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Niki Okuk: When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient
Niki Okuk: Kada radnici poseduju firme, ekonomija je otpornija
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Moguća je drugačija ekonomska stvarnost - ona koja ceni zajednicu, održivost i otpornost, nasuprot sticanju profita svim raspoloživim sredstvima. Niki Okuk deli sa nama njene argumente za kooperativnu ekonomiju, kao i zamisao kako ljudi iz radničke klase mogu da organizuju i poseduju firme za koje rade, donose odluke u sovje ime i uživaju u plodovima svoga rada.
Niki Okuk - Entrepreneur
Niki Okuk is working to create social and economic justice and worker dignity. Full bio
Niki Okuk is working to create social and economic justice and worker dignity. Full bio
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00:12
Are you tired of your boss?
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Da li vam je muka od vašeg šefa?
00:15
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:16
Are you tired of going to work
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Da li vam je muka da idete na posao
00:18
and making money for other people?
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i zarađujete novac za druge ljude?
00:21
And who are those people anyways?
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I ko su ti ljudi uopšte?
00:23
Those people that make
money from your work.
money from your work.
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Ti ljudi koji zarađuju novac
od vašeg rada.
od vašeg rada.
00:26
Well, they're capitalists.
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Pa, to su kapitalisti.
00:28
They have capital,
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Imaju kapital,
00:29
and they use your labor
to make more capital.
to make more capital.
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a koriste vaš rad da steknu još kapitala.
00:32
So if you're tired of going to work
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Pa, ako vam je muka od odlaska na posao
00:35
and making money for other people,
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i zarađivanja za druge ljude,
00:37
then you're probably like me --
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onda ste verovatno poput mene -
00:38
just tired of capitalism.
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prosto vam je muka od kapitalizma.
00:41
Which is ironic, because I'm a capitalist.
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A to je ironija
jer sam ja kapitalistkinja.
jer sam ja kapitalistkinja.
00:44
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:46
I own a small business --
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Posedujem malu firmu -
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Rco Tires in Compton.
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Gume Rko u Komptonu.
00:50
A few years ago, when I read Van Jones,
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Pre nekoliko godina, čitajući Van Džonsa,
00:52
and he wrote, "Let's make
green collar jobs in the hood,"
green collar jobs in the hood,"
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a on je napisao: "Stvarajmo
u komšiluku ekološka radna mesta",
u komšiluku ekološka radna mesta",
00:55
I took him really seriously.
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krajnje sam ga ozbiljno shvatila.
00:58
So I cofounded, own and operate
a tire recycling company,
a tire recycling company,
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Pa sam bila saosnivačica, vlasnica
i operativka firme za reciklažu gume,
i operativka firme za reciklažu gume,
i zaista sam ponosna
na ono što smo postigli.
na ono što smo postigli.
01:01
and I'm really proud of what we've done.
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01:03
So far, we've recycled
a hundred million pounds of rubber.
a hundred million pounds of rubber.
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Do sad smo reciklirali
45 miliona kilograma gume.
45 miliona kilograma gume.
01:07
That's 21 million gallons of oil
diverted from landfills
diverted from landfills
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To je oko 80 miliona litara nafte
preusmerene sa deponija
preusmerene sa deponija
01:11
into new products.
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u nove proizvode.
01:13
(Cheers)
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(Klicanje)
01:14
We also employ about 15 guys --
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Takođe zapošljavamo oko 15 momaka -
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mostly people of color,
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uglavnom obojene kože,
01:18
most of whom are felons,
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većina njih su prestupnici,
01:19
and we pay above the minimum wage,
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i plate su nam iznad minimalnih
01:21
and we are now proud members
of the United Steelworkers Union.
of the United Steelworkers Union.
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i trenutno smo ponosni članovi
Sindikata ujedinjenih čeličana.
Sindikata ujedinjenih čeličana.
01:24
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
01:30
Now, Rco is not a cooperative now.
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Sad, Rko trenutno
nije kooperativna firma.
nije kooperativna firma.
01:33
It's a privately held company
with community-minded ownership,
with community-minded ownership,
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To je privatna firma
sa vlasništvom okrenutim zajednici,
sa vlasništvom okrenutim zajednici,
01:36
but I would like it to become one.
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ali bih želela da to postane.
01:38
I would like for them to fire the boss --
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Želela bih da otpuste šefa -
01:40
that's me.
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a to sam ja.
01:42
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:43
And I'm going to tell you why,
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A reći ću vam zašto,
01:44
but first, let me tell you
how we got started.
how we got started.
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ali prvo, dozvolite da vam
ispričam kako smo počeli.
ispričam kako smo počeli.
Dakle, mnogi ljudi pitaju:
01:47
So a lot of people ask,
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01:49
"How did Rco come to be?"
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"Kako je nastao Rko?"
01:50
And I have to be really honest.
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I moram da budem krajnje iskrena.
01:52
I leveraged my white privilege.
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Iskoristila sam belačke privilegije.
01:54
So, here's how white privilege
worked for me and Rco.
worked for me and Rco.
