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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Friends and Co-operators,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Thursday, March 8<sup>th</sup>, at 7:30 – 9:30 PM, in Newton Lower Falls, the Working Group on Co-operation will feature William Coughlan, author of several books on Co-operation – including <i>Small Groups: the Process of Change</i> and <i>Co-operative Internet Learning</i> – and other subjects. He will talk about the role of co-operative small group process in advancing the social revolution, which is Occupy. He will also discuss the Co-operative Internet School that he is organizing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The <u>Working Group on Co-operation</u> is focused on discussing the theory of co-operation as the way to implement economic horizontal democracy and on the practical application of this theory to various economic enterprises called co-operatives. We meet every Thursday night at 7:30 – 9:30 PM in Newton Lower Falls at 49 Sherrin Rd. If you want to come, send an email to <a href="mailto:rwayneclark@igc.org">rwayneclark@igc.org</a> or call 617-467-4113 to reserve your seat in the discussion. Or, you can just show up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One of the topics we will discuss regularly, is the International Year of Co-operatives throughout 2012. How we can promote it and what it means to U.S. co-ops. And, we serve the best guacamole in the area.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to call or send an email to talk about your favorite co-op idea or project, please feel free to do so.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope to see some of you on Thursdays.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In co-operation, Wayne.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7030A0'>R. Wayne Clark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>49 Sherrin Rd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>617-467-4113<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>