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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 19<sup>th</sup>, at 7:30 – 9:30 PM, in Newton Lower Falls, the Working Group on Co-operation will focus on the upcoming 2012 International Day for Co-operatives, Mass Bay co-op Faire. The International Day for Co-ops is declared by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) and the United Nations to be the first Saturday in July. In 2012, this would be July 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In 2011, we held the first annual Co-op Faire at Harvest Co-op Market in Central Square, Cambridge. We are looking to expand this year to include more co-ops and more attendees. This is an excellent opportunity to promote co-operatives as a viable solution to our economic problems. Please come help plan and promote the Faire. If you cannot attend in person, send me an email of your interest and I'll add you to the contact list for the Faire.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NOTE: on Thursday, April 26<sup>th</sup>, the Working Group on Co-operation will not be held, due to a birthday celebration on that night.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></div><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>