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Dakle, evo kako su belačke privilegije
išle na ruku meni i Rku?
išle na ruku meni i Rku?
01:59
My white grandmother
was born on her family's plantation
was born on her family's plantation
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Moja baka belkinja
je rođena na porodičnoj plantaži
je rođena na porodičnoj plantaži
02:03
in Arkansas in 1918.
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u Arkanzasu 1918.
02:05
She traveled with her white father west,
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Putovala je sa svojim belim ocem na zapad,
02:08
following the oil boom.
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prateći procvat nafte.
02:10
And he held various union oil jobs --
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A on je držao više poslova
u naftnom sindikatu -
u naftnom sindikatu -
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jobs which would have never been given
to my black great-grandfather,
to my black great-grandfather,
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poslova koje nikad ne bi dobio
moj pradeda crnac,
moj pradeda crnac,
02:17
had he lived here at the time.
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da je živeo ovde u to vreme.
02:19
Granny became a hairdresser
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Baka je postala frizerka,
02:21
and then got a loan with her husband
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a potom je dobila
zajedno sa suprugom zajam
zajedno sa suprugom zajam
da bi izgradili dom
u Zapadnom Los Anđelesu -
u Zapadnom Los Anđelesu -
02:25
who built their home
in West Los Angeles --
in West Los Angeles --
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02:27
a loan which would never have been
given to a black family at the time.
given to a black family at the time.
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zajam koji, u to vreme,
nikad ne bi dobila crnačka porodica.
nikad ne bi dobila crnačka porodica.
02:32
And after my grandfather passed away,
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A nakon što mi je deda umro,
02:34
my granny was able to keep that house
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moja baka je mogla da zadrži kuću
02:36
because she had his pension
and his health care
and his health care
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jer je primala njegovu penziju
i njegovu zdravstvenu negu
i njegovu zdravstvenu negu
02:38
from a state job which he held,
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zbog državnog posla koji je imao,
02:40
which again, would have never been
given to a black man
given to a black man
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što opet, nikad ne bi dobio crnac
02:43
before the anti-discrimination
act of the 1960s.
act of the 1960s.
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pre antidiskriminacionog akta iz 1960-ih.
02:46
So, you fast-forward 30 years,
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Dakle, premotajte 30 godina,
02:47
and I graduate,
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i ja sam diplomirala
i želim da započnem sopstveni posao
02:49
and I want to start my own business
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02:51
with a pile of debt and a credit card,
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sa hrpom dugova i kreditnom karticom
02:52
and no experience in the tire industry.
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i bez iskustva u industriji gume.
02:55
But I had what most people didn't have.
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Ali sam imala nešto
što većina ljudi nije imala.
što većina ljudi nije imala.
02:57
I had a clean, safe, free place to live.
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Imala sam čisto, bezbedno,
besplatno mesto za život.
besplatno mesto za život.
03:03
I moved in with my grandmother,
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Preselila sam se kod bake
03:04
and I was able to rent
our first warehouse,
our first warehouse,
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i mogla sam da iznajmim
naše prvo skladište,
naše prvo skladište,
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buy our first truck,
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da kupim prvi kamion,
03:08
pay our first employees,
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isplatim prve radnike
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because I didn't have to worry
about paying myself,
about paying myself,
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jer nisam morala da brinem
za sopstvenu platu
za sopstvenu platu
jer nisam morala
da prehranjujem samu sebe
da prehranjujem samu sebe
03:12
because I didn't need to feed myself,
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03:14
because I am the direct beneficiary
of generations of white privilege.
of generations of white privilege.
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jer sam direktni korisnik
generacija belačkih privilegija.
generacija belačkih privilegija.
03:18
Now, telling the story
of white privilege is important
of white privilege is important
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Sad, pripovedanje
o belačkoj privilegiji je važno
o belačkoj privilegiji je važno
03:22
because very often people say,
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jer suviše često ljudi kažu:
03:24
"Oh, we want more companies like yours.
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"Oh, želimo više firmi nalik vašoj.
03:26
We want more Rco's,
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Želimo više Rkova,
03:27
we want more black-owned businesses,
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želimo više firmi u posedu crnaca,
03:29
female-led, triple bottom line,
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koje predvode žene,
s trostrukom osnovnom dobiti,
s trostrukom osnovnom dobiti,
za bivše zatvorenike,
03:31
Ban the Box,
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03:33
green manufacturing companies," right?
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ekološke proizvodne firme", je li tako?
03:35
But the question we have to ask is,
where is the wealth?
where is the wealth?
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Međutim, moramo da pitamo:
gde je bogatstvo?
gde je bogatstvo?
03:38
Where is the money?
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Gde je novac?
03:39
Where's the capital in our communities
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Gde je kapital u našim zajednicama
03:41
to build the types
of businesses that we want?
of businesses that we want?
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da bi se izgradile firme kakve želimo?
