March 2, 2017

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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP
Established
1973
Volume LL, Number 4 March 2, 2017
Heavy Lifting and Loving
It on the Parm Squad
By Pat Smith 90-pound wheels of parmigia-
Do you love cheese? Chanc- no, which demands the most
es are you do, since Coop labor intensive handling by
members buy 4,000 pounds the cheese processing squad
a week—two tons! The Coop known as the “Parm Squad.”
sells 200 kinds, from famil- To learn more about the
iar New York cheddar to Ital- squad and the dedicated Coop
ian walnut-wrapped Noce staff guiding it, I spoke to coor-
del Piave. Our cheeses come dinator Britt Henriksson, one
from producers nearby, like of the Coop’s gourmet food
Vulto Creamery in upstate and cheese buyers, on a Sat-
Walton, and as far away as the urday afternoon by a cheese
Bonati family farm in Emil- cooler in the Coop basement.
ia Romagna, Italy. That’s the
source of the Coop’s biggest Cooking up an Idea
selling cheese, Parmigiano Soft-spoken and a little
Reggiano, commonly known shy, Britt joined the Coop
as parmesan or simply parm. as a member in 2002. “I was
Each week, members buy four
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immigrants than any well as opposition to dis- part because I care about Britt Henrikkson, one of the Coop’s gourmet food and
other city in the country. crimination in any form. food justice and I want to cheese buyers.
Some 3.1 million people, eat locally and I want to eat
or more than a third of the Joining Protests food that is as much as pos- Next General Meeting on March 28
city’s population, are for- Michelle O’Brien, who sible fair trade and honoring The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on
eign born. And it’s no secret was working the second of major politically orga- the last Tuesday of each month. The March General Meeting
that immigrant rights are floor member services nized boycotts,” explained will be on Tuesday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavi-
deeply threatened by the desk on a recent week- O’Brien, who identifies as er School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Sev-
Trump administration, with end, was very clear on how a communist. “That’s root- enth Aves.
new rules from the Depart- she gets information and ed in my social values, and For more information about the GM and about Coop
ment of Homeland Secu- takes action, saying “I try those are very similar val- governance, please see the center of this issue.
rity that mean many more to support the immigrant ues that lead me to support
immigrants can be deported rights movement mostly by immigrant rights movement IN THIS ISSUE
or imprisoned in detention attending events and pay- and farmworker struggles.”
centers. ing attention to what issues Tiffany DeJaynes, an edu- Puzzle............................................... 3
This has many Coop people think are important.” cator of immigrant youth The Case for NYC Tap Water ............................ 4
members—regardless of She follows the lead and university students and Welcome ............................................ 7
their nation of birth or of organizations she a teacher educator in the Coop Calendar, Governance Information, Mission Statement .... 7
immigration status—want- respects, including local Bronx, joined the Coop six Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ing to do something to groups DRUM (Desis Ris- months ago and was work- Letters to the Editor.................................. 10
respond to an anti-im- ing Up and Moving) and ing her shift next to O’Brien Community Calendar................................. 11
migrant agenda that’s in Make the Road New York, at the member services Classifieds.......................................... 11
opposition to the mission of as well as the farmworker- desk. What matters most to Exciting Workslot Opportunities........................ 12
the Park Slope Food Coop, focused Coalition of Imoka- Thank You .......................................... 12
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Immigrants their hands. That happened
in the ‘90s, a 19th century
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kind of improvement,” she
her is that workers are treat- added in a phone interview.
ed fairly. She urges Coop members
After the election, she to support the Green Light
found Brooklyn’s Arab New York campaign to add
American Family Center and New York to the list of 12
started teaching citizen- states that allow undocu-
ship classes and English. mented immigrants to get
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“We are saying, we want your the Coop in 1995, says it
labor, but we don't want you was “fairly obvious” that she supporters of ACT UP New
here. I mean, what is going had to get to the airport in York, Gays Against Guns
to happen?” the early hours of the Trump and other groups rooted in
travel ban on seven predom- LGBT communities.
Conditions for NY inantly Muslim countries. With large meetings in
Agricultural Workers When I contacted her for Manhattan every Tuesday
Jennifer Hirsh, a profes- this story, she replied that “I night, Rise and Resist’s
sor at the Mailman School of actually was just telling one members and affinity
Public Health at Columbia of the receiving coordina- groups are leading or con-
University, encourages tors that the best prepara- tributing to protests for
action to change New York tion for doing airport habeas immigrant rights, health-
care and other issues in
the crosshairs of the new
administration—includ-
ing several vocal protests
at the Prospect Park West
home of Senator Charles
Schumer, just a few blocks Tomatoes picked by immigrant farm workers in Florida.
from the Coop. (Disclosure:
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To Help?” ment (ICE) agents. a verified report that you
state policies that affect after the travel ban was During a recent cashier It’s likely that many want to share.
