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ANTIOCHUNIVERSITYLOSANGELES UNDERGRADUATESTUDIESCourseSyllabusSustainability,Justice,andtheSolidarityEconomyURB3130ASummer2017 Wednesdays4pm–6:50pm Three(3)units Faculty:JanePaul,MA <[email protected]>310-578-1080x286 310-902-1210 Office#A2034 OfficehoursbyappointmentCoursedescriptionThisclassexplorespossibilitiesandopportunitiesforstrengtheningourcommunitiesbybuildingself-reliance,solidarityandamoredemocraticeconomy.Webeginwithlookingatourbigproblems,suchaslackofaccesstohealthyfood,andthestruggleforhealthyandsafeplacestoliveandwork.Manyoftheseissuesstemfromaninequitableeconomy,asevidencedbythelossofsocialsafetynetsandthelackofopportunityforeverydaywell-being.Inordertotackletheseproblemsthoughtfullyandeffectively,wewillconsideraninspiringrangeofalternativeeconomictoolsandwaysofthinking;creativeandinnovativemethodssuchastimebanks,workerownedcooperatives,participatorybudgeting,socialentrepreneurships,andcommunityfinancemodels.Thegrowingmovementofworker–ownedcooperativesexemplifiesthereal-worldopportunitiesofthesolidarityeconomy;reflectingvalues,culturesandcommunitiesofcooperation,buildingrelationshipsofmutualsupport,tacklingsharedresponsibilityanddemocraticdecision-making.Theseopportunitiesservetostrengthenthediversityoflocalculturesandenvironment,aswellasepitomizeacommitmenttovaluingandcelebratingoursharedhumanity1.Weexploretheprinciplesofsolidarityand“justsustainability”inclass,bylearningfromindividualsandgroupswhoarethrivingexamplesoforganizingnewandcreativeformsofconceivingpublicspace,cultivatingandconsumingfood,promotingself-sufficiency,developingequitableeconomicmodels,andfosteringhealthy,justcommunities.We’llexamineandimagineourownplaceinthemovement.Manylocal,regional,nationalandinternationalinitiativesareactivelyworkingtoanswerthiscallforajustneweconomyandsustainablefuture.Inthiscoursewewillexaminethecurrentstateofeconomicjustice,assessanddeconstructtheproblemsandrootcausesinfinancialsystems,distinguishbetweenthemultipleperspectivesofeconomicopportunity,investigateandanalyzepotentialsolutions,andcreatenewpathways.Ourcourseactivitieswillincludegroupdiscussion,readingreflections,accesstonewmedia,projectconstruction,conversationswithguestspeakers,andwritingsupport.
1 http://solidaritynyc.org
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UndergraduateLearningObjectives
• Criticalandanalyticalthinkingability;• Theabilitytounderstandissuesfrommultipleperspectives;• Theabilitytoconnectlearningtolivedexperience;• Socialandinterculturalawareness;• Civicandcommunityengagement;• Corecompetencyinfoundationalskills:including,writing,quantitativereasoning,information
literacy,technologicalliteracy,oralcommunication,andresearch.CourseLearningObjectives
• Theabilitytoarticulateandevaluatefoundingprinciplessuchas:humanrights,justice,community-basedorganizing,anddemocraticdecision-making,thatwillleadtodeeperdeconstructionofrelatedproblemsandcauses.
• Theabilitytoidentifyandevaluateeconomicpoliciesandpracticesthatresultininequitesofwealth,lackoffulfillmentofbasicneedsandservices,andremovalofdemocraticrights.
• Theabilitytoidentifyandsynthesizeideasandpracticesthatareevolvingassolutionstosocialandeconomicinequities.
• Theabilitytoidentifynumerousprograms,initiativesandorganizationsthatareworkingwithsustainability,democraticeconomyandjustice,andtoanalyzetheirviability,successandnature.
