This exhibit curated by Therese Pipe and Linda Rosen explores the positive spirit that built the most successful co-op supermarket in the nation. The Berkeley Co-op pioneered consumer education and protection, ingredient labeling and unit pricing, and influenced Berkeley politics.
Free talks in association with the exhibit:
Friday, Aug. 12, 4 p.m.: Looking Back At The Co-Op In The 1970s and 1980s
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Speakers: Mike Fullerton, former Co-Op News editor (1976-1988) and Alice Gates, former Co-Op Board member in the later years.
Sunday, Sept. 4, 3 p.m. The Effect of Co-Op on Berkeley's Culture and Politics
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Speakers: Bob Schildgen, former Co-Op News editor, Chuck Wollenberg, author and history professor, Bruce Miller, former Co-Op board president in the '80s, and Linda Rosen, co-curator of the exhibit and BHS past president.