those working in the agri- having been a Coop squad shift, Michael Clark said, Coop members also have This brief related guides
cultural sector. leader: chaos, confusion, “I hate the fact that we are seen those alerts, or even and infographics from
“FDR cut the two cate- lots of people to organize.” having these raids and this passed them on via social other groups, including
gories of workers who were She explained further on serious situation that’s media. However, in “A Brief “know your rights” infor-
mostly Black out of the labor the phone that “it reminded going on in our community Guide for Sharing Reports mation for immigrants, are
law,” she notes, speaking of me of changing shifts at the and in our backyard and my of Raids on Social Media,” posted on twitter using
the exclusion of agricultural Coop because there were, feeling like I have no con- local group Desis Rising Up the hashtag #PowerNot-
and domestic workers from like, 60 lawyers showing up trol, that I can’t help. I feel and Moving cautions that Panic. For those seeking to
most federal labor protec- and 60 lawyers leaving, try- almost helpless.” “immigration raids are hap- receive verified alerts, one
tions. “It’s a remnant of the ing to sort out how to parcel Despite monitoring a pening across the country. option comes from Unit-
Jim Crow era.” out the work.” wide swath of media for his It is important to respon- ed We Dream—they invite
“The last big state cam- Shura is one of over 9,000 job in marketing for a news sibly report and share veri- people to text “HereTo-
paign to improve conditions members of a Facebook outlet, he says he’s “not fied information so that we Stay” to 877877, whereby
for agricultural workers was group associated with Rise buying into this ‘fake news’ can be organized and help they’ll be asked for a zip
15 years ago, when advo- and Resist, a New York– narrative, but there is some communities best protect code and email in order to
cates won the right to have based group that emerged real fake news out there. I themselves. Misinformation get notified when there are
water and sanitation in the soon after the election that want to know how can I help is harmful to communities, actions to take to support
fields so after they go to the includes many people who in any way within my pur- amplifies fear and strains individual immigrant com-
bathroom they can wash were or are members or view, within my ability…. limited resources.” munity members. n
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Parm Squad up the store for receivers, but we can’t do counter service; it PLASTIC PACKAGING COLLECTIONS
now I pretty much spend my would be impossible.”
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time here [food processing]
2nd Wednesday of every month 3:45-6 p.m.
living in Red Hook,” she said. because it’s so demanding. Coop Connections
“Back then there was no Fair- There were people on the The Coop buys its parm 4th Saturday of every month 1:45-4 p.m.
way, nowhere to shop, and I squads who were trained, but from Forever Cheese, one of
was going to cooking school. not enough, so we decided to our two specialty cheese dis- Expanded Plastic Collection
Right around the time of ‘Iron train more people. That’s how tributors, the other being Food
for Coop members
Chef’ on the Food Network, I the Parm Squad started.” Matters Again, which leads to
thought, wow, this industry’s a cool story about where a
taking off, maybe I should see Who’s Afraid of Cheese? squad may lead you. As Britt Please be prepared to show your Coop membership card.
if there’s something I can do. What is it about parm that told it, Brad Dubé, our sales
Plastic bags/wrap/packaging from most products
The plan was to hopefully do makes cutting it so tricky? rep from Food Matters Again,
sold at the Coop—food and non-food.
personal chef stuff, where you “Because it’s aged two years, used to do his Coop shift in
make meals, put them in the the rind is hard and a wheel food processing, where he Thin plastic film wrap—from notecards, tea boxes,
freezer, and then people come is 90 pounds,” Britt said. “We met Aaron Kirtz, a sales rep for pre-packaged cheese, household items, pet food, juice packs, etc.
home and warm them up, that don’t do it like they do in Italy, Forever Cheese. “Aaron came Plastic roll bags distributed by the Coop—please use roll
kind of thing. I also did a lot of where they break the wheels on the squad and they start- bags only as necessary, reduce usage whenever possible, and
hands-on cooking classes. But apart, so you get all those ed talking cheese,” Britt said.
re-use any bags you do take before recycling.
once I had my baby, it wasn’t crystals and that yummy stuff. “Brad was training Aaron how
enough money to continue That’s just too hard for the to cut cheese for the Coop. NO food residue, rinse as needed.
working in the food indus- members to handle. Cheese A job opened up [at Forev- Only soft plastic from Coop purchases.
try and pay a babysitter. So I seems really intimidating and er Cheese] and Aaron said to
We continue to accept
stayed home until she was in scary to people. They’re like, Brad, hey, I think you need to
kindergarten.” ‘Oh my god! Cheese?’ It’s a lit- come and work for the com-
the following from all
Where did Britt acquire her tle tough for people who only pany I work for. And then Brad
appreciation for good food? deal with it every four weeks to launched out on his own, and community members:
“My grandmother lived down manage.” The Video Squad’s started his own company,
the street from us when I was nifty instructional piece on Food Matters Again.”
Pre-sort and separate according to the categories below.
a little kid, and she was always the process, from lifting the “We get most of our Span-
baking,” she said. “She made wheel to cutting the rind and ish and Italian cheeses from Toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes (any brand/size)
her own bread every other day. slicing the cheese, is at www. Forever Cheese,” Britt said. Baby food pouches and caps (any brand)
Her pastries were amazing. She foodcoopvideos.weebly.com/. “From Food Matters Again we
Energy bar wrappers (any brand)
went to cooking school as well.” “There are people who are get most of our French, Ameri-
Water filters (Brita and other brands) and other
scared of it, and then they end can and English cheeses; they
Brita branded filter products
A Natural Leader up loving it,” Britt said. “I try to round out our collection.”
What brought Britt to the make it work for them. Some- Plastic re-sealable food storage bags,
Coop’s paradise of cheese? times people say, ‘Where’s the Voted Most Popular small Coop bulk bags, cling wrap
“There was a job opening for big knife?’ But it’s amazing If the Parm Squad sounds Cereal and cracker box liners (any brand)
a weekend receiving coordi- that we use a wire, just a little like the Coop shift for you,
nator. I applied and was lucky wire. Most people figure it out check out the video and con- Food residue and paper labels OK.
No shopping bags.
enough to get it,” she said. after their first time. I haven’t tact the membership office.

“That was May 2010. About heard of anyone chopping Britt said members will get Donations in any amount ar e w e lcomed to help offset
a year or so later one of my off a finger or anything down her email address and they the cost to the Coop of this collection.
co-workers was leaving, and here. I think that would hap- can talk to her. “They need to
Interested in joining the squads that run the Wednesday/Saturday collection,
[Coordinator and cheese pen to me, if anyone.” be willing to lift, and do the
or in starting a third collection time as your workslot?
buyer] Yuri Weber knew he How did Britt learn to do cheeses that sell the most,
Contact Cynthia Pennycooke in the Membership Office.
would be going on paternity it? “My co-workers trained me. which is the parm, the pecori-
For more information about Terracycle, visit terracycle.com
leave, so they needed more You learn on your own what no and the cheddar,” she said.
