,DAVE ,K]9 ON ,WORK]S' ,COOP]ATIVES & ! ,CLIMATE ,EM]G5CY 

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,DAVE ,K]9 IS A CO-F\ND] ( ! ,E>?WORK] ,COOP]ATIVE 9 ,MORWELL1 ,VICTORIA1 :I* IS BUILD+ A NETWORK ( DEMOCRATICALLY [N$ & MANAG$ COOP]ATIVES ?R\<\T ,AU/RALIA TO MANUFACTURE CLEAN 5]GY TE*NOLOGY4 ,SAM SPOKE ) HIM AT ,TRADES ,HALL4 

,:AT IS ! ,E>?WORK] ,COOP]ATIVE8 

,! ,E>?WORK] ,COOP]ATIVE FACILITATES & 5ABLES ! E/ABLI%M5T ( O!R WORK]S' COOP]ATIVES 9 ,AU/RALIAN1 ) A FOCUS ON MANUFACTUR+ NEW GRE5 TE*NOLOGIES = SUPPLY LOCALLY4 ,EUREKA'S ,FUTURE IS ONE ( ! 5T]PRISES )9 ?AT1 MANUFACTUR+ SOL> PRODUCTS4 ,IT />T$ ) MANUFACTUR+ ! ,B,O,L,T-,O,N SOL> HEAT PUMP1 :I* R5T]S CAN BOLT-ON & BOLT-(F :5 !Y LEAVE4 ,IT US$ TO BE MADE 9 ,*9A BUT WE WON ! RI<TS TO MAKE IT H]E1 ALONG ) /A9LESS /EEL TANKS1 :I* >E 5TIRELY MADE H]E BY US4 ,!RE >E O!R PRODUCTS1 AN EVACUATOR TUBE SOL> SY/EM1 SOL> V5TILATORS & SO ON1 :I* WE ALSO WON ! RI<TS TO MAKE H]E4 

,! PO9T ( ,EUREKA'S ,FUTURE IS TO CONTROL ! SPACES :]E WE WORK & :]E WE LIVE4 ,ALL WORK]S MAKE DECISIONS DEMOCRATICALLY & [N ! 5T]PRISE COLLECTIVELY4 ,! ,AU/RALIAN S]VICE SECTOR IS N[ EI<TY P]C5T ( ! ECONOMY4 ,9 ,GREECE IT WAS AT SIXTY P]C5T BE=E ITS COLLAPSE4 ,WE'VE ALL[$ CAPITALISM TO BUILD \R LIVES ON EXPLOITATION & ON S&4 ,IT WILL WA% AWAY AT ! FIR/ SIGN ( REAL CRISIS4 ,WE HAVE TO PUT ?OSE JOBS BACK 9 PLACE4 ,CAPITALISM IS SAY+ WE CAN'T DO IT1 ! /ATE IS NOT GO+ TO DO IT1 SO ?AT LEAVES US ) ONE CLASS3 ?AT'S US1 ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,E>?WORK] IS ONE ASPECT ( ?AT4 ,REG>DLESS ( A P]SON'S WORLDVIEW1 H[ !Y DEF9E !MSELVES1 !Y CAN JO9 ,E>?WORK] IF !Y SUPPORT ! \TCOMES WE'RE TRY+ TO A*IEVE4 

,H[ DO ! WORK]S :O >E 9VOLV$ REACT TO BE+ 9 CONTROL ( !IR WORKPLACE & DEMOCRATICALLY MANAG+ !IR [N WORK8 

,WELL1 AT ,EUREKA'S ,FUTURE WE'RE JU/ GETT+ />T$1 SO IT'S A SC>Y TIME4 ,OCTOB]-,NOVEMB] IS :5 WE MUTUALIZE ,EV]LA/1 :I* WAS ! PRIVATE COMPANY4 ,& ! WORK=CE >E ONLY JU/ COM+ OV] TO ! COOP]ATIVE /RUCTURE4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 WE BEG9 A PROCESS ( !M NOT ONLY BECOM+ WORK]-[N]S1 BUT ALSO A PROCESS ( $UCATION1 ?AT ,BORD]L&S ,COOP]ATIVE IS ASSI/+ US )4 ,:]E WE AS A GR\P ( WORK]S LE>N :AT IT IS TO RUN \R WORKPLACE4 ,WE LE>N AB\T GR\P DYNAMICS & GR\P DECISION-MAK+1 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT WORK1 H[ DO WE DEAL ) P[]4 ,O!R ?+S3 H[ DO WE DEAL ) HAZ>DS1 TOXICITY1 & SO ON4 ,! ,E>?WORK] ,COOP]ATIVE HAS BE5 A SUCCESS1 BUT ALSO A LOT ( H>D WORK4 

