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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume GG, Number 5 March 8, 2012 OUR MILLION DOLLAR DECISION: A Co-op Grows in Participatory Budgeting Brings Power Fort Greene, Back to the Community By Alison Rose Levy high-quality food that is hen it comes to Brook- affordable and sustainable,” Wlyn coops the newest according to a soon-to-be- kid on the block is the released press release. One Greene Hill Food Co-op, a member called the - 100-percent member-owned, hood where it’s located, “eth- not-for-profit cooperative nically diverse, and filled grocery store a few miles with a great blend of new- from the Park Slope Food comers, young families, and Coop. Located at 18 Putnam long-term residents.” Ave., (between Grand Ave. At a recent visit, the prod- and Downing St., a block uct offerings danced a deft bal- from Fulton St.) the Greene ance between well-priced Hill Food Co-op serves Fort staples familiar to PSFC Coop Greene, Clinton Hill, Mount members and other healthy Pleasant, Crown Heights, food shoppers (from brands Prospect Heights and nearby like Organic Valley, Eden, neighborhoods by providing Tofutti, and others), and cre- its 800 members (and grow- ative, local and artisanal items

PHOTO BY ROD MORRISON BY ROD PHOTO ing), “local, organic, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Before postering the district. From left: Christian and Tabitha Tagne, Gervaise Mourlet, Rachel E. Fine, Christine Petro, Chrystelle Seidman, David Seidman, Alex Moore and Council Member Brad Lander. Next General Meeting on March 27 The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on By Frank Haberle million of Councilmember they would like to see fund- the last Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting f you had a million dollars discretionary funds to make ed, between March 27 and will be on Tuesday, March 27, at 7:00 p.m. at a different loca- to improve your neighbor- capital improvements that April 1. tion, for this meeting only: Brooklyn Technical High hood,I what would you do have been proposed, pre- School, 29 Fort Greene Place. Use main entrance on cor- with it? Participatory Budget- sented and chosen by the A Growing Movement, ner of South Elliot and DeKalb Ave. ing City (PBNYC) is community. Locally and Globally The agenda is in this Gazette, on the Coop website at a pilot project launched this Last fall, community mem- The most famous exam- www.foodcoop.com, and available as a flier in the entryway year in four City Council Dis- bers met throughout these ple of PB is the Brazilian city of the Coop. For more information about the GM and about tricts (CDs) including Brook- districts to brainstorm ideas of Porto Alegre, where since Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. lyn’s CD 39 (Columbia for improvements to their 1989 as many as 50,000 peo- Check-in for this meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. Members Waterfront, Carroll Gardens, schools, parks, playgrounds, ple have decided how to will not be allowed in prior to 6:15 p.m. You must be a Food Gowanus, Windsor Terrace, street safety and public allocate as much as 20% of Coop member to attend the General Meeting and must Kensington and parts of Bor- transportation. Over the win- the city budget annually. In bring a photo I.D. card to be admitted. There is no re-entry. ough Park and Park Slope) ter months, volunteer dele- the past 20 years, PB has Once you check-in, if you leave the building, you will not be and CD 45 (East Flatbush, gates honed these ideas into spread around the globe. allowed to re-enter. Snacks and beverages will not be pro- Flatlands and parts of Mid- proposals. On the evening of This is the first PB project in vided by the Coop. Please plan accordingly if you need food wood and Canarsie). Partici- March 14, community mem- . The time is or drink. We request that you keep eating to a minimum. patory Budgeting (PB) is a bers can come to a PB Expo right, points out Josh Lerner, Time for agenda item in parentheses is a suggestion. The democratic process in which at the Park Slope Armory to Coop member and Executive Chair has the discretion to change the time allotted. This community members directly learn about the proposals for Director of the nonprofit The meeting must end by 10:15 p.m. More information on this decide how to spend part of a CD 39. Residents of the dis- Participatory Budgeting Pro- item may be available at the entrance table at the meeting. public budget. At stake in trict can then vote at several ject, “In a time of wide- each district is at least $1 locations on the proposals CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN THIS ISSUE Thu, Sat • Move Your Money! See What the PAFCU Offers Mar 8 & 10 4–6 p.m., Thu; 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Sat Puzzle ...... 3 Talking of Technotrash ...... 4 Tue, Mar 13 • Safe Food Committee Film Night: Coordinator’s Corner: Proposed Boycott Referendum ...... 5 Coop Queen of the Sun 7:00 p.m. I’m Going to Tell You a Story About Food ...... 6 Event Fri, Sat • Blood Drive Great Reasons to Reject BDS Referendum ...... 6 Mar 30–31 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Coop Hours, Coffeehouse ...... 10 Coop Calendar, Workslot Needs Highlights Thu, Apr 5 • Food Class: Governance Information, Mission Statement...... 11 Food for BrainPOWER 7:30 p.m. Letters to the Editor ...... 12 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classified Ads ...... 15 Community Calendar ...... 16 12-03-08 pgs 1-16_Layout 1 3/7/12 8:32 PM Page 2

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Budgeting to be part of a process that and I hope a lot of Coop CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 would allow the public to members participate.” Ste- decide how resources could fan Ringel from CD 45, rep- spread budget crises and be spent to address some of resented by Jumaane plummeting trust in govern- the needs facing public Williams, agrees. “Participa- ment,” Josh says, “communi- schools.” tory budgeting has been an ty members and government Josh credits staff from CD exciting adventure in officials are searching for offices who work with volun- democracy for the 45th Dis- more democratic and teers to make the project a trict in its first year. This has accountable ways to man- success. “PB requires that provided a whole new way age public money.” city staff take on new roles, for residents to organize “Participatory budgeting and this transition isn’t around their local interests offers a model for more always easy. Staff have to and their shared love of our transparent and democratic share more information, community. Since the first budgeting. It offers people a offer a lot of support, and round of neighborhood

fundamentally different way MORRISON BY ROD PHOTO work more collaboratively assemblies, we have had to engage with government. Christine Petro, Tabitha and Christian Tagne posting flyers with residents. Most staff several hundred partici- PB lets them directly decide promoting the Participatory Budgeting Project. that we’ve worked with pants attend meetings what government does with embrace this role.” around the district to learn taxpayer money, rather than The Neighborhood scratch. Democracy takes a Alex Moore, staff member about the process.” Stefan just electing politicians to Assemblies: Building a lot of work…PB won’t be per- from CD 39, says “about expects approximately 10 make those decisions for Platform for Participation fect this year, but it’s a good 1,000 people have partici- proposals to be presented them.” In CD 39, represented by start and we have lots of pated in our district and during the second round of This first year, “we invited Brad Lander, The PBNYC ideas for how to make it even about 800 ideas were offered neighborhood assemblies every Council Member to cycle began with five Neigh- better next year.” for how to spend the money. this week. Those proposals participate, but only four borhood Assemblies last Rachel L. Fine, a Coop Anyone over the age of 18 will be finalized and put on signed up,” Josh reports. October and November. Led member who practiced pub- who lives in Councilmember the ballot for a public vote by volunteers, 500 people Lander’s district can vote – the last week of March. ■ attended meetings in Wind- sor Terrace, Borough Park, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens LOOKING FOR MEMBERS and Kensington (a meeting TO FILL A NEW WORKSLOT led in three languages: Eng- lish, Spanish and Bengali). The assemblies defined the parameters of the PB pro- gram and funding (projects must be for capital improvements and must On January 31 participants in the General range between $35,000 and Meeting overwhelmingly approved the Coop’s $1 million). Volunteer Bud- Josh Lerner get Delegates were commis- Rachel L. Fine new Revolving Loan Program. This initiative sioned to transform ideas allows the Coop and our individual members to “Three of them agreed to par- into proposals. lic interest law for many donate money into a fund that will make loans to ticipate after attending pub- Josh has seen excitement years, volunteered to steer start-up coops using the PSFC model. lic talks that my organization growing, even with the chal- the PB process in the dis- As part of that resolution, a committee will be set up in 2010 with the lenges of launching a new trict. “I’ve been active in my formed to develop, oversee and report on the Chicago Alderman who program. “People are excited kids’ school and involved launched the first PB process that their Councilmember with public school issues in loan program. We have begun the committee in the US.” Other Coun- gave them real power over general,” Rachel says. “When selection process, which involves an interview for cilmembers wanted to see real money,” he says. “The (Councilmember) Brad Lan- those who express interest and a vote for candi- how the first year went main challenge has been der asked me to join his PB dates at a future GM, probably in April or May. before committing. “We’re finding enough time and District Committee and be expecting additional districts resources to create a whole the facilitator of the educa- Committee members must: to join after the first year.” new budget process from tion committee I was excited 1. Agree to be interviewed by the program How to Get Involved in Participatory Budgeting developers, Joe Holtz and Rachel Porter; 2. Be able to attend monthly meetings; A resident of CD 39 or CD 45 has multiple opportunities to become involved: 3. Be willing to do additional work (beyond 2.75 CD 39 Expo: Wednesday, March 14, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Park Slope Armory (361 15th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues). “I’d encourage anyone living in the district to come to hours/four weeks) as needed; the Expo,” Rachel L. Fine says, “to learn more about PB and how the $1M could be spent.” 4. Be committed to the loan program; and, Voting on proposals: Tuesday, March 27 through Thursday, March 29 (7:30 a.m.–8 p.m.) at 5. Have expertise in a relevant area, such as non- Councilmember Brad Lander’s Office (456 Fifth Ave., Third Floor); Saturday March 31 at the profit management, finance and lending, coop Windsor Terrace Library (10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.); PS 58 (10 a.m.–6 p.m.) and the Old Stone House development, grocery store management, law. (10 a.m.–7 p.m.); and Sunday April 1 at Beth Jacob Day Center (10 a.m.–5 p.m.), Old Stone House (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) and Carroll Park (10 a.m.–5 p.m.). Committee members will receive work credit. Alex reports that “we also need volunteers to help with outreach and staff the vote. Contact us at [email protected].” Once the interviews are completed, In CD 45, “Anyone who wants to be involved,” Stefan says, “should contact our district office all candidates seeking committee placement will at (718) 629-2900 or e-mail Director of Community Outreach, Monique Chandler-Waterman, at write a statement to be published in the [email protected]. Outreach support will be greatly appreciated leading up to the vote to educate residents about this new process.” Linewaiters’ Gazette, and will stand for a vote at To learn more about PBNYC and The Participatory Budgeting Project, visit a General Meeting. www.participatorybudgeting.org. Those living outside these CDs can contact their Councilmember and urge them to partici- To sign up for an interview, please send pate next year. Josh says some elected officials “feel that they were elected to make all the deci- a statement of interest and your resume sions or that they know best what the community wants. Around the world, though, we’ve found that if elected officials share some of their power with the community, they actually to [email protected] become more popular, and the community grows stronger.” and we will contact you.

