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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP

Established 1973

Volume EE, Number 25 December 16, 2010

GENERAL MEETING Gilda’s Club in Park Slope: REPORT A Little-Known Resource November GM Supports Boycotts and Disciplinary Committee Elections By Frank Haberle the Coop mission statement, ule of law governed the reflecting a commitment to RPark Slope Food Coop’s working with suppliers who November General Meeting. treat their workers fairly. It is One agenda item focused on a this commitment, pointed proposal for the Coop to boy- out Coop member Lew Fried- cott products produced by the man—as well as our commit- international Coca Cola Com- ment to suppliers that pany and another to boycott respect the environment— the local, Williamsburg-based that led Coop members to Flaum Appetizing Products. A first vote on a boycott of Coca third item proposed the elec- Cola Company products in tion of two members to the 2004, a boycott that has con- Disciplinary Committee. A tinued to this day. Presently,

PHOTO BY MATIAS PELENUR BY MATIAS PHOTO fourth item, a proposal to pro- this is the only boycott that Peter Wohlsen runs the New York Marathon to raise money for Gilda’s Club. vide all members with an the Coop is observing. On an annual sick day from their annual basis, the General By Ed Levy Coop shifts, was shelved for a Meeting must vote to contin- hen Coop Receiving Coordinator Peter Wohlsen learned that his future meeting due to the ue any Coop boycotts. mother had breast cancer, two things kept him going—running, absence of the presenting General Coordinator Joe W members (leaving more than Holtz pointed out that the and Gilda’s Club. “When my mother was sick, running helped me relate to one member in the audience Coop has a strong history of her struggle,” Peter said. “Gilda’s Club provided a sanctuary from the to grumble: “What, did they taking part in boycotts dating struggle while at the same time facing it directly.” call in sick?”). back to 1973, with a boycott in apples shipped from South Living in New York City, group specifically focused on ovarian cancer. After her Continuing the Africa. Another example was but with his mother in Maine, the unique issues faced by passing, Radner’s husband, Coca Cola Boycott in 2001, in the Domino Sugar Peter turned to Gilda’s Club, those affected by cancer.” the actor Gene Wilder, estab- “We seek to avoid products plant labor dispute in Brook- a free support group for The untimely death from lished the Gilda Radner Ovar- that depend on the exploita- lyn; members voted 38 to 0 to those living with cancer as ovarian cancer in 1986 of ian Detection Center in Los tion of others,” according to CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 well as for those who are Emmy-award winning come- Angeles and a database reg- close to them. And when his dian Gilda Radner—who gave istry to help people track fam- mother died, the bereave- us the hilarious characters ily histories of this disease Next General Meeting on December 28 ment counseling offered at Roseanne Roseannadann was established. Then, in The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on the Gilda’s Club helped him get and Baba Wawa on Saturday 1991, Radner’s psychothera- last Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will be through his grief. Night Live—resulted in pist, Joanna Bull, with the on Tuesday, December 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation Beth “The benefits you receive increased public awareness help of Wilder and others, Elohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place. from Gilda’s Club are intangi- of this illness, and the impor- founded Gilda’s Club, a place The agenda is in this Gaz ette and available as a flyer in the entry- ble,” Peter said. “You don’t tance of early detection in where people living with can- way of the Coop. For more information about the GM and about have to carry your feelings treating it. Radner had a cer looking for community Coop governance, please see the center of this issue. around alone. They provide grandmother, aunt, and and support could find an support and community in a cousin who had all died of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 IN THIS ISSUE

Fri, Dec 17 • The Good Coffeehouse 8:00 p.m. Food Tours...... 2 Thu, Jan 6 • Food Class: Easy Indian 7:30 p.m, Puzzle ...... 3 Coop Fri, Jan 7 • Film Night: The House of Suh 7:00 p.m. Our Water ...... 4 Sun, Jan 8 • Auditions for Coop Kids’ Variety Show Letters to the Editor ...... 5 10:00 a.m–1:00 p.m. GM Agenda ...... 6 Event Coop Calendar of Events...... 6–7 Sun, Jan 16 • Auditions for Coop Kids’ Variety Show Workslot Needs ...... 9 Highlights 12:00–2:00 p.m. Member Contribution: Contemplating Retirement ...... 10 Community Calendar ...... 10 Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue. Classified Ads ...... 11 10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 2

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stories, share information, and form lasting relation- ships. A group called Noo- gieland also supports children who have been affected by a diagnosis of cancer—either their own or that of a family member.

A Hidden Gem Less well known than the headquarters in Manhattan, at 195 West Houston Street, near the Film Forum, are satellite clubs like the Gilda’s Clubs in Park Slope, which tend to be very community

based and partner with other MORRISON BY ROD PHOTOS community organizations. Mary Rose Dallal turned to Gilda’s Club when she was Diana Grabus leads a Gilda’s Club group in Park Slope. The Park Slope groups meet diagnosed with cancer in 2004. in various venues around the Gilda’s Club She added that 35,000 neighborhood, including ask doctors. survivors at the Coop who New Yorkers are newly diag- churches, synagogues, and Diana noted that some would benefit from one of CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 nosed with cancer each year, the YMCA. members form close bonds these post treatment groups open door. and studies, including one Coop member and licensed outside the group, even if they knew about them. They named the organiza- by the National Academy of social worker Diana Grabus accompanying one another Mary Rose has also found tion after an often-quoted Sciences Institute of Medi- leads groups for Gilda’s Club to treatment, and recently, an unusual way to give back. quip of Radner’s that “having cine, have established that in Park Slope, and she wishes everyone from one group After she joined FTOP a num- cancer gave me membership people undergoing medical many more people would take attended the funeral of ber of years ago, she accumu- in an elite club I’d rather not treatment for this illness— advantage of the organization. someone whose son had lated so many FTOP credits belong to.” as well as those close to “It’s an honor to do this work,” died of cancer. “It can be she now gives them away as them—benefit from psy- Diana said, “to see people sad,” Diana said, “but it isn’t gifts. Recently she gave some Mission chosocial as well as medical sharing their resources and all doom and gloom. There away as Chanukah gifts, and According to Lily Safani, support, live longer, and strengths.” Typically, she will can be joy in the community gave a few more to a friend CEO of Gilda’s Club New York have a better quality of life. work with a group on issues of caring.” who was working on a mas- City, it is not an advocacy The organization offers a like self image, nutrition, ter’s degree and facing group; nor is it about provid- variety of free services to the stress, and exercise, as well as Mary Rose’s Story exams. “People should know ing hope or promoting a par- cancer community, including on practical problems like Two years after longtime these credits are transfer- ticular form of treatment. family, post-treatment, finances, understanding a Coop member Mary Rose able,” she said. “The executor Rather, she said. “Gilda’s wellness, and bereavement diagnosis, and how to pene- Dallal retired from her career of my will knows I have FTOP Club is about providing peo- groups, as well as network- trate the complexities of a as a computer specialist for credit.” ple with a way to live with ing, lectures, workshops, and pathology report. Participants New York City in 2004 at age You can read about Mary cancer.” The club, she said, is social events, usually held in choose how they want to use fifty-five, she was diagnosed Rose’s journey with pancreat- a refuge. Cancer makes peo- a nonresidential, homelike the club. Many want to talk with pancreatic cancer. “The ic cancer on her blog, ple feel alone and fearful,” setting. The club is also a with their fellow group mem- word cancer,” she said, www.caringbridge.org/visit/m she said. “Coming here they place where people living bers about treatment options, “changes everything.” For aryrose. know they are not.” with cancer can exchange or the kinds of questions to support, Mary Rose joined a Peter Wohlsen continues Gilda’s Club wellness group to run, and despite a serious right after her exploratory injury to his leg after being What Is That? How Do I Use It? surgery. Along with her, five struck by a car, he raised over people close to her, includ- $16,000 for Gilda’s Club by ing her then partner, her ex asking people to sponsor him Food Tours in the Coop partner, and a sister of her ex, in this year’s New York City We get to do all this — the fretting, Let us welcome the cold and all it's tricks joined family support marathon. You can read the striving, the sleepless turning in the night the snow, the sleet, the stinging wind groups. The demands on Peter’s story at www.run the quick dash through the cold Let it make us bright with fear caretakers can be very great. peglegrun.com. that would take our life if we lingered bring us together round a fire She said that the forty-eight make us hug each other nights she was in the hospi- Contacting Gilda’s Club The sparrows are puffed in the bushes warm lips with lips and..... tal, she was not alone for The Gilda’s Club Affiliate the pigeons crowd together in the eaves even one of them. Network currently serves the squirrels are closeted in.... Let it connive with the holly days At some point, all the more than 50,000 members where do the squirrels go? to bring us together merrily members of her wellness in 22 cities, with 28 clubhous- Let us deck our halls against it group became cancer free, es and satellites across North We come together and crow over the cold adorn trees to celebrate it It feels good to remark on the weather eat heartily to fend it off and it has gone from being a America and six additional For a few moments a stranger wellness group to a post- locations in development. becomes our best friend The cold, the cold, the bitter cold treatment group. They have To join, contact, or donate We communicate understanding How cold to be without it! been together now for four to Gilda’s Club, write to and are understood years, currently meeting [email protected], The Park Slope Food Coop twice per month at the Ninth phone 212-647-9700, or visit We are all one Bringing us in from the cold Street Y. At this point, the their website at www.gildas- under the same weather by Myra Klockenbrink group members feel they are clubnyc.org. ■ You may have the thicker coat helping each other cope with or longer to walk a chronic illness rather than but the cold bites us all the same an immediately life threaten- and would take the life out of any of us Mondays January 10 and given the chance ing situation, and with the January 24 anxieties that arise and sub- Each of us was given a stove of heat noon to 1:00 p.m. side as every few months We pile up together under a blanket and 1:30 t0 2:30 p.m. people go in for periodic and the cold has to wait You can join in any time during a tour. retesting. - for another time She stressed that there may be hundreds of cancer