,:AT HAVE BE5 ! MAJOR *ALL5GES 9 BUILD+ ! COOP]ATIVE & :AT *ALL5GES MI<T NEW WORK] COOP]ATIVES FACE MORE G5]ALLY8 

,I GUESS ! BIGGE/ *ALL5GE HAS BE5 ! CULTURAL %IFT 9 ! ORGANIZ$ LABOR MOVEM5T & ! GRE5 MOVEM5T OV] ! PA/ TWO DECADES4 ,WORK]S >E 5C\RAG$ TO BE 9DIVIDUALIZ$1 TO REJECT TRADE UNIONS & ANY?+ TO DO ) COOP]ATION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 DUE TO A V>IETY ( FACTORS1 ! LABOR MOVEM5T HAS BE5 SEP>AT$ FROM ! 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5T4 ,WE'RE TRY+ TO REV]SE ?AT %IFT BY TALK+ AB\T JOBS & ! 5VIRONM5T1 NOT JOBS V]SUS ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,! LATT] /RATEGY HAS BE5 TRI$ & IT FAIL$ MIS]ABLY4 ,NOT ONLY WORK]S1 BUT IT HAS FAIL$ ! PLANET4 ,SO WE'RE TAK+ A CLASS APPROA* TO ! CLIMATE4 

,WE EMPHASIZE ?AT CAPITALISM IS CAUS+ ! CLIMATE EM]G5CY4 ,TO M>* 9 ! /REETS ASK+ CAPITALISM TO GET A HE>T TRANSPLANT & GET \T ( ! ,BIG ,F\R -- FOSSIL FUEL1 PETRO*EMICAL1 PLA/ICS & ! MILIT>Y -- IS IMPOSSIBLE1 :5 CAPITALISM IS TOTALLY & UTT]LY DEP5D5T ON ?OSE 9DU/RIES4 ,I MEAN1 ! MILIT>Y IS ! L>GE/ 9DU/RY 9 ! WORLD1 BY HALF1 & ! L>GE/ PRODUC] ( GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS4 ,CAPITALISM IS B\ND TO IT4 

,IF Y\ LOOK AT ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 IT IS AB\T CONTROLL+ OIL & RES\RCES AS !Y DECL9E1 BUT IT'S ALSO AB\T DIRECTLY S]V+ ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX4 ,?AT'S H[ MU* ( A SY/EMIC CRISIS WE'RE FAC+4 ,SO UNLESS WE WANT TO GET GOOD AT YOGA & LE>N H[ TO B5D OV] & KISS \R ASSES GOODBYE1 WE'D BETT] GET !SE COOP]ATIVES & O!R =MS ?AT ALL[ WORK]S TO MAKE DECISIONS 9 PLACE1 TO MEET \R NE$S TOGE!R4 

,H[ !N DO WORK] COOP]ATIVES DIFF] FROM CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISE 9 !IR RELATION%IP TO ! 5VIRONM5T8 

