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tofu. Closing after several final years of unstable finances, the venue had seen increased costs, increased competition, decreased bookstore revenue, and decreased overall foot traffic. Only five members remained in the cooperative from a height of 12. As a key tenant in the building, its absence put
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On 1 February 2012, it was announced the tenant-owned co-operative consisting of Mondragon, Winnipeg Copwatch, Boreal Forest Network, ParIT, Natural Cycle Courier and Rudolph Rocker Cultural Center had purchased the building. While the cooperative continued to own the building a year later, by 2021
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In 2007, the Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre (r2c2) was founded on the third floor of the building, and according to the r2c2 website, functions as a "gallery and multi-purpose venue for social, political, and cultural events of interest to the anarchist, activist, and wider Winnipeg community."
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The A-Zone supported worker-owned businesses, whether worker co-ops or sole proprietorships, as well as grassroots activist groups and collectives, and in turn been supported by them, since starting in 1995. Past members included groups such as Food Not Bombs,
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The Mondragon café and bookstore closed in January 2014 after 18 years of operation. The cooperatively run venue was known for its leftist politics as an anarchist icon within the city of Winnipeg. Its signature dish was
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The Albert Street Autonomous Zone has additionally hosted the 2012 Winnipeg
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Development, City of Winnipeg Planning, Property &; Winnipeg, City of.
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The Imperial Dry Goods Building, home of Old Market Autonomous Zone
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Economic Justice And Democracy: From Competition To Cooperation
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the building had been converted into a commercial property.
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Its name is derived from "Old Market Square", the historic
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the cooperative's long-term solvency into question.
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Mondragon Bookstore & Coffee House Worker Co-op
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Landmark Heritage Structure
CRHP
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mondragon Bookstore
Exchange District
Winnipeg's downtown
Hakim Bey
temporary autonomous zone
Arbeiter Ring Publishing
Amnesty International
Mondragon Bookstore & Coffee House
Propagandhi
participatory economics
southern-fried
Anarchist Book Fair
"Mondragon at five"
the original
"Winnipeg : Essential City : Old Market Square | WHERE.ca"
the original
"List of Historical Resources - Planning, Property and Development Department - City of Winnipeg"
Archived
cite web
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"Old Market Autonomous Zone :: The A-Zone: A Brief History"
Archived
"Member Groups"

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