Slavoj Zizek thinks that cultural capitalism prolongs the things they are trying to stop, like poverty, and global warming. He does not like the idea that you buy social responsibility with your everyday purchases, like fair trade coffee. I agree with him, but I found his demeanor to be very grating. We are approaching a non-zero point, where these problems will come back to bit us, but his suggestions are vague.
Judy Wicks started the White Dog Café in 1983, near the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. She worked hard to build a reputation of social responsibility for her business. She hosted events were her customers learned about social problems, and used her time at work to further her activism. She also was the first restaurant in her area, to serve cruelty free meat, and organic produce.
When it came time for Judy to retire, she found a buyer, that she could lease the buildings to, and license the brand. She owned the name of the business still, so she could revoke it if they broke the social consciousness agreement they signed. The new owners, only owned the equipment. They had to pay rent for the building, and for the use of the name. Judy got 50% of the licensing fees back in the first 5 years. She had other income, but would lose money if she took the name away.
She did not like that she did not get the …show more content…
I worked for a grocery COOP in Tucson, AZ. They paid a living wage, and were very careful that the organic products they sold were as organic as they were labeled. Our members paid a onetime fee under $200, which entitled them to any profits on the groceries they bought. So customers who bought their groceries there for a family, sometimes got a check for $200-300 every year. I lived alone, and still got about $70 back a year. Some years the members vote to use the money for renovations, they put in a new kitchen in 2012. It was a great improvement, but some people were
Judy Wicks started the White Dog Café in 1983, near the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. She worked hard to build a reputation of social responsibility for her business. She hosted events were her customers learned about social problems, and used her time at work to further her activism. She also was the first restaurant in her area, to serve cruelty free meat, and organic produce.
When it came time for Judy to retire, she found a buyer, that she could lease the buildings to, and license the brand. She owned the name of the business still, so she could revoke it if they broke the social consciousness agreement they signed. The new owners, only owned the equipment. They had to pay rent for the building, and for the use of the name. Judy got 50% of the licensing fees back in the first 5 years. She had other income, but would lose money if she took the name away.
She did not like that she did not get the …show more content…
I worked for a grocery COOP in Tucson, AZ. They paid a living wage, and were very careful that the organic products they sold were as organic as they were labeled. Our members paid a onetime fee under $200, which entitled them to any profits on the groceries they bought. So customers who bought their groceries there for a family, sometimes got a check for $200-300 every year. I lived alone, and still got about $70 back a year. Some years the members vote to use the money for renovations, they put in a new kitchen in 2012. It was a great improvement, but some people were