Questions about items we accept should be e-mailed to [email protected]
coverage of food processing. works best for you. Even wrap- It’s called the Parm Squad, but
That’s how I ended up in the ping the cheese, Yuri and I do they handle other cheeses,
cheese area.” it different ways, as well as too. “We just didn’t know what
Britt is among the gifted other cheesemongers. We use to call it,” she said. “The Pop-
Coop coordinators who com- plastic wrap, which real chee- ular Cheese Squad? Parm is
bine a knowledge and love of semongers hate, because it’s the hardest thing to do. It’s the
food with a talent for patiently not good for the cheese. You biggest. Luckily, we don’t have
managing an unpredictable should take it out of the plastic to break down an entire wheel Dolphins
work force. “I always end up wrap once it gets home. But it’s of Emmentaler, which is 200
managing people,” she said. just necessity; members want pounds. We don’t do that, but
“Whether I was working at to see what they’re buying and I’d love to, someday.” n Which two dolphins look the same?
the Museum of Modern Art
in Visitor Services, or before
that, when I managed a small
factory where we made jew-
elry boxes, it’s always some-
thing I end up doing.” Because
she’s good at it? “Some peo-
ple would say yes,” she said.
“Some no. But that’s okay. We
all have different styles.”
Are you available on
Britt has seen Coop sales
take off, which adds to the level Saturday, April 22, 2017?
of work it takes to maintain the Do you want to earn workslot
store. “When I started, I think
credit in exchange for your labor?
we were doing $800,000 in total

sales a week,” she said. “Now,
If you have answered YES
seven years later, we’re doing
$1.1 million. It’s a huge dif- to these questions,
ference, not just for groceries please send your resume to
and produce, but also for food
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The Case for NYC Tap Water metropolis, which led to maintenance of the nearly
the development of much 6,800-mile network of pipes,
of the infrastructure in the tunnels and aqueducts,
Catskills and subsequently whose neglect can cause
the Delaware Valley. even the most impressive
engineering and techni-
Protecting the Water cal accomplishments to
Supply collapse under their own
By 1997, however, the weight. Since the early
city faced pressure from 1900s, New York City had
increased development in two main water mains—
the watershed area, as well appropriately named Tunnel
as the passage of the Safe Number 1 and Tunnel Num-
Drinking Water Act, which ber 2. Neither had been shut
mandated that all major down or examined since
surface-water systems fil- they were put into operation
ter their water or prove they in 1917 and 1936, respec-
could protect the water sup- tively, as the result would
ply. So the city partnered have been more than half a
with state and federal agen- city without water. That was
cies, environmental organi- true until Tunnel Number 3
zations, and landowners in came online in 2013. Con-
Y the Catskills and Delaware sidered the largest capital
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of nearly $1.5 billion dollars What’s on Tap
By John B. Thomas Yorkers enjoy daily is no “hard” taste. (or around $170 million per There is a perception,
New York City is consid- mere accident, but the The first step in ensuring year in ongoing projects fueled by the bottled water
ered a culinary capital of result of more than a cen- high-quality drinking water to purchase land, replace industry as well as the
the world, any way you slice tury of public investment in is protecting these lands. septic systems, and other- recent public health crisis
it. From Michelin-starred water infrastructure, land The city, state, local govern- wise support landowners in Flint, Michigan, that tap
restaurants to bagels and conservation, and govern- ments and non-profit land in managing their land in water can be unsafe to drink.
pizza, New York City’s food ment regulation intended conservancies own nearly a way that preserves water Tap water in almost every
is known the world over. to safeguard citizens. New 40% of the watershed, with quality). The city plan was large city must be disinfect-
Often overlooked in this York City’s water infrastruc- the rest under strict devel- one of the first large scale ed and consistently tested
food scene is one critical, ture is a marvel of engi- opment guidelines to pre- efforts to pay for land con- for pathogens and harm-
quintessentially New York neering, public health, and vent pollution from entering servation to preserve water ful chemicals, unlike bot-
ingredient: its water. environmental stewardship the water supply. supply—an idea known aca- tled water, which is largely
Described as “the cham- that meets the daily needs From the Catskill/Del- demically as “payments for unregulated. But it’s true
pagne of drinking water” by of more than 9.5 million aware Watershed a single watershed services.” More that tap water may be more
environmental regulators people in the city itself and drop of water takes 12 weeks than 140 U.S. cities are cur- likely to be exposed to lead.
and taste testers alike, the Westchester County. to make its way from stream rently considering adopt- In New York City, roughly 5%
water provided by New York Starting as rain or snow to reservoir, through the ing similar schemes, while of the services lines (lines
City’s water utility straight in the Catskill Mountains 92-mile long Catskill Aque- globally nearly $25 billion from water mains to build-
out of the tap is about as or Delaware Valley, our duct, through a UV disin- dollars was spent in 2015 on ings) are made of lead, and
good as it gets. New York drinking water comes from fection facility, and finally preserving land to maintain older buildings may have
City’s water meets all feder- a nearly 2,000 square-mile into the Hillview Reservoir, water quality. plumbing or fixtures that
al and state drinking water watershed that extends 125 where it’s held until it enters Despite the benefits this contain lead (however, all
quality standards without miles north and west of the city’s water mains and system provides, foremost city-owned properties have
the need for filtration—a the city. The special taste makes its way to homes among them 1.2 billion had all lead pipes and fix-
rarity among cities around comes from the relatively and businesses. That drop gallons of environmental- tures removed since 2010).
the world. It’s the largest low amounts of limestone of water moves those 125 ly-friendly, high-quality For New York City residents
unfiltered water supply in in the region, resulting in miles by gravity alone, a feat drinking water, this system concerned they may be at
the United States. water with a pH very close matched only by San Fran- is not without its challeng- risk, an in-home lead test-
to the natural pH of water, cisco’s water system, which es and drawbacks. At a ing kit can be obtained by
Sweet and Soft and much lower levels of makes a similar journey all minimum, the creation of calling 311.
