{"id":500,"date":"2006-06-03T06:18:09","date_gmt":"2006-06-03T14:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/?p=500"},"modified":"2006-06-03T06:19:32","modified_gmt":"2006-06-03T14:19:32","slug":"report-from-the-z-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uprisingradio.org\/home\/2006\/06\/03\/report-from-the-z-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Report from the Z Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"

From June 2nd, through June 6th, 30-40 people various parts of the US and world have gathered in Woods Hole, Massachusetts organized by Z Communications<\/a> (which runs Z Magazine<\/a>, Z net<\/a>, Z Media Institute<\/a>, Z Video Productions<\/a>). The goal is to discuss “Vision and Strategy” for a new and just world. The attendees were invited by Michael Albert and Lydia Sargent of Z, from among their existing network of friends and colleagues. Albert is known for developing a theory of “Participatory Economics<\/a>,” or “Parecon.” He hopes that the seeds of a new organization, or some sort of grouping can be born at this gathering, that would promote the ideas of Parecon to broader communities. <\/p>\n

Each day, there are 3-4 presentations on various topics of interest to the participants, related to vision and strategy. I am recording the sessions and hope to bring back interviews on the topics being discussed for our audiences at KPFK. <\/p>\n

Yesterday Marie Trigona of the Grupo Alavio Video and Direct Action Collective based in Argentina, discussed the self-management movements<\/a> in Argentina, and worker controlled, recuperated factories. Gregory Wilpert, a writer from Venezuela discussed a theory based on a paper, “Linking Post-Capitalistic Alternatives<\/a>.” Tom Wetzel, a labor historian from the Bay Area, shared a very interesting paper critiquing the US trade unionist movements<\/a> and suggesting exciting alternatives to independent worker organizing. Finally Michael Albert discussed his theory of Participatory Economics<\/a> and asked the question of how it could be implemented. <\/p>\n

Information about Z sessions<\/a> is available online, as well as some of the papers<\/a> being presented. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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