John Kenneth Galbraith’s book , The Good Society expressed a concern that North America & Western Europe had engaged in an unfair distribution of PRODUCTIVITY whereby the Poor continue to face Recession/Economic Depression & Unemployment while the ultra-wealthy, ONE Percent live comfortably regardless of HOW they accessed their Wealth – by Monopoly, family background & status, Market capitalism, tax avoidance, lobbying Govts, Global Cartels, hold minimum wage &  living benefits to workers faced with inflation, fixed incomes & limited assets for Food, shelter & clothing. Plus, the new reality of micro/macro hi- technology, a crumbling infrastructure & global poverty, migration & political control so that the ONE Percent are building walls to avoid communal responsibility & so many present-day challenges that most of the world’s population have NO chance to experience –The Good Life– while working to just survive.

As a result of continued annual,Govt under- funding, local Arts & Culture venues have been forced to rely more heavily on private members’ donations, corporate gifts as well as paid Admission to special events. A reality check on the value of an educated & knowledgeable  citizenry has always been the foundation of a healthy society & this is Canada’s future well-being. BUT now, if the working majority must budget their survival, many Local, Provincial & National cultural & recreational facilities become an extra cost that no longer has a safe future.

Is there any way to challenge this growing problem or for that matter who cares?

We believe that Communal Partnerships that increase the opportunities for numerous working groups in the community to participate can be achieved through an updated organizational collaboration between the local NGOs and a Citizens Collective Coop with a Citizens Charitable Foundation. [Note: The reference that is being used for this partnership comes from the Bader Company Collective that was founded in the UK where the company’s workers became percentage owners of the for-profit, Bader Company & described in the book, Small is Beautiful by E.F. Schumacher.

PLUS: partnership with groups like a culinary local site for Indigenous & multi-cultural participants to learn the skills with OUR input & collaborative partnership & Govt funding. If you can do it with Food, it can be fine-tuned to work with a variety of specialized skills. In all projects the underlying philosophy of Caring & Sharing in the Community is essential. It is a Humane Cooperative that does not discriminate & the MAYBE approach is supported by All its members. It is a Fluxible approach to our future well-being.