The characteristic “sweet calcium carbonate, a com- the way from the Yosemite reservoirs resulted in the While not without its
and soft” taste that New pound that can give water a Valley. flooding of dozens of com- problems, what has kept
City dwellers did not munities in the Catskills New York City’s water con-
THE GAZETTE INDEXES always get their water this region and the displace- tinuously running is a long
way. From the early 1600s, ment of thousands of peo- history of engaged citi-
If you are interested in the history of the Coop or in when and denizens got water from ple. The construction of zens, dedicated workers,
how particular subjects have been discussed in the Linewaiters’
shallow private wells and billions of dollars worth of scientists, public health
Gazette...
fewer public wells, up water mains and pipes near- experts and politicians will-
Send an e-mail to Len Neufeld, Gazette indexer, at lenneufeld@
until 1842, when pollution ly 1,000 feet below the city ing to invest in invaluable,
verizon.net, to request PDF files of either or both of the following
indexes: concerns and supply con- has also claimed the lives high-quality public service.
• An alphabetized list of the titles of all articles published in straints from population of 24 “sandhogs”—special- So the next time you chomp
the Gazette from 1995 to the present, with issue dates. growth prompted the con- ized tunnel diggers, many of down on a bagel or lift that
• An alphabetized list of all subjects (including people’s names)
struction of the first aque- whom have seen their whole cup of coffee to your lips
discussed in Gazette articles from 1995 to the present, with article
duct from the Croton River work lives come and go in as you wait for the subway,
titles, issue dates, and page numbers (titles and subjects for ear-
in Westchester. In 1905, the construction of these transport yourself out of
lier years are being added).
Many of the Gazette issues referenced in these indexes are the city Board of Water massive water projects. the city to the side of a lake,
available as PDFs on the Coop’s website. (Copies of these and Supply came up with fur- Beyond these sad truths, surrounded by mountains,
additional issues are also available at Brooklyn’s Central Library, ther plans to secure water however, are the more mun- staring into some of the
located at Flatbush Ave. and Eastern Pkwy. on Grand Army Plaza.) for a parched and growing dane details of ongoing purest waters in the world. n
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January 19, 2017
Coop Job Opening:
Receiving Coordinator
Evenings/Weekends
Description:
All Receiving Coordinators ensure the smooth functioning of the Coop.
• Facilitate and supervise continual stocking of the store
• Train working members how to stock and complete projects
• Communicate with Squad Leaders and squads about priorities
• Sustain knowledge about products and inventory
• Answer members’ questions
• Respond to physical plant and refrigeration issues
Evening/Weekend Receiving Coordinators are generalists who work with members to maintain and
restock all aisles including produce. They also oversee late deliveries, inspect for dates/quality, and
support the Receiving and Food Processing squads.
The ideal candidate will:
• enjoy working with people and crowds
• be an excellent team player with strong communication skills
• have ability to teach, explain procedures, give feedback seeking new members!
• be able to evaluate Coop needs, prioritize tasks and delegate work
• be comfortable with computers (Macs preferred) Join the Committee and
• experience working in a grocery store is a plus
Hours: 38 hours. 5 days per week including both Saturdays and Sundays. help set the monthly
Wages: $26.61/hour General Meeting agenda.
Benefits: A generous package including but not limited to: 3 weeks vacation, 11 Health/Personal days,
health insurance, and a pension plan. Requirements:
Requirements:
Candidates must be current members of the Park Slope Food Coop for at least six months immediately Attend monthly Committee meetings
prior to application.
on the first Tuesday of the month at
Applicants must be prepared to work during holidays, the Coop’s busiest times.
Applicants must be able to: 8:00 p.m.
• lift up to 50 pounds
Attend at least five General Meetings
• reach, crouch, bend, stand, climb stairs and work for hours in walk-in coolers and freezers
• work with and around common allergens including nuts and dust per year
• work in noisy, hectic surroundings
Have a cooperative spirit and willingness
How to Apply:
to work in a collaborative committee
We strongly encourage candidates to work one Saturday or Sunday afternoon Receiving shift. Please
introduce yourself as an applicant to one of the Receiving Coordinators. environment
Attach resume and cover letter as a single document at the link below:
Be interested in the ongoing business of
http://bit.do/ReceivingCoordinator
Applicants will receive acknowledgment of application via email. Do not call the Membership Office to the Coop
check on the status of application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled.
If you applied to a previous Coop job offering, please re-submit your materials. Have a good attendance record
If interested, contact Ann Herpel at
We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the Coop’s membership.
718-622-0560 or [email protected].
The Committee will interview applicants before
submitting candidates to the GM for election.
Puzzle Answer
We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects
the diversity of the Coop’s membership.
Solution: Rightmost on third row, and leftmost on fourth row
STATEMENT ON THE
COOPERATIVE IDENTITY
DEFINITION
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united
voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural
needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically
controlled enterprise.
The Orientation Committee is looking for Coop members
VALUES
who have a group teaching and/or training background
Cooperatives are based on the values of self-help, self-responsibility,
to lead Orientation sessions. Potential orientors should
democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. In the tradition of their
be articulate, well-organized and able to present a large
founders, co-operative members believe in the ethical values of
amount of information in a personable and accessible honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.
way to a diverse group in a short period of time.
PRINCIPLES
Orientors lead sessions every six weeks, and on the The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put
week midway between sessions, must be available as their values into practice. The International Cooperative Alliance
backup for emergency coverage. Regular slots are on adopted the revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity in 1995.
