OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP
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Volume II, Number 21 October 16, 2014 GM Report: Coop Shows Operating The Eden Foods Boycott: Loss, New Squad Created, When Food, Health, Religion, and Politics Mix Demographic Study Put Off By Alison Rose Levy But a company’s political n August 26, 2014, the leanings aren’t always easy OCoop General Meeting to discern. Eden Foods, for discussed the proposal to example, markets itself as participate in a nationwide a progressive company, so boycott of Eden Foods, a long many health food fans were time food producer that pro- surprised to learn that it had vides the Coop seventy prod- joined Hobby Lobby.” ucts. In alliance with the June In response, San Fran- 2014 Hobby Lobby ruling by cisco’s 40-year-old Other the U.S. Supreme Court, the Avenues Coop has removed natural food company sought all Eden Foods. Seattle’s to exclude its employees Central Coop removed 80% from health care coverage for of Eden Foods from their abortion and contraception, shelves. Fifty-seven per- provisions in the Affordable cent of shoppers at Madi- Care Act that don’t accord son, Wisconsin’s Willy Street with the Eden CEO Michael stores voted to remove Eden Potter’s religious beliefs. products. North Carolina’s
ILLUSTRATION BY DEBORAH TINT Eden Foods, a pioneering Weaver Market has dropped healthy foods company, in many Eden Foods. Philadel- By Thomas Matthews increased more than sales cent of members with 5 years business since 1969, has long phia’s Weaver’s Way Market he Sept. 30 General Meet- (meaning we made less or less, and 13 percent with 15 championed organic foods is still on the fence. Ting of the Park Slope Food “profit”) with the result that years or more. as well as GMO labeling. Pot- Even though Eden began Coop was largely devoted to the Coop showed an oper- “Most members don’t use ter is a devout Catholic who as a coop, its attempts to con- two proposals, both of which ating loss of $221,551 for the the Web site regularly,” Gal- holds strong views. trol employees health care asked the membership for 32 weeks prior to Sept. 14, lops reported. Eleven percent Notes Bill Moyers, “At a “has fallen short of our coop- permission to study topics of as opposed to an operating never do, and 41 percent visit time of unprecedented polit- erative values,” writes Kirs- interest to the community. profit of $148,630 for the pre- the site a few times per year. ical polarization… ordinary tin Moore, director of Willy One passed overwhelming- vious year. “We may lose a Most visits are to research citizens have to be aware of Street in an open letter to ly, the other was tabled for bit of money this year,” Mike general information (hours, the politics of the compa- Potter. “Please stop allowing future consideration. acknowledged. for example, or produce nies they patronize—some personal values to get in the The meeting, chaired by IT Coordinator Matt Klei- prices) and for issues con- of the dollars they spend way of the common ground Carl Arnold, was called to man and website redesign cerning members’ shifts. will end up influencing pol- you share with your diverse order right on time. No one team member Mark Gallops Almost 1,100 members iticians whose values may array of customers and help offered remarks during the presented results from the offered suggestions on how to not reflect their own. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Open Forum, so we moved Coop’s Web site survey, which improve the site. The leading swiftly into the Coordinator solicited member feedback request was for improvements Next General Meeting on October 28 and Committee Reports. on how they used the site in the shift swap process The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on (www.foodcoop.com) and (39 percent), which Gallops the last Tuesday of each month. The October General Meeting Coordinator and what suggestions they had noted was the greatest “pain will be on Tuesday, October 28, at 7:00 p.m. at MS 51, 350 Fifth Committee Reports for improvements. Of our point” for members. Enabling Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Enter on Fourth St. cul-de- General Coordinator Mike 16,000 members, just over members to check their work sac. The Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. Eakin presented the financial 1,500 took the survey. Of the shift status came next at 27 The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at www. report. respondents, 64 percent were percent. Apparently, the site foodcoop.com and available as a flier in the entryway of the Total sales were up slightly, women, and the average ten- seems most useful as a func- Coop. For more information about the GM and about Coop gov- but operating expenses had ure was 7.4 years, with 53 per- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ernance, please see the center of this issue.
Tue, Oct 28 • PSFC October General Meeting IN THIS ISSUE 7:00 p.m. at MS 51 Puzzle ...... 2 Tue, Nov 4 •Agenda Committee Meeting 8:00 p.m. A New Co-op Organizing Effort ...... 4 Coop Safe Food Committee Report ...... 5 Thu, Nov 6 •Food Class: The Secrets of Community Calendar ...... 6 Event Healthy Indian Cooking 7:30 p.m. Coop Hours, Return Policy ...... 8 Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement . . . . 9 Highlights Fri, Nov 7 •Film Night: Hit & Stay 7:00 p.m. Calendar of Events ...... 10 Letters to the Editor...... 12 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classifieds ...... 15 Exciting Workslot Opportunities, Thank You ...... 16 2 October 16, 2014 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY
GM Report committees whose members eral Meeting scheduled for CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 must be approved by a vote of Dec. 30, 2014, be cancelled. the General Meeting, because He explained this was due tional tool to help members of its involvement in disci- to calendar quirks and is not navigate shifts and shopping; plinary issues. Its role is to unprecedented. The Chair using it to build a digital com- follow up on investigations by noted that December meet- munity or engage with wider the Disciplinary Committee to ings have generally drawn low issues outside the store drew determine if a Coop rule has attendance. The vote in favor little support. been violated and, if so, what was overwhelming. The next step, Gallops said, penalty to impose. is to convene focus groups of Monique Bowen, who has Research on International members and staff to discuss, been a Coop member for 12 Trade Agreements: Yes elaborate and refine the sur- years, is a member of the Susan Metz, a longtime vey results and consider pos- Board of Directors, and is cur- member, proposed that a new sible next steps. For updates rently serving her third term committee be formed called and further information, check on the Hearing Committee. the International Trade Edu- the blog posts published on She stood unopposed for cation Squad, and that seven new.foodcoop.com. reelection. The results were members be granted work-slot 179 in favor, 3 opposed and 4 credit to work with it. Agenda Items abstentions. “We’ve been doing this The Hearing Officers Com- General Coordinator Joe work voluntarily for more than mittee is one of the few Coop Holtz proposed that the Gen- a year,” Susan explained, “It is fair for us to get credit for the work we do because we as a Crossword Puzzle community benefit from the effort.” 123 456 7 8 9 10 11 12 This proposal was discussed
13 14 15 at the July GM, and many of the same issues were rehashed 16 17 18 before the vote. Though allot- 19 20 21 ted 30 minutes, this agenda item consumed just over an 22 23 24 25 26
hour of the meeting. ILLUSTRATION BY DEBORAH TINT 27 28 29 30 31 32 Supporters largely agreed
33 34 35 36 37 with Susan on two main He asked the General Meet- that “if you can shop, you assertions. The trade agree- ing to authorize a survey that can work” seems widespread, 38 39 40 41 ments, between the U.S. and would gather information on expressed as a matter of fair-
42 43 44 other nations, are opaque and members’ current ages, and ness and justice. Finally, there highly likely to have a negative their years of service, in order is suspicion of a survey that 45 46 47 48 49 impact on food policies sup- to understand the potential might be considered an intru- 50 51 52 ported by the Coop, thus jus- impact on the labor pool of sion on members’ privacy. tifying the need for research the current retirement policy, Laibman attempted to 53 54 55 56 57 58 to decide whether “individ- and whether change might be respond to these criticisms 59 60 61 62 63 64 ual or collective action” may beneficial. by recusing himself from
65 66 67 be called for. In addition, the The current retirement pol- the actual survey, offering to Coop’s Mission Statement icy, as detailed in the Mem- amend the language of his 68 69 70 is broad enough to encom- bership Handbook, offers two proposal and insisting that pass research like this and options, approved by different he was asking for informa- Across Down 1. Good name for an investment advisor? 1. 2012 Facebook event, in brief compensate it with work slot General Meetings. Members tion, not any particular policy 4. Flavor-enhancing additive 2. DVR button credit. who have completed 20 years change. 7. Kind of priest 3. Took off the table? Opponents countered of service may retire at 65 years At 9:31 (by this reporter’s 13. Snoopy, to Charlie 4. One of the Islas Baleares 14. Capt.’s guess 5. Plaster finish that the issue is tangential of age; members who have watch), the Chair cut off dis- 15. Capital of Sicily 6. Knee-slapper to the Coop’s primary focus, completed 30 years of service cussion, even though only 20 16. One of the Titans 7. Crosses dangerously 18. Deceiving 8. “24” actress Cuthbert and potentially divisive. “I’m may retire at 60. (Retirement is minutes of the allotted 30 had 19. Creations in Word, for short 9. Pres. Obama, once uncomfortable with asser- never mandatory.) been used. There was then 20. Pained cries 10. Prod tions about ‘our values’,” Coop “Nobody knows what the some confusion as to whether 21. Seemingly forever 11. “If ____ believe ...” 