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A Co-op Grows experienced a 26-percent Merchandising Committee why the goal, says Doug War- coop.com/loans or write to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 increase in membership since gauge inventory supply and ren, is to raise $40 thousand finance@greenehillfood- opening its doors in January demand, build relation- to pay for an HVAC system coop.com The GHF Co-op not widely seen elsewhere, like 2012. Co-op members expect ships with local suppliers and professional refrigeration plans to apply to the newly- the glass bottled milk and an even greater uptick in and attract new members. units to replace (or comple- formed revolving loan pro- local butter sourced from a membership when the spring Last summer, they curtailed ment) the donated household gram at PSFC for a loan to Pennsylvania dairy farm. This growing season fills its pro- the Buyer’s Club in order to refrigerators, currently in use. cover this need. For general is the doing of Chief Buyer, duce aisle with an abundance begin renovation of the People wishing to participate information, the website is Aaron Zueck, one of the co- of green vegetables. store, preparing for the Jan- can go to www.greenehill- www.greenehillfoodcoop.com. ■ chairs of the Merchandising The store’s three aisles uary 2012 opening as a full Committee, who has built are flanked on one end by coop. relationships both with major the produce offering, and on The members with whom I suppliers in the region such as the other by a long row of spoke during a visit to the GHF Angelo’s Foods, as well as with refrigerators, stocking dairy Co-op cited as membership a range of benefits both smaller local the availabil- outfits. The ity of organic GHF Co-op’s foods at good rule of thumb prices and also is that local or participation regional items in the commu- can be sustain- nity of mem- LEND TO US ably grown, bers. Joe Holtz and minimally and Ann Her- treated even if pel of the PSFC BRING QUALITY they lack the have offered organic certification. But products, frozen fruits and support through acting as items that come from a dis- vegetables, organic and/or advisors to the GHF Co-op tance must be organic. This grass-fed meats, and hum- planning from the outset and AFFORDABLE FOOD winter for example, Zueck is mus and non-dairy refrigera- continue to be available for aiming to buy more citrus tor items. The GHF Co-op any questions, says Zueck. from Florida rather than also supplies beans, grains, “We call them all the time.” TO OUR COMMUNITY! California to save the ener- herbs, and spices, teas, cof- The GHF Co-op has several gy use occasioned by long fee, and chocolate, baking standing committees, and all Our loan program is a great way to make a socially distance transport. stables, canned and jarred committee co-chairs belong conscious investment in the future of our 625 (and Many of both the GHF Co- foods, and a good variety of to the steering committee. rising!) member co-op serving Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, op’s vegetable and meat fresh (and day old) Amy’s Currently some of the com- Bed-Stuy and Prospect Heights. offerings are sourced by Bread. They plan to add vita- mittee chairs work long Lancaster Farm Fresh Coop- mins and dietary supple- hours. The three with whom I If you are a resident of New York State and would eration in Lancaster, Penn- ments in the future said spoke were Zueck, Philip sylvania, with whom the Zueck, who also plans to Ashlock, (who co-heads infor- like more information, please visit our website: Co-op has cultivated a spe- slowly and carefully intro- mation technology) and www.greenehillfood.coop/loans, or contact cial relationship, analogous duce bulk items, to try to Doug Warren (who co-heads Doug Warren at [email protected]. to the PSFC Coop’s creative minimize the pantry pests Finance.) They are currently one with Hepworth Farms. that can sometimes accom- developing process manuals But even though Pennsylva- pany them. that can be used to train oth- nia provides Apple Tree Co-op member-owners ers to perform certain key Goat Dairy’s Honey, Pear, pay an initial investment fee functions. Just like at the Mashups and Date Goat Cheese, and of $150 and also work two PSFC, there is a monthly Oak View Acres Blueberry hours every four weeks. This membership meeting, where Below are several lists of three-letter words. Within each list the and Raspberry jams, Brook- helps to decrease their gro- members make all decisions three-letter words can be paired up, and then each pair of two short lyn supplies the Brooklyn cery costs by an estimated by vote. The only difference is words can be mashed together to form a common six-letter word. Cured sausages in flavor 20 to 40 percent. The store that a portion of the meeting variations ranging from is only open on Wednesday is also devoted to introduc- For example, the set of words CAN, HEM, LET, TIP can be paired up Duck to Chicken Chorizo. evenings and Saturdays, ing new prospective mem- as follows: Equal Exchange coffee from 10 a.m., with its clos- bers to the Co-op. CAN + TIP = CATNIP beans sit on shelves next to ing hour recently extended According to Zueck, if the HEM + LET = HELMET the pricier Oslo brand. The to 6 p.m. Visitors are wel- store has revenues of $10 (As an additional hint, the letters of the two three-letter words will be Cholula brand standard comed to the pleasant and thousand per week, it covers intermixed, but not scrambled. That is, for the word C-A-N inside the issue hot sauce is flanked by high ceilinged store front its fixed costs. Since it sells word CATNIP, the C comes before the A, which comes before the N.) Green’s Gourmet of Vermon- space by a smiling “greeter,” approximately one thousand t’s Texas Chipotle Sauce, and next check in at the dollars for each hour it’s open, The order of the three-letter clue words in each puzzle below is with a label that boasts that front desk where they can that is no problem. Up until alphabetical and does not suggest how they are to be combined. it’s produced “without pep- show their member’s fob key March 15, 2012, the GHF Co- per mash, extracts, artificial ring to prove membership or op is also offering a loan pro- 1) LIT, PIT, PUP, SON preservatives, or coloring.” sign up to join. Four check- gram, with a minimum There was even a giant bulk- out volunteers man a long investment of one thousand sized can of fresh-packed table near the store front dollars to participate and a 2) ANT, CAT, TEN, VAN Jersey-grown crushed toma- while a sprinkling of shop- range of time and rates that toes, which was delivered by pers move through the wide investors can select. The office 3) MAT, POT, TAO, TOO mistake but has been a well and well-stocked aisles, space, with its few chairs and selling item. “At five dollars selecting items. small tables for laptop com- 4) BOY, GET, MAN, NOD a can, you can’t go wrong,” The planning for the GHF puters, is located right in the Zueck notes. Co-op began in 2010, which midst of the food receiving Lining the rustic wooden is when the members and storage area, a long room, 5) ASH, SKY, TRY, WAN produce shelves currently is a leased the space at the pre- adjacent to the large area spread of winter vegetables, sent location. It began its housing the store. Come 6) LIE, PIE, POT, RAT like potatoes, greens, turnips, operation as a Buyer’s Club. warmer weather, this room, and onions, grown by the Members could order items without any form of tempera- Lancaster Coop. But even in for pickup, which helped ture control, will become too PuzzlePuzzle author: Stuart Marquis.Marquis. For answers,answers, see papagege xx.16. winter, the GHF Co-op has Zueck and others on the warm for food storage. That’s

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you don’t want to take any chances, the cen- Talking of Technotrash ter recommends By Ed Levy waste drop-off centers in Street location, although no downloading either hen I speak an address Brooklyn, particularly South discussions with the paid staff of two free pro- Winto my new phone, for Brooklyn. (A lack of afford- have been undertaken yet. grams, Kill Disk example “Brooklyn Academy able warehouse space in (killdisk.com) or of Music,” it not only knows was another big Pop-Ups Darik’s Boot and that BAM is at 651 Fulton factor.) And so, in early Feb- Although the center now Nuke (dban.org), Street, the phone asks me if ruary, the center opened its has its permanent location in disk erasers that I’m walking or driving. A voice new e-waste facility at 469 Brooklyn, it is still planning remove data without any then guides me patiently to President Street on the cor- to hold what it calls “pop-up possibility of recovery. my destination. “Turn left in ner of Nevins. Any New York events” around the city to 1000 feet. Turn left now.” It resident, any business with assist people who may have Classes and Workshops BY DEBRA TINT ILLUSTRATIONS even knows which streets are fewer than 50 employees, and difficulty getting their elec- The e-waste center is waste collection events city- one-way. And If I get hungry any nonprofit organizations tronics over to President open Tuesday through Sat- wide throughout the year as and take a detour over to can drop off unwanted elec- Street. For example, it may urday, and is closed Sunday it has since 2003. Smiling Pizza for a slice with tronics for recycling. Bring in send a truck once a month to and Monday. On Wednesday extra cheese, it knows that your old TVs, computers, cell a particular location, like the evenings, it stays open till 7 Upcoming Programs too. And once I get to BAM, phones, monitors, VCRs, fax Coop. And even if you can’t p.m. In addition, the center The center’s upcoming there’s a picture of the machines, printers, scanners, get your e-waste to the facili- continues to run mobile col- public programs include streetscape on the screen, to iPods, video games, pagers, ty or popup event, there are lection stations in the five Compost Harvesting and reassure me that I’m in the answering machines, tablets other ways to dispose of it. boroughs. It also offers Street Tree Care, on March right place. Incredible, isn’t and e-readers, along with any Retailers and manufacturers classes through in-school 10, at the La Plaza Cultural it. Even the ordinary wonders other e-trash you may have now accept e-waste, and in and after-school programs, Garden, East 9th Street and of the digital age, like e-mail, sitting around. The center fact are required to do by so- community groups, public Avenue C, from 1 to 3 p.m. still amaze me. To keep mov- also accepts peripherals like called “take-back” laws. For workshops, lectures, teacher (admission is $5 if you are ing, I pinch myself, like keyboards, mice, cables, and example, the New York State trainings, green job train- not a member of the garden). Prufrock, and say, “Oh, do not chargers. And if any of your Rechargeable Battery Law ings, internships and private Participants will learn when stuff is still working, the cen- requires retailers to accept events. Workshop and class to harvest and how to apply ter will try to resell it. The e- from consumers at any time topics include the New York compost, as well as how to waste facility is thus also during normal business City environment, the ecolo- use compost to improve the a warehouse for people hours rechargeable batteries gy of the East River Estuary, health of New York City’s who are shopping for of a similar size and shape as the New York City sewer sys- street trees. On March 20, an used electronics those they offer for sale. tem, fishing, water infra- Indoor Composting Work- and invites the structure, the urban water shop will be held at the Peter public to come by Protecting Your Data cycle, water conservation Jay Sharp Volunteer House, to peruse their Still, many people hesi- and water quality monitor- in Riverside Park at West 107 affordable equip- tate to recycle because of ing. The public is invited to St. The fee is $5 and worm ment and parts. concerns about the safety of visit the center’s website, bins will be sold at the dis- All donations of the data on their hard drives. lesecologycenter.org for a counted price of $44. equipment are tax- What to do about those e- calendar, hours of operation, or A number of off-the-- ask, ‘What is it?’ Let us go deductible. mails to someone your part- call (212) 477–4022 or e-mail en-path products can be pur- and make our visit.” The electronic waste recy- ner is jealous of, last year’s [email protected]. chased on the center’s But beyond the startling cling program does not tax info, and that trail of web- In addition, the Lower website or at the Union increase in my monthly cell accept appliances, such as sites you should never have East Side Ecology Center Square Greenmarket. These phone bill, there’s a price to refrigerators, air condition- visited? According to the runs another program, Eco- include potting soil, com- pay for these digital thrills. ers, and microwaves. And for center, recyclers they work BizNYC, which is designed to post, red wiggler worms, For many of these miraculous those who want to recycle with protect the privacy of help small businesses reduce worm “condos” and outdoor devices contain toxic sub- their CDs, floppies, and VHS sensitive data during the their environmental impact compost bins. stances like lead, mercury, tapes, the center advises vis- entire process of collection, and save money by increas- The Lower East Side Ecolo- phosphorous , and cadmium, iting www.greendisk.com. transport, and recycling, ing their energy efficiency. gy Center’s e-waste programs and flame retardants—sub- Once equipment is using ”up-to-date security Small business owners in are financially supported by stances that don’t belong in dropped off at the ware- standards and practices . . . New York should contact the donations from the New York landfills, where they can house, it’s sorted, weighed certified to Department of center for eligibility. Community Trust, ConEdison leach into the water supply. and then sent to a recycling Defense standards.” But if It will continue to hold e- and Tekserve. ■ With 26 electronic devices facility in Westchester, which per household, on average, removes the copper and the problem of what to do shreds the plastic, reselling CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE with our electronic waste, our both of these materials. e-waste, has been growing in Computer monitors are sent MAY 2012 BROOKLYN FOOD CONFERENCE gigabytes. to either California or Canada Brooklyn Food Coalition is planning a for smelting, a process in Lower East Side which the lead is removed, conference for May 12, 2012. Ecology Center also destined for , along Please join BFC as a member and help make this conference happen. Enter the Lower East Side with glass components. Ecology Center (aka, Out- According to Caroline Copywriting standing Renewal Enterprise, Kruse, Development Director Graphic Design Inc.) founded 25 years ago— of LESEC, the careful tending Social Networking well before anyone dreamed and recycling of e-waste is up the first app. Its mission is not only sound environmen- Web Development to offer local communities tal policy, because so many Outreach recycling and composting people and processes are Research programs and environmental involved along the way, it has Fundraising education. A few years ago, great potential for job cre- when the center began look- ation. ing for a place to locate a new Speaking of jobs, Caroline To learn more and to volunteer please contact: e-waste facility, it noticed also said she envisioned Park [email protected]. that among the five bor- Slope Food Coop members You will receive FTOP credit for your work. oughs, it usually received the receiving workslot credit for best response to its mobile e- volunteering at the President