They are as follows:
Sunday afternoons, Monday evenings or Wednesday
1. Voluntary and Open Membership
mornings. You must have at least two years of Coop
2. Democratic Member Control
membership and an excellent attendance history to be
3. Member Economic Participation
considered for the Orientation Committee. There is an initial group interview for this committee, after which there are 4. Autonomy and Independence
three trainings for workslot credit. An annual meeting of the Orientation Committee is part of the work requirement. 5. Education, Training and Information
6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives
7. Concern for Community
We seek Orientors who reflect the diversity of the Coop. To apply, please send an email with your name, member
number and contact information with a subject line of Coop Orientation to [email protected].
Reference: ica.coop
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Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215, 718-622-0560.
Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. The
Gazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist or other-
wise discriminatory.
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hateful, racist, sexist, otherwise discriminatory, inflammatory or needless-
ly provocative.
The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, letters and committee reports
from members that follow the published guidelines and policies. The fol-
lowing is a summary—please see the detailed guidelines for each type of
submission on the Coop website: www.foodcoop.com.
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address, conform to the following guidelines and to the Fairness, Anonym-
ity and Respect policies. Editors will reject letters, articles and reports that
do not follow the guidelines or policies. Submission deadlines appear each
edition in the Coop Calendar section.
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than 25% non-original writing.
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WELCOME!
A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last two weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.
Lucrecia Acosta Ellen Cronin Heather Gillers Samantha Kuchlik Christopher Miles Maite Perez Nievas Nathaniel Sufrin
Daniella Adler Heidi Cunnick Tara Giordano Clare Latham Henry Mittnacht Tamar Pister Alex Takata
Tessa Barlow-Ochshorn Samson Dealy Javier Gonzalez Halyna Levatic Maria Molde Andrew Raible Derek Tobia
Michael Bershadski Sarah Deeley David Grazette Lotoya Lewin Omeil Morgan Zeola Randall Nathalie Vanbracket
Maia Binhammer Nicolas DeNeve Kaitlyn Greenidge Will Lucas Chloe Mossessian Monica Reis Erika White
Michelle Boger Laurel Devaney Sheryl Griffith Leigh Lust Andrea Moverman Leah Reiss Ava Wiland
Ashley Brazenor Samuel Dingman Alexander Guiney Christian Macnamara Elizabeth Mowry Julie Resnik Anomie Williams
Charlie Bruce Jesse Dorris Amanda Hankes Jillian Macnamara Megan Murdock Ashley Richards Melissa Witt
Jane Budnyk Avery Driggers Veronica Hester Joshua Majewski Kaveh Nabatian Rachel Rogers Kho Wong
Francisco Cadavid Tyson Ebert Avery Houser Stephanie Marazzi Emily Naranjo Amit Sarfati Peter Wright
Janet Carter Sarah Edelman Michelle Hughes Julie Martin Jason Neumann Niko Seibold James Yanks
Mihai Cernusca Gary Edwards Tim Hwang Sandra Westin McClure Joanna Neumann Mayuko Shibata Jacqueline Zajdman
John Chae Perri Edwards Elizabeth Inglese Steve McClure Morten Nielsen Erica Smiley
Hillary Chapman-Roberts Opal El Rebecca John Nathan McElroy Ankur Paul Nathan Snyder
Shuang Quan Chen Kevin Fisher Sarah Kashani Andrew Menendez Harvin Paul Benjamin Stark
Emily Clancy Christopher Fritzl Rivka Klein Abraham Mennen Alexandra Perciballi Maria Starzmann
Sarah Cowan Guillaume Gatteau Jessica Kohn Alex Merenda Lewis Perciballi Jacob Stavis
ALL ABOUT THE
C O O P C A L E N D A R
GENERAL MEETING
Our Governing Structure
New Member Orientations General Meeting Info
From our inception in 1973 to the present, the open
Attending an Orientation is the first step toward TUE, MARCH 7 monthly General Meetings have been at the center of
Coop membership. Pre-registration is required for
the Coop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop
AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 7:30 p.m.
all of the three weekly New Member Orientations.
To pre-register, visit foodcoop.com or contact the Submissions will be considered for the March 28 incorporated in 1977, we have been legally required
Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622- General Meeting. to have a Board of Directors. The Coop continued the
0560 during office hours. tradition of General Meetings by requiring the Board
Have questions about Orientation? Please visit TUE, MARCH 28 to have open meetings and to receive the advice of the
www.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop”
GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m.
page for answers to frequently asked questions. members at General Meetings. The Board of Directors,
which is required to act legally and responsibly, has
The Coop on the Internet Gazette Deadlines
approved almost every General Meeting decision at
www.foodcoop.com LETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES: the end of every General Meeting. Board members are
The Coop on Cable TV March 16 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, March 6 elected at the Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the
March 30 issue: 12:00 p.m., Mon, March 20
Inside the Park Slope Food Coop Coop’s bylaws are available on foodcoop.com and at
The fourth FRIDAY of the month at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE: every General Meeting.
Channels: 56 (Time-Warner), 69 (CableVision), 84 (RCN),
44 (Verizon), and live streaming on the Web: www. March 16 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, March 8
Next Meeting: Tuesday,
bricartsmedia.org/community-media/bcat-tv-network. March 30 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, March 22
March 28, 7:00 p.m.
The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of each
Attend a GM Park Slope Food Coop
month.
and Receive Work Credit Mission Statement Location
Since the Coop’s inception in 1973, the General Meeting The Park Slope Food Coop is a mem- St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President Street, between
has been our decision-making body. At the General
ber-owned and operated food store—an Sixth and Seventh Aves.
