<div align="center"><font size="4" face="Papyrus"><b>The U.S.
<span class="il">Solidarity</span> Economy Network invites you to the first
national</b></font> <br></div>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 34pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">Forum on
the <span class="il">Solidarity</span> Economy:<br></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 32pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">b</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 30pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">uilding
another world</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;">co-convened by </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;"><br></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;">Universidad de los Andes,
Venezuela and RIPESS, N. America</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">March
19-22, 2009 </span></b><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;"><span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Wingdings;"><span></span></span><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">Isenberg
SOM Bldng, UMass Amherst (<a href="http://www.umass.edu/visitorsctr/Campus_Map/" target="_blank">Campus map</a>)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;">The current economic crisis
provides an historic opportunity to push for an economic system that puts people
and planet front and center.<span> </span>The <span class="il">solidarity</span> economy is a
growing global movement that is building real world practices & policies,
grounded in principles of <span class="il">solidarity</span>, sustainability, equity, participatory
democracy and pluralism. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;">Join us to learn, exchange,
network, celebrate, and build<span> </span>‘another world.’</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;"><a href="http://populareconomics.org/ussen/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1" target="_blank">Register
online</a></span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Papyrus;">Visit the <a href="http://www.populareconomics.org/ussen/node/99" target="_blank">Forum webpage</a> for
updated schedule, logistical information, map, <br>parking, transportation from
airport.</span></b></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">artwork by
Rini Templeton</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 22pt;"></span></i></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span> </td></tr></tbody></table></span><b><span style="font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">Thursday –
<span class="il">Solidarity</span> Economy Tours</span></b></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Meet at Isenberg SOM
building 12:30, depart at 12:50.<span> </span>$10 per person to cover bus
and driver. Limited seats, first come, first served.<span> </span>To
reserve a spot: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">contact Lauren
Spinney<b> </b><span><a href="mailto:laurenspinney@gmail.com" target="_blank">laurenspinney@gmail.com</a>
</span>774-402-0111 and let her know which tour you prefer. </span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Southbound to Holyoke:
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Simple Gifts CSA, Pioneer Valley
Co-housing, Food for Thought Books (worker collective), Collective Copies
(worker co-operative), Nuestras Raices (urban agric. & economic development
in Latino Community)</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Northbound to Greenfield:
</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span> </span>Simple Gifts CSA,
Pioneer Valley Co-housing, Greenfields Market Co-operative, Franklin County
Community Development Corporation (commercial kitchen, business incubator),
Co-op Power (alternative energy co-op), PVSquared (photo-voltaic
co-op)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">Saturday
night cabaret</span></b><span style="font-size: 22pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;"><span>
</span>8:30-10:30, </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-family: Papyrus;">Mahar
Auditorium </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Papyrus;">free and open to the public.
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">Featuring<span> </span>the Raging Grannies,
Red Valley Fog, Hay Market/May Day excerpt, Hip Hop for<span> </span>a
Cool Planet, Jay Mankita, Improv. theater from the Villa Jidiots, and Ethan
Miller</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus;"><br></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus;">for more info. please visit the
U.S. SEN website:<b> </b></span><b><span style="font-size: 22pt; font-family: Papyrus;"><a href="http://www.ussen.org/" target="_blank">www.ussen.org</a></span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus;">Many thanks to the generous
support of Forum co-sponsors</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.livingeconomies.org/" target="_blank">BALLE</a><a href="http://www.natfed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1" target="_blank"><br>
</a><a href="http://www.populareconomics.org/" target="_blank">Center for Popular Economics</a><br><a href="http://www.clcr.org/index.php" target="_blank">Center for Labor & Community
Research</a><br><a href="http://www.charter-human-responsibilities.net/spip.php?rubrique20" target="_blank">Charter
of Human Responsibilities</a><br><a href="http://www.collectivecopies.com/cchome.htm" target="_blank">Collective Copies</a><br><a href="http://www.csuinc.org/" target="_blank">Community Services Unlimited</a><br><a href="http://www.cooppower.coop/" target="_blank">Co-op Power</a><br>
<a href="http://www.cdi.coop/" target="_blank">Cooperative Development Institute</a><br><a href="http://www.cooperativefund.org/" target="_blank">Cooperative Fund of New England</a><br><a href="http://commongoodbank.com/" target="_blank">Common Good Finance</a><br>
<a href="http://www.deansbeans.com/" target="_blank">Dean's Beans</a><br><a href="http://www.geonewsletter.org/" target="_blank">Grassroots Economic Organizing/Ecological
Democracy Institute of North America</a><br><a href="http://www.goodwork.org/" target="_blank">Good Work</a><br><a href="http://www.growingthegreeneconomy.org/" target="_blank">Guramylay: Growing the Green
Economy</a><br><a href="http://www.nasco.coop/" target="_blank">Highlander Research &
Education Center<br></a><a href="http://www.jubilee4justice.org/" target="_blank">Jubiliee
Economics Ministries</a><a href="http://www.nasco.coop/" target="_blank"><br>National
Association of Student Cooperatives</a><br><a href="http://www.natfed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1" target="_blank">National Federation of
Community Development Credit Unions</a><br><a href="http://onthecommons.org/" target="_blank">On
the Commons</a><br><a href="http://www.sabbatheconomics.org/content/index.php" target="_blank">Sabbath Economics
Collaborative</a><br><a href="http://www.snhu.edu/388.asp" target="_blank">School of Community
Economic Development, SNHU</a><br><a href="http://www.cchange.net/" target="_blank">Sea Change
Radio</a><br><a href="http://www.usworker.coop/front" target="_blank">U.S. Federation of Worker
Cooperatives</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Papyrus;">This Forum was made possible with
the generous support of:</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Frances Fund, Inc. <br><a href="http://www.noyes.org/" target="_blank">Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation </a><br><a href="http://www.jewishjustice.org/index.php" target="_blank">Jewish Funds for Justice<br>
</a><a href="http://www.rbf.org/" target="_blank">Rockefeller Brothers Fund</a><br><a href="http://blogs.umass.edu/sga/" target="_blank">UMass. Student Gov. Assoc. Programing
Board</a></span></p><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>"Enlightenment" is one's departure from self-imposed (intellectual, philosophical and spiritual) immaturity. This immaturity can be defined as the inablity to use one’s own intellect without the direction of another. It is self-imposed if its cause is not the lack of intelligence or education, but lack of determination and courage to think without the direction of another. "Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own intellect!" is therefore the motto of the Enlightenment. - Kant <br>