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SHIFT CHANGE Premieres in NYC on June 10!
SHIFT CHANGE will premiere in New York City Monday, June 10, 7:30 p.m., at the Anthology Film Archives. The film will be introduced by journalist and GRITtv host, Laura Flanders; filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young will host a discussion after the screening. The New York theatrical premiere of SHIFT CHANGE is co-sponsored by SolidarityNYC, New York City Network of Worker [...]
SHIFT CHANGE featured on Moyers & Company
We are happy to report that footage from SHIFT CHANGE was recently featured on an episode of the popular PBS program, Moyers & Company. SHIFT CHANGE was featured in conjunction with Bill Moyers’ interview with economist Richard Wolff, an advocate of the worker cooperative business model. In addition to the appearance of footage from two [...]
Announcing TWO upcoming screenings in Washington, D.C.
Announcing two December 17th screenings of SHIFT CHANGE in Washington, D.C. More information about the film and links to RSVP for the daytime event and to purchase tickets to the evening screening can be found here > Special Daytime Screening of SHIFT CHANGE Monday, December 17, 2012, 11:00 AM Gompers Room, AFL-CIO, 815 16th [...]
SHIFT CHANGE Takes Boston! New Screenings in October
SHIFT CHANGE–the new documentary about how worker-owned cooperatives are reshaping the economy around Boston, the US, and the world– will soon premiere in Boston! We’re pleased to announce two upcoming screenings, both of which are free and open to the public. Looking for SHIFT CHANGE in another region? View our complete screening calendar > [...]
Images & Observations from the 2012 US Federation of Worker Cooperatives Conference in Boston, MA
Producers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin took part in the national U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives conference in Boston June 22-24. They presented several short preview clips from Shift Change, about WAGES, Arizmendi, and some of the MadWorc cooperatives from Madison, Wisconsin. The clips were greeted with enthusiasm, and many coop members at the conference [...]
Principles for a New Economy 2012 (PDF)
Many are working on priorities for a “New Economy.” Here are some thoughtful principles from the New Economy Network, drafted by several collaborating groups. Download the PDF: “Principles for a New Economy 2012″
Occupy by Analogy: Christopher Mackin in Conversation with The Straddler
[Originally published in The Straddler] This is an excellent interview with Christopher Mackin, of Ownership Associates, in which he reflects on the development of current mainstream business structures and also the roots and possibilities for more widespread employee ownership. ————————————————————– On April 17, 2012, The Straddler met Christopher Mackin in the lobby of the New [...]
Capitalism Has Failed: 5 Bold Ways to Build a New World (Alternet)
Gar Alperovitz and the Democracy Collaborative which he founded are working with us to set up screenings of Shift Change in the fall and helping to prepare discussion materials to accompany the film. This article is the first in a 5 part series published on Alternet. May 16, 2012: As our political system sputters, a [...]
We Did It! Thank You for Your Support!
We did it! We’re so pleased to announce that we reached our $30k Kickstarter fundraising goal to finish our film, Shift Change! But we definitely didn’t do it alone. We want to thank each and every one of the 247 people who pledged their financial support. We also want to thank all of the friends, [...]
What They’re Saying About SHIFT CHANGE
Since we released a 6 minute preview of the new film Shift Change: Putting Democracy to Work just a few weeks ago, it has been viewed by more than 15,000 people all around the world; we’ve received countless messages of encouragement and support from viewers as far afield as Israel, Australia, and South Africa; and [...]
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