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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, April 12<sup>th</sup>, at 7:30 – 9:30 PM, in Newton Lower Falls, the Working Group on Co-operation will focus on neighborhood food co-ops – how your neighborhood can organize at some level to provide themselves with the food that they want at the price that they want from the suppliers that they want with the friendly process that they want. There are many models of successful food co-ops in our area and there is always room for more food co-ops. So, come find out what type of co-op might be appropriate for your neighborhood AND how to organize it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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 discuss your favorite co-op idea or project, please feel free to do so anytime after lunch on Thursdays.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope to see some of you on Thursday.<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>