22. One way for people to be out 12. Bugs, e.g. member Anita said. “My val- effects of the existing policy a vote was in order. The Chair 25. Yellowfin tuna, on menus 15. West Bank grp. ues may be different. I joined will be over the next two to ten asked for a motion to extend 27. Napoleonic law 17. Hubbub 28. Shakespeare character played by 22. Run-D.M.C.’s “You Be ____” for good food at low prices. I years,” Laibman said. “This is the meeting by 15 minutes; it Ralph Fiennes in a 2011 film 23. “Haven’t a clue” feel this proposal goes beyond a proposal for a study. Noth- was defeated. A motion was 33. Wife of Augustus 24. Early morning hr. the Mission Statement.” ing is on the table regarding made to table the vote; it 35. Sitcom planet 26. Not up 36. Paisley or Pitt 29. Ancient land SE of Lesbos General Coordinator Joe the policy or changing the passed. “This proposal will go 38. Midmonth date 30. Sch. named for an evangelist Holtz voiced support for both policy.” back to the agenda committee 39. God for whom a month is named 31. Giggle-producing celestial name ... 41. Rain gutter site even though it ends just as many other education and activism, on The issue is clearly sensi- for further review,” noted the 42. Radio host Boortz words do, including 16-, 28-, 39-, 45- and this issue and in general, but tive. Discussion of Laibman’s Chair. 43. Ocean State sch. 61-Across asked, “Why can’t activists idea during the April GM 44. ____ Edibles (food shop on “The 32. Idiot ____ Facts of Life”) 34. Key chain? be activists without work slot was contentious. It gener- Unwrapped-Up 45. Ursus ____ (black bear) 37. Since: Sp. credit?” ated numerous letters to the The Board of Direc- 49. Sturm ____ Drang 39. Part of a kid’s lunch from home 50. Jiffy 40. Path of a pop-up A show of hands appeared Gazette, a follow-up article by a tors approved all the GM’s 51. With class 44. Ritzy residences to show the proposal had Gazette reporter, and a Member decisions, and the meet- 53. Zookeeper’s main squeeze? 46. Lecture, in a way passed, but, to be sure, a count Submission by Laibman. ing was adjourned at 9:38. 56. Two-time loser to DDE 47. Last innings 58. Fargo’s home: Abbr. 48. Like Dracula of raised hands was taken. The Opposition seems to be Even though, technically, 59. Passed effortlessly 52. Rap sheet abbr. vote was announced as 110 in founded on three points. First, seven minutes remained on 61. What some vaccinations prevent 53. Don Juan’s kiss 65. Country singer Blake 54. Obama’s birthplace favor, 54 opposed. there’s a sense that Laibman’s the meeting schedule, no 66. Own, to Burns 55. “I’d hate to break up ____” ultimate goal is to ease retire- Wrap-Up session was held. 67. Carpenter ____ 57. Roget entry: Abbr. Research on Coop ment rules (he joined the This generally encompasses 68. Get the better of 60. Dobby, e.g., in the Harry Potter books 69. Radical org. of the ’60s 62. Catch Demographics: Not Yet Coop in 2009, when he was 66 the mundane business of ride- 70. “Holy cow!” 63. Colorful card game David Laibman presented years old), possibly exacerbat- shares, but also the rarely 64. Hog’s home a proposal to study member ing an already troublesome used, but potentially produc- Puzzle author: author: David David Levinson Levinson Wilk. For Wilk. answers, For answers,see page xx. see page 15. characteristics pertinent to shortage of workers to run tive, opportunity to reflect on the Coop’s retirement policy. the store. Second, the belief the conduct of the meeting. ■
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Eden Foods gious beliefs and are free to tal consent, that action would is very specific. We do not hold the reach of the Hobby Lobby do so. not grant his Baha’i employer that….commercial enterprises decision,” Toobin reports. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the right to withhold vaca- can ‘opt out of any law…they Ginsburg, he says, “was us return our focus to the high Implications tion leave for the honeymoon. judge incompatible with their right: the decision is opening quality of your food.” This country was founded Why? Because U.S. law super- sincerely held religious beliefs.’” the door for the religiously Based on the discussion at by those seeking religious sedes religious law. In order Few people foresaw the observant to claim privileges, the August 26 GM, many Coop freedom. Most Americans still to guarantee each individual’s far-reaching impact of the that are not available to any- members agree. But how to agree that everyone retains the freedom of religion, we must Supreme Court’s Citizens one else.” bring this message through to right to practice their religion. also assure that people are not United decision that granted Sadly, for those of us who a vote? To decide whether or The two principles concern- forced to follow the tenets of personhood to corporations. would prefer to keep politics not to boycott Eden, members ing religion foundational to another’s religion. “The Becket Fund for Reli- away from our health care, must request the Agenda Com- the legal structure of the U.S. Since the Baha’i are a reli- gious Liberty, a conservative food, and democracy, funda- mittee to schedule a vote at republic remain core rights to gious minority, they have slight public-interest legal group, is mental changes in U.S. law are an upcoming General Meeting. this day: power to impose their beliefs. dedicating itself to expanding political. ■ So far no such vote has been 1. The First Amendment of But the laws of the land apply scheduled. the Constitution (part of the to everyone. The separation of The Food Coop’s Fun Committee Bill of Rights) grants all people church and state was designed is considering a future children’s What is the Hobby Lobby the freedom to practice their for all religions, major and book fair event and wants to find Decision? religion. minor. In June 2014, in a narrow 2. The First Amendment Here’s another example: In a pool of children’s book writers majority, the U.S. Supreme also encodes the separation Christian Science, disease is and illustrators who might be Court gave the retail chain, of church and state, which, as believed to be a mental error interested in participation. Hobby Lobby “the right to Founding Father Thomas Jef- rather than physical disorder. If you are and are interested, exempt themselves from cer- ferson stated, means, “building The sick should be treated, not please contact Tasha Paley at tain provisions of the Afford- a wall of separation of church by medicine, but by a form of [email protected] able Care Act…. Hobby Lobby, and state.” prayer that seeks to correct the a closely held corporation, a The freedom to practice a beliefs responsible for the illu- secular, for-profit business… religion means that believers sion of ill health. Due to this belief, if some- one sought to impose medical treatment on a practitioner of Christian Science, that would violate that person’s rights to practice their religion. But what if your employer were a VALET BIKE PARKING Christian Scientist, who sought to deny your health insurance IS HERE ON coverage based on his beliefs? If your employer were a Sci- SATURDAYS & entologist (a religion which deplores psychiatry and psy- SUNDAYS! chotherapy) would she have the right to deny you insur- ance-covered psychotherapy or reimbursement for anti-de- pressant medications pre- scribed by your doctor? Every Saturday, Today, some employers tell April 5–November 22, their employees how to vote in public elections, as Gor- 1:00–5:15 p.m. don Lafer, Associate Profes- sor at the University of Oregon and details in a recent article. The Every Sunday, Founders of the Constitution April 6–November 23, ILLUSTRATION BY LYNN BERNSTEIN “were particularly concerned that employees might be sub- 3:30–7:45 p.m. could deny employer-paid are free to go to their church, ject to the undue influence insurance coverage” for contra- synagogue, mosque, temple, of those who controlled their Coop members can leave their bikes with ception and abortion services, or Wicca ceremony, and wor- economic fate.” As Alexander our valet parking service, which is like explains Jeffrey Toobin in the ship accordingly. Non-believ- Hamilton warned, “In the main, a coat check for bikes. Working members will October 2014 New Yorker. ers are similarly free not to power over a man’s support is The American Congress believe or worship. power over his will.” check in and watch your bike for you. of Obstetricians and Gyne- The separation of church Prior to the Hobby cologists has gone on record and state imparts a clear dis- Lobby decision, the law Just drop off your bike, stroller, scooter or stating that birth control is tinction between the rights of did not permit employers to personal cart, do your shopping or your shift, essential health care because individuals on matters of reli- intercede in their employees’ and hop back on. it allows “women to time gion that affect themselves medical care. Nor could No locks, no worries, no theft. and space their pregnan- alone, and the laws governing employers determine employ- cies, it reduces fetal, infant, everyone. ees’ investments in a 401K. Nor Service operates rain or shine. and maternal morbidity and That is why, prior to Hobby prescribe what people eat or Look for us in front of the yellow wall. mortality. Contraception pre- Lobby, employers were not drink, based upon the boss’s vents unintended pregnancies, permitted by law to impose religious beliefs. (Some reli- Note: no bike check-in on thereby reducing the need for their religious beliefs. For gions proscribe certain foods.) Saturdays after 5 p.m. or abortion as well as preventing example, in the Baha’i religion, But the new ruling may a potential worsening of preex- people wishing to marry must change things. Following the Sundays after 7:30 p.m. isting health conditions, such first obtain parental consent. Hobby Lobby decision, in a dis- as diabetes or heart disease.” Despite his own beliefs, senting opinion, Justice Ruth By medical definition, these a Baha’i employer may not Bader Ginsburg called it “a Valet bicycle parking at the Coop is brought to you by the PSFC services are health care. Some impose that requirement on decision of startling breadth.” Shop & Cycle Committee. may prefer to opt out of such his employees. If a newly wed Judge Alito, writing for the treatments, due to their reli- employee fails to obtain paren- majority, countered, “Our holding
Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 4 October 16, 2014 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY A New Co-op Organizing Effort Is Taking Root in Central Brooklyn By Frank Haberle aking a hands-on approach to address health equity issues, longtime residents of the Central TBrooklyn neighborhoods are coming together to develop a new food cooperative with an aim to make fresh, healthy food more accessible and affordable for longtime community residents of Central Brooklyn. Local residents of these communities now have the opportunity to express their ideas and interest in the new co-op through an on-line community survey, available now through mid-November 2014.
