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"The following two short pieces appeared last fall to commemorate the Zanon ceramics factory’s 10 years of operation under worker control. Zanon’s status as one of the iconic international symbols of the Argentinian workers’ self-management movement makes these posts of interest to global English speaking audiences. "

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"لجان التشبيك والتنظيم القانونى والمجتمعى بمشروع العشوائيات الآمنة تبدأ خطوة جديدة نحو صياغة مقترح نص دستورى لحقوق السكن ومواطني العشوائيات "

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"A unique feature-length documentary (90 minutes; Spanish with English subtitles) which chronicles the origins and evolution of the Spanish anarchist movement and its important role during the Spanish Revolution (1936-1939) "

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"A determination to 'move beyond anger to creativity' is driving a strong barter economy in some places"

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"According to Charles Gould, Director-General of the International Cooperative Alliance, cooperatives are poised to be the fastest growing business model by 2020."

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"The Babson-Equal Exchange Cooperative Curriculum for Graduate Schools is designed for students in professional graduate schools. The curriculum is presented in three modes: As a semester-long course, typically consisting of 14 class sessions; as a half-semester course, lasting 7 class sessions; and as a two-part workshop, the parts of which may be attended individually or together in sequence."

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"A worker cooperative is an organization that is owned and managed by its worker-owners. There are two important characteristics of worker cooperatives: the workers invest in and own the business, and the decision-making is democratic, generally adhering to the principle of “one worker-one vote” since all shares of the cooperative are held by the workers, each owning one voting share."

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An excellent 24 unit PDF correspondence course on the history of anarcho-syndicalism and its influence on workers struggles around the world.

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A short history of the Spanish Civil War and Revolution which broke out in response to the right-wing and fascist coup attempt of General Franco.

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A co-operative 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.

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In the Bay Area, one doesn’t have to venture far before coming across a local favorite, the Arizmendi Bakeries. Backed by a development and support cooperative, the Arizmendi Association has 6 cooperative bakeries that specialize in morning pastries, artisan breads and gourmet pizza. Together, these bakeries comprise one of the most successful worker owned associations in the region.

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On 34th Street in Mount Rainier, Md.—just over the state’s border with DC—Glut Food Co-Op’s windows advertise an array of natural foods. Shelves cast dingy shadows in the clouded glass, belying the interior’s warm yellow glow.

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Jason Jordan, Erin Singer, Simone Chou, and Sue Lopez talk about being worker-owners at Arizmendi Bakery in San Francisco's Inner Sunset neighborhood.

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Worker-owned cooperatives are growing as an alternative business model that puts workers in control. And they are getting a lot more organized than in the recent past, turning local networks into regional and national organizations.

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This site aims to be a virtual open library for the collection and access to documentation and theoretical essays on past and current experiences of workers’ control.

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South African anarchist Shawn Hattingh on factory occupations. This article was originally published in 2009.

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Aufheben analyse the Argentinian uprising of 2001 and its roots in neoliberal economic policies and the history of the region.

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An excellent set of interviews conducted with workers at the worker-run Zanon ceramics factory, occupied at the time of the Argentine uprising of 2001. It includes historical and background information.

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Shift magazine interview John Holloway, author of Crack Capitalism and Change the World Without Taking Power on the UK riots, anti-austerity stuggles, the Arab spring and more.

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The working class has the power to grind capitalism to halt. After all, nothing in society happens without the labour of workers. The rich might own everything, but they operate nothing: hence the power of workers’ strikes. The working class also has an interest in transforming society and in operating an economic system based on human need and not profit.

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