Free copy of Gar Alperovitz's "Next American Revolution" DVD for local screenings

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Spencer Graves

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Oct 19, 2013, 1:02:47 PM10/19/13
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Hello, All: 


      What do you think about co-sponsoring a local screening of  Gar Alperovitz's new movie on "Next American Revolution"?  Distributors, democracycollaborative.org, have offered it to local Green party groups (see below).  I asked about organized labor.  John Duda <jd...@democracycollaborative.org> replied, "I have not contacted anyone else in San Jose yet----getting the labor council involved in a screening would be a great idea!"


      Alperovitz is a PhD economist with a substantive publication record including promoting cooperatives as a partial response to the "United States of ALEC".  We can get free rights to screen this film.  We can almost certainly get an endorsement from the Santa Clara Green party, but I don't know how much help we can get from them in organizing such an event.  I sent a copy of this notice to Steve Preminger, but I haven't heard back from him.  I'd like to see us try to get the Central Labor Council or the South Bay Labor Council to endorse a showing of this -- and preferably provide a larger venue.  I've read Alperovitz (2011) American beyond Capitalism (2nd ed., Democracy Collaborative Press) and found it to be a powerful statement supporting cooperatives. 


      What do you think? 


      Best Wishes,
      Spencer


p.p.s.  There will likely be some discussion of this next Thursday, Oct. 24.  Are we meeting next Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 PM, Cafe Campbell? 


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Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] Fwd: [gpca-forum] Free copy of Gar Alperovitz's "Next American Revolution" DVD for local Green Party screenings
Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 06:12:37 -0700
From: Spencer Graves <spencer...@structuremonitoring.com>
To: Drew <rainbea...@riseup.net>
CC: GPSCC <sosfbay...@cagreens.org>


Hello, All:


      I think this is an offer we cannot refuse.


            1.  What about December 5 or 6 (Thursday or Friday)? Let's 
get some discussion on this list in the next couple of days.  Get 
tentative approval from the County Council and get a date in the Peace 
Center calendar (http://sanjosepeace.org/calendar.php). I think October 
or November would be too soon.  If we don't do it in the first two weeks 
of December, then it should probably be January.


            2.  What about contacting the Central Labor Council and 
other similar organizations in this area?


      Best Wishes,
      Spencer


On 10/6/2013 5:23 AM, Drew wrote:
>
>
> Subject: [gpca-forum] Free copy of Gar Alperovitz's "Next American Revolution" DVD for local Green Party screenings
>
>> From: John Duda <jd...@democracycollaborative.org>
>> Date: October 4, 2013 11:48:36 AM PDT
>> Subject: [gpca] Free copy of Gar Alperovitz's "Next American
>> Revolution" DVD for local Green Party screenings
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm writing from the Democracy Collaborative, where we are working
>> with our co-founder Gar Alperovitz (the "New Economy Advisor" in the
>> Green shadow cabinet, and keynote speaker at last year's Green Party
>> convention) to make his ideas about the systemic crisis in our
>> country's economic and political system and the need for a massive,
>> grassroots effort around the construction of necessary alternatives
>> available to the widest audience possible.
>>
>> To that end, for a limited time, we've arranged to make free copies
>> of Gar's new film, The Next American Revolution, available to Green
>> Party chapters and other social/economic justice groups that want to
>> arrange local screenings for their members and the general public.
>> We're happy to drop a DVD in the mail---just shoot me an email at jd...@democracycollaborative.org
>>   with the details of when and where you plan to screen the film.
>>
>> If you're interested in taking the conversation further, we've also
>> arranged with Chelsea Green, the worker-owned publisher of Gar's new
>> book What Then Must We Do? to make copies of the book available for
>> local reading groups available at a 35% discount— just use the code
>> STDYGR when checking out on their site.
>>
>> And finally, ideas matter—but only if they're put into action.  To
>> help local activist groups organize strategic, winnable campaigns
>> that can displace corporate power, we've prepared a guide to "Ten
>> Ways To Democratize the Economy," which recently appeared on Bill
>> Moyers' site where it was liked and shared by over 11,000 people.
>> You can also download a printable copy of the guide for local
>> distribution off Gar's website.
>>
>> If you'd like to set up a screening, or have any questions, don't
>> hesitate to be in touch!
>>
>> John Duda
>> The Democracy Collaborative
>> -- 
>> John Duda
>> Communications Coordinator
>> The Democracy Collaborative
>> University of Maryland, College Park
>> http://democracycollaborative.org
>> (202) 559-1473 x102
>
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Bruce

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Oct 19, 2013, 7:15:58 PM10/19/13
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Is there a trailer you can send us?