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November GM al for the Coop to avoid sell- we do. Whether we win or lose, all of the workers had been CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing Flaum Appetizing prod- we hope to set a precedent to offered their positions ucts and the products they correct the injustice being back, and refused to take boycott Domino’s products. distribute until a settlement done to these workers.” them. These remarks led Lew Friedman is involved in is reached with their workers. Joe Holtz added that he to a flood of comments the Campaign to Stop Killer As explained in Joseph’s pro- had reached out to the Flaum by other members. Coke, a worldwide movement posal, Williamsburg-based ownership and they had One who had worked to hold the Coca-Cola Compa- Flaum Appetizing violated responded with a written in labor relations ny accountable for union- minimum wage and overtime statement that Flaum had made the point that crushing violence conducted laws. The National Labor offered each worker full rein- “these people would by its subsidiaries, especially Review Board settled the statement and was complete- not be standing here if in Central America. As Lew case and ruled that 17 work- ly in compliance with the they hadn’t had a really reported, these abuses include ers who were illegally fired NLRB settlement. Daniel bad experience. As a Coop

the recent murder of a Colom- need to be reinstated, but the Gross, Coop member and we have the power to say to BY ETHAN PETTIT ILLUSTRATION bian union organizer, the wide- owner has defied the court Executive Director of Brand- this company, why don’t you spread use of child labor in the order. These workers are ask- workers International, keep your hummus? We’ll buy sugar cane fields of ing stores to remove Flaum, explained that this statement ours from people who respect Guatemala, as well as ongoing Sonny & Joe’s, Tnuva and was false; that the trial was their workers.” In a vote, 165 labor abuses in plants in Bodek products until a settle- lengthy and Flaum tried Coop members voted in favor Coordinator Reports China. Environmentally, the ment is reached. repeatedly to make the case of the boycott, 3 voted In reports on the Coop’s exploitation of water resources Sanchez is a member of the that the workers were illegal against it and 4 abstained. finances presented by Gen- in India by Coca Cola bottlers organization Brandworkers immigrants and had no right eral Coordinator Mike Eakin, is devastating local farms. International, supporting to claim the $260,000 in total New Disciplinary and produce sales presented Pointing to these examples, worker’s rights as part of the back pay for overtime they Committee Members by General Coordinator Lew argued that the abuses Focus on The Food Chain cam- were owed. The NLRB ruled In a quick election, two Allen Zimmerman, the news continue and that the Coop paign. After summarizing the otherwise, but the company Coop members spoke briefly was all good; the Coop is should continue its boycott, experience of the workers— still had not reinstated the on their candidacy to join the presently averaging $792,000 joining national and interna- who worked 80 hour weeks, workers. Daniel pointed out Disciplinary Committee. Both a week in sales (compared to tional labor forces like the including overtime and holi- that the worker’s immigration Janet Paskin and Yolanda $746,000 for the same period SEIU, the California Federation days without being paid over- status never came up during Wattsjohnson bring years of last year) and made a record of Teachers, and most recently, time, and when they asked for the 17 years some of the experience as Coop members $908,000 in sales in the week the United Auto Workers it, they were fired—Sanchez workers were with Flaum, but and share a commitment to before Thanksgiving. The whose 390,000 active members introduced three of the work- only came up when the work- fairness when Coop members Coop moved 115 tons of pro- and 600,000 retired members ers from Flaum Appetizing. ers asked for fair treatment. are brought before the Discipli- duce—in the two week peri- voted to remove Coca Cola Speaking through an inter- One Coop member, the nary Committee. The members od before Thanksgiving, products from their facilities. preter, Placido Romero, who same one who suggested that voted overwhelmingly in favor including 6 tons of potatoes, Responding to a member’s had worked for Flaum for 17 Coke be invited to speak to of electing Janet and Yolanda 6 tons of sweet potatoes, 5 question about if and how years, summarized the difficult the GM to support its labor to the committee, bringing its tons of carrots, and 9 tons of the Coca Cola Company has work environment and the policies, stated that she current number to 12. bananas. ■ responded to these boycotts, owner’s refusal to honor their called Flaum before the Lew reported that the com- request. “We are here to ask meeting and, according to mon line they take is that, you to support us,” Placido them, they were never invited outside of the United States, told the audience, “by not buy- to speak at the General Meet- Plus-Ones they have no control over ing their products. All we want ing to tell their side of the Below is a list of 25 common words. Each word can be expanded by their bottlers’ labor and envi- is justice for our work and story. She further empha- inserting a single additional letter somewhere within the word (not at ronmental policies. But as respect for our jobs and what sized Flaum’s position that the beginning or end), to form a new word. The original letters should Lew points out, the simple not be rearranged in any way. act of cutting off shipments of Each of the letters A through Z, excluding Q, is used exactly once to the company’s syrup oversees expand these words. Some words can be expanded in multiple ways, could quickly change local but only one combination of expansions will use up all the letters. bottlers’ perspective, an 2%452.0/,)#9 As an example, the first word in the list, “inure,” can be expanded by action that Coca Cola has I]Z 8dde hig^kZh id 2%15)2%$&/2!.92%452. inserting a “J” to make the new word “injure.” Having used the “J” for `ZZeeg^XZhadl[dgdjg this word, it will not be used for any further expansions. refused to take. Putting pres- &#I]ZEV^Y">c";jaagZXZ^eiBJHI bZbWZgh]^e# B^c^" sure on Coca Cola here would WZegZhZciZY# b^o^c\ i]Z Vbdjci d[ '#GZijgchbjhiWZ]VcYaZY inure effectively force them to put gZijgcZY bZgX]VcY^hZ l^i]^c(%YVnhd[ejgX]VhZ# pressure on their suppliers. ^h dcZ lVn lZ Yd i]^h# single Other questions explored >[ ndj cZZY id bV`Z V trial gZijgc! eaZVhZ \d id i]Z #!.)%8#(!.'%-9)4%- insect what other items Coca Cola 'cY;addgHZgk^XZ9Zh`# Cd!lZYdcdiÆZmX]Vc\ZÇ^iZbh# sing produces (Sprite, Tecate and NdjbjhigZijgci]ZbZgX]VcY^hZ Dos Equis beer are exam- VcYgZ"ejgX]VhZl]VindjcZZY# violet ples). One member voiced stare her concern that, in the name #!.)2%452.-9)4%- freshen of due process, the Coop cattail beside should provide the targeted EgdYjXZ 7ja` ^cXa#8dde"WV\\ZYWja` side of the boycott the oppor- 8]ZZhZ HZVhdcVa=da^YVn>iZbh immoral 7dd`h HeZX^VaDgYZgh .%6%2 state tunity to come to the General 8VaZcYVgh GZ[g^\ZgViZYHjeeaZbZcih 2%452.!",% lay Meeting and voice their opin- ?j^XZgh D^ah Hjh]^ 6WjnZg^hVkV^aVWaZYjg^c\i]ZlZZ`" father ion. While the Coop has writ- YVnhidY^hXjhhndjgXdcXZgch# ten formal letters to Coca mediate Cola notifying them of the 2%452.!",% fiction boycott, such an invitation GZ[g^\ZgViZYiZbhcdia^hiZYVWdkZi]ViVgZjcdeZcZY 2%452.!",% VcYjcjhZY^cgZ"hZaaVWaZXdcY^i^dc confer horse The Case Against Flaum I]Z8ddegZhZgkZhi]Zg^\]iidgZ[jhZgZijgchdcV revere Appetizing Products XVhZ"Wn"XVhZWVh^h#>[ndj]VkZfjZhi^dch!eaZVhZXdciVXi VhiV[[bZbWZg^ci]ZBZbWZgh]^eD[ÒXZ# Coop member Joseph Puzzle author: author: Stuart Stuart Marquis. Marquis. For answers, For see answers,page xx. see page 4. Sanchez submitted a propos-

