Talk:Local Post Offices

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Beyond “Save the Post Office”

At a Portland dinner party for community activists and organizers held at the First Unitarian Church (details below), guest of honor, Gar Alperovitz, asked one of the participants to write up a proposal for transforming the U.S. Postal Service into a worker-owned cooperative. The participant (Dave Myers) said he'd do it, and recruited Chris Lowe (vehemently opposed to the idea) to help him write it.

Details of event mentioned above.

WHAT: A dinner conversation with Gar Alperovitz and local leaders, scholars, and activists. The conversation will focus on strengthening the cooperative economy and other strategies for democratizing wealth and building ‘community-sustaining economies’ in Portland and beyond. The evening will include a short talk by Gar, a lightly facilitated dialogue, and lots of opportunities for mingling and networking. A buffet style dinner will be provided by Nawitka Catering, including a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian finger foods, and a selection of beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages.

WHEN: Monday, April 29th, 6:30-9:00 pm

WHERE: Channing Room at the Eliot Center, First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th Ave (enter the building from 12th Ave)

DIRECTIONS & PARKING: http://eliotcenterportland.org/contact/directions-a-parking

CONTACT US: If you have additional questions about the event, please email Brian Emerson at brian@rethinkproject.org or 801-243-8280

DINNER SPONSORS: Economic Justice Action Group, Portland Project for Cooperative Innovation, The Rethink Project, and Food Front Cooperative.

PARTNER: We would like to thank the PSU Planning Club for sponsoring Gar’s visit to Portland.