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COORDINATOR’S CORNER On March 27, Please Vote ‘COOP’ on the Proposed Boycott Referendum By Joe Holtz, General Coordinator and Coop Co-founder

oting “COOP” means voting NO wisdom that comes out in face to face Identity states clearly that coops are ing members who do not agree with Von the proposed Israel/BDS refer- discussions has saved the Coop from not organized for the purpose of tak- the Coop’s decisions and without nar- endum at the March General Meeting, making many risky decisions that ing political positions. This statement rowing the diversity of those who feel regardless of your opinion on the seemed like slam dunk no brainers is printed in this issue of the Gazette comfortable here? extremely troubling situation in the before discussion. Over the years GM and the Coop’s Membership Manual. The answers are that the Coop has Mideast. discussions have many times pointed As one of the founders of our Coop, I never really taken a position on any Please attend the March 27 meet- the Coop in good directions. Please can tell you that the group of our boycott that was at all controversial. I ing at Brooklyn Tech High School and don’t be convinced by arguments that founders did not have uniformity reviewed our decisions to boycott stand with me and others who have referendums are a higher form of around politics. But we had uniformi- from 1989 to the present. The issues the third side of this issue in mind democracy. Our open and transparent ty in our belief that there was too little were varied: grapes, products of Chile, despite the idea held by many that meeting process, the Coop’s form of cooperation in the world. We were products of South Africa, tuna fish, this is a two-sided issue. We need to democracy, is central to the sustain- determined to start this Coop products of Colorado, Tropicana prod- have passion for what the Coop has ability of our precious Coop. By voting because we believed in the beauty ucts, Garden Burgers, Nestlés, Domi- accomplished and passion to protect against the referendum we can make and the power of people working no Sugar, Coca-Cola and Flaum our survival as a thriving community it clear that the Coop is not in favor of together for the collective good. Appetizing. The percentage in favor of of people from widely diverse back- seriously supporting an issue on When there is a crisis in our society boycotting on 11 of 13 separate votes grounds coming here to work togeth- which we are very divided. But if we or around the world, the Coop is not was over 90% and over 80% the other er. approve holding a referendum we will expected to take a position. The two times. The only current boycotts, Before I address further why we be sending a message to the member- media does not call to ask the Coop’s Flaum and Coca Cola, are at close to need to stand for the third side—the ship and the world that we want to be position on U.S. relations with Cuba, 100% approval. These votes represent Coop side—of this issue, I want to involved in divisive issues. We know for example. Members do not expect a Coop united behind these boycotts. address why a referendum is not a joining BDS is divisive and can only the Coop to weigh in on whether or Clearly, that is not the case on the good path to take in this situation. harm both the perception of the Coop not social security should be priva- proposal before us now. Any monthly General Meeting can and the future of the Coop. We don’t tized or what to do about the war in We have held our Coop community authorize a referendum as a mecha- need a referendum to figure that out. Afghanistan. The Coop in its usual together by only taking positions on nism to make a decision. But the The International Cooperative operative mode does not take a posi- boycotts that had overwhelmingly meetings have rarely done so. The Alliance Statement on Cooperative tion. We do not measure members on wide support. This current proposal to their adherence to any political posi- join BDS does not have similar Coop- tion. There is no litmus test here for wide support. Please recognize this The International Cooperative Alliance members other than whether the and act to protect the Coop by voting Statement of Cooperative Identity member is cooperating by fulfilling NO, regardless of your opinion on the (The Statement of Cooperative Identity has its origins in a published set of “practices” of the Rochdale Society of her membership responsibilities. We troubling situation in the Middle Equitable Pioneers in 1844 and later became known as the . It was eventually renamed and has been periodically updated by the International Cooperative Alliance.) are open and welcoming to all who East. practice cooperation. Anyone who One of the ways the Coop practices Definition: usually common property of the cooperative. thinks we can start being unwelcom- transparency and democracy is by A cooperative is an autonomous associa- They usually receive limited compensation, ing to those of our members who hold having a basic policy of printing virtu- tion of persons united voluntarily to meet if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of fairly widely held views and still main- ally all letters to the editor. An alter- their common economic, social, and cultural membership. Members allocate surpluses needs and aspirations through a jointly for any or all of the following purposes: tain sustainability as an organization native to the Coop taking a stand on a owned and democratically controlled enter- developing the cooperative, possibly by set- is sadly mistaken. In the last years it boycott is for members to write letters prise. ting up reserves, part of which at least would has become clear from reading our urging fellow members to buy or be indivisible, benefiting members in pro- Gazette that the March 27 proposal, if avoid products they feel strongly Values: portion to their transactions with the coop- passed, will leave a large portion of about. Each of us can boycott whatev- Cooperatives are based on the values of erative, and supporting other activities as self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, approved by the membership. members feeling unwelcomed and er we want every time we shop. equality, equity, and solidarity. In the tradi- alienated from what has been their In my capacity as one of the stew- tion of their founders, cooperative members Fourth Principle: Coop. ards of the Coop, I hope to see the believe in the ethical values of honesty, Autonomy and Independence Through all these years I have never Coop both survive and thrive. I hope openness, social responsibility and caring Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help for others. organizations controlled by their members. for a moment thought that a vast many others will join me in thinking If they enter into agreements with other swath of the members should be as stewards of the Coop’s future and Principles: organizations, including governments, or made to feel that being an owner of take the time to come to the meeting The cooperative principles are guidelines raise capital from external sources, they do the Coop was a challenge to their at Brooklyn Tech on March 27 and by which cooperatives put their values into so on terms that ensure democratic control practice. by their members and maintain their cooper- sense of well being or justice or fair- vote NO on this issue that will divide ative autonomy. ness because of a political position us and hurt the Coop if we allow it to First Principle: the Coop has taken. go forward. Voluntary and Open Membership Fifth Principle: We are a democracy, which is fun- About 25 years ago I read a quote Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, Education, Training and Information open to all persons able to use their services Cooperatives provide education and damental to being a cooperative. Part from a professor in New England who and willing to accept the responsibility of training for their members, elected represen- of being a democracy is that we do not stated that food cooperatives which membership, without gender, social, racial, tatives, managers, and employees so they ignore proposals posed to us by our require member participation in the political or religious discrimination. can contribute to the development of their members. We must today, as we have work and that sell only to members cooperatives. They inform the general pub- always done, respond to member pro- are impossible to sustain. Second Principle: lic—particularly young people and opinion Democratic Member Control leaders—about the nature of benefits of posals in the open and democratical- It’s always fun to be possible after Cooperatives are democratic organiza- cooperation. ly. others predict your impossibility. You tions controlled by their members, who How have we balanced our usual can help your Coop to continue to be actively participate in setting their policies Sixth Principle: way of not taking political positions possible by attending this meeting and making decisions. Men and women serv- Cooperation Among Cooperatives ing as elected representatives are account- Cooperatives serve their members most with democratically answering ques- and voting to protect some vital ele- able to the membership. In primary effectively and strengthen the cooperative tions or proposals that whichever way ments of our success together. ■ cooperatives members have equal voting movement by working together through we answer them will be seen as taking rights (one member, one vote) and coopera- local, national, regional and international a political position? How can we fulfill tives at other levels are organized in a demo- structures. cratic manner. the part of our mission where we wel- Seventh Principle: come all of our members? How can we Third Principle: Concern for the Community maintain diversity, which, according Member Economic Participation While focusing on member needs, coop- to our Mission Statement, is some- Members contribute equitably to, and eratives work for the sustainable develop- democratically control, the capital of the ment of their communities through policies thing we are committed to? How has cooperative. At least part of that capital is accepted by their members. the Coop taken positions on boycotts without becoming known for alienat-