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last decade, oil and gas com- panies have promoted so- Our Water called “natural gas,” as a By Alison Rose Levy cleaner alternative to coal. ot all New Yorkers know where their water Although companies, like Chesapeake Oil, whose CEO, Nand local food come from. Whole Foods? Aubrey McClendon appeared The Coop produce aisle? The farmer’s market? on 60 Minutes earlier this fall, Somewhere up north? But oil and gas compa- frequently claim that “drilling has been around for forty nies know the location of their next big play, and years and it’s safe,” the spe- it’s in exactly the same place. Upstate New York. cific drilling process has only come into use in the last five The final weekend in Octo- Brooklyn resident interviewed years, since the passage of ber before November’s elec- by Sabrina Artel, host of Trailer the Bush-signed 2005 energy tion, the grass roots group Talk, of the Marcellus Shale bill. To mine the shale gas,

Catskill Citizens for Safe Ener- Water Project. Artel drove her the companies use nearly 600 BERNSTEIN BY LYNN ILLUSTRATIONS gy joined New York City bright red mobile trailer down chemicals in a controversial activists to speak with people to Brooklyn to launch a public process called hydraulic frac- drillers favor are upstate farm- Anthony Ingraffea, a senior shopping at the Park Slope conversation with New York- turing, or “fracking.” A special ers, who have found it harder geologist who is the Dwight Food Coop. Catskill Citizens, ers feet from the Coop provision, dubbed the “Hal- to subsist on farming due to Baum, Professor of Engineer- and Sabrina Artel of the radio entrance. She offered a gener- liburton Loophole,” was the subsidies instituted by the ing at Cornell, is concerned program/event Trailer Talk. One ous spread of upstate pro- inserted into the Energy leg- U.S. Department of Agricul- that New York’s unique geolo- handout featured a photo of a ture (USDA),” says Jill Wiener gy, which features irregulari- glass filled with “Dimock of Catskill Citizens. ties in the rock formations, Lemonade,” water, turgid, make upstate drilling an even brown, and cloudy due to the Whose Water? higher risk to New York City’s methane and other chemicals Five million gallons (per unfiltered water supply. (used in drilling) that it con- well) of New York’s water Ingraffea also points out tains. Dimock, a small town in would be freely appropriated that in other states, tax money Northeastern Pennsylvania for each well. For each well, covers the costs of safety has suffered widespread water “the water is carried to and inspectors and training first contamination, which some from the site on tens of thou- responders for accidents and residents attribute to drilling sands of truck loads,” says explosions. However, in New activities. Wiener. Fracking mixes nearly York, fracking is not currently The most oft-repeated 600 toxic chemicals into that taxed. “Over the last several comment from both Coop water and injects it under- years, the DEC staff has been members, and passersby was ground with earthquake-like gutted, so New York lacks both “Gas, money, water? What a force to release the gas. the regulatory framework and mix! How come I never heard According to Pro Publica the inspection staff to monitor about this before?” (http://www.propublica.org/art these activities for safety,” says “If a kid tossed his bubble duce, including crisp Macoun islation by former vice-Presi- icle/new-gas-wells-leave- Jill Wiener. gum into our upstate water apples, homemade pickles, dent Dick Cheney, to exempt more-chemicals-in-ground- Lured by the potential for sources, the media would artisanal cheese, and pump- these chemicals from the hydraulic-fracturing), about 85 billions in untaxed earnings if scream about a terrorist kin cookies. Clean Water Act, the Clean percent remains in the they succeed in persuading attack on New York. But here Interviewed by Artel, Con- Air Act, the Clean Drinking ground, and the remainder New York State politicians to you have the same industries gresswoman Yvette Clarke Water Act, and the Superfund must be trucked away and allow fracking without taxa- who brought us the Gulf, and (D-NY) who represents Park Act. As a result, the chemi- handled by waste water man- tion, gas companies are accu- we should trust them with our Slope and neighboring cals are unregulated, and agement facilities. Occasion- mulating large tracts for sale water?” said one alarmed Brooklyn communities said, designated as proprietary. ally the water is used on crops. to even bigger international “New Yorkers rely on pristine Congressman Maurice Due to spills, leaks, explo- companies, says Bruce Fergu- water from upstate. We need Hinchey (D-NY) has intro- sions, unpredictable under- son of Catskill Citizens. Mean- Puzzle to preserve this for genera- duced the Frack Act in Con- ground rock formations, road while, pro-drilling groups, tions to come. It’s something gress, which, if passed, would transport accidents, and faulty landowners, and companies Answers to fight for.” put energy companies back cement casings (which are have pressured legislators to The proposal to drill into compliance with stan- made by Halliburton) fracking begin drilling prior to the com- inure + J = injure upstate can potentially affect dard legislation. The bill’s fluids have contaminated pletion of an EPA study, that single + H = shingle both sustainable agriculture fate is uncertain in the 2011 water supplies and agricultur- will take approximately two to trial + B = tribal and the aquifers feeding the Congress. al products across the U.S., three years. In the interim, last insect + P = inspect upstate New York watershed Over the last several years, says documentary filmmaker, August, the New York State sing + W = swing areas supplying New York gas companies have drilled in Josh Fox whose Sundance Senate voted by a substantial violet + N = violent City’s water. Here’s a brief the neighboring state of Penn- Winning film, Gasland, also majority to ban drilling until stare + V = starve primer about gas drilling and sylvania. Actor Mark Ruffalo, won the Yoko Ono–John May 15, 2011. The State freshen + M = freshmen the current activities sur- who is active with Catskill Citi- Lennon Grant for Peace, and is Assembly ratified that vote in cattail + O = coattail rounding it. zens, and has toured fracking nominated for the Academy November 2010. The ban now beside + D = bedside locales in Pennsylvania, Award. Fracking uses carcino- awaits the signature of Gover- immoral + T = immortal reports that “fracking trans- genic and neurotoxic chemi- nor Paterson. To participate in state + U = statue Gas Reserves Gas reserves lie buried forms farmlands and wilder- cals, active at parts per trillion, ongoing initiatives, contact lay + Z = lazy father + E = feather deep underground in the Mar- ness into industrial zones, according to a report by Dr. www.catskillcitizens.org mediate + C = medicate cellus Shale, an extensive rock causing air pollution, generat- Theo Colborn, PhD., in the “We can’t allow private fiction + R = friction formation that extends from ing radioactive waste, and Endocrine Disruption industry to go unchecked for canon + Y = canyon Tennessee, and includes much requiring heavy truck traffic to Exchange (www.endocrine the sake of profits. We should- rat + F = raft of upstate Western upstate carry hazardous waste to and disruption.com). In an inter- n’t rely on those who rush us backboard + L = blackboard New York. In the Eastern cen- from the drill sites.” In the net radio program, (http:// through a rapid approval money + K = monkey tral states and New York the hopes for a go-ahead from the healthjournalistblog.com/ process that assures nothing way + X = waxy shale is located under the New York State Department of radio-show-health-risks-in- but their bottom line,” said twine + G = twinge most extensive aquifer system Environmental Conservation drilling-chemicals/) Congresswoman Clarke. “Our confer + I = conifer in the U.S. (DEC), companies have leased Dr. Colborn posits that via bottom line is our water. Mak- horse + A = hoarse In an effort to lessen mineral rights to drill exten- endocrine disruption, health ing a mistake could jeopardize revere + S = reverse America’s dependence on sively in New York. “Those impacts can ensue at even low our water supply, which is an foreign oil sources, within the holding the large land tracts dilutions in water. Professor end to life as we know it.” ■