Evaluationcriteriao Youmustmeettheprogramandcourseobjectives.o Yourworkwillbeevaluatedonthequantityandqualityofresearch;yourfacilitywiththe
variousconceptsandideaspresented;andthestructureandclarityofyourwrittenandoralpresentations.
o Studentswillbeassessedbythequalityofclassparticipation,e.g.thoughtfulnessofquestions,clarityofcomments,abilitytomakeassociations,engagewithclassmaterial,andrespectfullyparticipateinallcourseactivities,discussions,andexperiences.
o Studentswillbeexpectedtocompleteregularreadingreflectionpapers,presentations,proposal,draftandfinalproject,ontimeandwithinthedescribedformat.
o Inordertoreceivecreditforthecourse,itisrequiredthatyoumeetatleastoncewithatutorintheTeachingandLearningCenter
Prerequisites:Therearenoprerequisitesforthiscourse.Repeatpolicy:Studentswhohaveearnedcreditinthiscoursemaynotrepeatthecourseforcredit.Requiredtextsandreadings:SeeClassTopicandAssignmentSchedule(TextsandadditionalreadingslistedbelowwillbeavailableonSakaiasPDF’s)
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Assignments(dueviaemailand/orintheSakaiDropbox):1.Readings(seeschedulebelow)2.Reflectionpapers:tworeflectionpapersareassigned.Reflectionpapersrequirestudentsto
respondtoassignedreadingsandclassdiscussionsthroughtheirownobservationsand
reflections.ReflectionpaperswillbesubmittedonSakaiorviaemail.Thesepapers(approx.350
words)shouldidentifymainthemesintheassignedreadingsorvideosandintegratewithyour
ownthinkingandreactions.Thepapersshoulddemonstratehowtheexperienceisaffecting
yourthinking,changingyourapproach,anddevelopingyourowninquiry.
2.FinalResearchprojectwillbedevelopedduringthequarter,asasummationandintegration
ofworkdevelopedthroughoutthecourse,toincludeapaperandapresentation.Byweek5
studentswillhavechosenatopic-aproject,organization,oreffortthataddresseskeycourse
content.
Theprojectincludes1)aproposalinWeek5,2)apresentationinWeek9,and3)afinalpaper
tobesubmittedbytheFridayofourWeek10class.Latepaperswillnotbeaccepted.
a.ProposalfortheFinalResearchProject:Totalof300words;including
1) two-threesentencesdescribingproject;
2) twoormoreparagraphssummarizingwhatyourcurrentknowledgeisandwhatyou
needtolearn;and
3) abibliographyof2or3potentialsourcesforyourproject(notincludingourcourse
readings).
b.In-ClassPresentationwillprovideanopportunityforstudentstodesign,prepare,and
presentonourcourseandtheirpersonalresearch.Theywillcreateapresentationofthekey
ideasandinformationinthefinalprojectpaper,andshowclearunderstandingofthemission
andactionsoftheproject,organization,oreffort.PresentationswillbedueWeek9.
Presentationswillbeapproximately5-7minuteslong,including1)anintroductiontothetopic,
2)asummaryofresearchfindings,and3)evidenceofhowtheproject,organization,oreffort
createschange.
Presentationsmusthavewrittennotes,andmustberehearsedfortiming,andforcomfortwith
thetopic.
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c.FinalProjectPaperFormat(dueonFridayofWeek10):
Finalwrittenproject:8–10pages(1,750+words)
•12pointfont
•1inchmargins
•Coverpagewithyourname,thedateofsubmission,thecoursenameand
numberandyourprojecttitle.
•TableofContents
•Haveaminimumof5sectionsnotincludingabibliography,forexample:
1)Introduction(toincludethethesisstatement),2)Background/History/Research,
3)Stakeholders,4)Solutions,5)Conclusion.
