JuIy 1977 RAIN Page 7 RIGHT I,IVELIHOOD Rigbt liaelibood is a conaiction tbat wbat we do and how we do it s.bould proaide more tban money-it sbould proztide benefit and satisfaction to all ubo ari toucbed b.y it. RIGHT LIVELIHOOD IS WORK TI]AT * Produces. something of personal and not just material bene_ Irts to others. + Gives you a fair return-providing for your needs but not enough to encourage greed. x Gives you a sense of being a valued part of your community x Develops a touchstone oldeep experience by which you can measure other situations. * Gives real satisfaction. * Increases your skills and the development of all your * Gives expression to rhe values ly wnicn you live. faculties. -TB WORK New School for Democraric Management 256 Sutter St. San Frar.rcisco, CA 94108 415/434-r705 More information is now available on this new program first covered in the April 7977 RAIN. Their first offering is an extensive Summer Session (Julyl l7-29) on " Business problems of All ternative Enterprises"-a brass tacks how-to on marketing, bookkeeping, etc. mixed in with discussions "f ."m_ rnuniry development strategies. They also plan programs and courses on " Leadership Training for Restructured Workplaces" ( geared towards larger corporations), "Industrial Democracv and Union Administraton," and ,,De'-., cratic Managemenr in the pubiic Sector." In addition, the alternative business program will be scheduled into a continuing series of regional seminars. 'luition is $85 per course or $250 for a load of 3 full courses. Regional semi nars are $85 for 2-l/2 d,ays. Scholarships and deferred payment schedules are available. Write for their brochureitself a short introduction to new directions in business and management practices. -LdeM Ad m i n ist rat iae Ma na ge ment, monrhly, $12/year, $1.75 single copy, from, Geyer-McAllister publication, Inc. 5l Madison Ave. New York, NY 10010 If you're a small, non-profit or any group needing to eke the most for the least out of office procedures, tools and materials, check out the plethora of hints for increasing your organization's efficiency contained in AM. We found the Dec" '76 issue, with its ,,Consumer's Guide to Copiers," at Windworks where Een Wolff was trying to figure out the best copying machine for iheir small organization. If your local library doesn,r doesn't have it, call and visit a corporate library. -LJ Cooperatiaes at tbe Crossroads. Michael Schaaf, 1977, g5 from Exploratory Project for Economic Alternatives 2000 P Street N.W. Washington, DC ZOOT6 'lhis report, and Toward a National Food Policy, are not as innovative as Public Trtrsts by rhe same group, reviewed in the May RAIN, but tLey do pull rogerher a mass of useful informarion on some valuable economic options. Food co-.ops offer savings ranging up rc 4O% over chain sto?es. Cooperatively owned factories have productivity up to 3O% higher than conventional firms. Cooperative housing offers rents as much as one-third low.r" than competitors. Cooperative health care available is up to 4O% cheaper t-han the nattonal average. And co_ops are not inherently growth-orienred liki invesror_ owned corporations. Yet co-ops are not a panacea. .lheir economic savings are often not cost reduct.ions bu1 a transfer of profit from one group to anorher. Although incen_ tives for growth are not as strong as corporations, there is nothing inherent in co-ops to prevent their growth into giant operations like the Blrkeley Food Co-op or the huge agricultural co-ops that frequcnrly oppose rhe interesti of the.small farmer. As opposed to small scale opcrattons, co-ops represent a lurther lnstllutionalization of our lives which has frequent negative effects as can be observed in Sweden or other countries wherc they are a major mode of crperat ion. They are srill baiically cconomic-centered institu tions, oplrating to the profit of one group, and such focus frequenrly overpowcrs rhe positive social values they often represent. 'Ihis stud,y suggesrs actions by government and cooperatives thernselves that can improve their benefits, and contains tristory and case studies of co-ops valuable to anyone wishing a coherent overview. Toward a National Food Policy is also available from EpEA ($5), summarizing a mass of information on food inflation and offcringproposals for new food policy. -TB 1z The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran speaks nctt only of Loae, Marriage, and Friendship, but also about Woik, "You work tbat you may keep pace witb the earth and tbe soul of tbe eartb. For to be idli is to become a suanger unto 1be seasons, and to step out of life's procession, tbaimarcbes tn malesty and proud submission toutards tbe infinite.,' "Wben y.ou w-ork you are a flttte tbrougb zlhose beart tbe wbispering of the bours turns.to musicl Wbicb of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings ti{etber in unison?" '.'To loae life tb.rougb labour is to be intimate witb life's inmost secret." "And wbat is it to usork witb lotte? . . . It is to cbarge all things you fasbion with a breatb of your oun spirit.', "Work is looe made aisible. And if you cannot work with loae but only with distaste, it is benei ibot you sbould leave yon,r work and.sit .at t.be gate of tbe temple ind take alms of ibosi;e usbo work with joy. For if you baEe bread witb indifflrence, you bake a bitter bread tbat feeds but balf mor,s hiiger.,, (from Andy Alpine in Briarpatch Reoiew)
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