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HELP ME LOCATE MY of the Safe Food Labeling Committee biological and biochemical makeup; approval of GM foods on the claims of GOOD SAMARITAN responsible for the banner. We pro- • has not been shown to be stable agribusiness rather than proof from mote the consumers’ right to know over time—the genetic makeup of GM doctors and scientists. DEAR COOP, what is in the food they buy and eat. crops as revealed in tests has been We hope this sheds a little more I need to find the Prince Charming Our committee advocates accurate found to differ from that described by light on Golden Rice and on geneti- who lent me $6.50 at the cashier on information. This is why we promote the bioengineering company. Scram- cally modified foods in general. the evening of Saturday, November 27. labeling of foods to indicate the pres- bling of the genome at the site of Sincerely, I have lost the piece of paper that ence of GM organisms. This will allow insertion sometimes occurs; Kurt Flamer-Caldera and Greg Todd on had your name and address. Please consumers to make individual choic- • has never been through a regula- behalf of the Safe Food Labeling Committee contact me so I can repay you. es based on informed knowledge. tory /approvals process anywhere in Sincerely, As for Mr. Dow’s claims about the world. Jewel Bachrach genetically modified rice, we refer to a The authors’ concerns are backed TEENS ARE NOT TENS 917-463-8236 February 2009 open letter addressed by a large body of evidence showing Living with an adolescent by a group of 22 international scien- that GM crop/food production pro- Strains the heart and liver ON GENETICALLY tists and experts to Prof. Robert Rus- duces unintended effects, which can Making Food Coop parents tremble, sell at Tufts University School of result in damage to health when GM Scream for help and shiver. MODIFIED (GM) RICE Medicine, in charge of clinical trials of foods are fed to animals. There is no Answer is available TO THE EDITOR: GM Golden Rice on humans (see, evidence to suggest that Golden Rice —Balk at this, I dare ya— Member Mark Dow commented in www.bangmfood.org). This letter is any safer than these GM foods. Nor Pack their bags and tape their mouths, the Gazette’s November 18, 2010 states that the trials is there proof that Ship them to Siberia. issue about the banner with the breach the Nuremberg the extra supple- Cold and snow will do their work, three-eyed cartoon man, and voiced Code, which forbids mentation of this Shrink their pimples enough, his opinion about genetically modi- uninformed experimen- rice is actually Tone down towering teenage tempers fied (GM) foods, in particular a type tation on people. More- beneficial to those And (maybe) cool them off. of rice, so-called Golden Rice, over, the letter contends who eat it. Leon Freilich designed to contain iron and Vita- that Golden Rice: As for under- min A supplementation. • is inadequately nourished chil- SHOUTING OUT We’d like to respond, as members described in terms of dren, we think they and their families TO THE EDITOR: also have the right In his recent letter, Michael The Ecokvetch to choose the Esterowitz stated “Suppose that a quality of food, member has Tourette Syndrome, is now on Facebook, even when it is (TS) and shouts out an obscene representing the given by courtesy word every few minutes while in the of the government Coop.” To clarify, the vast majority Park Slope representing (85%) of folks living with TS don’t Food Coop’s them, particularly exhibit Copralalia—the uttering of since our govern- obscenities. Environmental ment has based its Toby Willner Committee. LETTERS POLICY

We welcome letters from members. Submission deadlines appear in the Coop Calendar. All let- ters will be printed if they conform to the published guidelines. We will not knowingly publish articles which are racist, sexist or otherwise discriminatory ARE YOU A The maximum length for letters is 500 words. Letters must include your name and phone num- ber and be typed or very legibly handwritten. Editors will reject letters that are illegible or too BROOKLYN-BASED long. FILMMAKER? You may submit on paper, typed or very legibly handwritten, or via email to GazetteSubmis- [email protected] or on disk. Would you like to Anonymity screen your work at Unattributed letters will not be published unless the Gazette knows the identity of the writer, the Coop? and therefore must be signed when submitted (giving phone number). Such letters will be pub- lished only where a reason is given to the editor as to why public identification of the writer would impose an unfair burden of embarrassment or difficulty. Such letters must relate to Coop issues Then submit your film and avoid any non-constructive, non-cooperative language. for possible inclusion in the Coop’s Friday Night Fairness Screening Series. In order to provide fair, comprehensive, factual coverage: 1. The Gazette will not publish hearsay—that is, allegations not based on the author's first-hand If you’re a Coop member you’ll receive observation. one FTOP credit for screening and offering a 2. Nor will we publish accusations that are not specific or are not substantiated by factual Q+A with your film. If you’re not a member, it’s assertions. 3. Copies of submissions that make substantive accusations against specific individuals will be still a chance to spread the word about your given to those persons to enable them to write a response, and both submissions and response work and build your fan base by screening for a will be published simultaneously. This means that the original submission may not appear until local audience. the issue after the one for which it was submitted. The above applies to both articles and letters. The only exceptions will be articles by Gazette We accept documentary and fiction, both reporters which will be required to include the response within the article itself. features and shorts (we program shorts as a Respect group). Please email Faye Lederman for details at [email protected] or mail your DVD Letters must not be personally derogatory or insulting, even when strongly criticizing an indi- Faye Lederman, 2000 Linwood Ave, #9E vidual member's actions. Letter writers must refer to other people with respect, refrain from call- to: ing someone by a nickname that the person never uses himself or herself, and refrain from Fort Lee, NJ 07024 comparing other people to odious figures like Hitler or Idi Amin.