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I’m Going to Tell You a Story About Food we value human dignity over think about Khadar Adnan, convenience. about the 4,489 Palestinian By Tara Tabassi Today we know that peaceful political prisoners in Israeli the importance of our vote for hunger strike protesting solutions won’t come from our detention, about every person few weeks ago, I’m stand- non-violence. Israel’s detention of him with- governments. It is only through in Gaza and their right to not Aing in the cold outside our The choice before us is thus out charge or trial. Can we our people power: to stand only eat, but to exist. Think Coop on a late Saturday after- clear: we choose to side with really comprehend what not together in solidarity across about what our shopping and noon. I’m passing out fliers the non-violent struggle eating for over two months borders and identities, our eating has to do with their about the upcoming March 27 against Israeli , or we means as we walk down our acknowledge our link in the dignity. We can make an impact General Meeting vote on side with the oppressors. As abundant Coop aisles? Can we chain and send a collective here in Brooklyn with what we whether to have a referendum Howard Zinn once said, “There imagine putting our lives on statement to oppressed people decide to buy and eat and live in support of boycotting Israeli is no neutral on a moving the line to resist violence, to everywhere: we are with you. on. What we eat, and what we products at the Coop. Many train.” Palestinians have strug- fight for our existence? As a Coop, we have that don’t eat, connects us across people walk by, hastily replying gled for decades against Israeli That is why it is our duty people power. We have the borders and checkpoints. they don’t have the time, don’t domination: their homeland here in Park Slope, as a leader power to choose what we eat. See? This is a story about want to hear about the referen- now scarred with walls, check- for emerging coops across the International boycotts helped food. ■ dum or about Palestine. “I just points, military bases, illegal nation, to engage with the to dismantle South African need to shop;” “I just need my settlements—all markers of world around us. To connect apartheid, and our own Coop’s food,” they say. A few get upset, colonialism and apartheid. We to those hungry and blockad- long boycott was part of that yelling at us leafletters. Then, a in the U.S. are not neutral in ed and respond to this moral movement. As we did with the fellow Coop member harasses this struggle. We both help crisis with a moral solution. boycott of South Africa, let his- me, pushing his nose up to shape and are shaped by Khadar Adnan himself stated, tory recall that the people mine and spitting insulting lan- Israeli apartheid policies. For “My dignity is more important power of the Park Slope Food guage on my face. years U.S. taxpayers have than food.” By not buying a Coop again chose justice. This was not the first time showered Israel with over $3 few simple products, we can While voting at our General Coop members working billion in direct aid annually, make a statement about how Meeting on March 27, please towards this boycott have much of this funneling into had our safety compromised military spending on tanks MEMBER CONTRIBUTION by a fellow member opposing and guns. By stocking Israeli our non-violent efforts. We products in our Coop, we are are thousands of miles away taking a side in this. from the horrific institution- In 2005, Palestinians called Great Reasons to Reject BDS Referendum alized violence Palestinians on civilians around the world to By Jesse T. Rosenfeld between an act called for in a petition for face every day at the hands of stand in non-violent solidarity member vote and the purposes of the cooper- Israel. Yet passing out against the militarized occupa- ative itself... certifying the petition would have leaflets and asking fellow tion of their homes. This call Port Townsend Food Co-op. Boycott put the Co-op in legal jeopardy.”3 members to vote for mea- asks us to not cross interna- REJECTED!! sures that underscore the tional picket lines against Board member Rick Sepler: “We are not in Coop’s own mission of social Israeli corporations by boy- the business of adjudicating international Seattle. BOYCOTT REJECTED!!!! justice is seemingly cause cotting Israeli products. issues...” Board member Steve Moore, “It’s not The Central Co-op in Seattle’s Capitol Hill enough for an opponent to As I passed out fliers that why we were elected.”1 neighborhood, killed a boycott proposal... The use intimidation against us. day at our Coop, Khadar committee leadership decided that further con- His violence underscores Adnan was on his 62nd day of Davis Food Co-op. Boycott REJECTED!! sideration would damage the co-op and had Davis saw “...a reduction in shoppers and become, “a malignancy to our business,” said for- sales [and] disruption to business opera- mer committee member Rick Bannerman.4 The Park Slope Food Coop tions...” Accepting the boycott would, Agenda Committee (“AG”) is seeking “...require us to accept the Global BDS Cam- Ann Arbor, Michigan. BOYCOTT paign’s tactics as our own, and would allow the REJECTED!!!!! qualified nominees to stand for election and Global BDS to determine our compliance with “The attempt was made to essentially say serve on the committee. its principles and policies...” “Davis would also that we as a board are guilty of killing Pales- have to subject its fiduciary authority, discre- tinians because this isn’t happening quickly The AG was established by the General Meeting (“GM”) to tion in the management and operation to BDS,” enough.”5 help facilitate the timely presentation of Coop business to “...the Davis Food Coop is not qualified to pass “The co-op managers began to hear com- the members attending the monthly meeting. judgment on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of plaints of aggressive tactics from those collect- actions or policies of any foreign govern- ing signatures...” “A member outburst at a In addition to assembling the monthly agenda and ment... and the initiative may be excluded for board meeting accusing the board of being maintaining records of items submitted, failure to specify a proper purpose.”2 directly involved in the deaths of Palestinians the AG works with members who submit items for resulted in our losing our free meeting space.” Sacramento. Boycott REJECTED!!! “Statements to the press needed to be careful- consideration by the GM and may need assistance “The store’s General Manager received ly worded, and staff needed support and direc- formulating proposals and discussion points. repeated customers complaints about tablers for tion on how to respond to questions or when this particular issue and suspended their privi- confronted by angry shoppers and protestors.” The AG meets the first Tuesday of every month leges... Unfortunately, the Sacramento Police “The board was asked to be a part of efforts to at 8pm at the Coop. Committee members are have been called to the store twice after cus- resolve the conflict in the Middle East, a task also required to attend five (5) GMs per year. tomers complained that the group was block- we were not prepared for.”6 ing access to the Co-op to customers.” “The conflict in the Middle East, however, In addition, committee members caucus by telephone and “...when there is no apparent connection remains as difficult and challenging as ever.”7 ■ via e-mail as needed to facilitate committee business. Qualifications include a cooperative spirit, experience 1http://ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=27784. 2 working in a committee environment, and an ongoing http://daviswiki.org/Davis_Food_Co-op/Boycott,_Divestment,_And_Sanctions. 3http://www.sacfoodcoop.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1504:faq-on-the-israeli-boycott- interest in the business of the Coop. Interested members issue&catid=51:ownershipbod&Itemid=82. contact Ann Herpel in the Membership Office. 4 http://www.jtnews.net/index.php?/news/item/7670. We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the 5 http://www.lindadianefeldt.com/blog/?p=199. diversity of the Coop’s membership. 6 http://www.cooperativegrocer.coop/articles/2009-01-19/co-op-challenged-member-boycott-request. 7 ibid.

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GAZETTE COMMITTEE REPORT

tor must make a reasonable fewer signers will be consid- mitted Articles. Gazette Editorial Policies effort to contact the writer of ered to come from each sign- Reporter articles will steer By Stephanie Golden and Erik Lewis, the article, and the writer er, and the signers may not clear of political candidates Gazette Coordinating Editors must respond within a rea- submit another letter or MSA during campaigns. sonable length of time. The in the same issue. If a letter criticizing a he Gazette editorial staff is extensive line editing on editor will discuss the A Committee Report must Gazette article or decision Tworking to be as consis- MSAs. Articles that are very change with the writer, and, report on the policies/activi- requests a response, the edi- tent and transparent as pos- poorly written and/or inco- within the context of that ties of the committee. If not, tor or reporter concerned sible. To this end, here is a herent will be rejected. MSAs discussion, decide what the the Gazette/the editor can must respond in the same summary of our editorial must adhere to the Fairness, editorial change will be. Bot- reject it, and suggest that the issue, in some form. That is, policies. Respect and Anonymity Poli- tom line—the editor has the writer submit a Member Arti- the editor or reporter has the Please also be sure to cies that also apply to letters. final word on what goes into cle (subject to editorial right to say, “I decline to com- review the editorial policies If an MSA is rejected, the the article and what goes review) with a smaller word ment,” or to write a fuller edi- that are printed in every issue writer may re-write and re- into the Gazette. allotment, or a letter (not torial note. If the critical of the Gazette. Submission submit for the same issue subject to editorial review). letter does not call for a guidelines appear with the (deadline permitting) or a Letters are not edited. If a Political endorsements response, the reporter or edi- masthead, and the Anonymi- subsequent issue. letter has no title, the editor are confined to Letters, and tor may respond in the next ty, Respect, and Fairness Poli- can provide one. If it has a prohibited in Member Sub- issue by writing a letter. ■ cies appear with the Letters. • The difference between title, that title is generally Editors are the final an article and a letter is that used. We print every letter authority on edited content: the article can be longer, but that meets the word count Length of Editorial Items: Reporters’ articles, Commit- is subject to editorial scrutiny and the Respect, Fairness and tee Reports, Member Submit- and possible rejection; the Anonymity Policies’ criteria. Letters—no more than 500 words ted Articles. letter isn’t, as long as it Only one letter or MSA is adheres to the guidelines. allowed per member per Reporter articles—1200 words—extended in Member Submitted Arti- The choice between letter issue. During times of intense some cases at discretion of Editor. cles (MSAs) are reviewed and and article is the writer’s dialogue in the Gazette, letters edited by editors using stan- choice. It has nothing to do signed by five or more per- Committee Reports—1000 words dard editorial criteria. MSAs with the topic of the piece, sons will be considered “peti- can be on any topic the writer but only with its length. tion” letters or “collective” chooses, except they cannot letters, and their signers will Coordinators’ Reports—1200 words be blatant advertisements or • If an editor determines be allowed to publish anoth- promotions of businesses. that a substantive change is er letter in the same issue. Member Submitted Article—750 words Editors are not required to do needed to an MSA, the edi- Letters signed by four or What Is That? How Do I Use It? Ask Me Questions Follow the Food Coop on About Coop Foods Friday, March 9, 8 to 10:45 a.m. Monday, March 12, 12 to 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday, March 19, 12 to 12:45 p.m. You can join in any time during a question-and-answer session on the shopping floor. Look for tour leaders in produce aisle. @foodcoop

Healthy Schools Healthy Kids A Town Hall Meeting & Community Forum If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in School Food Change in NYC Public Schools when and how particular subjects have been discussed in the Gazette... Brooklyn Food Coalition invites all PSFC members to join us in our Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at efforts to bring food justice to schools in East New York and Brownsville [email protected], to request PDF files of either or both of the following indexes: Wednesday, March 21, 6 p.m. ◆ An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. Meet as a community with our elected officials and learn about the work being done to improve the meals served in NYC Public Schools. ◆ An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names) discussed in Gazette articles from 1995–98 and 2001 to the present, Light dinner, childcare, and Spanish translation will be provided. with article titles, issue dates, and page numbers (subjects for the years 1999 and 2000 are being added). 6–8:30 p.m. Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes 613 New Lots Ave., United Community Centers are available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (The currently available issues cover the years 2006 to the present, Contact [email protected] for more information. plus selected issues from 1999, 2000, and 2005.)