Meeting (GM) members gather to make decisions and
alternative to commercial profit-oriented busi-
set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-for-workslot-credit ness. As members, we contribute our labor: How to Place an Item
program was created to increase participation in the
working together builds trust through coop-
Coop’s decision-making process. on the Agenda
eration and teamwork and enables us to keep
Following is an outline of the program. For full details, see
prices as low as possible within the context
the instruction sheets by the sign-up board. If you have something you’d like discussed at a General
of our values and principles. Only members
• Advance Sign-up required: may shop, and we share responsibilities and Meeting, please complete a submission form for the
To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add your benefits equally. We strive to be a responsible Agenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack
name to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby or sign- and ethical employer and neighbor. We are near the Coop Community Corner bulletin board and at
up at foodcoop.com. The sign-ups sheet is available all
a buying agent for our members and not a General Meetings. Instructions and helpful information
month long, except for the day of the meeting when you
selling agent for any industry. We are a part of
on how to submit an item appear on the submission
have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On the day of the meeting, the
and support the cooperative movement.
sign-up sheet is kept in the Membership Office. form. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesday
We offer a diversity of products with an
Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please of each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on the
emphasis on organic, minimally processed
see below for details.
last Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, please
and healthful foods. We seek to avoid prod-
• Two GM attendance credits per year: ucts that depend on the exploitation of others. call Ann Herpel at the Coop.
Each member may take advantage of the GM-for-
We support non-toxic, sustainable agriculture.
workslot-credit program two times per calendar year. Meeting Format
We respect the environment. We strive
• Squads eligible for credit: to reduce the impact of our lifestyles on the
Shopping, Receiving/Stocking, Food Processing, world we share with other species and future Warm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Submit Open Forum items
Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction, and FTOP generations. We prefer to buy from local, • Explore meeting literature
committees. (Some Committees are omitted because
earth-friendly producers. We recycle. We try Open Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time for
covering absent members is too difficult.)
to lead by example, educating ourselves and members to bring brief items to the General Meeting.
• Attend the entire GM: others about health and nutrition, coopera-
If an item is more than brief, it can be submitted to the
In order to earn workslot credit you must be present tion and the environment.
for the entire meeting. We are committed to diversity and Agenda Committee as an item for a future GM.
• Signing in at the Meeting: equality. We oppose discrimination in any Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’
After the meeting the Chair will provide the Workslot form. We strive to make the Coop welcoming Report • Committee Reports
Credit Attendance Sheet. and accessible to all and to respect the opin- Agenda (8:00 p.m.) The agenda is posted on
ions, needs and concerns of every member.
• Being Absent from the GM: foodcoop.com and may also appear elsewhere in this issue.
We seek to maximize participation at every
It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask that Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) • Meeting evaluation • Board
level, from policy making to running the store.
you remove your name if you know cannot attend. Please
of Directors vote • Announcements, etc.
do not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations. We welcome all who respect these values.
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mar 7 mar 18
Agenda Committee Meeting Coop Kids’ Variety Show
tue 7:30 pm sat 5 pm
The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre- Event takes place at Old First Church, Carroll St. & Seventh

ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by Ave. Performers in alphabetical order: Ollie Bailey, Sam
and talk with committee members face-to-face Bailey, Remi Costas, Finley Dreyer, Rufus Fein, Tilly Fein,
between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an Olivia Hay-Rubin, Penelope Hinchey, Ikhari Hinds, Eli Jort,
item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the Anita-Mae Kahan, Sofia Kanso-Robertson, Antonia King,
General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission Kaspar Clay-Youman, Abigail Tsion Konigsberg, Leia Aura
Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com. Konigsberg, Sophia Kyriakou, Maia Levin, Naomi Levy, Laetitia Li, Ajaya Aisha
PSFC MARCHGENERALMEETING
The March General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m., at TMuescdaCy, lMuarrceh ,3 1R, 7:o00n pa.mn. Meils, Evan Miksis, Jordan Nass-deMause, Sasha O’Malley,
• Items will be taken up in the order given.
St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves. •• EMTimorlees ai ninfo nprmarae tniotRhn eosnea se aacbrhe istuiegmng emsateiyo bnres .a,va ilaJbleu at lthie aentrnance tRableaheb, Mira Shaklan, Ruby Waters, Tristan Williams,
at the meeting. We ask members to please read the materials avail-
Ja7b:0lu0e &be l7t:wi1e5ae pn. mn. Asa Wortis. Refreshments for sale. Nonmembers welcome.
• Meeting Location:Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield
ET2e7m4 vpGlaeer)f ielnd Plt. a t 8ttha Avke.es place at Old First Church, Carroll St. & Seventh Ave. Admission:
mar 9 NOFA Brainstorming Session AIt$eGmE N1#D1A:2 A:nn uaal dDisucipllintasry ;Co m$mi7ttee Eslecetionniors; $7 kids 12-18; free kids under 12.
(35 minutes)
Election: The committee will present four members to be re-
thu 7-9:30 pm elected.—submitted by the Disciplinary Committee
mar 28
Item #2: Board of Directors Candidates’ Presentations PSFC MAR General Meeting
45 minutes)
Discussion: “Presentation by candidates for the Board of Directors
Join NOFA-NY for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic followed by questionts ufor tehe c a7ndid aptes”m
Future Agenda Information:
Action Plan! Share your thoughts on how NOFA-NY can create a food and theF ocer nintefor rpmaagteiso no fo tnh eh oLwin etwoa pitlearsc'e G aanze tittee.m on the Agenda, please see
farming system that is socially just, environmentally resilient, and econom- ageTnhdea A igteemndsa a Creo mavmaiiltatbelee m ini ntuhtee os fafincde athned saatt aaltlu Gs Mofs p.ending Meeting Agenda to be announced. For information on
how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the
ically vibrant. Help set NOFA priorities for organic advocacy and policy.
center pages of the Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda
Get ready to discuss: environmental stewardship; organic transition and
Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda
incentives; health; cultural and social change; the marketplace; research
items are available in the Coop office.
and education. NOFA-NY policy consultant Liana Hoodes, and board mem-
Meeting location: St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between
ber and farmer Elizabeth Henderson, will facilitate. If you love to imagine a
Sixth and Seventh Aves.
more organic future for New York State, please RSVP to Elizabeth Henderson
([email protected]). For more information about NOFA-NY,
please visit www.nofany.org. apr 4
Agenda Committee Meeting
Event takes place at Park Slope United Methodist Church, located on Sixth
tue 7:30 pm
Ave. at Eighth St., Brooklyn. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.
