian conflict Palestinian Water Coop- suggests an egregious dis- apartheid serves to diminish before politics, especially has virtually no relevance eration”. (Interested par- respect toward the offended the very real lived experi- fuzzy politics? This matter is to the Coop, certainly none ties may also refer to population. ences of those who suffered over. proportionate to the exten- http://missingpeace.eu/en/ Out of hundreds of Amer- under apartheid. Its use to The SodaStream plant was sive, relentless coverage that wp-content/uploads-pmpeace1/ ican food coops only a few describe Israel is rejected by closed—partly as a result of began at the dawn of 2009 and 2013/01/ MT_Lauro-Burkart.pdf) have considered boycot- multiple South Africans who the political actions of the continues to this day. The sup- (3) The Gazette will not ting Israel. As reported in experienced apartheid first BDS—eliminating over 400 posed relevance is based on a knowingly publish letters, the 9/8/11 Gazette, all but hand. The word “apartheid” well paying jobs for Palestin- claim that the Israeli SodaS- articles or reports that are one summarily and wisely is part of a lexicon deliber- ians. How does this help? tream company exploits its hateful,…inflammatory or dismissed such offensive ately used by anti-Zionists to It appears that even employees and should be needlessly provocative: The proposals. Nor has any uni- equate Jews with the Dutch when there’s a good story boycotted, but not one letter goal of the BDS movement versity where students or fac- and British colonists of about Israel and Palestin- (nor the related 2015 GM dis- is to demonize and delegiti- ulty voted to boycott Israel South Africa. The intention ians, perhaps especially cussion) produced a scintilla mize the State of Israel. The implemented such a boycott. is to imply Jews’ have no his- when it’s a good story, the of credible evidence to war- allegations repeatedly pub- The BDS campaign, aggres- toric connection to the Land BDS springs into action rant a boycott. lished are repellent to many sively promoted at this Coop, of Israel as an indigenous with fake news and perse- (2) For topics that generate a Jewish and Israeli members, serves only to indoctrinate people. In other words, the cutorial propaganda. large number of submissions… and viewed as nothing but individuals and groups pos- letter satisfied all the condi- And it was a good story. serially and continuously over hateful, inflammatory and sessed by an abiding sense of tions listed in the rubric. A story about jobs that paid an extended period of time, the provocative. Both the Euro- victimhood and in need of a How is it that such a letter better than any work in the Gazette will not necessarily pub- pean Union and the American scapegoat, highly susceptible can pass editorial review and areas controlled by the PA lish all submissions: The 4/13/17 State Department character- to the historical and currently be printed considering Gazette and Hamas. A story about edition includes the 48th letter ize delegitimizing and hold- resurgent global animus guidelines? Is it an inability how Israelis and Palestinians alleging that Israel deprives ing Israel to a higher standard toward Jews and therefore to recognize discrimination could end up living together Palestinians of water, a topic than any other nation as Israel, a state and a peo- due to lack of knowledge? Is in peace, a vision of progress addressed in letters published forms of anti-Semitism ple perpetually demonized, it an indifference to the con- in the face of adversity. on 6/17/10, 2/9/12, 2/23/12, (https://antisemitism.uk/ threatened with extinction cerns of some Coop mem- Rather than Boycott, 3/22/12, 4/19/12, 5/17/12, 8/9/12, definition/ and https://www. and subject to unrelenting bers? Or is it, perhaps, an Divestment and Sanc- 8/23/12, 9/6/12, 10/4/12, 11/15/12, state.gov/s/rga/resources/ military and terrorist assault. indoctrination from the con- tion, if BDS really wants to 11/29/12, 12/13/12, 1/24/13, 267538.htm), facts previously Sylvia Lowenthal stant stream of BDS letters? help, they might try: Build, 3/21/13, 4/4/13, 5/16/13,6/13/13, reported herein but con- Regardless, anti-Zionism vio- Develop and Support; do 8/8/13, 8/22/13, 9/5/13, 9/19/13, sistently ignored by those lates Gazette guidelines and something real for the peo- STOP PUBLISHING Coop ethos. We should not ple they allegedly want to ANTI-ZIONISM be providing it with a plat- help. But that would require IN THE GAZETTE form. more than talk and every- EXPERIENCED REPORTERS Barbara Mazor one knows it’s easier to tear TO THE EDITORS: [email protected] down than it is to build up. Please Apply In my letter published in Rodger Parsons the 4/13 Gazette I identified BUILD, DEVELOP, Workslot Description anti-Zionism as discrimina- WHAT IS THE We have four distinct Linewaiters’ tory and I provided a rubric AND SUPPORT? Gazette teams—each producing an for recognizing anti-Zionism. LETTER ‘P’ IN BDS? issue every eight weeks. You will The editor took issue with my TO THE EDITOR: develop and produce an