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1.
Alperovitz: America Beyond Capitalism</h1>
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When
they say, "there's no alternative..."</h2>
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with the economic and political status quo mounts in the wake of the “great
recession”, America Beyond Capitalism is a book whose time has come. Gar
Alperovitz’s expert diagnosis of the long-term structural crisis of the American
economic and political system is accompanied by detailed, practical answers to
the problems we face as a society. Unlike many books that reserve a few pages of
a concluding chapter to offer generalized, tentative solutions, Alperovitz
marshals years of research into emerging “new economy” strategies to present a
comprehensive picture of practical bottom-up efforts currently underway in
thousands of communities across the United States. All democratize wealth and
empower communities, not corporations: worker-ownership, cooperatives, community
land trusts, social enterprises, along with many supporting municipal, state and
longer term federal strategies as well. America Beyond Capitalism is a call to
arms, an eminently practical roadmap for laying foundations to change a
faltering system that increasingly fails to sustain the great American values of
equality, liberty and meaningful democracy.</p>
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Alperovitz is the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the
University of Maryland and co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative. He is the
author of numerous books, including Unjust Deserts (with Lew Daly), Making a
Place For Community (with Thad Williamson and David Imbroscio), Rebuilding
America (with Jeff Faux) and, in connection with foreign policy, Atomic
Diplomacy and The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb.</i></p>
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also, <a style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;COLOR:rgb(0,90,140);PADDING-TOP:0px" href="http://www.encuentro5.org/home/node/231" target="_blank">"Principles for a
New Economy" by the New Economy Network</a>.</p></div></div></div>
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2.
<i>encuentro5 </i>Turns 5! Commemorative Dinner</h1>
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<p style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;FONT-SIZE:1.1em;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px;LINE-HEIGHT:1.45em;PADDING-TOP:0px"><strong style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">Wednesday,
Dec. 7th, 7pm: <span style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;COLOR:rgb(255,102,0);PADDING-TOP:0px"><em style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">Celebrating
5 solid years and 5 inspiring honorees!</em></span><em style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px"><span style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;COLOR:rgb(255,102,0);PADDING-TOP:0px"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;PADDING-RIGHT:4px;PADDING-LEFT:4px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:4px;MARGIN:0px 15px 0px 0px;PADDING-TOP:4px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px" height="142" alt="" src="http://encuentro5.org/home/sites/default/files/Number_(5).svg_.hi%20copy.jpg" width="75" align="right"></span></em></strong></p>
<p style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;FONT-SIZE:1.1em;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px;LINE-HEIGHT:1.45em;PADDING-TOP:0px">As
a dynamic movement-building space, encuentro 5 has balanced the day-to-day
needs of grassroots organizations and community groups with the wide-ranging
social change goals that their organizers embrace for 5 solid years of
solidarity and inspiration.</p>
<p style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;FONT-SIZE:1.1em;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px;LINE-HEIGHT:1.45em;PADDING-TOP:0px">For
e5, challenging the militarism and corporate globalization that institutionalize
the current moment of capitalism and white supremacy has meant offering a space
for the spontaneous needs of local groups, housing over a dozen resident
organizations, offering offices for new projects and small NGOs, archiving the
efforts of social movements, providing cross-movement institutional memory,
resourcing emerging projects with much needed research, materials and equipment,
and ongoing daily efforts of networking and support.</p>
<p style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;FONT-SIZE:1.1em;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px;LINE-HEIGHT:1.45em;PADDING-TOP:0px">Although
it has meant a lot of intense work, it has also been greatly inspiring to
connect with creative activists, engaging writers, soulful musicians and
dedicated community members. Together, we have made e5 a platform for major
demonstrations, thoughtful debates, heartwarming performances, and strategic
conversations as a review of the e5 website reveals.</p>
<p style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;FONT-SIZE:1.1em;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px 0px 10px;LINE-HEIGHT:1.45em;PADDING-TOP:0px">Always
thriving on the insights and energy of countless groups and individuals, we
chose five exemplary honorees who have contributed directly to e5's programming
and/or inspired the work we do. To honor them and to launch the e5 <em style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">movement-builders
sustainer program</em>, e5 is hosting its first annual, Commemorative Dinner, at
7pm Wednesday, December 7, 2012. <a style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;COLOR:rgb(0,90,140);PADDING-TOP:0px" href="http://encuentro5.org/home/node/234" target="_blank">Click here to
RSVP</a>.</p>
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five honorees are:</p>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:left"><strong style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">Sergio
Reyes</strong>, a Chilean-born revolutionary. musician, and founder of the
Boston May Day Committee and a founder of Latin@s for Social Change</td>
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Chomsky</strong>, a scholar and activist whose work connects people across
borders</td>
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Shannon</strong>, a peace movement veteran active in United for Justice
with Peace and a founder of the Majority Agenda Project who has been on
staff at the American Friends Service Committee for over 30 years.</p></td>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:left"><strong style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">Robin
Jacks</strong>, a long-time activist challenging low-wage work in the
South and a founder of the #OccupyBoston effort</td>
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<td style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;TEXT-ALIGN:left"><strong style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px">Dorotea
Manuela</strong>, a founder of the Boston Rosa Parks Human Rights Day
Committee, a member of the Downtown Workers Center collective, and an
active defender of Puerto Rican sovereignty.</td>
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December 7th, join us to honor these 5 outstanding movement builders, to
celebrate the extraordinary efforts of the e5 Residents and the expansive social
justice community, and to make e5 a sustainable effort for 2012! <a style="PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;COLOR:rgb(0,90,140);PADDING-TOP:0px" href="http://encuentro5.org/home/node/234" target="_blank">Click here to
RSVP</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div>
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