Currently in the planning The bigger grocery stores rarely Heights together to identify
and development phase, the offer fresh vegetables or organic issues of importance to them, COX MURRAY BY PHOTO Central Brooklyn Food Co-op, products, focusing on cheaper, to build power and to improve Harvir Kaur discussing the proposed Central Brooklyn Food projected to open its doors in unhealthy foods. The few “green conditions in their community. Co-op with an interested member of the community. 2016, is taking shape through and healthy markets” that have Food Sovereignty is one priority the vision and input of a food popped up in Bed-Stuy and issue area of BMC. In addition members joined their neigh- outreach campaign in how to co-op coordinating committee Crown Heights offer specialty to incubating the development bors at the first meeting orga- conduct the community survey composed of local, commu- “gourmet” organic products of the new Central Brook- nized through a “Grub Party,” and how to communicate about nity-based activists. The food and health foods, but at very lyn Food Co-op, the Brooklyn which are potluck gatherings our organizing effort to our co-op was originally organized high prices. Movement Center provides where the Brooklyn Move- community members. We have and incubated by the Brooklyn an online food justice tool kit ment Center engages residents conducted outreach in more Movement Center (a commu- By the People, For the where residents can identify of Central Brooklyn in con- than 20 locations—in front of nity organizing group based in People—Food Sovereignty green spaces, community gar- versations around inequities food pantries, supermarkets Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown The issue of food sover- dens, community-supported that exist within the food sys- and at transportation hubs and Heights), and is also supported eignty—meaning that com- agriculture programs and other tem and possible solution in have collected over 200 surveys by North East Brooklyn Hous- resources in Central Brooklyn, addressing those inequities. on the street.” ing Development Corporation while also providing opportuni- With a commitment to find- With the survey now on-line, and other community based ties for residents to take action ing a business model that the Central Brooklyn Food organizations. Over the past 15 on food sovereignty issues. meets the community’s needs Co-op has already collected months, the food co-op coor- The co-op organizing proj- and its vision of economic another 100 surveys. “Our goal dinating committee has been ect is being coordinated by the and racial justice, the Central is 500 surveys,” says Harvir. operating through three com- BMC’s Food Sovereignty Orga- Brooklyn Food Co-op held a “We’re going to wrap-up our sur- mittees and has conducted nizer Harvir Kaur, who joined food co-op business models vey street outreach effort by the an outreach campaign and the organization in March 2013. teach-in session in March 2014. end of October, and hope to hit accessed technical assistance “Food sovereignty issues are “We held a teach-in around our goal of 500 surveys with our from existing Brooklyn co-ops, ingrained in DNA,” says Harvir. the different food co-op busi- on-line survey by mid-Novem- including the Park Slope Food “Food is who I am, and it is how ness models for our food co-op ber. But our outreach campaign Coop, to explore and under- I grew up.” Harvir was excited to coordinating committee mem- will continue as we continue to stand different co-op busi- take on an internship opportu- bers to engage in a conversa- develop the Central Brooklyn ness and financial models. The nity with BMC to help lead the tion with folks from Bushwick, Food Co-op and beyond.” ■
Central Brooklyn Food Co-op PHOTO BY BMC food co-op organizing effort. Greene Hill, and Park Slope launched its community sur- Harvir Kaur is part of the Food Coops around their dif- If you are a resident of Central vey this past summer with a movement to start a food coop A Step-by-Step Process ferent food co-op business Brooklyn, would like to have a say two-fold purpose: 1) to iden- serving Bedford-Stuyvesant The development of the models and the advantages in shaping the new Central Brooklyn tify shopping patterns and food and Crown Heights. Central Brooklyn Food Co-op and challenges of their different Food Co-op, please participate in the buying preferences among began over a year ago, when co-op models,” Harvir says. survey by November 15: It can be Central Brooklyn community munity members take charge the Brooklyn Movement Cen- The pieces for the Central accessed on-line here: www.nyu.qual- members, and 2) to conduct of their food supply and build ter reached out to local co-ops, Brooklyn Food Co-op are now trics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cBYa7sIN- outreach in the community that a more just food system by including the Park Slope Food coming together. The business 3juzt0pd. raises awareness for the Cen- bringing healthier, affordable Coop, for information. “When model is now in development. To learn more about the Brooklyn tral Brooklyn Food Co-op proj- food options into the neighbor- we hosted our first community While a mission statement and Movement Center and get directly ect. The Central Brooklyn Food hoods—has gained traction in meeting, the Park Slope Food core value statement are now involved in its Food Co-op Coordinat- Co-op is inviting Bed-Stuy and Central Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Coop gave us a great start, being finalized, a location for ing Committee please contact Harvir Crown Heights residents to take Movement Center’s community doing a mailing to inform its the new coop has yet to be Kaur at hkaur@brooklynmovement- part in the survey online before organizing efforts are led by 1,000 members who live in our determined but will be some- center.org or (718) 771-7000. mid-November 2014. Mark Winston-Griffith, a long- community districts of our where in Bed-Stuy or northern Bedford-Stuyvesant and time resident of Crown Heights, plans to start a food co-op Crown Heights. The Central Crown Heights have seen sig- along with a range of commu- organizing effort for Central Brooklyn Food Co-op’s out- nificant gentrification in the nity members. The Brooklyn Brooklyn and invite them to the reach and membership com- past decade, but they are still Movement Center brings resi- meeting,” reports Harvir. Forty mittee developed a strong plan home to a majority of lower- dents of Bed-Stuy and Crown Central Brooklyn community for community engagement in to moderate- income com- June 2014 and have been hit- munities and communities of ting the pavement since then, color who have lived in these engaging with their neighbors neighborhoods for genera- about the food co-op initiative tions. According to the most through the community survey. recent census data, the median The current survey, con- income of Bedford-Stuyvesant ducted on the street over the households is $34,735, versus past three months, has recently a citywide average of $51,865. been launched on-line. “This Neighboring Crown Heights has summer, we began with street a median household income of surveys to collect information $37,687. The Central Brooklyn and build our base,” Harvir Food Co-op’s business and continues. “We’ve held com- planning committee has found munity survey training ses- through research that fresh sions throughout the summer and affordable food options in order to train interested folks
are few and far between in Cen- WILLIAMS VERALYN BY PHOTO from our community who were
tral Brooklyn neighborhoods. Mark Winston Griffith, community activist. interested in being part of the ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN PETTIT
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SAFE FOOD COMMITTEE REPORT Fracking, Food and Climate Change By Tom Angotti The water is often mixed with determines that there will be he incredible turnout of a chemical cocktail that expe- no significant negative envi- Tfood justice activists at dites the process. ronmental impacts (as claimed the historic People’s Climate Natural gas is touted as by the fossil fuel industry). March on September 21, 2014 the “clean fossil fuel” and a The state Health Department was uplifting and unprece- real alternative to the nation’s is currently reviewing this and dented. Among the nearly dependence on petroleum. has not yet made a recom- 400,000 marchers, the food However, natural gas is still a mendation. After this Novem- justice contingent was large major and growing source of ber’s gubernatorial election, and loud. Banners and chants greenhouse gas emissions. Its the Governor may very well act. communicated awareness that expanded use will help fore- Yet another danger is the vir- the potential for catastroph- stall efforts to make structural tually uncontrolled increase in ic climate change threatens changes in an economy that gas pipelines throughout the access to safe food, especial- is hooked on the burning of region, such as the Rockaway ly for those who have fewer fossil fuels. Fracking is produc- pipeline and the high-pressure
resources and alternatives. ing a new set of environmental Spectra pipeline from New PHOTO BY TOM ANGOTTI Also prominent throughout and public health risks. It has Jersey to New York City. These The PSFC is a long-time supporter of the Pride of New York the march were many groups contaminated and drawn down bring other risks to public program to promote fresh, local food. Fracking places the and activists calling for a ban underground aquifers used health and safety. safety of this supply at risk. on fracking. But what is fracking for drinking water and irriga- and what does it have to do with tion. Fracking can release vol- Fracking and Food Safety ing through local ordinances. Pride of New York program climate change and food jus- atile organic compounds that The New York moratorium In a recent communication, to promote fresh, local food. tice? The Park Slope Food Coop increase ground-level ozone on fracking would not have Holtz said that during the last Fracking places the safety of has joined a growing move- levels, which endanger human been possible without the fiscal year the Coop spent $9.6 this supply at risk. ment in the state and around health and reduce the produc- extensive organizing by envi- million on produce, of which The Food Coop has joined the nation to ban fracking. What tion of farm crops. ronmental and consumer about 30% is locally grown, Food Not Fracking (www.food- does it have to do with us? Fortunately for us, there is groups. Our Food Coop has and “far more than half of the notfracking.org) and many now no fracking in New York, supported the moratorium and local total was from New York organizations are part of the Fracking and Climate New Jersey and Connecticut opposed fracking. State.” Why is this? In his brief, New Yorkers Against Fracking Change (though Pennsylvania has In the May 6, 2010, issue of Holtz said that members pre- Coalition (www.nyagainstfrack- Fracking stands for hydrau- plenty of it). While our sister the Linewaiters’ Gazette an arti- fer local produce, and buying ing.org). You can help to per- lic fracturing, a technique for states in the metropolitan cle by Ed Levy, “Gas Drilling local also promotes long-term manently ban fracking, keep extracting natural gas from region have few natural gas Update,” identified the issues food security. The PSFC is a our food safe and reduce our deep underground pockets, deposits, New York State could with fracking. At the May 25, long-time supporter of the dependence on fossil fuels. ■ generally in areas with loose potentially become a haven for 2010, General Meeting, the shale formations. Companies gas drilling. Corporations have PSFC Environmental Commit- that use fracking dig straight already signed leases with tee proposed that the Coop down and horizontally, using many upstate property own- support the statewide ban large amounts of water under ers. The only thing that holds on fracking. It was approved high pressure—that’s why it’s them back now is a statewide by an overwhelming majority. called hydraulic fracturing— moratorium on fracking, which On June 21, 2012 General Coor- to loosen the layers of rock. could be lifted if the governor dinator Joe Holtz submitted an Amicus Brief in two court cases, Anschutz v. Town of Dryden and Cooperstown Hol- stein Corp. v. Town of Middle- field. These cases challenged fracking bans by local govern- ments in upstate New York. The court upheld the right of
the municipalities to ban frack- ILLUSTRATION BY ETHAN PETTIT
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event 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.
THU, OCT 16 Grosscup; Emma Graves. At 7:30 p.m. Beginner Swing Dance the Community Church of NY class with Arturo, most Wednes- 7 p.m. Book Launch: Brooklyn Spirits Unitarian Universalist, 40 E. 35 days. Introduction to dancing fun- by Peter Fornatale & Chris Wertz St.For info call 212-787-3903 damentals. No partners necessary. with Bridget Firtle & Steve DeAn- or see www.peoplesvoicecafe. At the Brooklyn Society for Ethical gelo. Brooklyn Spirits: Craft Cocktails org. Suggested donation $18, Culture. For more info: www.danc- and Stories from the World’s Hippest Bor- member $10. ingturo.com or 917-292-1404. ough, is the first distillery-to-glass cocktail book. At The powerHouse WED, OCT 22 SUN, NOV 9 Arena, 37 Main st. Bklyn. For info call 718-666-3049.Rsvp” Rsvp@ 7 p.m. Book Launch: At Home 4 p.m. BPL Chamber Players powerhousearena.com. in the Whole Food Kitchen by Amy present: Randall Scarlatta, bari- Chaplin who joins us for her tone Benjamin Hochman, piano. SAT, OCT 18 sophisticated vegetarian cook- F. Schubert: Die Schoene Muel- book release. At the powerHouse lerin at the Dr. S. Stevan Dweck 8 p.m. Peoples’ Voice Cafe: Arena, 37 Main St. Bklyn. For info Center for Contemporary Culture Young Political Songwriters call 718-666-3049.Rsvp: Rsvp@ Central Library. 10 Grand Army Night: Alexandra Bradbury; Ben powerhousearena.com. Plaza, Bklyn. Admission free.