,WELL1 ! FIR/ & OBVI\S DIFF]5CE IS WORK] [N]%IP4 ,NO ONE PA9TS ! H\SE !Y R5T1 Y\'VE GOT TO [N IT1 !N Y\ MI<T PROTECT IT FROM ! WEA!R4 ,SAME ) ! ECONOMY4 ,WE'RE ALL[+ ALL MANN] ( AWFUL ?+S TO HAPP5 TO ! PLANET )9 \R ECONOMIES BECAUSE WE DON'T [N !M4 ,! SECOND DIFF]5CE IS POPUL> CONTROL4 ,WE CAN'T DEAL ) CLIMATE UNLESS WE HAVE 5GAG$ COMMUNITIES1 & ?AT CAN'T JU/ BE 9 AN AB/RACT POLITICAL S5SE1 IT HAS TO BE 9 AN ECONOMIC S5SE4 ,P[] IS 9 ! ECONOMY4 ,IF WE DON'T CONTROL ! PLACES :]E WE WORK & :]E WE LIVE1 WE DON'T CONTROL ANY?+4 ,M>*+ & DEMON/RAT+ AGA9/ W> & CLIMATE *ANGE >5'T =MS ( CONTROL4 

,IT CAN'T JU/ BE AB\T [N]%IP4 ,I MEAN1 WE AS WORK+ PEOPLE N[ PROVIDE ! CAPITAL BASE = PRIVATE 9VE/M5T VIA \R SUP]ANNUATION4 ,SEV5TY-FIVE P]C5T ( CAPITAL 9VE/M5T 9 ,AU/RALIA IS \R [N SUP]ANNUATION4 ,IF Y\ [N SEV5TY-FIVE P]C5T ( Y\R H\SE1 Y\ [N IT ALREADY6 ,SO 9 MANY WAYS WE'VE PASS$ CAPITALISM4 ,S9CE ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W> IT HAS DEVOLV$ 9TO ?IS MON/]4 ,I MEAN ! MILIT>Y1 A GIANT MONOLI? ( DE/RUCTION1 IS ! L>GE/ 9DU/RY N[4 ,CON/ANT PRODUCTION1 CON/ANT PR(IT1 & ALL IT TAKES IS A FEW DEAD BODIES4 

,WORK]S' COOP]ATIVES DEMON/RATE ! P[] ( POSITIVE EXAMPLE4 ,!Y %[ ?AT WORK]S CAN RUN 9DU/RY1 !Y CAN MAKE DECISIONS AB\T ! ECONOMY1 & ?AT ?AT'S A GOOD ?+4 ,IF Y\ HAVE A /RONG SOCIAL SECTOR 9 ! ECONOMY1 PEOPLE WILL P>TICIPATE REG>DLESS ( H[ !Y VOTE1 !IR RELIGI\S BACKGR\ND OR ANY?+ ELSE4 ,IT'S AB\T US AS A CLASS DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLL+ :]E WE LIVE & :]E WE WORK4 

,DUR+ ! #ba ECONOMIC CRISIS 9 ,>G5T9A & 9 O!R EXAMPLES WORK]S HAVE TAK5 OV] =M]LY CAPITALI/ 5T]PRISES AS A MEANS ( ECONOMIC RECOV]Y & TRANS=MATION4 ,DO Y\ SEE ?AT AS A POSSIBILITY 9 ,AU/RALIA8 

,I ?9K IT HAS TO BE A POSSIBILITY4 ,AS ,I SAY1 CAPITALISM IS 9 SY/EMIC CRISIS4 ,! CLIMATE IS ACT+ AS A NEW IMP]ATIVE4 ,! CLIMATE EM]G5CY IS UNFOLD+ AT A RATE ?AT EV5 ! ,9T]GOV]NM5TAL ,PANEL ON ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE IS UNABLE TO FULLY COMPREH5D1 AS !Y SAY4 ,! EFFECT IS GO+ TO BE 5ORM\S4 ,SO MORE & MORE WE >E GO+ TO BE ?R[N BACK ONTO \R [N RES\RCES4 ,! *OICE IS TO EVOLVE OR DEVOLVE4 ,!RE MI<T ALWAYS BE A PRIVATE SECTOR1 F9E1 BUT WE NE$ A /RONG1 DEMOCRATIC SOCIAL SECTOR1 BECAUSE )\T POPUL> 5GAGEM5T WE'RE NOT GO+ TO DEAL ) ALL ! M9UTIAE & COMPLEXITIES ( BUILD+ A NEW & SU/A9ABLE ECONOMICS4 