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sion item is never followed by a vote. The bylaws require that the membership be dec 17 informed by publishing an agenda before a proposal will be made at the meeting, so fri 8 pm David Roche and Louis Rosen that all who have an interest in expressing their opinions may attend and participate in the vote. This rule cannot be suspended because doing so violates the rights of absent David Roche is a singer/songwriter from a family of famous members. The rule should not have been suspended, the question should not have singer/songwriters. (The Roches are his sisters.) His most been voted on, and the vote should be canceled. recent album of original material is Harp Trouble In Heaven. Item #2: August 2010 GM Decision is Void (25 minutes) David Kumin will play bass and Michael Graves will play Proposal: “We the members agree that the actions taken by the August General cajone. Louis Rosen is a multi-award winning songwriter, guitarist and pianist best Meeting to take up a proposal item and vote on it were improper. We recognize that the known for his recent recordings and performances with the jazz/pop vocalist and votes that took place during the August 2010 GM discussion of a legal action involving Broadway musical actress, Capathia Jenkins. He will preview selections from his latest the store called Barney’s Co-op are void.” —submitted by Elizabeth Tobier song cycle, the folk-based Time Was. Accomplished Broadway actress and fellow Coop Explanation: “This proposal stems from the discussion that took place during the member Charlotte Maier (vocals) has promised to sit in. Concert takes place at the September 2010 General Meeting on the subject of the improper motions and votes Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.) • $10 • doors that occurred during the August 2010 GM regarding a legal action involving the store open at 7:45. The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnership called Barney’s Co-Op. The motion to suspend the rules in order to entertain a motion of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. to adopt a resolution, and the votes then carried out concerning that resolution, were To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741. improper because notice of the intention to take up a proposal item was not given to the membership in advance of the GM.” dec 18 Item #3: Establishing a revolving loan fund to support start-up food coops in the NYC sat 2 pm Bowenwork area with an emphasis on Brooklyn (30 minutes) Discussion: “Discuss draft proposal on establishing a revolving loan fund to support ® Bowenwork is a unique, holistic bodywork that stimulates the body’s own healing start-up food coops in the NYC area.” —submitted by the General Coordinators response. Gentle moves across muscle and connective tissue send signals to the body Explanation: Details of draft proposal: to relax and move toward balance. There will be a demonstration. Moraima Suarez is a • The fund would be administered by an existing foundation with 501c3 status. ® Coop member, certified Holoenergetic® healing practitioner, certified Bowenwork thera- • The PSFC would contribute $20,000 per year to the fund. pist and Reiki practitioner. She has studied and practiced the healing arts for more • The PSFC would solicit tax-deductible donations to the fund from its members. We than 20 years and has her healing practice in the Park Slope vicinity. hope that at least 2000 of our members make an annual contribution averaging $30 each — raising $60,000 annually. • After 5 years, if these projections are accurate, the assets of the fund would stand at dec 18 The Body Electric: Control the approximately $400,000. sat 5 pm • The PSFC would be in an advisory role to the foundation. Electricity Around Your Body • The loans would be made with very low interest rates and very small loan repayments This lecture and hands-on tai chi workshop, given by Dino Blanche, discusses how in the early years, so as to support development in coops’ early years.For information on stress is behind the initiation, exacerbation and maintenance of most killer diseases. how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters’ Stress is an electrical current. Every thought has electricity with enough current to Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda items are either heal or destroy us. Now, new Western scientific research supports the body’s abil- available in the Coop office. ity to heal itself and the promise of a “new” electro-medicine. For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending dec 19 agenda items are available in the Coop office. sun 7 – 10 pm Winterfest Pub Night Sing-Along Join the Fun Committee and the Folk Music Society of New York at Bar 4. jan 4 Attendees are encouraged to sing/jam together or simply just listen. Enjoy tue 8 pm Agenda Committee Meeting the friendly, pub atmosphere and warm up with hot toddies, spiked apple The Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates the cider and hot buttered rum all for sale at the bar. Nonmembers welcome. No entrance fee. Come and meet new friends and old! Event takes place at agenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk with Bar 4, 444 Seventh Ave. (between 15th and 16th Sts.), 718-832-9800. committee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m. Directions by subway: F train to Seventh Ave. station in Brooklyn (at 9th St.). Walk south Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an Agenda up Seventh Ave. Bar 4 is between 15th and 16th Sts. on the west side of the street. Item for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Form, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield dec 28 Temple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. tue 7 pm PSFC DEC General Meeting Items will be taken up in the order given. Times in parentheses jan 6 are suggestions. More information on each item may be avail- Food Class: able on the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members to thu 7:30 pm Easy Indian please read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m. Alia Dalal will prepare some of her favorite Indian home and Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple), restaurant dishes. She will discuss classic techniques and ingredi- 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue. ents for easily creating a flavorful Indian feast at home. Dalal is Item #1: Rescinding August General Meeting Vote (25 minutes) Susan Baldassano, Coordinator completing her formal culinary studies at the Natural Gourmet Proposal: “The August General Meeting decided to suspend the GM rules so that the Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. Favoring healthy, vibrant vegetarian cuisine, her culi- discussion item on protecting the word ‘coop’ became a proposal that was voted on. nary tastes are particularly informed by her Indian and Pakistani heritage. Dalal does cook- This decision was made in error and shall be rescinded.” ing demonstrations at the Tompkins Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, and in October —submitted by the Chair Committee 2010, she was named Healthy Cook of the Year by Cooking Light magazine. Menu includes Explanation: The Coop rules for the General Meeting clearly describe the difference sweet tomato and coconut dal; saffron and pea basmati rice; cilantro chutney; baingan between a proposal and a discussion item: A proposal is decided by a vote. A discus- bhartha (spicy eggplant puree); and dalal family masala chai. Materials fee: $4. 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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jan 7 jan 11 Safe Food Committee Film Night: Film Night: The House of Suh fri 7 pm tue 7 pm Lay It on the Table One of Chicago’s most famous murder cases surrounded sister Lay It On the Table explores topics ranging from aphrodisiacs and brother Catherine and Andrew Suh, first-generation to rooftop bee keeping, providing highly relevant but often Korean Americans, who conspired against, shot and killed subtle insights on one of America’s most complex, intimate Catherine’s former boyfriend. Over a decade later, director Iris and necessary relationships. Each segment is a sensory adven- Shim revisits the case and opens a Pandora’s box of family ture, exploring food themes through simple, powerful stories. secrets that reveals the murder to be anything but black and Intimate verité footage, compelling interviews and vibrant mouth-watering food images white. What emerges in The House of Suh is a riveting and tragic portrait of a troubled provide a unique, exciting, informative forum to explore the spectrum of debates and family, which sheds light on the psychological complexity of cultural assimilation. pleasures attached to our food experiences. Filmmakers in person! To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, [email protected]. jan 14 jan 8 & jan 16 Auditions for fri 7:30 pm Meet Your Mind sat 10-1 & sun 12-2 Coop Kids’ Variety Show A class in basic meditation. The fundamental nature of our mind is stable, strong and clear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives. This is a Auditions for Coop members ages 4-18. You must audition to be in the basic meditation class for beginners and anyone who would like a renewed understanding show, which will be held Saturday, March 5, 7:00 p.m., at the Old First of the technique. Coop member Allan Novick has practiced meditation since 1975 and is a Church. A polished act is not required for the audition; we can help you meditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Center and Nalandabodhi New York. polish it. Singers and other musicians, poets, jugglers, stand-up comics, rappers, dancers, magicians, gymnasts, etc. (no lip-syncing please). We look forward to hearing from you! To reserve an audition spot, contact Martha Siegel at jan 15 Increase Your Child’s Social 718-965-3916 or [email protected]. sat 10:30 am And Emotional Intelligence Research has been revealing the importance of social and emotional learning in pro- moting a child’s development. Through this workshop, you will learn the benefits, jan 8 strategies and available resources to help increase your child’s social and emotional sat 3:30 pm Eat Well, Be Well in 2011 intelligence. Coop member Fallyn Smith, LMSW, is a licensed Master Social Worker and credentialed school social worker. She teaches social and emotional learning to chil- Make a fresh start for the new year. Learn how to nourish your body to feel great. This dren in Brooklyn and Manhattan. workshop will teach the basic principles of a balanced, sustainable diet and strategies that will leave you vitalized and energetic. No gimics, no fads, no deprivation! Eat with pleasure, love food and find out how to use food to be healthy, so you can lead a fulfill- Diversity Awareness Initiative Series: ing and inspiring life. Laura Stadler, MS, RD, has been a Coop member since 2006. jan 15 sat 2 pm She is a registered dietitian and has a Master’s Degree in Nutrition. Transgender 101 A lawyer and mother of three, including a transgendered child, Caryn Keppler will explain the physical, psychological, social and legal issues facing transgendered people from a personal and jan 8 professional perspective. Keppler is a partner at the law firm sat 5 pm Knit & Sip Hartman & Craven LLP and has extensive experience in all aspects of estate, gift and charitable planning for foreign and domestic individuals, conven- Knit & Sip in a relaxing atmosphere with Coop members Naeemah Senghor and tional and alternative families, as well as business succession and continuity planning. The Jennifer Von Graevenitz. Learn the basics, make new friends and have fun. All levels Diversity Awareness Initiative Series will include film screenings, moderated discussions, are welcome. Children are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Materials fee is $5. presentations and workshops. Events will address issues related to race, gender, sexual ori- entation, disability, age, culture, ethnicity and socio-economics. Send event proposals to: [email protected]. PSFC members who present as part of the event series are eligible to receive work credit. jan 9 Pilates 101 sun 12 pm jan 21-22 Pilates can re-shape your body, lengthen your spine, strengthen your muscles, create a fri-sat 11 am–6 pm Blood Drive greater sense of body awareness and bring grace and fluidity into your movements. Come and find out how, with an experienced local teacher. All levels of fitness are welcome to Fact: Less than 3% of the population donates blood, and 90% will use blood some join this 45-minute class, which will focus on the basic Pilates matwork exercises. Amie time in their life. Presented in cooperation with New York Methodist Hospital. For fur- Castaldo is a certified Pilates instructor and has been teaching Pilates for four years. ther information about blood donation, call 718-780-3644.

jan 21 The Very Good Coffeehouse Coop Concert Series jan 29 Your Divine Nature

jan 23 Take Action on Your Dreams jan 30 A Workshop on Effective Communication

jan 25 PSFC JANUARY General Meeting feb 1 Northern Italian Cheeses

jan 28 Wordsprouts: The Reading Series feb 1 Agenda Committee Meeting

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COOP HOURS Friday A monthly musical fundraising partnership of Office Hours: Jan. 21 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 Cabaret/songwriting duo Jennie Litt (singer/lyricist) and David Alpher 6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m. (pianist/composer) take the stage with a collection of original cabaret songs — which, if not *Shoppers must be on a checkout line quite classics yet, may surely be dubbed “pre-classics” — tackling top- 15 minutes after closing time. ics as diverse as the nature of opening numbers, the life-cycle of Childcare Hours: apples, the cryopreservation of embryos, women’s lingerie and the Monday through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m. gym as existential metaphor. David’s sophisticated, tuneful, humorous Telephone: music embraces styles from jazz to blues to faux Dvorák and beyond. 718-622-0560 The songs are strung together by the couple’s usual lame attempt at Web address: patter, which means that whether you’re laughing with them or at www.foodcoop.com them, we can nevertheless guarantee that you’ll be laughing.