Looking to help new coops form in Brooklyn while getting a tax deduction? Support the Fund for New Coops—a project of the Park Slope Food Coop. 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 ILLUSTRATIONS BY ETHAN PETTIT Help nascent coops that want to use our model: Contribute today!
n S rv r dmini ra r Fo t e e A st to Help the Archives Committee create a subject index of the notes that have been taken at every General Meeting from who will administer Universal Type Server 4 for Macintosh. This is a workslot, not a paid 1976 to the present. From administrative decisions to position. We have seven workstations using UTS, and we are also using Adobe CC and Quark committee reports to product sale debates, these GM notes 8. Currently workstations are using OS 10.7.5, but we have plans to update shortly to OS need an index to make one of the Coop’s most important 10.8. Updating, maintenance and testing of UTS to work with current versions of OS plus primary sources more accessible. Adobe CC and Quark 8 are required. The Coop This is a temporary project and can be done for FTOP or currently uses the UTS extensis font server make-up credit. If you’re interested, to produce a bi-weekly newsletter and please e-mail internal documents. Hours are as [email protected] by November 1 and tell us about needed, for FTOP credit. your interest and skills in indexing, as well as how long you've been Contact: [email protected]. a Coop member.
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The Gubernatorial Election: Fake and Real Choices ney and Tea Party activ- ist, Cohn’s further details By David Barouh trade deals. Both candidates legislation—mostly aban- national website generally are oddly absent. The par- he approaching guber- would lower corporate taxes. doned by today’s Democrats. opposes government regu- ty’s principles are: integ- Tnatorial election will Cuomo displayed malfea- It calls for extensive public lations, advising a “no” vote rity, flat tax, immigration play a crucial role in the sance when he disbanded employment to build 100% on California’s GMO-labeling reform, energy indepen- state’s direction, for better his Moreland Commission green-energy infrastructure referendum. dence, term limits, “Amer- or worse. Yet the American on Corruption after it began by 2030, single-payer public The Libertarian plat- ica’s right to defend its two-party “tradition” and its investigating his own admin- healthcare, fully funded pub- form favors free-market values,” “foreign aid with media coverage severely cur- istration. lic education, including free trade solutions. In general, American supervision,” tail political options. Major The Green Party: Howie tuition for CUNY and SUNY, it advocates individual lib- job creation and eco- media usually ignore or ridi- Hawkins a $15/hr minimum wage erty except for interference nomic growth. The web- cule the existence of alterna- Anti-war, community-jus- indexed to productivity, and with others’ rights by force site doesn’t elaborate on tive political philosophies, tice, environmental, and progressive taxes and bud- or fraud. Government’s role these points and lacks fur- fostering among voters labor activist since 1967, gets, including restoration of is to protect life, liberty, and ther internet presence. It capitulation and disinter- when he was 15, Hawkins the now-rebated stock trans- property, not interfere with seems, unfortunately, not est. “Voting the bums out” founded anti-apartheid fer tax. the voluntary and contrac- ready for prime time. www. becomes impossible, and divestment and anti-nu- The platform’s detailed tual relations of individuals, sapientparty.com. ■ citizens lose their leverage. clear alliances, and a work- Sustainable Agriculture or with individuals’ choices, Coop committees work on ers’ cooperative specializing and Food Justice segment including speech, religion, issues crucial to the Coop— in energy efficiency, solar includes a statewide frack- marriage, recreational activ- and the state’s burgeoning and wind installation. He ing ban, GMO labeling and ities, and abortion choices. agriculture—such as GMO unloads trucks at UPS, is statewide GMO moratorium, This party, like the Greens, labeling, fracking, and food an active Teamsters Union transition to organic agricul- has consistently stood its justice. A Coop letter to the member, board secretary of ture, re-legalization of hemp own candidates rather than governor stated it would Eat to Live Food Coopera- growing and research, and a cross-endorsing Democrats reconsider its strong patron- tive, and published author. farmworker bill of rights. or Republicans to win ballot age of that agriculture were Active in electoral politics, The party’s platform can status. Having yet to achieve fracking endorsed. But exclu- always supporting alterna- be perused at www.Howie- the required 50,000 votes, sively Democratic/Republi- tives to corporate-funded Hawkins.org. Oh, and the Libertarians have admirably can administrations don’t candidates, he co-founded Greens accept no corporate petitioned their way onto the readily tolerate directions the US Green Party in 1984. funding! ballot every four years since that undermine corporate He’s campaigned for numer- The Libertarian Party: Michael 1974. Read their platform at interests—and corporate ous federal, state, and local McDermott www.ny.lp.org. funding. offices. His strong showing A Long Island real estate The Sapient Party: Steve Cohn Alternative candidates in the 2010 gubernatorial broker and developer, Described as an attor- exist, however, having fought election secured the Green McDermott served on the their way onto ballots, often Party’s ballot status for the Hauppauge School Board overcoming intentionally first time in 14 years. and stood for Congress in labyrinthine legal obstacles. The centerpiece of the 2012. There’s no comment Here’s a brief survey of the party’s platform is the Green about fracking, GMO label- ballot-qualified gubernato- New Deal, based on FDR’s ing, or food-justice issues on rial candidates, two “tradi- Great Depression namesake his website, but the party’s tional” (read: “corporate”) and three alternatives: The Corporate Parties: Andrew ARE YOU A Cuomo, Rob Astorino Democrat Cuomo has BROOKLYN-BASED The Park Slope Food Coop recently collected an continued a moratorium on unprecedented 63 boxes of food drive donations fracking introduced by pre- FILMMAKER? for the CHIPS Soup Kitchen, 200 Fourth Ave. decessor David Paterson This is impressive, fantastic, and much higher than pending more “study”—now Would you like to our typical collections. Thank you to all members five years and running. Fully screen your work who donated. The Food Coop’s contributions do aware of the protest tsunami make a difference. he’d unleash by endorsing at the Coop? fracking, he has delayed a decision, apparently waiting See chipsonline.org for information on how to Then submit your film until this election concludes make financial donations to CHIPS. and his presidential possibil- for possible inclusion ities become clearer. Repub- in the Coop’s Since 1971, CHIPS has relied on the generosity of lican Astorino endorses Friday Film Night individuals like you to provide 103,000 nutritious fracking. Screening Series. breakfasts and lunches every year, to shelter and counsel Cuomo has avoided dis- young mothers and their infant and toddler children. cussing GMO labeling. If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive one FTOP CHIPS is a non-profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Astorino endorses it. Cuo- credit for screening and offering a Q+A with your Contributions are tax-deductible and directly support mo’s agricultural initiatives film. If you’re not a member, it’s still a chance to the Soup Kitchen and the shelter for young mothers appear more fully formed and their children. than Astorino’s. Both involve spread the word about your work and build your fan grants, tax incentives, and base by screening for a local audience. the like. Both have avoided commenting on the rights of We accept documentary and fiction, both features farm-workers. and shorts (we program shorts as a group). Both have avoided free trade issues. But their par- PleasePlease e-mail e-mail Faye LedermanGabrielfor Rhodes details at ties’ leaders have con- [email protected] detailsor at mail your DVD to: sistently undermined Faye Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E labeling and food justice, [email protected] Lee, NJ 07024 and endorsed authoritarian
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COOP HOURS Friday, November 21, 8:00 p.m. Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m. Sunday 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. * Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. Childcare Hours: Monday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. Telephone: Come join Barry Bryson, bandleader and 718-622-0560 trumpeter of the Swing Street Orchestra, Web address: and fabulous Coop jazz musicians for a www.foodcoop.com night of big-band swing-dance music.