,PEOPLE ASK :Y ! ,BIG ,F\R BANKS CAN'T SIMPLY %IFT !IR 9VE/M5TS OV] 9TO R5EWABLES4 ,!Y CAN'T6 ,:Y W\LD !Y %IFT \T ( 9DU/RIES SO 5ORM\SLY PR(ITABLE 9TO 9DU/RIES ?AT >E NOT8 ,?AT'S CAPITALISM4 ,A DOLL> IS ONLY USEFUL TO A CAPITALI/4 ,EV5 UND] GOV]NM5T-[N]%IP ?+S W]E DIFF]5T4 ,:5 ! COAL WAS PUBLICLY [N$ BY ! ,ELECTRICITY ,COMMISSION1 !Y ALREADY HAD SOL> P[] ON ! GRID1 BECAUSE UND] /ATE [N]%IP R5EWABLES & FOSSIL FUELS DID NOT COMPETE1 !Y W]E JU/ DIFF]5T WAYS ( PRODUC+ P[]4 ,BUT ! M9UTE Y\ 9TRODUCE PRIVATE [N]%IP !N ANY?+ \TSIDE ?AT MODALITY IS A COMPETITOR1 SO Y\ KILL IT4 ,WE DON'T HAVE TIME ANYMORE TO WORK )9 [N]%IP MODELS ?AT >E \TDAT$1 & ,I ?9K 9 FUTURE !RE WILL BE MORE IMM$IATE & SPONTANE\S RESPONSES FROM WORK]S4 

,EUREKA'S ,FUTURE IS AIM+ TO SECURE M>KETS = SOL> TE*NOLOGY BY HAV+ TRADE UNIONS 9CLUDE !M 9 !IR COLLECTIVE AGREEM5TS4 ,Y\ >E ALSO A =M] MEMB] ( ! ,BUILD]S' ,LABOR]S ,F$]ATION1 :I* ACTIVELY 9T]V5$ 9 5VIRONM5TAL ISSUES ?R\< ITS FAM\S ,GRE5 ,BANS CAMPAIGNS4 ,:AT ROLE DO Y\ SEE = TRADE UNIONS 9 !IR RELATION%IP TO COOP]ATIVES8 

,I ?9K IT IS AB\T DEVELOP+ A NEW ECONOMIC SPACE1 :]E GR\PS ( PEOPLE DET]M9E :AT !IR NE$S >E & ORGANIZE TO MEET ?OSE NE$S4 ,AT ! HE>T ( IT IS DEMOCRATIC [N]%IP4 ,TRADE UNIONS >E A =M ( WORK]S' P[] ?AT EXI/S CURR5TLY1 & !Y WILL BE IMPORTANT TO GR[+ ! P[] ( PEOPLE & WORK]S 9 ! FUTURE4 

,\R EXP]I5CE IS ?AT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE WANT TO SEE *ANGES 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 BUT WE CAN'T SATISFY \R NE$S ?R\< 9DIVIDUALS GO+ TO A %OP & 9DIVIDUALLY PUR*AS+ SOME?+1 SO TRADE UNIONS (F] A COLLECTIVE BASIS = ?AT TO HAPP54 

,TRADE UNIONS HAVE 5ORM\S POT5TIAL4 ,?AT'S :Y ! ,FRAS] ,GOV]NM5T CRIM9ALIZ$ SECOND>Y BOYCOTTS 7BLACK BANS7 9 #a#i#g#g1 TO /OP UNIONS /RIK+ 9 SOLID>ITY ) EA* O!R4 ,& :Y !Y 9TRODUC$ CASUALIZATION1 :I* CAME 9 UND] ,LABOR 9 ! #a#i#hS ,I MI<T ADD4 ,F$]AL & /ATE POLITICIANS PROMIS$ TRADE UNIONS ?AT IT W\LD ONLY BE US$ = RELIEF /AFF 9 ! PUBLIC SECTOR4 ,N[ WE HAVE #dd P]C5T ( Y\NG PEOPLE ON CASUAL CONTRACTS4 ,JOBS ) NO RI<TS1 & UNION D5SITY AT AN ALL-TIME L[4 ,& LOOK AT ! WORLD6 ,CAPITALISM HAS A MORE UNEQUAL CONC5TRATION ( WEAL? ?AN Y\ HAD UND] FEUDALISM4 ,EI<T ?\S& 9DIVIDUALS [N >\ND N9ETY P]C5T ( ! WORLD'S WEAL?4 ,?AT'S A GREAT] 9T5SITY ?AN UND] ! K+S1 QUE5S & >I/OCRATS ( FEUDAL ,EUROPE4 ,& :AT'S MORE1 COMB9E ?AT ) ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX & Y\ HAVE ! BASIS = ! GR[? ( A REAL FASCISM4 ,IF WE WANT TO GET \T ( ?IS MESS1 WE'VE GOT TO />T RELY+ ON EA* O!R1 TRU/+ EA* O!R1 & PUTT+ ! =MS 9 PLACE ?AT ALL[ US TO DO ?AT ECONOMICALLY1 & TRADE UNIONS >E IMPORTANT TO ?AT4 

