For everyone who has ever lived in a coop.

Dreams Like The Dishes/ The Co-op Song

Time Stamp Index:

0:36 Lynn's Introduction: Le Chateau and Politics
2:47 Bert's Introduction: Getting to Know Co-ops
3:56 Noel's Introduction: Archives Intern
4:05 Caide's Introduction: Alumni Outreach Intern
4:33 First Question: What is your connection to MCC and the cooperative movement more broadly?
4:43 Lynn: Board of Directors and Co President of MCC
6:38 Bert- First introduction to coops
8:31 Story of Anne Monks
9:54 District 8 elections
11:10 Political issues that co-opers were interested in the early 80's
12:22 Political environment of coming out of the 70's
14:27  Political environment and power of coops
15:43 Bert's experience getting politicized
18:00 Campaigns in different coops
20:00 LGBT Protected Status in Wisconsin
21:33 Co-ops as social media
23:13 Lessons from living with other people
25:46 Sharing the house phone- Lessons in democracy
26:34 Sponsoring Cuban refugees
27:25 Co-ops as safe spaces
28:44 Importance of participating
29:54 Le Chateau as the meat eating co-op
30:28 Baseball Special Meal
30:28 Le Chateau Special Meal
32:48 Liz Carl Food Co-op
33:22 Bert eating raw ground round in the co-op
35:52 The big principle at Le Chateau- the food has to be good
36:52 Food buying for International Co-op
38:09 Different local food co-ops
38:41 Mural at Le Chateau
41:34 Le Chateau Winter Gala
42:07 Tree planting at International Co-op
42:57 Exposure to radical lessons through co-ops
43:48 House meetings at International Co-op
44:13 Community with fun and interesting people
45:15 Lessons from group living
46:22 Watching the news together at International Co-op
47:10 Political education of co-ops
48:20 Dropping Nixon's Head
48:57 'Decorating' the Henry-Gilman building
50:58 Insights on the future of co-ops
52:05 Facing larger problems with a model of sharing
52:50 Co-ops as a way to challenge capitalism
54:21 Lessons from co-ops to other organizing and work

Madison Community Co-ops