Marje Wagner Barry Bryson—Trumpet/Leader Emily Asher—Trombone Lisa Parrott—Alto Sax Jenny Hill—Tenor Sax Cynthia Hilts—Piano Alexis Cuadrado—Bass Rob Garcia—Drums There will also be The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Tom Beckham—Vibraphone Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. free dance lessons Dave Phelps—Guitar with professional Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Marje Wagner—Vocal Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or dance instructor otherwise discriminatory. Arturo Perez, who The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles and letters from mem- will be partnered by bers. Carolynn Murphy. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and www.facebook.com/ProspectConcerts conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8pm [doors open at 7:45] in the Coop Calendar opposite. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles This Issue Prepared By: that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and services. 2%452. 0/,)#9 Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden Erik Lewis Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. I]Z 8dde hig^kZh id 2%15)2%$ &/2 !.9 2%452. `ZZeeg^XZhadl[dgdjg Editors (development): Erik Lewis &#I]ZEV^Y">c";jaagZXZ^eiBJHI Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which bZbWZgh]^e# B^c^" WZegZhZciZY# Joan Minieri are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letters b^o^c\ i]Z Vbdjci d[ '#GZijgchbjhiWZ]VcYaZY policy regarding length, anonymity, respect and fairness, all gZijgcZY bZgX]VcY^hZ l^i]^c(%YVnhd[ejgX]VhZ# Reporters: Frank Haberle submissions to the Linewaiters’ Gazette will be reviewed and, if ^h dcZ lVn lZ Yd i]^h# necessary, edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guid- >[ ndj cZZY id bV`Z V Tom Matthews ed by the Gazette’s Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as gZijgc! eaZVhZ \d id i]Z #!. ) %8#(!.'% -9 )4%- Alison Rose Levy standard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation 'cY;addgHZgk^XZ9Zh`# Cd!lZYdcdiÆZmX]Vc\ZÇ^iZbh# of fact from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudi- NdjbjhigZijgci]ZbZgX]VcY^hZ Art Director (development): Eva Schicker mentary fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual VcYgZ"ejgX]VhZl]VindjcZZY# Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to Ethan Pettit contact and communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorial changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to #!. ) 2%452. -9 )4%- Deborah Tint respond to and be available to editors to confer about their arti- EgdYjXZ 7ja` ^cXa#8dde"WV\\ZYWja` Photographer: Rod Morrison cles. If there is no response after a reasonable effort to contact 8]ZZhZ HZVhdcVa=da^YVn>iZbh the writer, an editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial 7dd`h HeZX^VaDgYZgh .%6%2 Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. 8VaZcYVgh GZ[g^\ZgViZYHjeeaZbZcih 2%452.!",% ?j^XZgh D^ah Photoshop: Terrance Carney Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and Hjh]^ 6WjnZg^hVkV^aVWaZYjg^c\i]ZlZZ`" placed in the wallpocket labeled “Editor” on the second floor at the YVnhidY^hXjhhndjgXdcXZgch# Quark: Helena Boskovic base of the ramp. Art Director (production): Dilhan Kushan 2%452.!",% Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. The GZ[g^\ZgViZY
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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. Miranda Alquist Eleanor Crockett Darnelle Kjoller Ute Saibou Georgia Vendryes- Chloe Asselin Yayah Donatien Jordan Lord Rashada F. Samuels Weathers Dana Behnke Benin Ford Christian Maychack Rochelle Samuels Phillip Viens Nicola Chemotti Robert Halas Kevin McLeod Bridget Scallen Megan Wade Joseph Coish Jessica Haselkorn Renee Millington Benjamin Smyser Gabrielle Winkler Tami Colbath Daniel Herr Mark Osmond Kelsey Tanner Katharine Winkler Pat Cooke Jeremy Kamps Hannah Ronson
All About the COOP CALENDAR General Meeting New Member Orientations General Meeting Info Our Governing Structure Attending an Orientation is the first step toward From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for all Tue, OCTOBER 28 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of of the three weekly New Member Orientations. GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m. the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required to Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- TUE, NOVEMBER 4 have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the tradi- 0560 during office hours. AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m. tion of General Meetings by requiring the Board to have Have questions about Orientation? Please visit open meetings and to receive the advice of the members www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop” Submissions will be considered for the November 18 General Meeting. at General Meetings. The Board of Directors, which is page for answers to frequently asked questions. required to act legally and responsibly, has approved The Coop on the Internet almost every General Meeting decision at the end of Gazette Deadlines every General Meeting. Board members are elected at www.foodcoop.com Letters & Voluntary Articles: the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylaws Oct. 30 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, October 20 are available at the Coop Community Corner and at The Coop on Cable TV Nov. 13 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, November 3 every General Meeting. Inside the Park Slope Food Coop FRIDAYS 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Channels: 56 (Time- Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN), 44 (Verizon), and CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: Next Meeting: Tuesday, live streaming on the Web: www.bricartsmedia.org/ Oct. 30 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, October 22 community-media/bcat-tv-network. Nov. 13 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, November 5 October 28, 7:00 p.m. The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each month. Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop Location and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is Meeting has been our decision-making body. At ber-owned and operated food store—an handicap-accessible. the General Meeting (GM) members gather to make alternative to commercial profit-oriented decisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting- business. As members, we contribute our for-workslot-credit program was created to increase How to Place an Item participation in the Coop’s decision-making process. labor: working together builds trust Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see through cooperation and teamwork and on the Agenda the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. enables us to keep prices as low as pos- If you have something you’d like discussed at a General Meeting, please complete a submission form for the • Advance Sign-up required: sible within the context of our values To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your and principles. Only members may shop, Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The and we share responsibilities and bene- near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at sign-ups sheet is available all month long, except for the fits equally. We strive to be a responsible General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information on how to submit an item appear on the submission day of the meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. and ethical employer and neighbor. We On the day of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in the form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday Membership Office. are a buying agent for our members and of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please not a selling agent for any industry. We last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please see below for details. are a part of and support the coopera- call Ann Herpel at the coop. • Two GM attendance credits per year: tive movement. We offer a diversity of Each member may take advantage of the GM-for- products with an emphasis on organ- workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. ic, minimally pro-cessed and healthful Meeting Format • Certain Squads not eligible: foods. We seek to avoid products that Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food depend on the exploitation of others. We • Enjoy some Coop snacks • Submit Open Forum items Processing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture. • Explore meeting literature and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omitted We respect the environment. We strive because covering absent members is too difficult.) Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on members to bring brief items to the General Meeting. • Attend the entire GM: the world we share with other species and If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the In order to earn workslot credit you must be present for the entire meeting. future generations. We prefer to buy from Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM. local, earth-friendly producers. We recycle. Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’ • Signing in at the Meeting: 1. After the meeting the Chair will provide the We try to lead by example, educating our- Report • Committee Reports Workslot Credit Attendance Sheet. selves and others about health and nutri- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted at the Coop 2.Please also sign in the attendance book that is tion, cooperation and the environment. We Community Corner and may also appear elsewhere in passed around during the meeting. are committed to diversity and equality. this issue. • Being Absent from the GM: We oppose discrimination in any form. We Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extend It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that strive to make the Coop welcoming and the meeting) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Directors you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please accessible to all and to respect the opin- vote • Announcements, etc. do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. ions, needs and concerns of every member.
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companies that perpetuate this oppressive fossil fuel system. With one of the larg- oct 17 est municipal pension funds in the world, New Yorkers again have a unique oppor- fri 7 pm Miracles In the E.R. tunity for local action. The City Council will be voting on a resolution of support for a process that pulls city funds out of fossil fuel companies and re-invests them One day a loved one, a family member or we ourselves will land in the E.R. or in a greener New York—creating jobs and making NYC more resilient to Sandy- elsewhere in a hospital. How can we meet this challenge wisely? In this workshop like storms. Additionally, when actions like the People’s Climate March work and we’ll explore using breathing techniques, mindfulness, and loving-kindness medi- greenhouse gasses are controlled, fossil fuel companies will lose much of their tation to find strength, courage, and hope in a medical crisis. Coop member Mina value. We will be discussing how those of us at the Coop can help. For more infor- Hamilton is a yoga and meditation teacher, yoga therapist, and life coach. She is mation, contact Coop member Devin Judge-Lord at [email protected]. the author of the book, Serenity to Go: Calming Techniques for Your Hectic Life. Earlier this year, Mina spent 12 hours in the E.R. at Mt. Sinai Hospital. oct 19 Posture & Health oct 17 Annie Keating, sun 12 pm fri 8 pm How the Alexander Technique can help your pain. Pain can make us feel help- Stephanie Jenkins less, frustrated, and less of the person that we’d like to be. This workshop will Talent spotted by BBC Radio 2’s help you discover an upright, natural posture that distributes weight effectively Bob Harris, Annie Keating so you can feel less pain and more energy. The Alexander Technique is a centu- appeared live on the Bob Harris ry-old method for improving one’s coordination, balance, and well-being. Coop show in 2008 and 2011 and has member Dan Cayer is a nationally certified Alexander Technique teacher working gone on to perform at leading in the field of pain, injury, and stress. After a serious injury left him unable to national and international festivals including Take Root work, or even carry out household tasks like cleaning dishes, he began studying (Netherlands), the Glasgow Americana Festival the Alexander Technique. His return to health, as well as his experience with the (Scotland), the NJ Folk Festival, NXNE in Canada, physical, mental, and emotional aspects of pain, inspired him to help others. NEMO and MEANY music fests and the Mountain Stage NewSong finals. She has performed on the bill with the John Hiatt, Dan Bern, Bon Iver, Hot Club of Cowtown, oct 19 And When I Die: The Musical! Anne Heaton, Boris McCutcheon and Shannon McNally. sun 7 pm Keating is currently finishing recording her sixth inde- A Funeral Planning Cabaret pendent CD release due out later this year. She will join Hesitating over end-of-life decisions? You’re not alone—but don’t die wondering! other incredible Coop musicians to put on a true sing- Learn about advance directives, funeral consumer choices and your next steps er-songwriter, alt-country/americana evening of original at this unique seminar-in-song. Ample time for Q&A and follow-up resources songs (for fans of Lucinda Williams, Gillian Welch, Bob Dylan, Patty Griffin, provided. The only requirement is the willingness to accept that you will not live John Prine and Joni Mitchell)... don’t miss this trio acoustic show! Stephanie forever in your current form. Coop member, chaplain and end-of-life sustainabil- Jenkins grew up in a musical family in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. She ity activist Regina Sandler-Phillips is the founder of a Park Slope–based natural started playing old-time banjo at 16 and has never looked back. Now a burial cooperative, which includes many other Coop members among its 70+ Brooklynite, Steph works in documentary film and plays with local all-girl volunteers. Regina’s work has been featured in The New York Times, and in the stringband The Calamity Janes, as well as Ithaca-based bands The Pearly books Parting Ways (2011) and Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love (2010). Snaps and Evil City Stringband. She’ll be joined by her brother, Reid Jenkins. Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a monthly musical fund- raising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. oct 24 Improve Your Health With fri 7 pm Taoist Tai Chi oct 18 Can you benefit from the regular practice of the Taoist Tai Chi™ Arts? Well, first sat 12 pm Women & Finance answer this question: do you have stress in your life? If you answered “yes”— and really, who didn’t?—we’d like to introduce you to a form of moving medita- Women worry about financial security. Stop feeling intimidated by the jargon tion that is both a health-promoting exercise and an incredible stress reliever, for or overwhelmed by the subject matter. Get the information and guidance you both the body and the mind. Taoist Tai Chi™ takes a holistic approach to good need. Discussion will include managing debt, building savings, and protecting health. Learn the first few moves of the 108-move Tai Chi set, which can bring a against risk and unexpected events. Our presenter makes it easy by sharing wide range of health benefits to the muscular, skeletal and circulatory systems, information to help you understand your current financial standing and your with a soothing effect on the mind. In the hectic pace of today’s society, that’s a future financial needs. During this educational workshop for women, expect: balance that can benefit us all. Longtime Coop member Aaron Kirtz invites you to understand your current financial situation and future financial needs; to to a demonstration as a member of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society™, be empowered to make informed financial decisions to protect your financial which has just started classes in Brooklyn. Please wear loose and comfortable future. All attendees receive a complimentary workbook that will reinforce clothing and comfortable shoes. Kirtz has been practicing Taoist Tai Chi™ for what you’ve learned and keep you focused to reach your goals. Long-time Coop 13 years and is a Continuing Instructor in Training. member Mary Blanchett is a financial service professional with New York Life Insurance and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Mary helps her clients with tax-free retirement options, reducing vulnerability and starting estate planning. oct 25 sat 10:30 am Mind Meets Body oct 18 Fossil Fuel Divest/ An integrative hypnosis workshop about investigating the absolute connec- sat 3 pm tion between brain and heart to inspire great change and power in the body, Reinvestment Meeting thus in the mind and world too! Learn how to transform the charge of your We are stuck in a system where living a normal life means creating an unsustain- emotions as you locate where they register in your anatomy and kinesthetic able amount of pollution. Solutions abound, but powerful fossil interests make awareness. Learn to trust that your body is working in your favor. Change them very difficult and only accessible to those of us with extra time and resources patterns which no longer serve you, quickly! Through self-hypnosis tools to to go against the grain. It does not make any sense for New York to invest in those change the patterns in the brain, body meets mind in a profound way and 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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perhaps even falls in love. Shandoah Goldman is a Coop member circa 2009 iHelp Sandy Stress Relief at MHA of NYC and Food Coop Member since and Park Slope–based Shiatsu practitioner and Integrative Hypnotist, spe- 1993. Katherine Polanco is outreach and engagement counselor for iHelp cializing in teaching her clients about their bodies intrinsic movement. Sandy Stress Relief at MHA of NYC.
