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		<title>Welcome to the Year of Cooperatives</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wochner</dc:creator>
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This is going to be a good year! On December 18th, 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2012 the Year of Cooperatives, and here we are, already in 2012. Black Star Co-op and other local co-op organizations, especially including the Austin Co-op Think Tank, will be using this opportunity to help educate people on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-operative Principle #6: Austin Co-op Think Tank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wochner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a long-overdue blog post about one of the most exciting cooperative things that&#8217;s happened in Austin in a long time. This post also marks the beginning of a new series of articles your Board of Directors will be writing to discuss the seven co-operative principles and how Black Star takes these principles and acts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Election Results</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/2011-election-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, October 16th, we held our Fall Members&#8217; Assembly Meeting, which concluded the voting period for the new Board of Directors and the four  charitable organizations to support in the upcoming year. We had 5 great candidates running for 3 available seats on the Board of Directors, and a slate of 10 nonprofits.
Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes from the August 2011 Board of Directors Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2011
Directors Present: Donald, Andy, Jake, Therese, Mark, Jessica, Stuart
Directors Not Present: Colin
Board and Staff Liaison: Dana
Meeting Minutes Recorded by: Natasha (Not present) 
Guests Present: Chris, Erin, Johnny
Workers’ Assembly Members: Dana, Johnny
Facilitator: Christa
Call to Order: 12:06 PM
Facilitation guidelines are outlined, including discussion stack and gesture for supporting comments.
Comment Period
Jessica notes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes from the July 2011 Board of Directors Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
July 18, 2011
Directors Present: Donald, Colin, Andy, Jake, Therese, Mark, Jessica, Dana, Stuart
Directors Not Present: 
Board and Staff Liaison:  Karinne
Meeting Minutes Recorded by: Natasha (Not present) 
Guests Present: Christa Kimmel, David Chicochopo, Bill Holmstrom, Steve Randall
Workers’ Assembly Members: Karinne
Call to Order: 12:06 PM
Comment Period
Steve Randall thanked the Board for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes from the June 2011 Board of Directors Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/minutes-from-the-june-2011-board-of-directors-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/minutes-from-the-june-2011-board-of-directors-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
June 19, 2011
Directors Present: Donald, Colin, Andy, Jake, Therese
Directors Not Present: Mark, Jessica, Dana, Stuart
Board and Staff Liaison:  Karinne
Meeting Minutes Recorded by: Natasha (Not present) 
Guests Present: Wes, Christa
Workers’ Assembly Member: Karinne
Call to Order: 12:06 PM
Comment Period
Action Item Review
Patronage Rebate Project Update – Andy – Meeting planned for July 7th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes from the May 2011 Board of Directors Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/minutes-from-the-may-2011-board-of-directors-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
May 15, 2011
Directors Present: Stuart, Donald, Colin, Mark, Dana, Therese, Andy, Jessica, Jake
Directors Not Present:
Board and Staff Liaison: Karinne
Meeting Minutes Recorded by: Natasha Merklein (Not present) 
Non-Member Owners/Guests Present: 
Workers’ Assembly Member: Jeff Young
Call to Order: 12:02 PM
Comment Period
Jessica reiterates what Jake has told her; that there is a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for Your New Board!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/vote-for-your-new-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/vote-for-your-new-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our annual election for the Board of Directors is underway! Meet the candidates online (or perhaps at the brewpub!), and then cast your ballot below. Our Board elections are conducted by single transferable vote, so the ballot is extremely simple, just rank the candidates in your order of preference.
There are currently three seats open and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vote for Which Community Groups We Support!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/vote-for-which-community-groups-we-support/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/vote-for-which-community-groups-we-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Carter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Star Co-op’s member owners approved new Ends Policies for the co-op that help guide our actions. Ends Policy A.2 states, “Black Star Co-op will be a model for, and encourage involvement with, the local community. Sub-policy A.2.2 requires us to “provide financial and member service support to charitable/community service organizations selected by the membership.”
We&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Election Time! Here Are Your 2011 Board Candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/election-time-here-are-you-2011-board-candidates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackstar.coop/blogs/board-of-directors/election-time-here-are-you-2011-board-candidates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colin Clark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s that time of the year again! Become an active member in the  democratic process of your Co-op and vote in our Board  election.
The election for Black Star Co-op’s Board of Directors begins on Thursday, September 15th, and continues through the Members’ Assembly meeting  on Sunday, October 16th, at 2pm at the [...]]]></description>
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