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COOP HOURS Friday A monthly musical fundraising partnership of Office Hours: Mar 16 the Park Slope Monday through Thursday Food Coop and 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. the Brooklyn Society Friday & Saturday for Ethical Culture 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Shopping Hours: Monday–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. Alexis Cuadrado and the Miles Away Band *Shoppers must be on a checkout line 15 minutes after closing time. Alexis is an award-winning jazz bassist and composer originally from Childcare Hours: Barcelona who has been a Brooklyn resident for the last 12 years (and a Monday through Sunday PSFC member for 10!). For this special occasion, and with the support of 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. a fabulous 10-piece band made of PSFC member-musicians, he’ll present Telephone: a selection of pieces from the electric Miles Davis repertoire, bringing the 718-622-0560 jazz-funk to the Good Coffeehouse. Not to be missed! Web address: www.foodcoop.com Janine Nichols and SEMI-FREE Opening up straight-ahead songwriting forms to make room for the emotional power of free jazz, SEMI-FREE is the loose-limbed trio of guitarist Brandon Ross (Harriet Tubman: the band, Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Lizz Wright), violinist Charlie Burnham (Steven The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Bernstein’s MTO, James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Wilson, Medeski Martin Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. & Wood) and singer/writer/rhythm guitarist Janine Nichols, whose Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The “idiosyncratic sense of space and time elevates everything she sings” Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- erwise discriminatory. (David Greenberger, Metroland). The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and 53 West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. in the Coop Calendar opposite. 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. This Issue Prepared By: Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden services. Second Saturday Erik Lewis March 10 R Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Editors (development): Erik Lewis Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which Third Thursday Joan Minieri are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letters March 15 E Reporters: Frank Haberle policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, all 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and if Alison Levy Last Sunday necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are guided March 25 Ed Levy by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as well as stan- 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. C dard editorial practices of grammatical review, separation of fact Art Director (development): Eva Schicker from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudimentary On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein fact checking. Writers are responsible for the factual content of area at the Coop. their stories. Editors must make a reasonable effort to contact Y Ethan Pettit and communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorial Deborah Tint changes. Writers must make a reasonable effort to respond to and be available to editors to confer about their articles. If there PLASTIC S Photographers: Rod Morrison is no response after a reasonable effort to contact the writer, an What plastics do we accept? Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight editor, at her or his discretion, may make editorial changes to a submission without conferring with the writer. Until further notice: Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Preproduction: Helena Boskovic Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten and ers, transparent only, labels ok placed in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at the Photoshop: Terrance Carney base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Art Director (production): Lauren Dong only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop Desktop Publishing: Kevin Cashman disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for • #5 plastic cups, tubs, and specifically submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Mike Walters submissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day. (discard any with paper labels, or cut off) N Oliver Yourke Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalf •NOTE: We are no longer accepting Editor (production): Tioma Allison of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, #2 or #4 type plastics. business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” Puzzle Master: Stuart Marquis PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Final Proofreader: Nancy Rosenberg (available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classi- We close up promptly. fied ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads must Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the Index: Len Neufeld be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). collection end time to allow for inspection and Advertisement: Peter Benton sorting of your plastic. Printed by: Tri-Star Offset, Maspeth, NY.

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COOP CALENDAR WORKSLOT NEEDS Have questionsaboutOrientation?Pleasevisit Attending anOrientationisthefirststeptoward and ReceiveWork Credit entire interested inbeer, abitmeticulous,abletolift ing forfolkswhoareaknowledgeableand/or shifts canbemadealittleflexible.We arelook- on theweekends.Thearrivaltimesforthese organize thebeershelfinafternoonsand The Coopisseekingmemberstostockand Beer EnthusiastSquad about doingathoroughjob. bers wholiketocleanandareconscientious cleaning products.Thisjobisperfectformem- the bathrooms.You willworkwithonlynatural cleaning toilets,moppingfloorsandstocking bathrooms. Tasks includescrubbingfloortiles, Work withapartnertodeepcleantheCoop’s Monday, 12to2p.m. Bathroom Cleaning meeting. Attend aGM decision-making I ption in nternet 1973, the For fulldetails,see obby. Thesign- body. the At General Read the LETTERS &VOLUNTARY ART Gazette Deadlines General Meeting. Submissions willbeconsideredfortheApr24 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS:8:00p.m. TUE, APR3 GENERAL MEETING:7:00p.m. TUE, MAR27 General Meeting p su:7:00p.m.,Wed, Mar28 7:00p.m.,Wed, Mar14 Apr 5issue: Mar 22issue: 12:00p.m.,Mon,Mar26 CLASS 12:00p.m.,Mon,Mar12 Apr 5issue: Mar 22issue: Gazette ions, needs and concerns of every member.ions, needsandconcernsof every accessible toallandrespect theopin- strive tomaketheCoop welcoming and oppose discriminationin anyform.We mitted todiversityand equality. tion andtheenvironment. others abouthealthandnutrition,coopera- lead byexample,educatingourselvesand friendly producers.We We recycle. to try tions. We prefertobuyfromlocal,earth- share withotherspeciesandfuturegenera- impact ofourlifestylesontheworldwe the environment. toxic, sustainableagriculture. exploitation ofothers.We supportnon- avoid productsthatdependonthe cessed andhealthfulfoods. emphasis onorganic,minimallypro- We offeradiversityofproductswithan of andsupportthecooperativemovement. selling agentforanyindustry. We areapart buying agentforourmembersandnota ethical employerandneighbor. We area equally. We strivetobearesponsibleand we shareresponsibilitiesandbenefits principles. Onlymembersmayshop,and ble withinthecontextofourvaluesand enables ustokeeppricesaslowpossi- through cooperationandteamwork labor: workingtogetherbuildstrust business. Asmembers,wecontributeour alternative tocommercialprofit-oriented ber-owned andoperatedfoodstore— The Park SlopeFood Coopisamem- Park SlopeFood Coop I F Mission Statement akSoeFo op roln YMarch8,2012 Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY I Sound likeyourdreamcometrue?Thisjob recycling, washingdishesandmakingcoffee. labeling andputtingawayfoodsupplies, tables andchairs,buyingfoodsupplies, variety ofphysicaltasksincluding:settingup Need anearlyriserwithlotsofenergytodoa Thursday, 6to8:30a.m. Office Set-up [email protected] directlytosignup. work withtheCoop’s beerbuyer. Pleasee-mail one ortwomembersandwillbetrainedby supervision. Thesquadswillbecomprisedof “self-starters” andcanworkwithoutdirect Squad membersbewhatarereferredtoas member requests.ItisveryimportantthatBeer cases ofbeer, andwillingtoberesponsive ED ADSDEADL while you’restanding onlineORonlineatwww.foodcoop.com I nfo We strivetoreducethe I NE: We arecom- I CLES: We respect We seekto We an the meeting) Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If • • Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) Agenda (8:00p.m.) (7:30 p.m.) Reports Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Warm Up(7:00p.m.) Meeting Format question, pleasecallAnnHerpelattheCoop. 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for the emotional power of free jazz, SEMI-FREE is the loose- mar 8 limbed trio of guitarist Brandon Ross (Harriet Tubman: the band, thu 4–6 pm See What the PAFCU Offers Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Lizz Wright), violinist Charlie Burnham (Steven Bernstein’s MTO, James Blood Ulmer, Cassandra Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park Slope Food Wilson, Medeski Martin & Wood) and singer/writer/rhythm guitarist Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership. Learn about: Janine Nichols, whose “idiosyncratic sense of space and time ele- $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa vates everything she sings” (David Greenberger, Metroland). cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, vacation club accounts. Any new member to open an account, any existing member to add 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. a PAFCU product, or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising part- to win a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. nership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. mar 10 sat 10 am–12:30 pm See What the PAFCU Offers mar 17 Food Justice & Ecological sat 7 pm Representatives from People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union will be at the Park Slope Food Damage in Palestine/Israel Coop in the Meeting Room to sign up members for credit union membership. Learn about: Joel Kovel, an anti-Zionist, anti-capitalist Jew and pro-peace activist who is editor-in- $5 minimum savings balance; loans starting at 2.99%; holiday club account; debit/Visa chief of the academic quarterly Capitalism Nature Socialism, will speak on how Zionist cards; mobile/text message banking; no-fee checking; Internet banking; kids’ accounts; ideology and policy have created an environmental crisis in Palestine/Israel. While this vacation club accounts. Any new member to open an account, any existing member to add crisis mainly impacts Palestinians, it affects food production and the quality of life of a PAFCU product, or any member to refer a new member to the credit union will be entered all humans in this region. Water usage and water, air and ground pollution by Israeli to win a Drive Away Vacation Package. Stop by for a chance to win a surprise gift. settlers, industrialists, weapons manufacturers, and the Israeli military will be addressed. A discussion will follow. Due to space limitations, RSVPs are required: [email protected]. Moderator Dennis James is a Coop member and retired attorney, mar 10 active in Palestinian issues in Detroit and New York. sat 7 pm Coop Kids’ Variety Show Performers in alphabetical order: Lochlan Brooks, Sadie Carroll, Zabi and Amaru Davila-Lomas, Cloe Amelia Dean, Johnny Ali Garcia, Silas mar 18 Gaughran, Skye James, Eli Jort, Ruby Kahn, Raven Karlick, sun 12 pm Fitness for Moms William Lach, Lola Lafia, Zev Lane, Jonah Murphy,Jordan Nass- deMause, Leah Perkel, Leela and Maya Phillips, Ellie Pike, Elijah Certified personal trainer and mom of two Chana Balk offers tips and expert advice on Pluchino, Marlen Popkin, Tallulah Pratt, Lara Saddique, Emma Scholl, Lara living your life as a fit and healthy mom. You will learn about functional movement and Schuman, Emmanuel Ball Storrow, Clementine and Graham Vonnegut, Mia Weiss, core training, among other fitness principles, and take home practical tips to help fit Deasian Williams, and the PS 321 PAC (Performing Arts Company). Types of acts fitness into your life as a busy mom. This workshop will be of value to moms of all fit- include: piano, singing, guitar, drums, cello, hip-hop, tap, stilts, hula hoop, trumpet, ness levels. Former lawyer turned business owner/trainer, Balk runs Move It Momma, a Tae Kwan Do, dramatic monologue, flute, and rock'n roll. Admission: $10 adults, $5 company that offers group fitness and personal training for moms. She also runs kids 12-18, free kids under 12. Refreshments for sale. Babybites Brooklyn, a company that hosts events for moms. Event takes place at Old First Church, Carroll St. and Seventh Ave.