oct 25 Help Your Kids Succeed oct 28 PSFC OCT General Meeting sat 1 pm tue 7 pm In Math Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses If your kids are struggling with math, come learn some simple practices are suggestions. More information on each item may be avail- that can boost their cognitive skills, as well as their attitude. This workshop able on the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to brings you the latest findings in neuroscience and psychology on how to please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. increase brain power and emotional resilience, along with practical steps to Meeting location: MS 51, 350 Fifth Ave., between Fourth and Fifth Sts. implement them in daily life. Here are the main tools we’ll discuss: cogni- Enter on Fourth St. cul-de-sac. Fourth St. entrance is handicap-accessible. tive-motor exercises, meditation, and how to cultivate a growth mindset. We I. Member Arrival and Meeting Warm-Up will also have a chance to practice these during the workshop! Presented by II. Open Forum David Wolovsky, a Coop member since birth. He is a math teacher, tutor, and III. Coordinator and Committee Reports curriculum innovator, as well as a Positive Psychology Practitioner. IV. Meeting Agenda Item 1: Annual Agenda Committee Election (20 minutes) Election: Two current committee members will stand for re-election and the committee will present one additional candidate to fill a current opening. All oct 25 New Paradigm Multidimensional candidates will serve two-year terms. —submitted by the Agenda Committee sat 4 pm Item 2: Coca-Cola Boycott Renewal (15 minutes) Transformation Proposal: The Coop should continue its boycott of Coca-Cola products. Discuss the energy of Shamballa, build vortexes, do clearing meditation, and —submitted by Lew Friedman receive activations calling on the Ascended Masters and Archangels for their heal- Item 3: Personnel Committee Election (20 minutes) ing love and light. Join Esme Carino for two hours to introduce New Paradigm Election: Three candidates for the Personnel Committee will be presented to Multidimensional Transformation. Carino is a New Paradigm MDT practitioner, an the General Meeting for election. The Personnel Committee goes through an Angel Therapist and a Coop member. extensive interviewing process. There are no nominations from the floor. —submitted by the Personnel Committee Item 4: An Open Letter to Eden Foods (35 minutes) Proposal: Send a letter of concern to Eden Foods about the ACA lawsuit and oct 26 The Heated History of the reproductive healthcare of their employees. —submitted by Lisa Guido sun 7 pm V. Board of Directors Meeting Cremation VI. Wrap-Up. Includes member sign-in for workslot credit. This tour of cremation’s history and its impact on the future of the funeral will For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages take us from mankind’s earliest known cremation in Australia 32 thousand years of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending ago, to pagan cremations in ancient Rome, to a discussion of how Judaism’s agenda items are available in the Coop office. consistent objection to cremation led to 1,500 years of Christian burial. Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Madame Helena Blavatsky, Jessica Mitford, Ann Landers and Reverend Billy Graham will all make appearances in this engaging, some- oct 31 times jolly talk. In the end, you’ll learn how to choose an end-of-life mode of dis- Consciously Aging position that expresses your most deeply held beliefs and values. Who knew that fri 7 pm woven into cremation’s story were so many hotly contested views on how to face It takes a community to grow older consciously! Honest talk and connection for death, and so much passion regarding what’s really right for the earth and all of women 55+. Who will join this community? Women 55+ who are inspired by civilization. Coop member Amy Cunningham was a magazine writer and blogger others and are very curious about how they can shape their later lives accord- until 2007 when her father’s memorial service got her invested in helping folks ing to their personal desires and life’s challenges. What will be explored? plan more meaningful end-of-life services. She is now a licensed funeral director The focus is on issues of aging, including your hopes and dreams, stresses, who sustains a blog called TheInspiredFuneral.com. opportunities, and whatever concerns you as an older adult, such as resolving loss, illness, transitions, loneliness, finding your place in the world, and any unfinished business. The aim is to enhance the quality of your life, wherever oct 28 you are on your life journey. Long-time Coop member Margo Steinfeld, LCSW, iHelp Sandy Stress Relief MA, CGP, is a licensed clinical social worker and certified group therapist. Call tue 7 pm 718-783-5066 for further information. For those who are still experiencing distress as a result of Superstorm Sandy, we have iHelp Sandy Stress Relief through on-line CBT programs that are offered free of charge. Qualified program users can be survivors of Superstorm Sandy, live in a Sandy-impacted community or have been direct- nov 1 Qi Gong to Protect the ly impacted in any way by Superstorm Sandy. This gives you access to free, sat 12 pm confidential and effective, online programs that use cognitive behavioral Joints and Bones therapy (CBT) to help you regain a sense of emotional well-being. CBT is a Get in touch with your inner Dragon, Tiger or Bear at this fun and relaxing tried, tested and effective way for people to learn new skills that help to over- Qi Gong workshop. We will practice stretches that benefit the whole muscu- come the distress that arises after a disaster. Most programs completed in 4 lo-skeletal system and learn a simple massage to reduce pain. No experience to 10 weeks. Shown to be as effective as face-to-face therapy. Confidential necessary. Ann Reibel-Coyne is a NYS-licensed acupuncturist and a Coop and secure. Available anytime, anywhere. 24/7/365 support through tele- member. She is currently practicing acupuncture at Shambhala Yoga & Dance phone, text and chat. Lynn Kaplan, Psy.D., is senior program manager for and teaching Qi Gong at Spoke the Hub (both in Brooklyn). still to come nov 1 Reality, Truth and Conscious Light nov 6 Food Class
nov 4 Agenda Committee Meeting nov 7 Film Night
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THANK YOU finish putting groceries in my BDS/MIDDLE EAST cart, walked me to the regis- and our own governments.” Haifa University, Technion TO THE EDITOR, ter, sat me down, unloaded A n t h r o p o l o g y a n d and Ben Gurion University. This letter is a public thank my groceries, boxed my ANTHROPOLOGISTS Human Rights: Anthropol- We pledge not to collab- you to an anonymous mem- groceries, swiped my card, ogists have a disciplinary orate on projects, events, ber who was very kind and entered my PIN number, CALL FOR tradition of support for not to teach, attend confer- generous to me on a night called me a car, waited out- ACADEMIC anti-colonial and human ences or publish in journals when I fell ill while shopping. side the car, brought my gro- BOYCOTT OF rights struggles (an in Israel. Normal relations In June 2010. This experience ceries out, and helped me ISRAEL important departure from will resume when Israel has stayed with me, so I’m into the car. anthropology’s historical ends its siege of Gaza, its writing now. He also paid for the car complicity with colonial- occupation and coloni- A tall man found me dis- home. I cried with gratitude MEMBERS: ism). In its 1999 Declara- zation of all Arab lands oriented and weepy, fever- and overwhelm, and have kept As of October 3, 2014, tion on Anthropology and occupied (June l967), dis- ish and coughing so much this experience of true kind- 360 anthropologists from Human Rights, the Ameri- mantles settlements and I could barely talk. He sug- ness in my pocket ever since. around the world endorsed can Anthropological Asso- wall, recognizes the funda- gested that I go to the ER and Thank you to you, whoever a boycott of Israeli academic ciation affirmed the ethical mental rights of Arab-Pal- I declined. Later I learned you are, who have given of institutions. Among the sig- responsibility of anthro- estinian citizens of Israel, that I had been having an yourself without expectations natories are 13 academics pologists to protest and and adheres to UN Resolu- asthma attack, but at the of anything in return. I aspire from the City University of oppose actions by any cul- tion 194 regarding rights of time all I wanted was to go to your grace and strength. New York, 13 from Columbia ture or society that denies Palestinian refugees. home, sleep and drink tea. Love and respect, University, nine from Harvard or permits the denial of Mary Buchwald So this member helped me Alison Wonderland B. University and eight from people or peoples of their BrooklynForPeace.org Yale University. The state- full realization of humanity. PSFC members for BDS ment was posted on Octo- Israel’s ongoing viola- www.psfcbds.wordpress.com ber 1 with 231 signatories tions: seven year siege of and a call for others to add Gaza, severely restrict- IN CELEBRATION their names to the list. (www. ing the movement of peo- anthroboycott.wordpress. ples and goods in/out of com) the territory; Palestinians DEAR EDITOR, We, the undersigned being dispossessed of It’s a little late, but in cel- anthropologists voice our their lands and livelihoods ebration of Al-Quds Day, I’d opposition to ongoing throughout the West Bank like to present some voices Israeli violations of Pal- and East Jerusalem; Israel’s of congratulations for Iran’s estinian rights, including separation barrier curtail- annual anti-Israel parade. Israeli military occupation ing Palestinian freedom of Source: Times of Israel of Gaza, the West Bank and movement; Palestinians online. LETTERS POLICY East Jerusalem, and to boy- subjected to systematic Kazem Moussavi, cott Israeli academic insti- violations of their right to spokesperson of the Ira- tution that are complicit in higher education and aca- nian Green Party in Ger- We welcome letters from members. 