Second event will take place Friday, March 10, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at the Sixth
The Committee reviews pending agenda items and cre-
Street Community Center, 638 E. Sixth St., Manhattan.
ates the agenda for future General Meetings. Drop by
and talk with committee members face-to-face
between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m. Before submitting an
mar 10
NOFA Brainstorming Session item, read “How to Develop an Agenda Item for the
General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item Submission
fri 6:30-9:30 pm
Form, both available from the Membership Office or at foodcoop.com.
The April General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m., at
Join NOFA-NY for a brainstorming session to create a New York Organic
St. Francis Xavier School, 763 President St., between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
Action Plan! Share your thoughts on how NOFA-NY can create a food and
farming system that is socially just, environmentally resilient, and econom-
ically vibrant. Help set NOFA priorities for organic advocacy and policy. apr 21
Minch; Tsinadze
Get ready to discuss: environmental stewardship; organic transition and
fri 8 pm
incentives; health; cultural and social change; the marketplace; research
Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm
and education. NOFA-NY policy consultant Liana Hoodes, and board mem-
Mamie Minch plays songs that
ber and farmer Elizabeth Henderson, will facilitate. If you love to imagine a
sound like they’ve been stored
more organic future for New York State, please RSVP to Elizabeth Henderson
inside her 1930’s National steel
([email protected]). For more information about NOFA-NY,
guitar for decades. She has found
please visit www.nofany.org.
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Friday, Oct 19, 8:00 pm Tsinadze is a singer, guitarist, composer, and arranger
Flying Home returns for their born in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1983. His family emigrated to
annual PSFC Swing Dance, per- the U.S. when he was eight, as the Soviet Union was col-
forming the music of the Benny lapsing and Georgia was slipping into a Civil War. His dis-
Goodman Sextet and other clas- tinctly personal interpretations of Georgian folk music
Friday evening music at the Good Coffeehouse, brewing a new beastics from the Swing Era! Get have won him wide acclaim in Georgia and have led to opportunities to perform
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Park Wwwew.Psrostpec tC(onacertts.t um2blr.cnomd St.), $10, doors open at 7:45. Prospect Concerts is a Concert takes place at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park
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Society for Ethical Culture. fundraising partnership of the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.
For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.com
All events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops.
Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.
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Interested in Engaging Coop Work?
Disciplinary Committee Seeks NEW Members
SKILLS NEEDED
Communication • Problem solving • Conflict resolution
Dealing with difficult situations and people
Investigation • Writing • Research
OUR WORK INCLUDES
• Applying Coop rules and regulations
• Discussing policy issues related to the Committee’s work
• Investigating allegations of uncooperative behavior by members and
engaging in problem solving The Hearing Office Committee is seeking two new members. The
• Daily email contact with the committee members to discuss cases committee conducts and presides over disciplinary hearings, ensures that
• Participating in mediation, disciplinary hearings, and other conflict
hearings proceed in an efficient and unbiased manner and, after a
resolution methods
randomly selected Deciding Group has decided whether an accused
REQUIREMENTS
member violated a Coop rule, determines what disciplinary action should
In order to be considered for this position, any candidate must:
• Be a member for at least a year be taken against the member. Applicants should be Coop members in
• Have an excellent attendance record good standing for at least two years and have good attendance records.
• Possess the ability to work on a team
Judicial, arbitration, or legal backgrounds a plus, but not required.
• Have good writing skills
• Have computer proficiency (excel, word, email)—this is essential Experience running meetings is desirable.
• Attend evening meetings every six weeks
We work on average six hours per month, more than the required Members of the committee meet and earn workslot credit on an
work shift hours. You will be credited and your hours will be banked as-needed basis only, that is, when hearings are required. Therefore these
for future use.
members must maintain regular Coop workslots in good standing or be
We recognize the importance of various points of view when considering FTOP members in good standing.
cases brought to us. We are seeking a candidate pool that reflects
the diversity of the Coop’s membership.
The nature of the committee’s work requires that all members maintain
CONTACT
strict confidentiality with respect to all matters on which they work.
[email protected] Please make the subject line: Joining the DC
The committee seeks an applicant pool that reflects the diversity of the
Join us to make the Coop the best place it can be for everyone. Coop membership at large.
Those interested, please telephone
Marian Hertz of the Hearing Officer Committee
at 212-440-2743.
Greene Hill will be having an open house on
April 8. A follow-up raffle drawing will allow
new members to Greene Hill win a prize that
involves skilled professionals donating a
session/consultation based on their trade.
For more information,
please contact the
Outreach Committee Chair,
Jill Hoffman,
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10 March 2, 2017 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY
PENSION FUND
to best practice before a vote is This is what democracy looks nine-inch snow storm that hit missions. The Golani Brigade
taken. I would be happy to put like! Even if the process was a NYC on Thursday, 2/9/2017 had played a key role in the Israeli
TO THE EDITOR, together some basic informa- little bulky, with Robert’s Rules ended. army’s assault (Operation Cast
I have been a member of tion. As of now, we are all at risk disarray and all. We begin to get In fact, I was lucky enough Lead) on the Gaza Strip in 2008-
the PSFC since I moved to Park that the pension obligations are the change we seek in the world to be able to lock my bike on 2009. There were widespread
Slope in September. I love it and not met from the invested assets by being the change. The civili- the racks right in front of the human rights abuses and possi-
even look forward to my work and, as such, would have to ty and patience is worth noting. entrance of the PSFC, even ble war crimes by Israeli’s army
shift every four weeks. come out of the PSFC cashflow. Because this is part of our aim. though there were plenty of against the Palestinian people
It was a pleasant surprise to Many poorly run pensions have To be civil, patient, tolerant and other bikes using the racks at during the assault.