Safe Food Committee Film Night: mar 24 mar 13 sat 3 pm tue 7 pm Queen of the Sun Esperanto is a fascinating language useful in meeting people in China, Brazil, Cuba, Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a pro- France, Japan, Israel, and most countries. Thousands of speakers meet internation- found, alternative look at the global bee crisis from Taggart ally, nationally, regionally, and locally year-round. More than 1,000 individuals offer Siegel, director of The Real Dirt on Farmer John.Taking us on free hosting via Pasporta Servo. Designed to be easy, most young speakers master a journey through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the language on-line for free. Activists world-wide link friendship with a chance for the mysterious world of the beehive, this engaging and ulti- peace. Come for an introductory lesson, including a sing-a-long. Neil is a 15-year mately uplifting film weaves an unusual and dramatic story of the heartfelt struggles of Coop member, a retired school teacher, and a UN volunteer. He has traveled to 34 beekeepers, scientists, and philosophers from around the world, including Michael countries using Esperanto. Hear some experiences and share your stories from a lin- Pollan, Gunther Hauk, and Vandana Shiva. Together, they reveal both the problems and guistic viewpoint. the solutions in renewing a culture in balance with nature.

mar 16 Alexis Cuadrado and mar 27 PSFC MAR General Meeting fri 8 pm Janine Nichols tue 7 pm Meeting Location for This Meeting Only: Brooklyn Technical Alexis Cuadrado is an award-winning jazz bassist and composer High School, 29 Fort Greene Place. Use main entrance on originally from Barcelona who has been a Brooklyn resident for corner of South Elliot and DeKalb Ave. Check-in for the the last 12 years. For this special occasion, and with the support meeting will begin at 6:15 p.m. Members will not be allowed of the fabulous 10-piece Miles Away Band, he’ll present a selec- in prior to 6:15 p.m. You must be a Food Coop member to attend the General tion of pieces from the electric Miles Davis repertoire, bringing the jazz-funk to the Good Meeting and must bring a photo I.D. card to be admitted. There is no re-entry. Once Coffeehouse. Not to be missed! Opening up straight-ahead songwriting forms to make room you check-in, if you leave the building, you will not be allowed to re-enter. Snacks

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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and beverages will not be provided by the Coop. Please plan accordingly if you need food or drink. We request that you keep eating to a minimum. Time for agenda item apr 5 Food Class: in parentheses is a suggestion. The Chair has the discretion to change the time thu 7:30 pm allotted. This meeting must end by 10:15 p.m. More information on this item may Food for BrainPOWER be available at the entrance table at the meeting. Discover how much food controls the speed and precision in Item #1: Referendum on the BDS Question (90 minutes) which you think. While Chef Andréa Hammond explains this Proposal: “We propose that the Coop hold a referendum to decide whether we will par- food-brain science, she’ll show you how to whip up your own ticipate in the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to support Susan Baldassano, Coordinator mouthwatering brain fuel. Impassioned by her findings, Andréa Palestinian human rights.” —submitted by Bill Mazza and Carol Wald founded A.H. Nutrition Therapy to teach others the power of food to advance their minds. She completed her chef’s training at the Natural Gourmet Institute, then went For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of on to become a Certified Nutrition Counselor through the Academy for Healing the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending Nutrition, which teaches nutrition according to Eastern sciences. Menu includes easy agenda items are available in the Coop office. eggs florentine; omega-3 salad; coconut parfait. Materials fee: $4. Food classes are coordinated by Coop member Susan Baldassano.

mar 27 Putting Your Passion apr 7 EFT Workshop for You tue 7–9 pm Into Action sat 2 pm Maybe you know the eight tapping points, or it will only take a minute to show them to Come to this workshop, to jump-start your journey toward finding the work you love. you. Come to this workshop with your pain, your anger, your disappointment, and even Here, you will begin to: uncover your passions, exploring what you really love to do your trauma memories, or hatred, worries or lack of self-esteem. EFT practitioner(s) at and can do; clarify related career options; identify specific steps to create new career this workshop will guarantee to reduce or eliminate that pain and suffering by doing and goals and actions. You will walk away from the experience with a greater awareness of teaching you these powerful tapping techniques. Come early to get a seat. Presented by what will bring you more meaning, as well as specific goals to take immediate action. Carolyn Meiselbach, EFT counselor, teacher and Coop member for more than 10 years. Anne Baker is a certified life and career coach and has been a Coop member for the past 10 years. apr 10 Safe Food Committee Film Night: tue 7 pm Farmageddon mar 30-31 Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is fri-sat 11 am–6 pm Blood Drive under attack. Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest to find healthy food for her four children turned into a journey to discover why Fact: Less than 3% of the population donates blood, and 90% will use blood some access to these foods was being threatened. Farmageddon tells time in their life. Presented in cooperation with New York Methodist Hospital. For fur- the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy ther information about blood donation, call 718-780-3644. foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government. Farmageddon highlights the urgency of food freedom, encouraging consumers and farmers to take action to preserve access to food free from bur- densome regulations. The film serves to put policymakers and regulators on notice. apr 1 What’s All the Excitement sun 11 am apr 13 About Vitamin D fri 7 pm Film Night: Stages Vitamin D—the “sunshine vitamin”—has received a lot of attention recently. Dr. Milo F. Vassallo will give an interactive lecture to share his perspective on this essential nutri- In New York City’s changing Lower East Side, a group of older ent and the evidence of its importance in the medical literature. Dr. Vassallo received Puerto Rican women and inner-city youth come together over his MD and PhD degrees from NYU School of Medicine and completed a Fellowship in 20 weeks to create an original play out of the stories of their Allergy and Immunology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Vassallo is a mem- lives. Amid the isolating bustle of nine million people, partici- ber of the Park Slope Food Coop and in practice counsels people to identify environ- pants diverse in age, race and nationality confront stereotypes mental factors that trigger and worsen allergy symptoms and to maintain a healthy and examine their own histories, exploring themes of immigra- immune system with an aim toward long-term wellness. tion, relationships, aging and coming of age. Woven together, their stories take on new meaning, first as they are spoken across generations and later when they are performed for a sold-out show. In response to a political climate that assigns little value to com- munity-arts initiatives, Stages offers an intimate portrait of an unlikely ensemble, trans- formed by the liberating power of their own stories. apr 3 Special screening date due to Passover this month. tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, [email protected]. The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the

agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with apr 14 committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. sat 10 am Knit & Sip Series Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Calling all knitters and crocheters. Please bring yarns and needles and be prepared to Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. The next General knit and crochet. Naeemah Senghor is a knitter, crocheter and raw-foodist and loves to Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social organize swaps and community events. She has been organizing “Knit & Sips” all over Hall (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. Brooklyn. She has been a Coop member for several years.

apr 14 Here’s Why You’re Not Pregnant apr 20 The Very Good Coffeehouse Coop Concert Series apr 20 How to Lighten Your Final Carbon Footprint apr 24 Healthy Thyroid

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DEMOCRACY AND that was refused, a number of Coop behavior makes transparent the moti- this year or not?) GOODWILL special educational events, and flyer- vations of those who engage in it. I My family was split when I was two ing in front of the Coop. Some of our would say that some of the letters years old and my parents separated. I Once again I’m appealing to every- opponents have taken a hostile and publish in the Gazette also engage in lived with my mother’s side who were one who feels passionately about our unseemly stance. A few of us have ad hominem character attacks rather agnostic; my father’s people were upcoming vote on whether or not to been shouted at and followed while than debate the issue at hand. I orthodox. The rabbi gave me a record have a referendum on BDS: shopping or working our shift. One of believe this is because it is hard to to follow in my haftorah. I recited it Let’s have a civil and respectful dis- us had her hair pulled after present- argue against the truth and easier to impressively even though I didn’t cussion about the issues. Let’s be non- ing the idea of a referendum at a GM. impugn those who speak it. know a word of Hebrew. I wish my violent in both speech and action. While I was flyering, a woman cursed, On 2/21, I received the following grandmother had not allowed me to Let’s not let our personal and political and tried to hit and kick me. (This is message from someone named Isaac be bar-mitzvahed, and today I almost fears cause us to act unkindly to each under investigation.) This violence, who read a recent Gazette letter from wish I weren’t a Jew because the Jews other. Our differences can be democra- harassment and attempted intimida- me: have become insane, at least most I tically resolved in a referendum. tion is all the more reason to redou- “I just read an article that quoted know. Please come to the General Meeting ble our commitment to democratic you and a letter you wrote regarding At the synagogue a man educated on March 27 and vote your conscience. process by allowing a member-wide the Park Slope Food Coop, and your in Jewish history and conflict told me I Carol Wald referendum using anonymous ballots. support for a ban on Israeli made was wrong about Arabs being Our community cannot tolerate bul- products. Your position is laughable. expelled from Palestine. They were lies trying to quash discussion. Every You said, ‘Economic engagement with sharecroppers on land legally pur- GM VOTE member has the right to be heard. the state of Israel gives it the means chased by Jews, and the Jews decided I understand that a vote will be A vote on referendum will hap- and muscle to oppress, destabilize, not to continue their services. held during the March GM regarding pen on Tuesday, March 27 at the and colonize the Palestinian people.’ Besides, he added, they were insignif- BDS. I am opposed to BDS and urge GM. We proposers, many of us Jewish, I’m sure you said much more, but I’m icant people. One of the sweetest members to vote down this proposal. are not singling Israel out. We work on not here to blow apart your stupid, people I ever met, a newly minted This letter however is concerned a broad range of social justice issues. ignorant statement. I would merely Lubovitcher, winked his eye and said about the vote itself. At the GM votes We have years of experience studying like to comment on the fact that if you that Black people are not like “us.” are counted by having three people and organizing around the issue and a and your boyfriend and dog lived Just tonight I asked a man I have independently count raised hands number of us are from or have spent Ramallah or Gaza, I’m not sure how known for years about the BDS issue and report the result to the meeting time in Palestine/Israel. In the strug- welcome you would be. However if at the Co-Op. His reply made it clear organizers table. This can be a slow gle for Palestinian self-determination, you decided to shack up in Tel Aviv, that he was unalterably against it. No and tedious process with only 200 BDS is a vibrant campaign with just you could participate in the annual erasers on those pencils, eh? members voting. The turnout is aims and strategic means. We offer a gay pride parade. Think about it, you In Israel I hear they are not as expected to be much larger and there democratic way to enable our huge moron.” decided. American Jews have never is talk about holding the vote in a membership to have a voice and The idea that LGBT people of color experienced war, apartheid, the house space where over 1,700 members make a collective decision on this take any of our rights for granted any- next door being blown up, or knowing could be present. I don’t believe our ethical and moral question. where is simply presumptuous. How- someone who gave birth on the hood present voting system can handle this The BDS call is being answered ever, support for LGBT and sexual of a car. I guess it’s easier to be a fas- volume in a timely and accurate man- with resounding enthusiasm through- rights in any society in no way invali- cist from a safe distance! ner, especially if the vote is close. out the world. Hundreds of BDS dates the value of cross-national Because of their furore and blind- I suggest renting electronic voting actions have been taken by universi- solidarity in the struggle against ness, American Jews are supporting a machines in sufficient numbers to ties, religious institutions, national oppression, injustice and occupation. relationship of our country with Israel quickly and accurately handle the political parties, pension funds, In fact, those struggles are linked. I’d that should never have existed. And vote. A cursory search on the Web municipalities, banks, trade unions like to remind Isaac that many people to the Why single out Israel? argu- yielded a number of firms that rent and supermarkets. Cultural icons like in Israel feel the same way. It’s with that ment I give two reasons: I am an the equipment. This will also provide Brian Eno, Alice Walker, Jean-Luc lens that I and others who are not American and I am a Jew. I think an audit trail and could prevent any Godard, Adrienne Rich, Eduardo Palestinian speak up against the poli- they’re both excellent reasons and I’m discussions of a miscount. Galeano, Arundhati Roy, Dustin Hoff- cies of the State of Israel in colonizing proud to support BDS. Thank you for your consideration of man, Meg Ryan, Carlos Santana, Palestinian society, culture and A tactical suggestion for the March the above. Bjork, Elvis Costello, Roger Waters, resources, policies that affect LGBT 27th Meeting: They will try to get the Stewart Pravda The Pixies, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and and straight people alike. Odd that vote at the meeting rather than a ref- Desmond Tutu are just some in sup- speaking up against State oppres- erendum of all members. I suggest as OCCUPY DEMOCRACY! port of BDS. South Africa’s BDS cam- sion makes me stupid and moronic. a middle ground we do both: A vote at paign took twenty years to achieve So be it. the meeting, which the Co-Op will If we learned anything last year what this struggle accomplished in I was taken aback that Isaac had implement immediately, and also a from the Arab Spring, European Sum- the first five years of the campaign taken the trouble to search the inter- referendum enclosed with the Board mer and U.S. Autumn—the nascent that began in 2005. (www.palaestina- net for details about my personal life ballots in June, whose results will Occupy movement and its impact on portal.eu) and for my personal contact informa- supersede those of the meeting vote. political discourse— it’s that people’s The Coop can lag behind global tion. He left his message on the con- The maturity of a nation or a co-op collective action makes a tremendous opinion or stand on the right side of tact page of my author’s website should include an ability to distin- difference. By getting together and history and join the growing interna- without a full name, email or phone, guish between empty shibolleths and participating in democratic discus- tional people’s movement to end so that he would be hard to trace. I the truth or a reasonable simulacrum sion and decision-making, we can Israeli oppression of Palestinians. interpret this message, and the form of it. Israel has clearly not attained transform the world. For the past few You can make a difference: vote for it was delivered, as a barely veiled this ability and the US is retreating years, many of our members have referendum on 3/27. threat. Any further unsolicited con- from it as fast as possible. Maybe the been discussing participation in the Liz Roberts tacts of this type will be directly Co-Op can do them one better. growing global movement of boycott, reported to the police. I expect Coop Serving you as always, I remain— divestment and sanctions (BDS) POLITICALLY HARASSED management to also take a stand for albert aimed at pressuring Israel to respect the personal safety of its members, 718-768-9079 the human rights of Palestinians and and for the right to express one’s [email protected] end its brutal, illegal occupation of HELLO GAZETTE EDITORS: political views in appropriate forums Palestinian land. Those of us interest- I just want Coop members to be without risk of personal retaliation. EDUCATORS CAN’T STAY ed in the Coop joining this nonviolent aware that those of us who have writ- Mohan Sikka movement are answering a call from ten to support BDS in the past few SILENT ABOUT ISRAELI Palestinians, who need global sup- months are being personally APARTHEID port in achieving peace and justice. harassed and attacked. No matter THE HISTORY OF We have tried to conduct a civil dis- what one’s ideological and political THE JEWS COOP MEMBERS: cussion via letters here in the Gazette, beliefs, personal attacks are not part (Before I start, how about a shout- The following is excerpted from the an attempted GM discussion on BDS of a civil, democratic dialogue. Such out? Should I run for the Board again letter by five returning academics Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 12-03-08 pgs 1-16_Layout 1 3/7/12 8:32 PM Page 13

