Comments on: Taverns: The Most Public House in Town http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/ Championing Urban Life In The Cream City Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: JJ http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266771 JJ Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:46:19 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266771 You don't have to look all the way to Spain! In the SF Bay Area we have a number of worker (and housing) cooperatives that have been going strong & surviving through thick and through thin for 30-45 years in one of the most competitive and pricey regions in North America. http://www.NoBAWC.org Also see http://www.American.coop and http://www.USWorker.coop and http://www.IC.org You don’t have to look all the way to Spain! In the SF Bay Area we have a number of worker (and housing) cooperatives that have been going strong & surviving through thick and through thin for 30-45 years in one of the most competitive and pricey regions in North America. http://www.NoBAWC.org
Also see http://www.American.coop and http://www.USWorker.coop and http://www.IC.org

]]> By: Summer Rogers http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266770 Summer Rogers Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:42:00 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266770 I love this tavern idea! Mondragon is impressive, but way beyond "do-able" for most Americans struggling to create work right now. Smaller coops (that can grow & network over time) are more practical. "Civilizing The Economy" a DVD from the British Columbia Cooperative Assn and the step-by-step how-to DVD "This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative" profile smaller worker cooperatives, the latter DVD exclusively those in the U.S. and is put out by Mighty Small Films. I love this tavern idea! Mondragon is impressive, but way beyond “do-able” for most Americans struggling to create work right now. Smaller coops (that can grow & network over time) are more practical.
“Civilizing The Economy” a DVD from the British Columbia Cooperative Assn and the step-by-step how-to DVD “This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative” profile smaller worker cooperatives, the latter DVD exclusively those in the U.S. and is put out by Mighty Small Films.

]]> By: Bernard Marszalek http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266734 Bernard Marszalek Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:27:34 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266734 Congratulations to the Public House members! This is a model of community-building that could resonate with many urban neighborhoods, even if some would prefer a Tea House, the intent would be the same: a member-supported venue for conversation, theater, lectures and More. More – as in expanding the conviviality manifested by the neighbors into the society at large, like in the new project for Milwaukee’s Public House – what should we call it: a “grassroots economic development hub.” Economic development based on peoples’ needs has gained currency in the SF Bay area due to the example of the many worker cooperatives out here. Not to evidence municipal chauvinism, but Berkeley has 20 co-ops (not counting retail and housing) within its city limits. A network that includes SF and Oakland worker co-ops formed almost 20 years ago. We call it “No Boss!” – Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC): http://www.nobawc.org Further, some years back the co-ops allied with folks working in social justice groups, non-profits and “mission-driven” businesses to stage a Grassroots Alternative Economy Festival (http://www.jasecon.org) that functioned like a Trade Fair for a Peoples’ Economy. Best wishes for continuing success in the New Year! Congratulations to the Public House members!

This is a model of community-building that could resonate with many urban neighborhoods, even if some would prefer a Tea House, the intent would be the same: a member-supported venue for conversation, theater, lectures and More. More – as in expanding the conviviality manifested by the neighbors into the society at large, like in the new project for Milwaukee’s Public House – what should we call it: a “grassroots economic development hub.”

Economic development based on peoples’ needs has gained currency in the SF Bay area due to the example of the many worker cooperatives out here. Not to evidence municipal chauvinism, but Berkeley has 20 co-ops (not counting retail and housing) within its city limits. A network that includes SF and Oakland worker co-ops formed almost 20 years ago. We call it “No Boss!” – Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives (NoBAWC): http://www.nobawc.org

Further, some years back the co-ops allied with folks working in social justice groups, non-profits and “mission-driven” businesses to stage a Grassroots Alternative Economy Festival (http://www.jasecon.org) that functioned like a Trade Fair for a Peoples’ Economy.

Best wishes for continuing success in the New Year!

]]> By: Harrison Turner http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266524 Harrison Turner Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:10:50 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266524 This article is about what the tavern is doing OTHER than drinking, like trying to invest in its own neighborhood. It therefore doesn't seem to promote "drunk drinking culture." I agree with Dave. Many Public House member-owners walk to the tavern because they live nearby. They have little reason to drive, let alone drive drunk the wrong way on the expressway (an utterly inexcusable crime, I absolutely agree). This article is about what the tavern is doing OTHER than drinking, like trying to invest in its own neighborhood. It therefore doesn’t seem to promote “drunk drinking culture.” I agree with Dave. Many Public House member-owners walk to the tavern because they live nearby. They have little reason to drive, let alone drive drunk the wrong way on the expressway (an utterly inexcusable crime, I absolutely agree).

]]> By: Dave Reid http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266517 Dave Reid Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:18:32 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266517 @Culture I agree it is insane that we have too many drunk drivers, and the wrongway stuff is just terrible. But why don't we consider the second half of the equation? Drivers. I certainly have no issue with harsher DUI penalties, but again a big part of the problem is in fact the Car Culture we have here in Wisconsin as well. When we actively oppose transit, question why we need more cabs, discourage walking with road design, and so on we play into the driving part of the problem. Heck in Franklin zoning code provides for bar stools per parking spots, now that doesn't make any sense. Now places such as the Public House are located in walkable neighborhoods so people can go out for a pint and walk, bus, or cab home. @Culture I agree it is insane that we have too many drunk drivers, and the wrongway stuff is just terrible. But why don’t we consider the second half of the equation? Drivers. I certainly have no issue with harsher DUI penalties, but again a big part of the problem is in fact the Car Culture we have here in Wisconsin as well. When we actively oppose transit, question why we need more cabs, discourage walking with road design, and so on we play into the driving part of the problem. Heck in Franklin zoning code provides for bar stools per parking spots, now that doesn’t make any sense. Now places such as the Public House are located in walkable neighborhoods so people can go out for a pint and walk, bus, or cab home.

]]> By: Culture http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2013/01/06/taverns-the-most-public-house-in-town/comment-page-1/#comment-266516 Culture Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:49:31 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=26303#comment-266516 It still amazes me after living here for over forty years that you continue to promote your drunk drinkng culture across this state. Over the holiday season I was out east and every time I told someone I lived in Wisconsin. Their comment was that's where over thirty some people were driving the wrong way on express way drunk. This image fits very well with how our politics and state government is precieved throughout the rest of the country. It still amazes me after living here for over forty years that you continue to promote your drunk drinkng culture across this state. Over the holiday season I was out east and every time I told someone
I lived in Wisconsin. Their comment was that’s where over thirty some people were driving the wrong way on express way drunk. This image fits very well with how our politics and state government is precieved throughout the rest of the country.

]]>