•Numberthesections
•Use2ormorereferencestoourreadings(andcite)
•Use2ormoreotherresources(andcite)
TeachingandLearningCenterRequirement:
Inordertoreceivecreditforthecourse,itisrequiredthatyoumeetatleastoncewithatutor
intheTeachingandLearningCenter.Youcanmetinpersonorbyphone,tolearnmoreabout
thetutorsandtosetupanappointment,goto<http://www.antiochla.edu/campus-
life/teaching-learning-center/>
Therecommendationisforatutoringsessionbetweenweeks5and8,sothatyourtopicisset
andyoucanhavethemostsupportforyourfinalproject.Thetutorwillsendmeanemail
confirmingthatyouhavemet,butyoumustrequestthat.
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ClassTopicandAssignmentSchedule
Week/Date Topics Readings DeliverablesWeek1Wednesday7/5
Introductions,Syllabus,ExpectationsIntroductions,CourseOverview;Background,definitionsandtheories:solidarityeconomy,sustainability,justice
Pre-classviewvideo:GarAlperowitzonTheNextAmericanRevolution(4minutes)https://vimeo.com/60275490Optional–Viewwebsitehttp://www.evgoh.com/feature/green-city-growers/
Week2Wednesday7/12
Linkingeconomic,socialandenvironmentalconditions:Spatialjustice,foodjustice,well-being,publichealth
DUEweek2Agyeman,Bullard,andEvans.“ExploringtheNexus:BringingTogetherSustainability,EnvironmentalJustice,andEquity.”SpaceandPolicy.25Aug2010.Pages77-84,85–88.Nagel,BaileyandLobenstein.“SpatialJustice:AFrameforReclaimingourRightstoBe,Thrive,ExpressandConnect.”CCHE.2010.Pages1-10
Week3Wednesday7/19
Linkingeconomic,socialandenvironmentalconditions:Foodsystems,foodsecurity;self-provisioning
DUEweek3Food,Finance&ClimatebyVandanaShiva(PDFonSakai)CitiesBuildingCommunityWealth(PDFonSakai)Pages4-51CultivatingFoodJustice“CommunityFoodSecurity‘ForUs,ByUs’((PDFonSakai)Chapter7,pages149-159
DUE:ReflectionPaper#1(weeks1–3,readingsand/orvideos)
Week4Wednesday7/26
RiseoftheAlternativeEconomy:Addressingdisparity;Communitywealthbuilding,CapitalandCommunity
DUEweek4TheRiseoftheNewEconomyMovementhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/gar-alperovitz/the-rise-of-the-new-econo_b_1532549.htmlWatch:EdWhitfield’sopeningspeech,“TheOtherSideoftheDoor,”atthe2014CommonBoundconference[49:02]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTeiHIEqDr4
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Week/Date Topics Readings DeliverablesWeek5Wednesday8/2
AlternativeEconomy:AddressingdisparityIntrotocooperativesandsolutionsDiscussionoffinalprojectproposals
DUEweek5HowAmerica'sLargestWorkerOwnedCo-OpLiftsPeople...http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/the-end-of-poverty/how-america-s-largest-worker-owned-co-op-lifts-people-out-of-povertyThinkOutsidetheBossIntroductionPages1-10https://www.academia.edu/1829531/Think_Outside_the_Boss_How_to_Create_a_Worker-Owned_BusinessVideo:BrendanMartin,FounderandPresidentofTheWorkingWorld,reflectsonthehistoryofthegreatlieoffinanceandhowwecanusecapitalasatoolforliberationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q72LaC35GB0(22minutes)