learn that workers benefit from bankrupted companies. compassionate. There is much I that time. http://www.jpost.com/
a defined-benefit pension. This Best regards, might say about the process of I would personally like to Defense/Strauss-reposts-IDF-
is a benefit that most employers Kristian Nammack getting to the proposal and how thank the individuals who support-commitment-on-
globally started to do away with the democratic process may be removed the snow, and the indi- website
from the early ‘90s onwards, as Editor’s Note: The pension fund improved. But that is part of joy- viduals who gave the order to do http://www.alternet.org/
the cost and risk of paying out investment policy is detailed in ful participatory democracy. It so. It made it that much more world/companies-and-
defined benefits was too great. the December 22, 2016 issue of includes a constant eye on eval- enjoyable for me to shop at the consumer-products-boosting-
There has been a shift from DB the Gazette, on Page 5, as part of uating for continuous improve- PSFC today. Keep up the good israels-brutal-occupation
to DC—like 401k plans, etc.—for the Coordinators’ Corner: https:// ment. From the high level view, work, I hope this is the standard In a documented report, when
some time now. www.foodcoop.com/files_lwg/ what I experienced is democra- moving forward, you are helping the Golani Brigade was in Hebron
What came as a dishearten- lwg_2016_12_22_vKK_n26.pdf cy in action. Good to be a part. many in the community, I have during 2011, there was an increase
ing surprise, however, was the The more we do this in the more no doubt about that! in the number of serious human
investment strategy as I read places we find ourselves, the Stephen Arthur rights violations against the Pales-
THE GM IS
about it and the lack of transpar- better we get at it and the more P.S.: I’ve now heard through my tinian people particularly against
DEMOCRACY
ency around the fund and how it we move toward a society we sources that there is a “snow children and youth.
was operated. As we are all own- IN ACTION can be proud of. removal plan” in place? If that http://www.cpt.org/
ers of the PSFC by definition, the And I must add this—I am is the case, it sounds like it is underattack
information around this fund MEMBERS: grateful for the skillful facili- working. The BDS movement (Boycott,
should be available to all, as we The January 31st meeting was tating of the meeting and the Divestment and Sanctions), a
all bear the risk to pay out pen- my first GM. members who made it so. Palestinian led international
BDS AND SABRA
sions whether the investments I joined many years ago and Rebecca Lurie campaign, includes Sabra hum-
HUMMUS
make up the costs or not. have had a 20 year hiatus as an mus in its list of Israeli products
I spent 20 years in the pen- active member. to boycott. As Coop shoppers
“PSFC BIKE RACK
sion industry, ultimately part of At the end of the meeting, MEMBERS: let’s not support Israel’s military
SNOW REMOVAL:
a small team investing a EUR 30 when asked for evaluation com- Sabra Hummus is half- violence against Palestinians.
bn insurance portfolio covering ments, I wish I had stood and PERFECTISSIMO!” owned by an Israeli company, The Strauss Group has its
defined benefit pensions in Swe- spoken. This is what I would the Strauss Group. The Strauss headquarters in White Plains,
den. The investment strategy have said: MEMBERS: Group adopted Israel’s Golani New York with factories in Rich-
of such long-term assets must We have entered an era Two years after my first let- Brigade, an elite unit in Israel’s mond, Virginia—Oceanside,
include mostly long-duration where democracy is being sacri- ter to the Editor about this Defense Force (IDF). For over California—and Farmingdale,
and low-risk assets, and for sure ficed daily. We are under attack issue, almost to the day, I was 30 years, the Strauss Group New York.
a small handful of individual in many ways. For many of us, very pleased to see that nearly has donated food products Mary Buchwald
company investments via com- being at this meeting means we every piece of snow that would to soldiers in the Golani Bri- PSFC members for BDS
mon stock would not be prudent are not watching the fast-paced normally either be dumped in gade during their training and https://psfcbds.wordpress.com
in the least. In fact, by law, even news, not pushing things out on a huge pile on the bike racks in
mutual funds must not have any social media, not calling sen- front of the PSFC, or left to turn
one investment comprise more ators, or demonstrating at JFK into thick packed snow and ice
than 10% of a portfolio’s value. or Grand Army Plaza or Senator underneath the bike racks down
Please reconsider the gov- Schumer’s Park Slope residence! the hill, was removed, when I
ernance of this portfolio and For these few hours we all agreed went to shop at the PSFC, only
educate the PSFC members as to meet, to discuss, to listen. 24 hours after the non-trivial
Members Sought for Unusual Work Slot
The Personnel Committee is looking for a member to join them to support
General Coordinator decisions related to Coop personnel and to promote the
professional growth of our General Coordinators. If you know how to work effectively
with others and believe you could make a contribution to the Committee,
we would love to hear from you.
Are you a writer?
We would like the Personnel Committee to reflect the diversity of the Coop and are
especially interested in people who have skills in finance or business management,
Do you want FTOP credit?
strategic and succession planning, workforce productivity, human resources, and
organizational development. Applicants should have a minimum of one year of
Coop membership and a good work history.
Wordsprouts, the Food Coop’s
This is a Coop work slot. We meet regularly with the General Coordinators on the third
reading series, is looking for you,
Tuesday of each month, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. We work on additional projects as
for its monthly events in the
needed and may attend General or other meetings where the issues affect our work.
second-floor meeting room.
If you are interested, please do the following two things:
• e-mail your resume and a letter explaining why you would like to be
part of the Committee to [email protected],
Please contact the organizers at
• and go to http://bit.ly/2mFY2p1 to fill out a short questionnaire.
[email protected].
Diversity Statement: We are seeking an applicant pool that reflects
the diversity of the Coop’s membership.
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