,!RE IS A T5D5CY ON ! F> LEFT TO VIEW COOP]ATIVES AS A LIMIT$ /RATEGY 9 ?AT !Y >E =C$ TO OP]ATE )9 CAPITALISM1 !Y >E SUBJECT TO M>KET =CES & SO ON4 ,ONE EXAMPLE IS ! ,MONDRAGON COOP]ATIVE1 :I* GREW TO MULTI-NATIONAL PROPORTIONS & EMPLOYS WAGE LABOR4 ,IS !RE ANY M]IT TO ?OSE CRITICISMS8 

,SURE4 ,!RE'S TRU? 9 ?AT CRITIQUE4 ,LOOK AT ! IMPACT ( ! ,GLOBAL ,F9ANCIAL ,CRISIS4 ,MONDRAGON WAS HIT REALLY H>D & PRETTY MU* W5T UND]4 ,BUT LOOK AT :AT HAPP5$3 WORK]S CONT9U$ TO BE PAID AT ! SAME RATE = TWO YE>S4 ,!Y W]E RETRA9$4 ,& YES1 ONE RESULT IS ?AT L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE >E N[ EMPLOY$ BY ,MONDRAGON1 NOT AS WORK]-[N]S4 ,COOP]ATIVES EXI/ N[ 9 SO MANY =MS1 & NOT ALL ( !M (F] PROSPECTS = ! FUTURE4 ,H]E 9 ,AU/RALIA Y\ HAVE L>GE AGRIBUS9ESS COOP]ATIVES :]E WORK]S >E NOT ALL[$ TO BE MEMB]S4 ,?AT'S JU/ CALL+ SOME?+ A COOP]ATIVE :5 IT IS BEHAV+ LIKE A CORPORATION 

,BUT SURE1 ! CRITIQUES >E REAL4 ,! PO9T IS ?IS3 NO ONE IS SAY+ ?AT ! DEVELOPM5T ( WORK]S' COOP]ATIVES WILL ]ADICATE ! PROBLEMS ?AT EXI/ UND] CAPITALISM4 ,IT IS SIMPLY SAY+ ?AT WE WILL F9ALLY [N ?OSE PROBLEMS1 & !RE=E BE ABLE TO DO SOME?+ AB\T !M4 ,! GR[? ( WORK]S' COOP]ATIVES IS A PROCESS1 NOT A F9AL ACT4 ,BUT ! REAL WORK />TS ) ! COOP]ATIVE 

,EV]YONE AGREES WE NE$ TO *ANGE ! WORLD1 :E!R Y\ VOTE ,TORY OR ,LIB]AL OR Y\ DON'T VOTE1 :ATEV]4 ,>E POLITICIANS CAPABLE ( MAK+ !SE *ANGES8 ,NO1 LOOK AT ! WORLD6 ,LOOK H[ F> !Y'VE GOT US4 ,! WORLD DOES NOT REVOLVE >\ND P>LIAM5TS1 IT REVOLVES >\ND ECONOMIES1 H[ WE MEET \R NE$S4 ,WE NE$ TO GET 9 !RE4 

,! ,E>?WORK] ,COOP]ATIVE REQUIRES SKILLS & SUPPORT4 ,TO BECOME 9VOLV$1 VISIT E>?WORK]COOP]ATIVE4COM4AU = MORE 9=MATION 

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