1. The Gazette will not publish these violations. Anthro- demic freedom on both many. “The thousands Submission deadlines appear in the hearsay—that is, allegations not pologists join the growing sides of the Green Line; marching today [in the Coop Calendar. All letters will be based on the author’s first-hand number of academics in Israel’s recent abuses on Al-Quds Day march] are not printed if they conform to the pub- observation. U.S. academic associations: Palestinian universities: representative of the mil- lished guidelines. We will not know- 2. Nor will we publish accusa- the American Studies Asso- raided Al Quds University in lions of Muslims around the ingly publish articles which are racist, tions that are not specific or are not ciations, the Association for Jerusalem, the Arab Amer- world. The Iranian freedom sexist or otherwise discriminatory. substantiated by factual assertions. Asian American Studies, ican University in Jenin, movement stands against The maximum length for letters 3. Copies of submissions that the Native American and and Birzeit University near radical Islamic movements. is 500 words. Letters must include make substantive accusations Indigenous Studies Associ- Ramallah; Israel bombed We stand with the Israelis your name and phone number and against specific individuals will be ation and a group of Middle much of the Islamic Univer- and against Hamas.” be typed or very legibly handwrit- given to those persons to enable Eastern studies professors. sity of Gaza. Various voices from a ten. Editors will reject letters that are them to write a response, and both “Israel’s recent military Boycott is the only self-described count- illegible or too long. submissions and response will be assault on Gaza is only non-violent form of pres- er-demonstration against You may submit on paper, typed published simultaneously. This the latest reminder that sure that could persuade fascism. “Free Gaza from or very legibly handwritten, or via means that the original submission the world’s governments Israelis to call for meaning- Hamas!” “Long live Israel!” email to GazetteSubmissions@psfc. may not appear until the issue after and mainstream media do ful change. After decades “No God, No State, No coop or on disk. the one for which it was submitted. not hold Israel account- of cooperation, the military Emirate!” The above applies to both arti- able for its violations of occupation and violations Fabian Wolf, 21, a Ger- Anonymity cles and letters. The only exceptions international law.” Anthro- persist. Israel’s academic man student, waving a Unattributed letters will not be will be articles by Gazette reporters pologists study problems institutions remain com- large red and black flag published unless the Gazette knows which will be required to include the of power, oppression, and plicit with occupation and with “Anti-fascist Action” the identity of the writer, and there- response within the article itself. cultural hegemony. “We oppression of Palestinians: written across it. “I’m fore must be signed when submitted have a moral responsibility Tel Aviv University, the here because I’m afraid of (giving phone number). Such letters Respect to speak out and demand Hebrew University of Jeru- the wave of anti-Semitism will be published only where a rea- Letters must not be personally accountability from Israel salem, Bar Ilan University, that is supported by left- son is given to the editor as to why derogatory or insulting, even when public identification of the writer strongly criticizing an individual would impose an unfair burden of member’s actions. Letter writers embarrassment or difficulty. Such must refer to other people with letters must relate to Coop issues respect, refrain from calling some- and avoid any non-constructive, one by a nickname that the person non-cooperative language. never uses himself or herself, and refrain from comparing other peo- Fairness ple to odious figures like Hitler or In order to provide fair, compre- Idi Amin. hensive, factual coverage:
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wing groups. Not everyone dozen countries that are Made in China is prevalent You will see that the fighting Israel. Remember in the left is anti-Israel and worthy of BDS! at the PSFC. If there ever Arab member of Knes- that Sreenivasan is equally anti-Semitic.” Over the next 6 years I will was an opportunity for the set still keeps his job and critical of Israel’s incursion Stefan Liebich, repre- present cases against these PSFC to make a statement the homosexuals in Israel into Gaza, and (even though sentative of Die Linke in offenders and campaign it is here! BDSC! still go on with their lives I differ with him on that) he the German Bundestag. for the PSFC to officially Russia: crushed its unmolested. You can join can be seen as an objective “It is very important that BDS them. I apologize Chechen minorities in Gro- the far right to protest voice in the conflict. His our party is present in this in advance for the trees zny by destroying much of oppressive Israel and per- updated criticisms of Hamas demonstration. In the last that will needlessly be cut the city, attacked Georgia, sonally greet more than are in an addendum on years we had anti-Semitic down. invaded Ukraine, disen- three thousands rockets NDTV’s website (see below): actions [by members of Die First Turkey: winner of franchised its Saami arctic coming at you from Gaza. (NTDV.com, 8.7.14) “We Linke]. We send a strong the most imprisoned jour- indigenous population, and Go to kibbutzim located on had all of it on tape, but message against them. It is nalists awards by the BBC imprisons artists. Putin Fear the border. The kibutznicks wrestled with the dilemma a terrible mistake to sup- and Al Jazeera for two years No Art is a recent trending will accept you as they accept of what to do with it. Two port demonstrations with- straight. More than China meme on the Internet. We everybody. But now the cry of considerations weighed out criticism of Hamas. I am and ahead of 2nd place Iran. may not sell many Rus- “Gas the Jews” has once again on our mind. One, the fear ashamed of these demon- One has to wonder what sian wares at the Coop but been heard in Europe. which hobbles the reporting strations. The clear majority are they hiding from their we can make a statement Go to your beloved Gaza. such material: fear of repri- of our party has a different own citizens. Maybe the and advocate boycotting You will wait in long lines sals from Hamas against opinion. We defend Israel’s world-acknowledged mur- the Lukoil gas stations in at the crossing points. us and those who worked right to exist. We support der of 1.5 million Armenians, Brooklyn. BDSR! Remember, Israel imposed with us, fear of inviting an Israel’s right to defend itself, or the ethnic cleansing of Gil Ronen blockade that you oppose Israeli response on the spot but are critical of certain Christians (as described Breukeleners for Peacerer very much. In any given day, (these have been known to policies. The left needs to be in the BBC article Turkey’s Together we will force peace there are many trucks with miss). Two, we needed to reflective and reexamine its Religious Ghost Town 8/14), around the world! so-called humanitarian aid be 100 % sure that this was views on Israel. The minority decades of oppression of the going to Gaza. These are a rocket launch site. So we is loud, and I hate it!” Kurds (to the point where OPEN LETTER TO the trucks full of cement did nothing, setting off on Florian Lorenz, German they were not allowed to use and construction machin- our assignment for the day, Social Democratic Party. certain letters of the alpha- BDS SUPPORTERS eries, for the tunnels so the mulling over the material in “The chants of ‘Israel child bet in naming their children Palestinians can kill and our possession. murderer’ and blaming (read up it is true!), or the TO THE EDITOR. kidnap as many Israelis as “The next morning was everything on Israel follows current world-condemned Dear BDS Supporters: they can. There are trucks meant to be our last in Gaza, an anti-Semitic tradition. We occupation of Cyprus (UN You expressed “deep full of cash, so Hamas can and the day when a 72-hour can see that the values and resolution 367) and its eth- sadness” because you and control the civilians in ceasefire was meant to bring structures of Nazism isn’t nic cleansing by moving your friends are called “hat- Gaza, and buy weapons. some relief to the area. As over. The German left has Turks to live in Cyprus. There ers.” I do not think that you Some of the money comes we woke early to pack— gone through a significant is more but that is a good are a “hater” although I do from the U.S. taxpayers like stealing tense glances at change in its outlook since start. Turkey is supported not agree with your point you and me. the ‘rocket’ patch—the final the fall of Communism and by the U.S. with advanced of view. You call yourselves While in Gaza, tell them step was enacted. With min- the advent of a new west- military capabilities such “Human Rights Activists.” that you are Americans, Jews utes left for the ceasefire to ern world order. They real- as F-15 fighter jets. It also I know “Human Rights and homosexuals. O, they kick in, flurries of Hamas ized that anti-Zionism and sells in the PSFC, for exam- Activists”! love Americans, remember rockets were fired. At about an almost naive affirma- ple, the spice Sumac. BDST! Martin Luther King was how they were dancing with 7:52 am, this patch of earth tion of national liberation China: the world’s larg- human rights activist. He joy, celebrating September was activated; the rockets movements like the Pal- est prison with about 1 represented people who 11 attack? The Palestinians, took off with a bang and a estinians is not possible billion inhabitants. China endured slavery and segre- of course, love the Jews and plume of smoke. We man- any more. As leftists, it is oppresses its Muslim Uighur gation. Yet, he never called homosexuals! Visit the UN aged to catch it on video a duty to fight an anti-Se- population, tortures it’s for BDS. He surely did not run schools where Hamas just seconds after. By then mitic, misogynist, and Falun Gong spiritual adher- call for destruction of the stores rockets, the hospitals the men who assembled it homophobic worldview. ents, arrests and imprisons state that brought so much and hotels used by Hamas had long gone.” You have to stand up to journalists, bloggers, and pain to him and his peo- to launch rockets to Israel. He states further: “The this.” (emphasis added). artists. It is now threaten- ple. He dreamed of society Attend the school where rocket we saw, in all prob- Jesse Rosenfeld ing its neighbors including where everyone is equal. the Palestinian children are ability, must have been India, Vietnam, Philippines. There is long list of peo- prepared for suicide bomber the one of the 1000s that BDS IS AN China currently occupies ple who are “Human Rights career. landed in open areas. But Tibet (search condemna- Activists.” If after all, you manage to by firing these rockets INGENIOUS tions by the US Senate and Nelson Mandela, Leo stay alive you can come back from civilian areas, they MARKETING PLOY! EU Parliament despite Chi- Tolstoy, Daniel Pearle, James and claim that you are the threaten the people of nese UN veto power) and has Foley and many others who “Human Rights Activists.” Gaza more than anyone DEAR EDITOR, destroyed its culture, exil- worked toward betterment Respectfully yours, else: that was the simple Why is BDS not BDSI ing many, and transferring of human conditions. Fanya Vasilevsky point of this report. “ (Boycott, Divest, Sanction, Chinese instead. All that You and your friends are Mr. Jain speaks of fear Israel)? Because to justify is left for Tibetans is to set not of them. Yet, not every- REPORTER of reprisal by Hamas for singling out Israel for pun- themselves on fire which thing is lost. You and your reporting the facts. Gazette ishment it must be portrayed they have been doing in friends can still visit Israel INTIMIDATION 1 editors should be aware of as unique in its punish-wor- increasing