article about describing BDS workshops The BDS likes to talk about MEMBERS: the Coop in cooperation with your as anti-Zionist, even though supporting the Palestin- The letter “P” in BDS is Pal- team’s editor every eight weeks. past speakers were listed as ian people but, in actual- estinian. To talk about BDS “anti-Zionist.” I revised my ity, does nothing tangible and never mention Palestin- For More Information letter believing the editor to better conditions in the ians misses the essence of If you would like to speak to an editor or another reporter to understood anti-Zionism as West Bank or Gaza. They do BDS. BDS is a global move- learn more about the job, please contact Annette Laskaris in pejorative. maintain an ongoing cam- ment for Palestinian rights. the Membership Office or e-mail her at annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. The same Gazette pub- paign to demonize Israel and It is a non-violent strategy To Apply lished a letter referencing have tried to drag the Coop to put pressure on Israel to Please send a letter of application and two writing samples at the anti-Zionist website Elec- into the fray. The latest epi- ends its gross human rights least 800 words long (one sample must be a reported interview, tronic Intifada. The EI article sode made its début is in violations of the Palestin- not a Q&A) to annetteATpsfcDOTcoop. Your letter should quotes a South African politi- the March 30, 2017 issue of ian peoples: 1) living under state your qualifications, your Coop history, relevant experience cian at an anti-Zionism event the Linewaiters’ Gazette in a Israeli occupation in the and why you would like to report for the Coop. Your application accusing Israel of “water letter from a Coop member West Bank, Gaza and East will be acknowledged and forwarded to the coordinating editors, apartheid.” The accusation who claims that two “critical” Jerusalem; 2) Palestinian cit- Joan Minieri and Erik Lewis. is based on false data, often issues exist for the BDS: izens living in Israel; and 3) republished in the anti-Is- First, “revisiting BDS Palestinian refugees. Israel Seeking Diversity on the Gazette Staff rael information stream, programming in the Coop is well known for its ongoing The Gazette is looking for qualified reporters. We are interested in but never documented to meeting room.” BDS wants building of settlements on using this opportunity to diversify our staff. We believe that we can any reliable source. Data to use the Coop to present stolen Palestinian land in enrich the quality of the Gazette and serve the membership better from 2012 report West Bank their program after the Gen- the West Bank and East Jeru- with a reporting and editing staff that more closely resembles the per capita water use to be eral Coordinators closed the salem (often cited as Israel’s mix of Coop members. 140 m per year (~384 liters/ option because the issue settler colonial policies and day, more than 5 times the had reached the point of apartheid occupation).

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A NEW PROPOSAL INTERNATIONAL the long hours they have put taxpayers $45 billion annually, This bill, which would introduce FOR HOW TO VOTE TRADE EDUCATION in on behalf of ITES. The Coop while also creating 200,000 jobs. single-payer healthcare in our ON BOYCOTTING SQUAD (ITES) requires people to work 2.75 There is also a strong moral state, passed in the Assembly hours each shift for 13 shifts case for single payer: accord- last year and will certainly pass SODASTREAM AUTHORIZATION per year. To be equitable, units ing to the Census Bureau, in again this year. It currently has TO THE EDITOR OF THE MEMBERS, that have to work additional 2015, 10.5% of New Yorkers still 30 cosponsors in the Senate, LINEWAITERS’ GAZETTE: I am writing to urge members to hours over the course of a year remained uninsured even after almost the number needed to The proposal for a boycott of vote against the reauthorization should have those “excess” the Medicaid expansion under bring it to a vote and to pass the SodaStream remains on the of the ITES as a permanent work- hours compensated or better, Obamacare. Even for those legislature. I urge you to call your agenda of the General Meeting slot for the following reasons: have the work re-structured. We who are insured, premiums and Senator NOW at (518) 455-2800 since 2015, pending a decision 1) Some months ago there are all familiar with the paid and copayments often remain well and demand that they support on the mechanism to conduct was a presentation by the com- unpaid jobs outside the Coop beyond what they can afford. S4840, the New York Health Act. the vote. Opponents of BDS mittee in support of ITES gain- that routinely expect much more The results, for many individu- Some New York City representa- who last year established a 75% ing a permanent committee hours than a 35 or 40 hour work als, are as unnecessary as they tives are currently not supporting threshold to adopt any boycott status. They spent virtually all of week. The Coop should not be are disastrous: financial ruin, the bill. For instance, State Sena- should not feel threatened by a the time on “educating” the GM importing that philosophy but despair, preventable illness, tor Simcha Felder (District 17) is general referendum. The Coop attendees as to why we should should strive to be fair to all and premature death. Finally, opposed. If you live in his district can determine the issue with- oppose the Trans Pacific Part- members in regards to hours despite what many thought, (which includes portions of Bor- out incurring any extra expense nership (TPP), but not on why worked over the year. single-payer is overwhelmingly ough Park, Kensington, Ditmas by including it in the upcoming we need ITES as a permanent While I respect the passion popular, and hence, politically Park, Gravesend, Midwood, and ballot for board of directors. workslot committee. that the members of ITES bring achievable: 58% of respondents Bensonhurst), he needs to hear BDS initiatives have been 2) While I was against TPP, the to the work, that is not a reason to a Gallup poll conducted in from you and your neighbors. passed by local bodies in Spain, ITES members never gave justice to make it a permanent workslot. 2016 indicated their preference Otherwise, even if your represen- the UK, Australia, Sweden, to the “Education” part of their In Cooperation, for a federally funded public tatives already support the bill, it Norway and Ireland as well as title. There were in fact two sides Stewart Pravda healthcare system. It is only is still important that they hear by churches in the US includ- to TPP but you would not know because of the outsize influence from you, as their level of support ing Presbyterians, the United that from ITES as they never pre- of the health insurance lobby can waver at any time. Church of Christ, Methodists sented the “Pro” side. They could SUPPORT NY that both major political parties To learn more about the NY and the Quakers. Students in have easily researched that part HEALTH ACT have avoided any discussion of Health Act or to find out about Canada, Belgium, South Africa and presented the reasons given single-payer or else opposed it how you can get involved, visit and Chile have joined the call by the Obama administration DEAR PSFC MEMBERS, outright. It is up to us to change the websites of Physicians for Israel to end its illegal occu- or House/Senate supporters. By It is high time that the United that using grassroots pressure. for a National Health Pro- pation of Palestinian territories presenting only the “Con” side States join the rest of the indus- On April 4, I, along with nearly gram, NY Metro Region (www. and pull back settlements to the of this issue, I question whether trialized world and implement a 700 people from across New pnhpnymetro.org) and the 1967 borders. Coop members will ever get a universal, single-payer health- York, traveled to Albany to lobby Campaign for New York Health Jewish Voices for Peace balanced picture of future trade care system. In the wake of the state legislators in support of the (http://www.nyhcampaign.org). strongly promotes the 2005 agreements from ITES. It is up recent, failed attack on the ACA New York Health Act (S4840). Ben Serby call by Palestinian civil organi- to individual members to decide (also known as “Obamacare”) zations for BDS as a strategy to whether to support or oppose a by Congressional Republicans, end bloodshed in the Middle trade agreement. This does not grassroots momentum is now East. United States taxpayers stop ITES from rendering a point building behind single-payer sent 38 billion dollars this year of view, but the main objective healthcare, or “Medicare for all,” in military aid to Israel, which should be presenting both sides. on the state level. makes us responsible for how it 3) With the Trump Presidency Moving to a single-payer You must have at least six months of membership with is used. External efforts includ- it is doubtful that there will be system here in New York makes excellent attendance to be eligible. ing boycotts, divestments and any additional trade agree- economic sense because it sanctions worked to bring about ments. ITES could be without would eliminate a tremendous democracy in South Africa. They work for an unknown number amount of waste and ineffi- are needed here to move the of months or years and they are ciency. While Americans spend Saturdays and peace process forward. looking for 7 full-time workslots. twice as much on healthcare Sundays Let the issue be included in This is wasteful to the Coop. It as most other countries, health April 1 through the Board of Directors mailing would be better as an ad-hoc outcomes are far worse here and count the votes, whether or committee. Then the GM could because of high administra- November 19 not it reaches the 75% threshold vote to specifically authorize tive costs. A recent study by a 12:30 - 3:15 p.m. for implementation. an investigation into a specific University of Massachusetts, 3:00 - 5:45 p.m. Respectfully, trade agreement. 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