POC12-131

Campaign finance reform – the single most important campaign

Speakers: Mark McLeod, Sustainable Business Alliance of Oakland/Berkeley; State Senator Loni Hancock; Moderator: Winston Burton, Economic Development Director, Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)

Over the last third of a century, wealth has become increasingly concentrated in the hands of the 1% of the population that is wealthiest. Well over 40% of the nation’s resources are controlled by that top 1% and the companies they control. Not surprisingly, the 1% of the population that is wealthiest is also the 1% of the population that has political power proportionate to its wealth. This session explores several questions in order to shed light on these disturbing trends as well as discuss strategies to overcome them.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$10.00

$10.00

POC12-152

The non-profit industrial complex, cooperatives, and how to include your friends in the (food) revolution

Speakers: Yoni Landau, Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED)

The session presents an overview of the cooperative business model with a variety of examples, and helps participants think of ways to directly create a more cooperative economy. Also discussed is the role of non-profits and the tax shelters that support them in creating value for our communities. Some attention is given to unique food movement organizing in the state around a non-GMO ballot initiative as a case study. The session is participatory with small group exercises and facilitated discussion from the audience.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$10.00

$10.00

POC12-162

Alternative workplace models – saving money, energy, and promoting creativity and collaboration

Speakers: Matthew Bauer, BetterWorld Telecom; (Invited) Ian Gover, Better Workplace

Roughly 3% of the U.S. workforce telecommutes a majority of the time today, if that number was 50% of those who can, we would cut our carbon emissions in ½, while saving 453 million barrels of oil, reduce 2.1 billion hours wasted in traffic. This session explores the many ways that companies and individuals can bring themselves up to speed with the knowledge worker/broadband economy wave, especially here in the uber connected Bay Area.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$10.00

$10.00

POC12-172

Financing your small business

Speakers: Sean Murphy, Inner City Advisors; Kelly Lovlien, Working Solutions; Alejandro Velez, Back to the Roots; Speakers presented by - Salvador Menjivar, Executive Director, One PacificCoast Foundation

Do you know the appropriate financing and business training options for your small business? Have you been denied for a bank loan and don’t know where to turn? Are you a start-up or growing business struggling to access capital? This session provides information and resources to help you find the right type of capital that your small business needs to start or grow. It will also introduce you to business training resources that can take your business to the next level.

Audio CDs: 1

Audio CD

$10.00

$10.00

Subtotal

$40.00