numbers. It’s now and Gaza so you can see for this before publishing let- thiness. in the midst of crushing the yourself what was going on DEAR EDITORS, ters that demonize Israel as By studying the state- peaceful demonstrations in there. Reporter Sreenivasan the sole perpetrator in this ments made in the Gazette Hong Kong where 7 million In Israel visit Knesset and Jain was one of the few, conflict. Perhaps a note of over time by PSFC mem- people do not want to fall watch live how Arab member and courageous, reporters professional support under bers I was able to extract under the boots of dictator- of the Knesset bashes Israel, during the Israel-Gaza con- each demonizing letter that objective criteria by which ship. The US enables China’s participate in the largest flict who described in detail says, “Reporter intimida- one can decide when to crimes by its addiction to Israeli Pride Parade in the how Hamas planted rocket tion is against everything punish a country. By doing cheap labor (in many cases world. Join the demonstra- launchers in and next to that we as professionals so, I have identified a few prison labor—NPR 3/14). tion of the far left. civilian populations while CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 BDS/MIDDLE EAST take a professional solidar- including an American jour- dren, about their people, (CBN News, 2014) Arch- ity stance on reporter intimi- nalist…My [Hamas] col- about the losses, about the bishop Alexios of the Saint stand for. Reports that come dation. I think it’s wrong that league has said we have destruction of their coun- Porphyrios church revealed from Gaza are known to reporters are intimidated by won the moral high ground. try, or about the number of important information to be self-censored for fear of Hamas because they can’t Is it moral to launch mis- casualties. We are talking the media in spite of Hamas reprisal and cannot be con- report the truth. I think the siles from hospitals, from about a group like ISIS. What threats: “He took CBN news strued as fact.” editors of the Gazette should schools, from bedrooms, k ind of honor is it if it is at to the roof terrace out- Malka Stern take this into consideration. from mosques, and from the expense of children’s side his office. He showed Nancy Spitalnick the roof of a church where corpses? You don’t know the us how militants report- REPORTER Gazans had found refuge? meaning of life. All you know edly used the church com- REPORTER The church’s bishop was is the meaning of death. You pound to launch rockets into INTIMIDATION 2 interviewed on CBN and constitute an enterprise of Israel. He refused to dis- INTIMIDATION 3 said: “From the roof of this destruction in the region. cuss details on camera for DEAR EDITOR: church, Hamas members You are wreaking destruc- security reasons.” He also On Al-Jazeera TV, DEAR EDITORS, are launching missiles at tion in Palestine. You don’t said, “Whatever Hamas says 8.19.2014, EGYPTIAN author The Arab world sees how Israel. We welcomed them know the meaning of life. Go we must obey or face conse- Magdi Khali bravely con- Hamas’ hides in hospitals in our church but they and die, brother. But don’t quences.” fronted a Hamas spokes- and sacrifices children to began launching missiles at make others die instead. If (Lebanon’s Mayadeen man, describing what the “win” a war with Israel. Why Israel from the roof.” Is the you want to die – go and die. TV, 2014) Isra Al-Mudal- spokesperson replied to can’t BDS? moral high ground my col- Let Khaled Mash’al die. Let lal, head of Hamas’ Foreign those accusations on live (Al-Jazeera TV, 8.19.2014) league is talking about? Is Haniya and Al-Zahhar die. Relations Information Min- TV by saying: “We should Egyptian author/researcher it moral for Hamas leaders Just don’t let the children istry: Interviewer: “How did clean our own home before Magdi Khali confronting a to hide in Al-Shifa hospital, die.” you maintain contact with we confront back.” Mr. Khali Hamas spokesman: thus risking the lives of reg- Hamas spokesperson: foreign journalists and how replied, “Are you threat- Magdi Khali: “How many ular people? Is this moral “We should clean our own did you convey your point of ening to eliminate us, you casualties were caused by high ground? They are flee- home before we confront view to them?” Al-Mudallal: terrorist? Are you threaten- Hamas missiles that landed ing like rats, hiding behind the occupation. These peo- “When they were conduct- ing me, you terrorist?” This in Gaza by mistake? Those patients in Gaza hospitals. ple must be eliminated even ing interviews or when they should alert the editors of missiles caused many Is it moral for Hamas lead- before the Zionists are elim- went on location to report, the Gazette that any number more casualties than they ers to hide behind these inated because they stab us they would focus on filming of human rights violations caused in Israel. For exam- patients? They garner sym- in the back.” the places where missles by Hamas could have hap- ple, a missile landed in the pathy over the corpses of Magdi Khali: “Are you were launched. Thus they pened to journalists in Israel Al-Shati refugee camp, kill- children. This is part of the threatening to eliminate us, were collaborating with the and nearly everywhere else ing 10 children. Another strategy of the Islamists. you terrorist? Are you threat- occupation. These journal- also operate under threats missile landed on Al-Shifa They consider sympathy ening me, you terrorist?” ists were deported from according to Foreign Press Hospital, killing four chil- garnered over the corpses Editors, any story from the Gaza Strip. The secu- Association bulletin short- dren. Then they defused an of children to be a victory… now on that is sourced from rity agencies would go age of critics among Israelis unexploded Israeli missile The whole world knows that Gaza should be given this have a chat with these themselves who are equally without knowing the basics Hamas does not care about addendum by the your staff: people. They would give unafraid. I have read peo- of how to do it, and as a the spirit of humanity. They “Gazette editors are aware them some time to change ple’s call to the editors to result six people were killed do not care about the chil- of intimidation of reporters their message, one way or on the ground in Gaza by another…Even under these Did you ever wonder exactly what those humane claims on Hamas, and stand firmly difficult circumstances [of against it. The above piece war] we managed to reach product labels at the Coop mean? Or want to confirm which items cannot be guaranteed as them and tell them what we carry are not tested on animals? factual.” Gazette editors have they were doing was any- claimed many times to be thing but professional The Animal Welfare Committee professionals, how soon journalism and that it was can you prove it because immoral.” provides transparent animal welfare journalists’ lives are in the (Italian journalist balance? Gabriele Barbati, Twitter, information about the Coop’s products. Ulrich Gradinger 7.29.2014) on who actually fired missles at a school HOSPITALS AND and hospital in Gaza: “Out of #Gaza far from #Hamas CHURCHES retaliation: misfired rocket killed children yday in Shati. DEAR EDITORS, Witness: militants rushed We work with staff, the Coop’s vendors and external research resources to More evidence is surfac- and cleared debris.” provide species- and issue-specific information for YOU, the Coop member. ing that Hamas fired rockets Professionals should You can find us online at our blog and twitter account and you can find our from civilian areas such as speak up for one another. guides all around the Coop, next to their relevant products! hospitals to attack Israel last Do the Gazette e d itor s summer and intimidated have an opinion on this Find us here! reporters in order to cover intimidation? Blog: www.psfcanimals.blogspot.com their tracks. 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Classified advertising in the Linewaiters’ Gazette is available only to Coop members. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Coop. Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 16 October 16, 2014 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ EXCITING WORKSLOT OPPORTUNITIES ✮ ✮ ✮ ✮ Receiving Produce Office Set-Up Monday-Friday, 5 to 7:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 6 to 8:30 a.m. The Coop is looking for mem- Need an early riser with lots of bers to work in the produce area. energy to do a variety of phys- Responsibilities include: lifting ical tasks including: setting up boxes, unloading deliveries, stack- tables and chairs, buying food ing boxes in the basement. You and supplies, labeling and put- should be willing to get or have wet ting away food and supplies, recy- hands while you are working. Boxes cling, washing dishes and making usually weigh between 2-20 lbs., a coffee. Sound like your dream General Meeting few may weigh up to 50 lbs. come true? This job might be for Set-Up you. Please speak to Adriana or Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Laundry and Toy Cynthia in the Membership Office Adaptable, physically energetic, for more information. team workers with excellent atten- Cleaning dance needed to help set up and Saturday, Sunday, 8:30 to break down the space where the 10:30 p.m. General Meeting is held. Contact This workslot has two responsi- Adriana Becerra, Membership bilities. You will load laundry into Coordinator, adriana_becerra@ dryer, fold it and redistribute it psfc.coop. around the Coop. While the laun- dry is washing/drying, you will Van/Truck Driver for clean toys in the childcare room. GM Delivery/ You will be working with a partner on these tasks. Pick-Up Last Tuesday night of the month Vitamin Assistant Member with a van or truck need- Saturday, 6 to 8:45 p.m. ed to pick up and load the team of Are you a detail-oriented worker workers and gear from the Coop at who can work independently and Bathroom Cleaning 5:30 p.m. and drop them off at the in a busy environment? The Coop’s Wednesday, 12 to 2 p.m. local General Meeting venue (cur- vitamin buyer needs you to help Work with a partner to deep clean rently M.S. 51) and help unload. her check in orders, organize the the Coop’s bathrooms. Tasks include Then, be on call to return to venue vitamin supply area in the base- scrubbing floor tiles, cleaning toi- for pick-up and loading of workers ment and on the shopping floor, lets, mopping floors and stocking the and gear between hours of 8:45- label vitamins and supplements, bathrooms. You will work with only 10 p.m., and drive back to Coop. and other related tasks. If you are natural cleaning products. This job You must be dependable, with interested in this workslot, please is perfect for members who like to good attendance. Contact Adriana contact the Membership Office for clean and are conscientious about Becerra, Membership Coordinator, more information. doing a thorough job. [email protected].
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Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks.
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