DUEweek5ProjectProposal(seedescriptiononPage3)Pleasebepreparedforadiscussionoffinalprojectproposals
Week6Wednesday8/9
AlternativeEconomy:Finance,WorkerOwnership,Solidarity;OccupySandy
DUEweek6AdvanceMemphisReportWorkingandRebuildingTogether:WorkercooperativesasaneconomicdevelopmenttoolPages1–33PDFWorker-OwnedCooperatives:DirectDemocracyinActionDirectDemocracyinActionPDF(5pages)
Week7Wednesday8/16
AlternativeEconomy;Worker-OwnedCooperativesguestspeaker–LACoopLab
DUEweek7WhoSaysYouCan’tChangetheWorld?GiftEconomies(PDFonSakai)WhoSaysYouCan’tChangetheWorld?GetInvolved(PDF)CavanaughandBroad:It'stheNewEconomy,Stupid(PDFonSakai)
ReflectionPaper#2DUE
Week8Wednesday8/23
AlternativeEconomy;Theunbanked,creditunions,financealternatives,lendingCircles
DUEweek8RebeccaSolnit:TheAgeofCapitalismisover(PDFonSakai)JonathanTasini:HowaCaliforniaPublicBankcouldfixthefreeways,sendkidstocollegeandambushWallStreet
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Week/Date Topics Readings Deliverables(linkonSakai)View:http://stopthedebttrap.org/about/borrower-story-videos/http://stopthedebttrap.org/about/http://stopthedebttrap.org/whatispaydaylending
Week9Wednesday8/30
FinalPresentations
DUEweek9WhatThenCanIDo?TenWaystoDemocratizetheEconomyhttp://www.garalperovitz.com/what-then-can-i-do/
FinalPresentations
Week10Wednesday9/6
ConclusionsandClosingMeeting
OPTIONAL:Abell,Hillary.WorkerCooperatives:PathwaystoScale.Pages1–48PDForlink
FinalPaperDueonFriday9/8/17
AdditionalReadingsBibliographyAbell,Hillary.WorkerCooperatives:PathwaystoScale.TheDemocracyCollective.June2014.Agyeman,Bullard,andEvans.“ExploringtheNexus:BringingTogetherSustainability,EnvironmentalJustice,andEquity.”SpaceandPolicy.25Aug2010.Alkon,AlisonandJulianAgyeman.CultivatingFoodJustice:Race,ClassandSustainability.London:TheMITPress,2011.CommunityHealthCouncil.FoodDeserttoFoodOasis:PromotingGroceryStoreDevelopmentinSouthLosAngeles.July2010.D’Alisa,Giacomo;Demaria,Federico;Kallis,Giorgos,Degrowth:AVocabularyforaNewEra.Routledge.2015.ISBN:978-1-138-00077-3.http://vocabulary.degrowth.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Degrowth-vocabulary_Introduction-Degrowth_Kallis-Demaria-Dalisa.pdfDurden,StephanieandMaggieHaight,LauraHanson,KimberlyHarris,FranciscoPerez,DanielSanchez,SarahRay,LauraTatumWorkingandRebuildingTogether:WorkerCooperativesasanEconomicDevelopmentTool.
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Gottlieb,RobertandAnupamaJoshi.FoodJustice(Food,HealthandTheEnvironment.)London:TheMITPress,2010.EricksonandNancyO.Andrews.BetterTogether.Shelterforce.Spring2012.Kaufman,Loarie.HomegirlCafé:WhereRivalGangMembersUnite.HuffingtonPost.February27,2012.Nagel,KiarawithKennethBailey.RenderingtheInvisibleVisible.CulturalArchitectureandPredatoryPlanninginAtlanta’sSweetAuburn.ProgressivePlanning.No.174,Winter2008.Neff,RoniA,AnneM.Palmer,ShawnEMcKenzie,andRobertS.LawrenceFoodSystemsandPublicHealthDisparities,JournalofHungerandEnvironmentalNutrition,11Dec2009NotesfromNowhere(eds.)WeAreEverywhere:TheIrresistibleRiseofGlobalAnticapitalism.London:Verso,2003.Perlas,Nicanor.ShapingGlobalization:CivilSociety,CulturalPowerandThreefolding.2003.Perlas,Nicanor.AssociativeEconomics:RespondingtotheChallengeofEliteGlobalization.CenterforAlternativeDevelopmentInitiatives.September1997:1-35.PagetClarke,Nic.