Co-ops Bridge the Generational Divide

The new documentary THE CO-OP WARS shows how the natural food co-op movement was started primarily by young people working without mentorship from their elders with experience either in cooperatives or the grocery industry. Indeed, many of these young Boomers were so determined to avoid the mistakes of earlier generations and confident in their ability to create a new world from scratch that they didn’t see the need for such mentorship. [Your co-op] is a multi-generational affair, and understanding the advantage of this is one of the reasons why we have decided to sponsor the online screening and discussion of THE CO-OP WARS on [date].

THE CO-OP WARS tells the story of the young people who, radicalized by their involvement in the Civil Rights and Peace movements, started over twenty food co-ops in the Twin Cities, many of which have survived and flourished until this day. This vibrant co-op scene was almost destroyed in its infancy, however, when political disagreements over who and what the co-ops were for flared into dissension and violence.

[Your co-op] is sponsoring the screening of THE CO-OP WARS and a discussion at [date/time] fostering discussion of how they can work together to bring people of all ages together in cooperation. Please join us: [URL or in-person event info]