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The Oak Tree gathers at Salem Lutheran Church Credit: Tracy Simmons

Every Thursday in September The Oak Tree will discuss "Worker-Owned Cooperatives - Building the New Economy" at Salem Lutheran Church.

The meetings will be in the Fireside Room from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Joel Williamson, Oak Tree creator, wrote that the four-week workshop is designed to discuss how to build a resilient, local, equitable economy in Spokane through worker-owned cooperatives.

Each week is divided into the following topics:

Week 1:  "Evergreen Cooperative" video.

Week 2:  "Mondragon Experiment" video.

Week 3: Discussion of Greg MacLeod's book, "From Mondragon to America."

Week 4: Discussion about implementing the Mondragon/Cleveland model in Spokane.

 

 

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Topics: Culture, Business
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other
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Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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