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from a fact finding visit to the Occu- AN ALTERNATIVE something that should be condoned, refuses to acknowledge their next pied Territories and Israel. (For com- much less supported by any organiza- door neighbor’s right to even exist but plete letter: www.electronicintifada. On March 27th the Park Slope Food tion in this country.” I do not think overtly calls for their total destruction, net, 2/13/12). Coop will decide whether to hold a one can legitimately make an argu- yet then complains when that neigh- referendum on the boycott of Israeli ment (as many have tried) that the bor doesn’t acting “neighborly!” There Boycott: a tool of solidarity products from store shelves. I pro- country described above (with its is plenty of blame to go around. While other countries may have worse pose an alternative—that the Coop echoes of democracy and freedom of Re: the Coop and politics, I believe human rights records, Israel is the world’s most make a concerted effort to import and speech) is an example of an “overtly we should limit our “group” involve- egregious example of an occupation that has sell Palestinian-made products. This shameless violation of human rights.” ment to issues that specifically affect persisted for almost half a century in flagrant can also be an opportunity to identify I am truly baffled as to why Israel is food and the environment (fracking, violation of international law. Neither periodic Palestinian entrepreneurs who, the constant focus of these efforts. food safety, etc.). Chris Seymour pressure from diplomats and non-governmen- despite providing high quality prod- They are certainly not perfect, but I (whom I do not know and who certain- tal organizations, nor international legal judg- ucts, are unable to export or grow can think of so much worse in this ly has a right to his/her opinion) said ments condemning Israel’s wall in the West their business due to some constraint world that we can put our energies in the February 23 newsletter that we Bank, the settlements, or the siege of Gaza, nor (financial or otherwise). The Coop toward. (check out should “support human rights.” I’m the ongoing, and now visibly fraudulent “peace could even partner with organizations article about the source of iPhones for totally supportive of that, but if boy- process” itself, have pierced the veil of Israeli that support Palestinian entrepre- ideas, or most of our clothing labels, cotting a country’s products is the way impunity. neurs. or our own backyards). to do it, why is no one at the Coop In response to a call from within Palestinian I believe that socially responsible Additionally in the February 9th (that I know of) suggesting that we civil society, we therefore declare our support for organizations must take actions that Gazette Mary Buchwald brings another boycott products from China, Russia, the U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cul- unite rather than divide. I believe that example of Israel’s injustice. What is Burma, part of Central and South tural Boycott of Israel. The academic and cul- the message sent by actively support- one of her sources—an Israeli News- America, a good portion of Africa, tural boycott emerges in the context of a ing both Palestinian and Israeli entre- paper!—Israeli citizens are criticizing Syria, and much of the rest of the Mid- broader call for boycott, divestment and sanc- preneurs is much more powerful and their own government. Some might dle East since many of those govern- tions against Israel until it fully abides by its constructive than any boycott. Also, say this could be used as support for ments are also engaged in human obligations under international law. the arguments that favor such a boy- the BDS movement—even Israeli citi- rights abuses (some on a truly monu- The call for boycott has been endorsed by a cott are hypocritical. Why punish Israeli zens are mad—but on the contrary this mental scale)? Is the Israeli govern- majority of Palestinian unions, political par- entrepreneurs for wrongs committed is a reason to just leave them alone. ment somehow worse than the ties, non-governmental organization networks by their government? If the Coop boy- We are talking about a country where Chinese, Russian, Burmese, or Syrian and civic organizations. We believe that it is one cotts Israeli entrepreneurs then it freedom of speech and press allows governments? And, if so, why? I hate of the more hopeful signs in ongoing Palestin- should boycott U.S. entrepreneurs as people to criticize the government in to say it, but I’m afraid I can see no ian resistance to occupation and systemic well, or at least devise a system to their newspapers; where Israeli’s are reason other than anti-Semitism inequality within Israel and a powerful means determine whether an entrepreneur defending the Palestinians—this is (and, for the record, I am not Jewish). to build international solidarity with the Pales- has ties to the government. not a location of “shameless abuses of I plan to be at the March 27 meet- tinian people. Casey Frid human rights,” but a place that is work- ing and will vote against a vote to We refuse to be silent or passive in the face of ing through some deep-seeded and boycott Israeli products. If a referen- gross violations of principles of universal WORKING THROUGH difficult problems, but working dum vote is accepted, I will then vote human rights that both Israel and the U.S. through them nonetheless. against any boycott. That is my posi- publicly purport to uphold. As was the case DIFFICULT PROBLEMS Rebeccah Appelbaum tion, and I’m sure that everyone else with the U.S. removal of tribal nations, the will also do what they think is right. U.S. South under anti-black “Jim Crow” laws, LETTER TO THE EDITOR: TOTALLY FED UP But, in any event, let’s please put this or South Africa under apartheid, Palestine I have written a letter before but long debate behind us and return to today is the measure of the meaning and value feel compelled to write again. As I I’m sure I’m not the only member those halcyon days when the “letters of human rights in our time. read many of the letters to the editor I who is thoroughly sick of this whole page” was filled primarily with com- By challenging injustice there, we call into am increasingly upset by the singling boycott/referendum debate! By way of plaints about long lines and why question U.S. and Israeli state policies that out of Israel as a nation that must be history, I was in Lebanon in 1973, I saw there are never enough walkers when normalize military colonialism, mass incarcer- punished and forced to stop its “overt the Palestinian camps and was we have a snow storm or Biblical ation and permanent war—a security regime violation of human rights” and its appalled at the conditions in which flood, but more than enough when for the global one percent that today jeopardizes “apartheid” of the Palestinian people. the people had to live. Jump ahead 39 the sky is blue and the temperature basic aspirations for opportunity and freedom. As a social studies teacher currently years and the situation in the Middle 74 degrees. Prospects for self-determination and human teaching about China under Mao East is, if anything, even worse, but James Harter rights wither under heavily policed states, par- Zedong and the Rape of Nanking, I am you can’t blame that on Israel alone ticularly those subject to occupation, colonial- seriously disturbed that we keep talk- (or at least I can’t). Basically, I deplore A CANCER GROWS IN ism, segregation, or discrimination on the basis ing about Israel with similar distinc- the fact that Israel continues to bla- of race, ethnicity, nationality or religion. tion. Mary Buchwald, in “Israeli Law tantly build illegal settlements on BROOKLYN We urge our academic colleagues to join Discriminates,” on Jan 26th, writes in what is obviously Palestinian land, but There is something sickening U.S. in endorsing the U.S. Campaign for the favor of the Coop to support BDS, but I also deplore the fact that the Pales- about the fact that PSFC will vote on Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and yet in just the first paragraph she tinians elected to represent them a boycotting Israeli products. upholding the principles of boycott, divestment mentioned Israel’s Supreme court, terrorist organization that not only CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 and sanctions in solidarity with our Palestinian the fact that there are 11 people on it counterparts. We believe that the perpetuation who get to have a voice, the fact that a GAZETTE COMMITTEE REPORT of the international travesty of colonial occupa- case about Palestinian rights was tion in a post-colonial world must be brought to brought to that court, the fact that the an end for it ultimately threatens the rights, vote was almost split down the mid- dignity and security of everyone who believes in dle, the fact that Israeli civil rights New Letters Policy self-determination, equal justice and human groups were upset about the verdict, By Stephanie Golden and Erik Lewis, Gazette Coordinating Editors rights.” the fact that there are Israeli civil J. K haulani Kauanui, Wesleyan Universi- rights groups at all, the fact that they n response to member comments regarding the number of letters in the ty; Robin D.G. Kelley, University of California worry about Palestinians, the fact that IGazette about the BDS issue, our Editorial Board has set a new policy. Los Angeles; Bill V. Mullen, Purdue Universi- there are Arab-Israeli joint civil rights A letter signed by five or more people will be considered a “collective” let- ty; Nikhil Pal Singh, New York University; groups, the fact that these groups are ter, and the signers can publish an additional letter in the same issue. A let- Neferti Tadiar, Barnard College. quoted in the newspapers and not ter signed by fewer than five people will be considered a letter from each of censored, and the list can go on. the signers, and our long-standing policy of one letter or member article per SAVE THE DATE! Come to the Gen- The letter immediately afterwards, person per issue policy will apply: the signers cannot publish another letter eral Meeting, Tuesday, March 27. Vote as well as countless others over the in the same issue. on whether to have a Referendum! past few months, argues that “the At least at this point, we are reluctant to limit these letters any further, Mary Buchwald overtly shameless violation of human since our mandate is to keep the Gazette open to all points of view. Brooklyn For Peace rights anywhere in the world is not Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 12-03-08 pgs 1-16_Layout 1 3/7/12 8:32 PM Page 14