…andtheechofollows:anessaywithphotographs.SanDiego:NPCProductions,2010.Shiva,Vendana.EarthDemocracy:Justice,Sustainability,andPeace.2005SouthLosAngelesFastFoodHealthImpactAssessment,CommunityHealthCouncil.April3,2013.SouthLosAngelesDeclarationofHealthandHumanRights.Wekerle,GerdaR..FoodJusticeMovements:Policy,Planning,andNetworks.JournalofPlanningEducationandResearch.June200423:378-386.AdditionalLinksandOnlineResourceshttp://www.ccheonline.org/Libraryhttp://www.chc-inc.org/http://www.decolonialfoodforthought.com/http://livefoods4life.wordpress.com/http://ejfood.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/guest-blog-and-solidarity-alert-occupy.htmlhttp://www.inmotionmagazine.com/chiapas.htmlhttp://revolutionaryautonomouscommunities.blogspot.com/www.southcentralfarmers.com
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http://hpgarden.org/?page_id=1143http://www.grassrootsonline.org/publications/educational-resources/food-thought-action-a-food-sovereignty-curriculumhttp://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/http://monthlyreview.org/2009/07/01/from-food-crisis-to-food-sovereignty-the-challenge-of-social-movementshttp://viacampesina.org/en/http://foodforward.org/about/http://rootdownla.org/http://trabal.org/food/http://occupyourfoodsupply.org/occupy-our-food-supplyhttp://www.foodjusticebook.org/http://www.eroots.org/farmers/Workerco-opbibliographyandresources(CourtesyoftheLACoopLab)BOOKSAdams,Frank,GaryHansen.PuttingDemocracytoWork:APracticalGuideforStartingandManagingWorker-OwnedBusinesses.SanFrancisco:Berrett-KoehlerPublishers,1992.Curl,John.ForAllthePeople:UncoveringtheHiddenHistoryofCooperation,CooperativeMovements,andCommunalisminAmerica.Oakland,CA:PMPress,2009.Osterwalder,Alexander,YvesPigneur.BusinessModelGeneration.Hoboken,NJ:JohnWiley&Son,Inc.,2010.Restakis,John.HumanizingtheEconomy:Co-OperativesintheAgeofCapital.GabriolaIsland,BC:NewSocietyPublishers,2010.Wolff,Richard.DemocracyatWork:ACureforCapitalism.Chicago,IL:HaymarketBooks,2012.VIDEOSBeyondtheBottomLine.HeadlampPictures.Producedin1995.http://headlamppictures.com/worker-coopsCanWeDoItOurselves?PatrikWitkowsky.Producedin2015.http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/can-we-do-it-ourselvesDemocracyintheWorkplace:AllAboutCollectives.Producedin1999.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cyP1tR45qUSanFranciscoBayArea,aresuccessfulworker-ownedbusinesses,andmembersofNoBAWC.IncubatingWorkerCooperatives:http://prosperacoops.org/toolkit(webinar)OwntheChange:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G1-SYMatNcOwntheChange:BuildingEconomicDemocracyOneWorkerCo-opataTime.