Jody Kruskal (Anglo concertina and vocals) and Paul Friedman (fiddle) have been playing traditional music in New York City and beyond for more than 30 years. They performed at the 2009 The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park Slope Broadstairs (UK) folk week. Jody sings traditional old-time Food Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215. American songs. Their duets reflect the decades of playing for Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or oth- American and English dancing. The tunes played by this erwise discriminatory. unique concertina and fiddle duo are from the Northeast and The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members. the Southern Appalachians, Quebec, Shetland and elsewhere. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All submissions must include author’s name and phone number and conform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters and 53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] $10 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45] articles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appear • • in the Coop Calendar opposite. Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit. Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741 Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if they conform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairness policies appear on the letters page in most issues. Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articles that are essentially just advertisements for member businesses and Monthly on the... This Issue Prepared By: services. Last Sunday Coordinating Editors: Stephanie Golden Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words. DECEMBER 26 R 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Erik Lewis Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, which are published without editing but are subject to the Gazette let- Second Saturday Editors (development): Erik Lewis ters policy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness, JANUARY 8 E Joan Minieri 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. all submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed and Reporters: Frank Haberle if necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors are Third Thursday guided by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies as JANUARY 20 Alison Rose Levy well as standard editorial practices of grammatical review, sep- 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. C Ed Levy aration of fact from opinion, attribution of factual statements, and rudimentary fact checking. Writers are responsible for the On the sidewalk in front of the receiving Art Director (development): Eva Schicker area at the Coop. factual content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonable Y Illustrators: Lynn Bernstein effort to contact and communicate with writers regarding any proposed editorial changes. Writers must make a reasonable Ethan Pettit effort to respond to and be available to editors to confer about Deborah Tint their articles. If there is no response after a reasonable effort to PLASTIC S Photographers: Rod Morrison contact the writer, an editor, at her or his discretion, may make What plastics do we accept? editorial changes to a submission without conferring with the Until further notice: Traffic Manager: Barbara Knight writer. • #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped contain- L Thumbnails: Kristin Lilley 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 Preproduction: Helena Boskovic base of the ramp. • Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparent Photoshop: Terrance Carney only, no colored or opaque, no labels I Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Drop #5 Art Director (production): Dilhan Kushan disks in the wallpocket described above. The email address for • plastic cups, tubs, and specifically submissions is [email protected]. Receipt of your marked caps and lids, very clean and dry Desktop Publishing: Kevin Cashman 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 Kris Britt #2 #4 of Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, or type plastics. Editor (production): Tioma Allison business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRY G category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form Puzzle Master: Stuart Marquis (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 Final Proofreader: Nancy Rosenberg be camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5"). collection end time to allow for inspection and Index: Len Neufeld sorting of your plastic. Printed by: New Media Printing, Bethpage, NY.

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COOP CALENDAR WORKSLOT NEEDS and ReceiveWork Credit entire journal andaddingitup.Attentiontodetails from individualvouchersintothecashdisbursed transferring informationaboutcheckswritten work withnumbersandcalculators?You willbe Do youhaveneat,legiblehandwritingandliketo Monday, 6:00to8:45p.m. Cash DisbursedBookkeeping about doingathoroughjob. bers wholiketocleanandareconscientious cleaning products.Thisjobisperfectformem- the bathrooms.You willworkwithonlynatural cleaning toilets,moppingfloorsandstocking bathrooms. Tasks includescrubbingfloortiles, Work withapartnertodeepcleantheCoop’s Tuesday 12to2:00p.m. Bathroom Cleaning meeting. Attend aGM obby. Thesign- For fulldetails, Read the CLASSIFIED ADSDEADLINE: LETTERS &VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: Gazette Deadlines General Meeting. Submissions willbeconsideredfortheJan26 AGENDA SUBMISSIONS:8:00p.m. TUE, JAN4 GENERAL MEETING:7:00p.m. TUE, DEC28 General MeetingInfo a 3ise 7:00p.m.,Wed, Jan5 *Deadline istwodaysearlierthanusual. 7:00p.m.,*Mon,Dec20 Jan 13issue: Dec 30issue: 7:00p.m.,Mon,Jan3 7:00p.m.,Mon,Dec20 Jan 13issue: Dec 30issue: 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 Mission Statement akSoeFo op roln YDecember16, 2010 Park SlopeFood Coop,Brooklyn, NY Membership Officeformoreinformation. Please speaktoAdrianaorCynthiainthe coffee. Soundlikeyourdreamcometrue? supplies, recycling,washingdishesandmaking supplies, labelingandputtingawayfood setting uptablesandchairs,buyingfood gy todoavarietyofphysicaltasksincluding The Coopneedsanearlyriserwithlotsofener- Tuesday, Thursday6:00to8:30a.m. Office Set-up email [email protected]. Renee St.Furcy, MondaythroughThursday, or ed, pleasecalltheMembershipOfficetospeak to beeligibleforthisworkslot.Ifyouareinterest- need tobeamemberoftheCoopfor6months (especially workingwithnumbers)isamust.You while you’restanding onlineORonlineatwww.foodcoop.com We strivetoreducethe We arecom- We respect We seekto We an vote •Announcements,etc. the meeting)•Meetingevaluation •BoardofDirectors Agenda CommitteeasanitemforafutureGM. an itemismorethanbrief,itcanbesubmittedtothe members tobringbriefitemstheGeneralMeeting. If • Exploremeetingliterature • EnjoysomeCoopsnacksSubmitOpenForumitems Wrap Up(9:30-9:45) and mayalsoappearelsewhere inthisissue. 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10  December 16, 2010 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY Contemplating Retirement Member By Joan Arnold basic tenet is that everyone who can tein source. I’ve been grateful for the Contribution am standing at the cashier waiting works. That strikes a deep chord. I vegetables that nearly jump off the Ito pay. He notices my membership believe that participation in the shelves, for the research, screening number, knits his brow and looks up. mechanics of our food supply affirms and selection of good local sources. dues. And I could use that 2½ hours. “Fifty-five?” Yes, that’s my number. my connection to the world, and I’ve been alarmed at normal grocery But I feel the tug of community, to “Were you one of the first members?” makes the Coop successful. When I stores, with their groaning vegetables being a participant, not just a shopper. he asks. I see his surprise that I’m rel- heard I could actually retire from my and the inevitable sticker shock. The Coop provides endless opportuni- atively well preserved. shift, I felt giddy. As a self-employed I’m amazed that an organization ties for drama and satire, and I have “No, I was one of the first to get a bodyworker, this is probably the clos- of 16,000 human souls actually shared belly laughs or sadness at some photo ID. I joined in ’79.” Then I might est to retirement I’ll ever get. Still, the works, that by cooperatively shoul- of the hilarious or tragic collisions that regale him with a picture of How It Used fact that I can shop without working dering the burden of an essential occur in a multi-ethnic, variously sane, to Be. “We just had the store upstairs. doesn’t sit that well. service we can make it economical multi-everything collection of real You had to pre-order your vegetables. You’d think I’d be relieved. Who has and life-enhancing. And what a com- human beings, trying to get something We had no carts. You loaded up your not, except the most compulsive munity! On Thursday mornings I important done. box and kicked it around the store.” among us, unthinkingly missed a shift? catch up with the yoga teacher, the But the fact is, we do. When our I am a baby boomer. I am a latté- Who has not slapped his or her fore- theater actor/director, the fitness once-hopeful democracy is breaking sipping, arugula-munching, granola- head with the horrified realization that editor/writer,the philosopher/rock our hearts with dysfunction, we are chomping, Washington-marching, he or she would now have to do two climber and the guy with the greatest here in a Brooklyn bubble. We get organic-eating New York Jewish liber- shifts? The first time I saw my new hus- IPod lineup, laying down a groove for good food at good prices. We get al, dyed in the wool Coop material. I band in the depths of despair was such our morning. entertainment value. We have amaz- moved to Park Slope in 1979 to join a time, as he contemplated an endless And now I can retire. I am over 60 ing conversations. four other 30-something women in a future of multiplying makeups. with 30 years of membership. No one’s Ask me again in a couple of years, brownstone on Garfield Place, down But in fact, I love working at the forcing me. There are too many mem- but for the moment, I’m staying. ■ the street from the boarded-up build- Coop. For all these years, I’ve done an bers and too few workslots, so I could ings that are now snazzy condos. 8:00 a.m. shift. I’ve floated in and out bow out for the next generation. I Joan Arnold is a writer and teacher of the Membership was a requisite for join- of squad leader-hood. I made the leap applaud those who do. We’ve paid our Alexander Technique and Anusara Yoga. ing the household. from weighing veg- Over all the intervening years of etables on hanging working and shopping, I have wit- scales to the whiz of nessed, from a distance, the wran- the scan system. I’ve gling over new products. Could we sell fought with checkout Winter Holiday Hours Pepperidge Farm cookies? White people when I was in sugar? Meat? I have seldom joined in a bad mood or they the weighing of our many controver- were. I’ve seen the Christmas Eve, Friday, 12/24 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. sies: the descent from upstairs to crazies and the Christmas Day, Saturday, 12/25 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. downstairs, the acquisition of Cline’s unfailingly cheerful. Carpet for expansion, the question of When my doctor left expansion itself. And latest to be the medical profes- debated and decided was the unthink- sion to raise organic New Year's Eve, Friday, 12/31 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. able: liberation from the work shift. beef upstate, I lost a New Year's Day, Saturday, 1/1 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. With the exceptions for pregnancy, diagnostician but parenting and disability, the Coop’s gained a reliable pro- The Membership Office will be CLOSED on Saturday, December 25, and Saturday, January 1.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Community calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or less to [email protected]. Submission deadlines are the same as for classified ads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. An asterisk (*) denotes a Coop member.

