I may have made this remark before, but I will say it again - co- working needs an ideological foundation which explicitly rejects the kind of "corporatization" you are describing.
Co-working is the one path I can see to countering the domination of corporations and their modes of thinking and exploitation. That is one reason I am so enthusiastic about it. Johnny Goldstein points to this book (http://www.lulu.com/product/ paperback/im-outta-here/4536555) as a "manifesto", and it looks interesting, Having not read it (and Johnny chime in if I am off-base) it does not sound like a political manifesto, but a personal manifesto that rejects the values of the cubicle world. My sense is that creative and technical types tend to turn their back on the world of politics and power, because they really just want to be left alone to do their work. What we don't want to face is that the ONLY way to survive as individuals is to band together as a group, and to develop avenues of political power. Randy On Jul 23, 11:12 am, John Sechrest <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also found the comments from Bill about interest from the Chamber of > > Commerce. I had wondered about reaching out to the Chamber, at least for > > promotional purposes, but possibly more. I suspect the Ann Arbor Chamber is > > a lot more progressive than my local chapter in Anchorage! > > You might be surprised what your Chamber of Commerce is willing and able to > do. There are many that are working on new ways to help people move forward > with new entrepreneurial businesses. > > If you need any help with the conversation, feel free to have your chamber > folks give me a call. > > -- > John Sechrest . > Corvallis Benton . > Chamber Coalition . > 420 NW 2nd . > (541) 757-1507 . [email protected] > . > > . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