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ShiftChange.MovingImages.Producedin2012.http://shiftchange.orgTheTake.AviLewisandNaomiKlein.Producedin2004.http://www.thetake.orgPartI-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORmQ8zaL1cregionofSpain.PartII-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoNzXGmxM&feature=relatedEvergreenCooperativesIntroductoryVideo:http://www.blip.tv/file/2749165
OTHER COURSE AND UNIVERSITY POLICIES Attendance Policy University policy states: “students are expected to attend all class sessions and, for online courses, participate in online discussions as required in the syllabus. If a student attends less than 80% of class sessions, the student will earn no credit for the course. If a student anticipates an absence for religious observance, work obligations, or any other reason, the student consults with the instructor before or during the first week of class to request an accommodation in the form of makeup assignments. In some cases, however, accommodation may not be possible if in the instructor’s judgment the absence would be disruptive to the learning process. In these cases the judgment of the instructor is final.” (See AULA General Catalog, http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/academicpolicies
You are expected to attend all class sessions. If an absence is unavoidable, please contact me about a make-up assignment. Per University policy, you will not receive credit if you miss more than two classes. Letter grade equivalent policy AULA instructors and evaluators are required by the University to provide grade equivalents for students who request them. (See AULA General Catalog, http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/academicpolicies/#gradeequivalents Letter grade equivalents will be given for this course. If you want a grade equivalent, please request it in writing by week two. Extra Credit policy To obtain one additional credit, University policy requires that you prepare a written contract with me specifying an additional assignment, project, or paper requiring approximately 33 additional hours of work beyond what is required in the syllabus. The unit must be added formally by the end of the Add/Drop period using the Add form in the Office of the Registrar, so please consult me about your extra unit during week one, so that we can finalize the plan by the end of week two. Incomplete policy Per University policy, students must complete all course work by the deadlines stated in this syllabus. “If a student anticipates not being able to complete required work by the end of the term, the student may request an Incomplete from the instructor. Incompletes are awarded at the discretion of the instructor. Faculty members are neither obligated nor encouraged to award Incompletes. When a student receives an Incomplete, all outstanding course or project work must be submitted before the end of the sixth week of the subsequent quarter.” (See AULA General Catalog, http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/academicpolicies/#incompletework If you are unable to submit all of your assignments as required in the syllabus, please communicate with me for approval of an Incomplete and to make arrangements to submit all outstanding assignments by the sixth week of the subsequent term, as required by University policy.
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Information Literacy and Research Requirements All students are expected to develop an understanding of how to find and use resources appropriate for academic inquiry and scholarship. Please see specific expectations in the assignment section. Use the librarian and tutors for help and support with research and for information literacy instruction. Student Conduct policy Respectful conduct is expected of students on the campus at all times, both inside and outside the classroom.” See AULA General Catalog, http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/academicpolicies/#studentconduct for university policy.
Plagiarism policy University policy describes plagiarism as “the representation of someone else’s writing, graphics, research, or ideas as one’s own. Paraphrasing an author’s ideas or quoting even limited portions of the work of others without proper citation are also plagiarism, as is cutting and pasting materials from the Internet into one’s academic papers. Extreme forms of plagiarism include submitting a paper written by another person or purchased from a commercial source.” (See AULA General Catalog, http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/formsofprobationandtheirconsequences/ Reasonable Accommodation for Students with Disabilities Antioch University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified students with disabilities in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008. Students who need to request disability accommodations should email or call Yaru Wang, disabled student services coordinator ([email protected] or 310-578-1080 x 209) at the outset of their enrollment, if possible, since reasonable accommodations are not retroactive. Sexual Harassment Policy The Undergraduate Studies Division is firmly committed to each student’s dignity and to eliminating all forms of sex discrimination and harassment of students. No student should have her or his learning experience at AULA contaminated by the experience of being treated as a sexual object by an instructor or any other employee. We strongly urge any student who believes that an Antioch employee has crossed the line to speak to your advisor, to the Undergraduate Studies Division leadership, the Provost, the Director of Human Resources, or the President about your concerns. Antioch University’s policy “Title IX, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence” provides definitions of prohibited and inappropriate behaviors, the process for reporting and investigating complaints, and the sanctions levied against those employees or students found to be in violation of these policies. This policy can be found in the Antioch University Resource Archive at http://aura.antioch.edu/policies_400_6x/12/. Additionally, please see the AULA General Catalog for the policy on dual relationships: http://aulacatalog.antioch.edu/policiesregulationsandprocedures/universitypolicies/relationshipsintheworkplace/. Antioch University Policies: Antioch University is committed to building a vibrant and inclusive educational environment that promotes learning and the free exchange of ideas. Our academic and learning communities are based upon the
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expectation that their members uphold the shared goal of academic excellence through honesty, integrity, and pride in one’s own academic efforts and respectful treatment of the academic efforts of others. All students are expected to comply with Antioch University policies, including the Title IX Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Policy and the Student Conduct Policy. To access academic, student, and other university policies are available online: http://aura.antioch.edu/au_policies/