SUN, DEC 19 with us the first Wednesday of peoplesvoicecafe.org. Suggest- every month. Bring voice, instru- ed donation: $15 general/$10 Brooklyn Public Library Cham- ments, friends. Children wel- member/more if you choose, ber Players: Free Concert in the come. Cohosted by the Folk less if you can’t/no one turned Dweck Center at the Central Society of NY, the Ethical Culture away. Library at Grand Army Plaza. Society & the Good Coffeehouse. Music of Schubert and Ewazen. At the Ethical Culture Society, 53 SAT, JAN 15 Adela Pena and Harumi Rhodes, Prospect Park West. 7:30–10:00 violin; Ah Ling Neu, viola; p.m. Info: 718-636-6341. Peoples’ Voice Cafe: Tony Bird. Roberta Cooper, violoncello; 8-10:30 p.m., Community Peter Weitzner, double bass. 4 SAT, JAN 8 Church of New York, 40 E. 35th p.m. www.brooklynpublicli- St. (between Madison & Park). brary.org. Peoples’ Voice Cafe: Reggie Har- Info: 212-787-3903 or peo- ris; John Fromer. 8-10:30 p.m., plesvoicecafe.org. Suggested WED, JAN 5 Community Church of New York, donation: $15 general/$10 mem- 40 E. 35th St. (between Madison ber/more if you choose, less if PHOTO BY JULIE GABRIEL PHOTO Carrotman FOLK OPEN SING: Come sing & Park). Info: 212-787-3903 or you can’t/no one turned away.

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CLASSIFIEDS To Submit Classified or Display Ads: BED & BREAKFAST COMMERCIAL DO YOU or a senior you love need Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Clas- SPACE to downsize & move? Or just get sified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30. THE HOUSE ON THIRD St. B+B- organized? We are a senior move (Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” cate- beautiful parlor floor thru apt. COLON HYDROTHERAPY office manager here to help: create a gory are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form. Queen bed, private bath, kitchen, available. Great Park Slope loca- floor plan of your new home, sell Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Dis- deck, wi-fi, sleeps 4 or 5 in privacy tion. Near F, G, R trains. & donate possessions, pack & play ads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x and comfort. Located in the heart Separate entrance and waiting unpack and manage the move. 3.5" horizontal). of the Slope. Call or visit us on area. Large comfortable treat- Insured. 917-374-1525. Email: Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near the the web. Jane White at 718-788- ment room. Set up and equipped [email protected] or elevator in the entrance lobby. 7171, houseon3st.com. Let us be for gravity. For more details, visit www.papermoonmoves.com. your Brooklyn Hosts. please call: 718-965-9458. MADISON AVENUE HAIRSTYLIST CLASSES/GROUPS PART TIME OFFICE SHARE. right around the corner from the Beautiful, cozy office space avail- Food Coop. So if you would like a ARE YOU THE PARENT OF A able on garden brownstone block really good haircut at a decent CHILD WHO LOVES TO DRAW? steps from Coop. 2 treatment price, please call Maggie at 718- Award-winning illustrator Juliette rooms, consult room, waiting area 783-2154. I charge $60. Borda teaches drawing to kids age & restroom. Available M/F 3-9, W 7-12 at Brooklyn Society for 3-6 & all day Sunday. Contact Ethical Culture. After-school Sally @ 718-398-5284 or classes begin week of Jan 10. just- [email protected]. drawingforkids.tumblr.com E-mail [email protected] for SERVICES more info or a registration form. TOP HAT MOVERS, INC., 145 Park ONE-DAY ANIMATION WORK- Place, Bklyn. Licensed and SHOP for kids age 10-14. January Insured Moving Co. moves you 8th, 12-4. Instructors: Roberta stress-free. Full line of boxes & Bonisson, Laurie O’Brien. Contact packing materials avail. Free esti- us at [email protected]. mates 718 965 0214. D.O.T. #T PAINTING & WALLPAPERING. 25 Call 347-522-1804 or visit 12302. Reliable, courteous, excel- years experience restoring cracked www.theshedspace.org. lent references & always on time. walls & ceilings. Zero-VOC paints Credit cards accepted. Member available. Call Fred Becker 718- PRIVATE INSTRUCTION AVAIL- Better Business Bureau. 853-0750. ABLE for infant massage classes. Learn how to soothe colicky EXPRESS MOVES. One flat price ELECTRICIAN, ART CABRERA. babies, increase and promote for the entire move! No deceptive Celebrating 38 yrs. Wiring P.S. nurturing touch, promote bond- hourly estimates! Careful, experi- Bklyn. “Can’t do not in our ing experiences, relaxation and enced mover. Everything quilt Lexicon.” Add an outlet, light, better sleep. santosojeannine padded. No extra charge for switch or wire your entire home or @yahoo.com. wardrobes and packing tape. business. Trouble shooting spe- Specialist in walkups. Thousands cialist, L.V., phone or cable. 110 or YOGA FOR BEGINNERS on Friday of satisfied customers. Great 220 v. Patching + painting provid- mornings. Beautiful, pristine stu- Coop references. 718-670-7071. ed (additional). 718-965-0327. dio one block from the Coop. Emrg. 646-239-5197. Small classes, personal attention [email protected]. PEACE. and a 10% discount on class cards for PSFC members! For details on HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS this and other classes, visit in the convenience of your home Jenniferbrilliant.com. or mine. Color hilights, low lights, hot oil treatments. Adults TUTOR AVAILABLE K-5. Retired $35 Kids $15 Call Leonora 718- THERESE BIMKA LLSW Mina 917-881-9855. public school teacher. 30 years 857-2215. LICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPIST experience. All subjects: E.L.A., ATTORNEY—Experienced person- Exp. w/ Children, Adolescents + YOGA FOR EVERY BODY Stressed math, literacy, test prep, art, al injury trial lawyer representing BOOKKEEPING ASSISTANCE Adults. Compassionate, interac- out? Baby boomer feeling stiff? high school portfolio prep. injured bicyclists and other acci- from an accounting professional. tive + experienced integrative Yoga can relieve back pain, aching South Slope location or your dent victims. Limited caseload to If you are self-employed and approach using strong clinical knees, arthritis...and get strong, home. www.risajohnsontutor- ensure maximum compensation. tracking your business finances is skills + diverse modalities such as energized, flexible. Convenient ing.com, www.risajohnson.com, Member of NYSTLA and ATLA. No a hassle, I can help. Julia Jungian Sandplay Therapy, Park Slope studio or in your own 718-369-0647. recovery, no fee. Free consult. Fitzgerald 718-853-0424 or Expressive Arts, Guided home. Call Mina 917-881-9855. Manhattan office. Park Slope resi- [email protected]. Sliding Visualization + Relaxation DE-CLUTTER SUPPORT GROUP dent. Long time PSFC member. scale starting at $50/hr. Techniques. Park Slope 718-622- WHAT’S FOR FREE forming in January. Start 2011 by Adam D. White. 212-577-9710. 5220. www.ThereseBimka.com. creating more space in your home SERVICES-HEALTH Mason & Hamlin upright piano. or office. Learn to manage paper; ATTORNEY—Personal Injury LIFE COUCH LEAP INTO 2011 Steelcase desk, 30 x 60, 6 drawers. file and dispose of unwanted Emphasis—30 years experience in HOLISTIC DOCTOR in Naturo- Classify goals, identify and Pair arched doors with raised clothes and possessions to make all aspects of injury law. pathy stimulates body’s natural release blocks. Discover your molding each 28 x 95 (short side) room for new things entering your Individual attention provided for ability to heal chronic condi- inner radiance. Move into action. & 101 (long side). Downtown life. E-mail Susan Kranberg at entire case. Free phone or office tions, allergy, skin, muscle, can- Experienced, wise coach. Call Brooklyn, Eleanor, 718-522-3561. [email protected] or consultation. Prompt, courteous cer support with homeopathy, call 718-965-1809 for details. communications. 20-year Park physical & chelation therapies, ADVERTISE ON THE WEB Slope Food Coop member; Park bioenergetic acupuncture, lab Slope resident; downtown tests, hair analysis & more. Brooklyn office. Tom Guccione, Research Director. 20 years exp. If your ad would benefit from broader exposure, try the 718-596-4184, also at www.tguc- As Featured in Allure magazine. Coop's web page, www.foodcoop.com. The ads are FREE. cionelaw.com. Dr. Gilman 212-505-1010. Classified advertising in the Linewaiters’ Gazette is available only to Coop members. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Coop.

