The mission of Mutual Aid Society of America, LLC (MASA) is to create a national partnership which provides its members with a high standard of living in rural America. Consistent with this goal, is to create economically robust rural communities on a self-sufficient, sustainable basis. MASA will achieve this goal by the vertical and horizontal integration of the entire chain for food production, distribution and retail sales; light manufacturing products; and intellectual services. “Reap what you sow” could well be MASA’s motto. What MASA will reap is a net high standard of living for its members and dependents, greater health, longer life, sustainable income, less dependence on the Private and Public Sectors and the engagement and development of the Ethical Sector. The “inputs” will be the MASA structure, “social glue” and our own mental, emotional, intellectual and physical resources. We will embrace biodynamic farming methods, sustainable and earth-friendly technology and the eco-village concept. The “outputs” will be sustainable high profits from niche markets for both agricultural products and light industrial products. The most important “output” will be vastly improved interpersonal relationships -- “permaculture” of both mind and body.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

MONDRAGON Cooperative Corporation -- the most successful co-op on Earth

The Mondragon Cooperative Experiences Success

* The BBC Documentary (early 1980's) on MCC http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en
* The Mondragon Cooperatives as Business Models for the 21st Century http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6348598461397509798&hl=en
 Join us for a special evening with Praxis Peace Institute Founding Director, Georgia Kelly, as she discusses the unique collaborative business model of the Mondragon Cooperatives located in the Basque country of Spain. Founded in 1955, Mondragon now encompasses 264 businesses and employs more than 100,000 worker-owners. It is a highly successful cooperative model with over 50 years of proven success. They have established research centers, bank and credit unions, a university, youth cooperatives, and small to large businesses. This presentation will cover the ethics and vision of Mondragón as well as unique success stories that are an inspiration to those seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. The goal of the Mondragón Cooperatives is to create community through economic relationships and to transform society through conscious economic practices.« Email this video Report problem Download video - iPod/PSP| Embed video

* Mondragon Corporation in 2008 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3804719037450986958&hl=en
Mondragon Cooperative Part One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NORmQ8zaL1c
Mondragon Cooperative Part Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpdoNzXGmxM
Corporativo Grupo ULMA Inglés http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4GE7ikEyI
 Corporativo Grupo ULMA Castellano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsKMeizpl8A&feature=related
 Corporativo Grupo ULMA francés http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mwb0Vj_KVY&feature=related
* Mondragon aas a model: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en#docid=-6348598461397509798
* Mondragon -- Corporate Values 2006: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en#docid=-7773894254367283469

* Mondragon in 2008: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7565584850785786404&hl=en#docid=3804719037450986958

* Mondragon in 2009: http://vimeo.com/7479644

* Mondragon and United Steel Workers collaboration: http://www.usw.org/media_center/releases_advisories?id=0234
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