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 Enabled by ultra-liberal Coop poli- movements focus on Jews. Invariably this, the leaders admit the purpose of the world that does business with cies, a small group of members has malignant and often deadly, they the sub-human treatment is to unite Israel or in Israel? pushed for PSFC to align itself with metastasize, spreading hate through- the world against Israel. 2) any company that sources mate- Boycott Divestment and Sanctions out the world. Martin Luther King’s Mary Buchwald’s letter of Feb 9 rials for its end products oropera- (BDS), the global movement with a words bear consideration: “When peo- talks about the sub-standard treat- tions/equipment from Israel? monomaniacal focus on Israel. ple criticize Zionists they mean Jews, ment of Palestinians in Israel but she 3) any US-based company that is Masquerading as a humanistic cru- you are talking anti-Semitism.” And, never talks about the inhuman treat- an affiliate, parent company to, or sade, BDS uses deception and lies to ”Israel’s right to exist as a state in ment of Palestinians in any of the sur- subsidiary of a company in Israel? provoke outrage. Israel is portrayed as security is uncontestable.” rounding Middle Eastern countries. A definitive line can’t be drawn. the perpetrator of all evils, and the What is wanted now is that when On 2/22/12 newspapers reported that If an individual Coop member does sole source of Palestinian suffering the votes are counted the BDS cancer a young Palestinian woman was not want to buy a product from Israel, and of conflict in the region. Palestini- in Park Slope is brought into perma- stabbed in Jordan because she was they don’t have to, and they can make ans are portrayed as victims of a new nent remission and the Coop heals Palestinian, an American journalist that decision and political statement kind of holocaust by a neo Nazi-like quickly from damage caused to its was killed in Syria to keep her from in their personal buying decisions state. BDS ignores the terrorist membership and its reputation. telling the truth. every time they shop at the Coop. attacks, and thousands of rocket, mis- Ruth Bolletino Neither Susan Metz nor Mary Buch- There is no end to the potential sile and mortar strikes at Israel’s civil- wald mentions the fact that Israel is anti-discrimination stances that the ian areas, while denying Israel’s right Editor’s Note: to see the full context not the occupier. They won the war in Coop could be forced to consider if of self-defense. Opposing any Israeli- of the quote of Martin Luther King in 1967. Israel isn’t occupying in the this path is pursued as part of the Palestinian co-operation, it is against an article by Congressman John Lewis West Bank any more than George Coop’s mission statement: Do all peaceful co-existence. go to: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi Bush in Texas is occupying Mexico. products from New Jersey become History matters. What BDS has bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/21/ED11 Come on people, let’s get it right. Yes, subject to a boycott if Governor going for it is that most people, know- 5336.DTL]--z- political discussion is good. Political Christie vetoes the gay marriage act ing little or nothing about Israel’s past, disagreements are what make politi- and/or he achieves his goal of having recent and current history, cannot dis- MORE IMPORTANT cians run for office, but we are a food state residents vote in a referendum tinguish lies from truths. coop not running for public office. We on the issue and those residents BDS expresses no interest in such THINGS have many more important things to vote against gay marriage? Should notoriously oppressive governments Not only has the BDS movement focus on that fit our mission purpose: the Coop already boycott products as North Korea, China, Sudan, Iran succeeded in dividing the Food toxic waste, poison chemicals in food from any state where gay marriage and Pakistan. Even the rights viola- Coop, it has succeeded in turning off cans, and eating healthy, to name a has not been approved, or any prod- tions of Arabs citizens in Syria, potential members. BDS has made few. Let’s get back to what we do, ucts from the , since Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen the Park Slope Food Coop and Park informing people about good food President Obama has publicly said are ignored. Slope infamous. In an article in The and improving our environment. he does not support gay marriage What is most curious (read “hypo- Daily News on 2/22/12, Senator Sharron Eagle but only civil unions? critical”) is that while vilifying the Charles Schumer (not a member) Where does discrimination worthy only Jewish state in the world for its denounced the BDS movement. THE NEVER-ENDING, of a boycott begin and end? There is a treatment of Palestinian Arabs, BDS Andrea Peyser responded in a right role in the world for the Coop’s makes no mention of their subjuga- comment on the post on 2/23/12 NEVER-END-ABLE mission statement, and it’s not global tion by Arab governments. Jordan with the headline reading “hateful ISRAEL ISSUE in nature, but local in scope and only treats many citizens of Palestinian anti-Israel boycott is typical Park The continued debate over a boy- by being local will it be effective on a descent as foreigners, required to Slope.” Do we Coop members really cott of Israeli products is the wrong consistent basis. pay fees in foreign currency (making need or want all this negative notori- argument for the Coop to be having. Sincerely, it difficult to enter universities), and ety? I have been a member for 35 If we assume the Coop’s mission Eric Rosenbaum allowed employment only in the pri- years and have always been proud to statement of protecting diversity and vate sector. Many were recently say I am. I believed in the mission of opposition to all forms of discrimina- WHY THE SACRAMENTO deprived of citizenship with all its quality food at reasonable prices. I tion extends to geo-political decisions, attendant rights. Gaza, ruled by took pride in being a part of a social- we are going down a path the Coop FOOD COOP REJECTED Hamas, curtails political, religious ly active group with a positive agen- isn t designed or equipped to manage. BDS and social freedom. Women’s rights da. Susan Metz and Mary Buchwald The need is not for a boycott of any are restricted; homosexuality is a in their letters give me reason to specific state policy, but for the Coop TO THE MEMBERSHIP, criminal offense. Militant activities rethink my membership. to more fully flesh out what it means The first responsibility of a cooper- are localized in civilian centers Susan Metz, in her letter, told a by opposing all forms of discrimina- ative is to the cooperative itself and where residents, used as human heart-warming story of Jews who suf- tion. This is a broader and more its members. So the question for shields, are injured or killed. fered during the Holocaust and anti- important conversation. those who think we should have a ref- Syria houses Palestinians in refugee Semitism in the U.S. when she was The point has been made that the erendum to support BDS is whether camps with crude mud or concrete growing up. Now she compares the Coop acted in response to the the divisiveness this movement has houses and an inconsistent water plight of the Palestinians to this his- apartheid state of South Africa. I was created within our Coop is in keeping supply. Almost half of Palestinian tory and naturally blames Israel and not a member then, but I would argue with that responsibility. The leader- families live at or below poverty lev- the Jews. Susan neglects to think this is a bad precedent. It’s not bad ship of the Sacramento Food Coop els. Palestinians are not allowed to about the Jewish children in Israel because apartheid was defensible, wisely decided it was not: vote. Lebanon denies such basic who are killed by bombs. She has slat- but because I think it is the height of “Let’s return to the Co-op peace rights to Palestinians as identity reg- ed her letter to fit the Arab leaders of arrogance and folly for the Coop to and tranquility on Alhambra Blvd.,” by istration and concomitant access to the Middle Eastern countries who think it can insert itself into interna- Sonny Eboigbe, August 2011 Board health services, education, and civil, want to keep the focus from Israel and tional affairs without potentially mak- Perspective: social and economic rights. They wipe if off the face of the earth. ing short-sighted decisions. “... the second principle [on which cannot register marriages or births, Susan fails to mention these lead- If the Coop decided to boycott the cooperative movement was are barred from high-status profes- ers who are using the Palestinian Israeli products, would it make an founded] ... alludes to democratic sions, and excluded from owning refugees, not helping them. Susan exception for: member control. This particular prin- real estate. Subjected to arbitrary Metz also doesn’t talk about how the 1) an Israeli company that specifi- ciple allows owners to express opin- arrest, detention and torture, they Palestinians who fled from Israel in cally hires Palestinian workers? ions and participative [sic] fully in the are denied legal representation. 1948, are still being treated 60+ years 2) an Israeli company that donates affairs of their Coop. The owners BDS rhetoric aims to delegitimize later as sub-humans in the countries a portion of its profits to peace causes chose their Board and have consider- Israel in preparation for the ultimate where they have sought refuge. They 3) an Israeli company whose man- able input in the activities of the goal of dismantling it as a Jewish have never been given citizenship or if agement publicly voices opposition to Board. The second principle also is in state. What comes to mind is the boy- they have it has been revoked. They government policies? sync with the same democratic rights cotting of Jewish business in Germany cannot enjoy any of the social or eco- Would a boycott include the prod- granted us by the US Constitution. I, in the 1930’s. History shows grave and nomic benefits citizens have in the ucts of: as a Coop owner have the belief that tragic consequences when mass countries. When questioned about 1) any company from any country in in a free and open society such as we Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com 12-03-08 pgs 1-16_Layout 1 3/7/12 8:32 PM Page 15

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have here, entitles any man or woman the ESPRESSO TRAINING IS HERE right to express his or her views provided that this IN PARK SLOPE freedom is not taken as a license to trample on the feel- ON SUNDAYS! ings of other members of the society. I further believe It takes a heap o’ trainin’ that when one engages in allegations or actions capable To make a kid a Sloper, of lacerating the sensibilities of others, he or she should A striving over-reacher be checked.” (italics added) Who’ll never be a moper. “This brings me to the current family feud at Stroller culture starts him the Co-op which is unhealthy and unproduc- In socializing with others, Every Sunday, April 1–November 18, tive. This feud emanates from the desire of Acknowledging his peers from 3:30–8 p.m., one group of owners who say some items from And choosing model brothers. Coop members can leave their bikes with one country should be banned from being He needs to prepare for Slopehood our valet parking service, which is like sold and the other group saying we should By learning to sashay a coat check for bikes. Working members will leave items alone. The Board after consulta- Exactly like mom and pater check in and watch your bike for you. tion with our Attorney and consultants voted Into a swank cafe. to leave the items on the shelf. The Board And now a brand new course Just drop off your bike, stroller, scooter or decision was not a slap on those who oppose In living at the top— personal cart, do your shopping or your shift, nor was it a support of those who say leave His very own tailored coffee and hop back on. things alone. Rather, consistent with deci- At just two bucks a pop: No locks, no worries, no theft. sions made by the Board, this decision was Steamed milk barista-ed with decaf again made in the best long term interest of Devised for the bambino Service operates rain or shine. the Co-op.” Who’ll need suite smarts aplenty— Look for us in front of the yellow wall. I would urge the membership to follow this A drink called babyccino. (Note: no bike check-in after 7:30 p.m.) wise advice and vote NO on the referendum. Our upper-middle-classer- Let’s finally put this divisive issue to rest. To-be sips his with poise, Valet bicycle parking at the Coop Sylvia Lowenthal Rubbing elbows with fellow is brought to you by the PSFC Progressive Voices for Peace Upscaling girls and boys. Shop & Cycle Committee. in the Middle East Leon Freilich CLASSIFIEDS

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