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Betsy Wolf-Graves

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Oct 19, 2013, 9:48:30 PM10/19/13
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I am in favor of it. Betsy
>>> We're happy to drop a DVD in the mail---just shoot me an email atj...@democracycollaborative.org
>>> with the details of when and where you plan to screen the film.
>>>
>>> If you're interested in taking the conversation further, we've also
>>> arranged with Chelsea Green, the worker-owned publisher of Gar's new
>>> book What Then Must We Do? to make copies of the book available for
>>> local reading groups available at a 35% discount� just use the code
>>> STDYGR when checking out on their site.
>>>
>>> And finally, ideas matter�but only if they're put into action. To
> San Jos�, CA 95126
> ph: 408-655-4567
> web:www.structuremonitoring.com
>
>
>
>
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> Spencer Graves, PhD
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> Effective Defense
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Spencer Graves

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Oct 20, 2013, 11:59:53 AM10/20/13
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trailer:� http://www.garalperovitz.com/nextamericanrevolution/


����� Thanks for asking.� sg



On 10/19/2013 4:15 PM, Bruce wrote:
Is there a trailer you can send us?

Sent from my iPhone 408 674-0503

On Oct 19, 2013, at 10:02 AM, Spencer Graves <spencer...@effectivedefense.org> wrote:

Hello, All:�


����� What do you think about co-sponsoring a local screening of� Gar Alperovitz's new movie on "Next American Revolution"?� Distributors, democracycollaborative.org, have offered it to local Green party groups (see below).� I asked about organized labor.� John Duda <jd...@democracycollaborative.org> replied, "I have not contacted anyone else in San Jose yet----getting the labor council involved in a screening would be a great idea!"


����� Alperovitz is a PhD economist with a substantive publication record including promoting cooperatives as a partial response to the "United States of ALEC".� We can get free rights to screen this film.� We can almost certainly get an endorsement from the Santa Clara Green party, but I don't know how much help we can get from them in organizing such an event.� I sent a copy of this notice to Steve Preminger, but I haven't heard back from him.� I'd like to see us try to get the Central Labor Council or the South Bay Labor Council to endorse a showing of this -- and preferably provide a larger venue.� I've read Alperovitz (2011) American beyond Capitalism (2nd ed., Democracy Collaborative Press) and found it to be a powerful statement supporting cooperatives.�


����� What do you think?�


����� Best Wishes,
����� Spencer


p.p.s.� There will likely be some discussion of this next Thursday, Oct. 24.� Are we meeting next Wednesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 PM, Cafe Campbell?�

>>   with the details of when and where you plan to screen the film.
>>
>> If you're interested in taking the conversation further, we've also
>> arranged with Chelsea Green, the worker-owned publisher of Gar's new
>> book What Then Must We Do? to make copies of the book available for
>> local reading groups available at a 35% discount� just use the code
>> STDYGR when checking out on their site.
>>
>> And finally, ideas matter�but only if they're put into action.  To
>> help local activist groups organize strategic, winnable campaigns
>> that can displace corporate power, we've prepared a guide to "Ten
>> Ways To Democratize the Economy," which recently appeared on Bill
>> Moyers' site where it was liked and shared by over 11,000 people.
>> You can also download a printable copy of the guide for local
>> distribution off Gar's website.
>>
>> If you'd like to set up a screening, or have any questions, don't
>> hesitate to be in touch!
>>
>> John Duda
>> The Democracy Collaborative
>> -- 
>> John Duda
>> Communications Coordinator
>> The Democracy Collaborative
>> University of Maryland, College Park
>> http://democracycollaborative.org
>> (202) 559-1473 x102


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