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By Chitra Somayaji Cooperatives come in several types: producer-owned, consumer-owned, and worker-owned, the last being our focus here. Unlike ESOPs, pure worker coops are 100% controlled by the worker-owners, normally on a one-person one-vote basis (although some coops have hired additional employees who are not owners). Worker-owned coops are most prevalent in bookstores, building/renovation firms, […]
By Peter Pitegoff “What an awesome gathering!” Kim Cook, a union organizer from Seattle, smiled as she looked around the meeting room of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees in Philadelphia in mid-June. Just one month earlier, this affiliate of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) had chartered […]
On May 12, the largest union demonstration in years hit New York City streets. Workers from the public sector, services, and construction trades came together to demand that city and state surpluses go to raise worker pay instead of tax breaks for the rich. Even the police union was there. This is yet another sign […]
Column The Seventh Generation by Marie Kennedy Articles URBAN PLANNING IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: In the Shadows by June Manning Thomas and Marsha Ritzdorf RESTRICTING OCCUPANCY, HURTING FAMILIES by Ellen Pader THE INVASION OF AZTLÁN AND STRUGGLES FOR LAND by Teresa Córdova VISIONS OF HOPE FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR: A Framework for Communication and […]
By Karen Umemoto There is a lot of talk about multiculturalism in planning. Planning programs and agencies often stress the need for planning staff to be able to work in “diverse communities.” Sometimes this simply means placing planners of certain ethnic backgrounds in communities whose residents share the same ethnic heritage. While this may be […]
by Luis Aponte-ParÞs This is a story of an important “advocacy planning” experience during the late sixties in New York City. Its importance is twofold: to add a missing chapter in the history of “progressive planning,” and to gain a critical understanding of ethnic-centered planning as it was articulated during the early period of the […]
By Mel King Where there are no limits to growth visions of plenty abound; where visions of plenty abound growth is unlimited; mind set is critical the 8 straight up sets limits, lazy * on its side is infinite See. The political climate of this nation is exemplified by the politics of scarcity, which pits […]
by Teresa CÜrdova The historical memory and contemporary reality of Chicanos from Aztlšn are of people taking our space. In Aztlšn (the part of the Southwest that the U.S. took through its war with Mexico), there is evidence of the historical struggle to hold on to the land. Battles are still being waged over land […]
by Ellen Pader While much has been written about federal legislation designed to dismantle public housing, relatively little has been written about legislation designed to eviscerate the Fair Housing Act (FHA), which gives legal protections against discrimination in housing choice. Much of what has been written deals with the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) and […]
by June Manning Thomas and Marsha Ritzdorf If urban planning is to support the equitable distribution of public goods and services, it must recognize and address the dismal conditions of millions of Americans who are poor or people of color. The primary focus of contemporary planners and planning students should be on finding and advocating […]
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