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WELCOME!

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

Keturah Abdullah Keisha Carter Davia Fehrenbach Ryutaro Ishikane Michelle Lindenblatt Rose Perez Jaime Smith Naomi Adiv Cathy Carver Nia Felder Philip Jacob Jennifer Lindsay Jenna Perry Shannon South Gethin Aldous Lawrence Cheng Alec Fellman Jonathan Jacobs Gustavo Lopez Victoria Petro-Conroy Miriam Stamm Monica Aparicio Caroline Chung Leah Flax Ashley Jaksa Joshua Lovelace Lidiia PIddubna Erica Stella Susan Apfelbaum Annie Cloke Janet Franco Ranah Jallad Lauren Maltese Kendall Pippin Malka Stern Melissa Appleton Deborah Coates Max Gabath Sophia Janowitz Adrienne Mason Susan Poliwka Megan Sullivan Joanna Arnow Russell Coates Natalie Galazka Alicia Jay Anna Massey Stephanie Prepon Chris Tabron David Aufox Jennifer Cohen Frank Gallo Diana Jimenez Maciel Matias Drengk Karen Talaid George Awad John Conroy Melissa Gardella Hectoria Johnson Maedhbh (Maeve) Daniel Quaranta Jamie Tilson David Bain Elizabeth Cook Jennifer Gaudiomonte Jeremy Johnson Mc Cullagh M. Therese Ragghianti Sarah Todd Jules H. Bakshi Edward Cotton Nathaniel Gelb Patrick Johnson Daniel McAdams Brian Ralph Sandra Tomita Gina Barrett Bernadette Dagist Michael Geraci Andrea Joler O’Neill Patrick S. McCarty Moses Ramirez Devora Unger Mike Barry Joseph Dagist Emily Gilbert Ashley Joler Megan McCormick Bonney Rawley Farrah Unger Christopher Baum Patricia Daly Amy Glaser Chris Jones Terry McCoy Leah Reitz Jennifer Van Santvoord Natalie Beall Rachel Darcy Mallory Glaser Daniel Kaller Patricia McDonald Stefan Roessel Tobey Van Santvoord Andrew Bean Tim Darcy Erin Gleeson Elisa Kammeyer Will McEvoy Barbara Rogers Josh Velasquez Emily R. Bell Elise de Jong Gabriel Gomez Mickey Kammeyer Emily Michael Charmel Rogers Christine Verleny Larry Berkowitz John DeChellis Erin Gordon Margret Karner Fred Michael Briana Rognlin Terra Vetter Alex Bershaw Marilyn Dixon Ramsay Gordon Gina Kathleen Laura Michonski Mike Romano Margaret Wadsworth Jeremy Borer Amelia Dombrowski Kennedy Gorgey Andrew Kennedy Michelle Morales Anne Rosellini Julianne Warren Ted Bosworth Diana Donus Lenise Graddy Kevin Kilroy Mailande Moran Benjamin Rosenthal Silke Weber Wilson (Chuck) Andrew Doro Jayson Greene David Kirby David Moyer Jonathan Ross Rose Weil Bourg IV Robert Drayton Stacy Greene Michele Kirwan Theodora Mufarrij Robert Rugelis Yuna Weiss Christopher Bowe Sebastian Drengk Tamar Gressel Ana Kreacic- Lekovic Jesse Myers Chloe Safier Joseph Weissman Michelle Bredeson Madeleine Dubus Juan Guerrero Loren Kulesus Tavaysia Myers Julio Salcedo Andrew White Eric Brelsford Reginald Duvivier Maria Gurvichilte Johanna Lafferty Hope Anne Nathan Steven Schiff Aparna Wilder Barbie Brillantes Walter Dziduch Stephanie Hafer Joshua Lahey Lucy Neave Michael Schlager Zoe Winters Greyson Brooks Elizabeth Edmund Jamie Hall Doreen Lam Arnold Nelson Lina Semanaviciute Molly Wolosky James Bullen Julia Ehrman Keva Hall Jonathan LaPearl David Newman Kyler Serfass Hans Yoo Joe Blaz Bush Linda Eichling Ashley Handel Pierre Le Hors Nicole Norkin Heather Shannon- Douglas Young Ana Busto Greg Ellingson Tangier Harper Gladys Lee Niall O’Hegarty Quaranta Luke Yu Joanne Callahan Douglas Elsass Michaela Hayes Caleb Leisure Kevin O’Neill Jackson Sherratt Andrew Yurko Elena Camerin Elizabeth Elsass Shannon Hayes Djordjije Lekovic Jennifer Orbom Jenny Shoukimas Tamara Zahaykevich Melissa Capasso Katherine Erickson Erik Hedblom Nancy Leong Fernanda Page Poma Janine Silva Janaki Zaremba Bethany Caputo Jennifer Esdale Gretchen Henson M. Dru Levasseur Adam Panarella Ken Sims Mo Zeilingold Andrew Carbone Crystal Esteves Katrin Hohensinner Angela Lewis Ronnie Parisella Sushil Singh Arna Zohlman Sarah Carlson Robert Esteves Morgan Holland Ashley Lewis Shelley Pasnik Lisa Skeen Zachary Zohlman Benjamin Carrier Esi Evans Grant Huang Caroline Lewis Alison Peckett Howard Slatkin Colin Zug-Moore Alison Carroll Justin Fallers Elaina Hull Fryda Lidor Francois Penard Chanti Smith Louvina Carson Alla Farberova Tim Hutchings Roi Lidor Jony S. Perez Charise Smith

THANK YOU!

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

Claire Adams Beverly Brooks Elizabeth G. Hannah Kane Victoria Misrock Stein Kate Petty Julie Stanley Lenny Adler Alison Buckley Kaitlyn Gentile Andrea Kannapell Jennifer Monn Doug Popovich Matt Stanley Michele Arrieta David Cahn Justin Gerry Sara Katz Hannah Moore Jordan Propper Radhika Singh Zev Averbach Sarah Caufield Victoria Gillen Cheri Keeler Mical Moser Julie Raskin Vivian Siu Avey Brian Chavez Elizabeth Gold Andrea Kemelor-Dobro Weronika Murray Johanna Rectra Cogan Jesse Sweet Oliver Baranczyk Ashok Childs Alissa Green Nellie Killian Gloria N. Marshall Reese Vita T. Arnold Barkus Jean-Claude Chetrit Katherine Gressel Kathryn Kooistra Christina Najarro Heidi Reinberg Tara Tabassi Marie Barnett Rachel Ciporen Lilly Gunther Patrick Kwan Chris Niles Jean Rohe Virgil Talaid Alejandro Barragan Delka Gabrielle Hamill Melanie Lavelle Sara Nolan Steve Rubinstein Veronica Thomas Rebecca Bateman Kirsten Denker Brandi Harper Shia Levitt Erica Nooney Jessica S. Jenni Tonti Holly Batistick Kyle Depew Miguel Heberle Jojo Li Gareth O’Brien Yankl Salant Aaron Unger Priscilla Becker Cadence Dubus Thyra Heder Nicholas Listrani Maureen O’Brien Erica Sanders Liz V. Daniel Beeby Dustin Michelle Hewryk Deirdre Lovell Rios O’Leary-Tagiuri Kathryn Sanders Josiah Venter Sarah Bell Erica Hannah Hirschland Alice MacDonald Lauren Ohayon Justin Scarborough Sabrina Waijers Nicholas Bergson- Vilma Farkas Joanna Hook Fayre Makeig Olga Frances Schamberg Rachel Weinberger Schilcock Daniel Felsensfeld Jonathan Howell Prem Makeig Tchaiko Omawale Victoria Schlimer Molly Weingrod Rachel Blackwell Stella Fiore Nancy Ivan Peter Mandas Gretchen Ostheimer Jessica Schpero Kathryn Winder James J.A. Blair Sasha Friedlander Adam Jaffee Melissa Mazzei Sarah Parton Lindsi Seegmiller Peter Wohlsen David Blenk Elizabeth Friedman Susan Jalbert Riccardo Mazzei Lillian Paulina Melea Seward Sophronia Yu Jonathan Bonanno Lijah Friedman Scott Johnson Michael McGinnis Miriam Perez Ellen Simpson Noah Bowers Wendy Friedman Meghan Joseph Robin Michals Michael Perrine Sarah Snider

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