03:43
And in telling a story
of the white side of my family,
of the white side of my family,
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A pričajući priču
belačkog dela moje porodice,
belačkog dela moje porodice,
trebalo mi je više primera
03:46
I needed a dozen ways
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03:47
where blacks were excluded
from the economy,
from the economy,
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gde su crnci bili isključeni iz ekonomije,
dok je belačka strana moje porodice
bila u stanju da dobije pristup i potisak
bila u stanju da dobije pristup i potisak
03:49
whereas the white side of my family
was able to gain access and traction,
was able to gain access and traction,
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03:53
and build wealth ...
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da sagrade bogatstvo...
03:55
Primarily because racism
and capitalism are best homies, but --
and capitalism are best homies, but --
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Prvenstveno jer su rasizam
i kapitalizam najbolji drugari, ali -
i kapitalizam najbolji drugari, ali -
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:01
but what that means
is that when we ask ourselves,
is that when we ask ourselves,
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ali to znači da kad se zapitamo:
04:04
"Why are our communities broke?" --
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"Zašto su nam zajednice švorc?" -
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Like, we're not just broke
because we're broke;
because we're broke;
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Znači, nismo prosto švorc jer smo švorc;
04:08
we're broke for a reason.
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švorc smo s razlogom.
04:10
Historical context really does matter.
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Istorijski kontekst je zaista važan.
04:13
But our history
tells another story as well.
tells another story as well.
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Ali naša istorija
takođe priča drugu priču.
takođe priča drugu priču.
Postoji neverovatna knjiga,
pod nazivom "Hrabrost kolektiva",
pod nazivom "Hrabrost kolektiva",
04:15
There's this incredible book
called "Collective Courage,"
called "Collective Courage,"
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04:18
which is the story of how
thousands of African Americans
thousands of African Americans
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a to je priča o tome
kako je na hiljade Afroamerikanaca
kako je na hiljade Afroamerikanaca
04:21
have been able to build
businesses and schools,
businesses and schools,
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bilo u stanju da izgradi firme i škole,
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hospitals, farming cooperatives,
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bolnice, zemljoradničke zadruge,
04:26
banks, financial institutions --
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banke, finansijske institucije -
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entire communities
and sovereign economies,
and sovereign economies,
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čitave zajednice i nezavisne ekonomije,
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without a lot of capital.
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bez mnogo kapitala.
04:33
And they did it by working together
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A uspeli su radeći zajedno
04:34
and leveraging their community assets
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i igrajući na kartu zajedničke imovine
04:37
and trusting each other
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i verujući jedni drugima
i dajući prednost solidarnosti -
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and putting solidarity first --
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04:40
not just profits by any means necessary.
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a ne samo profitu po svaku cenu.
04:44
And they didn't have to wait around
for celebrities and athletes
for celebrities and athletes
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I nisu morali da čekaju
na slavne ljude i sportiste
na slavne ljude i sportiste
04:47
to bring their money back to the hood.
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da donesu novac u komšiluk.
04:50
However, if you are
a celebrity or an athlete,
a celebrity or an athlete,
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Međutim, ako ste slavni ili sportista,
04:52
and you're listening to this,
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i slušate ovo,
04:53
please feel free to bring your money.
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slobodno donesite vaš novac.
04:55
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:58
But they did it
through cooperative economics,
through cooperative economics,
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Ali uspeli su u tome
preko kooperativne ekonomije
preko kooperativne ekonomije
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because they knew
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jer su znali
05:01
that capitalism was never
going to finance black liberation.
going to finance black liberation.
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da kapitalizam nikad neće
da finansira oslobađanje crnaca.
da finansira oslobađanje crnaca.
05:04
So, there are so many great
examples in this book,
examples in this book,
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Dakle, ima toliko sjajnih primera
u ovoj knjizi
u ovoj knjizi
05:08
and I suggest that everybody just read it
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i predlažem da je svi pročitate
05:11
because it answers
the question I asked earlier,
the question I asked earlier,
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jer daje odgovor na moje ranije pitanje,
05:13
which was where are we going
to get the wealth
to get the wealth
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koje glasi gde ćemo da nađemo bogatstvo
05:15
to build the types
of business that we want.
of business that we want.
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da izgradimo tipove firmi koje želimo.
05:17
And the answer is going to have
to be cooperative economics.
to be cooperative economics.
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A odgovor će morati da bude
kooperativna ekonomija.
kooperativna ekonomija.
05:20
There's a lot of different
versions of cooperativism.
versions of cooperativism.
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Ima mnogo različitih
verzija kooperativnosti.
verzija kooperativnosti.
05:23
What I'm talking about today
is worker ownership.
is worker ownership.
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Ja danas govorim o radničkom vlasništvu.
05:26
You may not have heard
of worker ownership,
of worker ownership,
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Možda niste čuli za radničko vlasništvo,
05:28
but it's been an incredible tool
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ali ono je bilo izvanredno oruđe
05:30
for black economic liberation
for a century,
for a century,
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celovekovnog
crnačkog ekonomskog oslobađanja
crnačkog ekonomskog oslobađanja
05:32
and it's also working
all over the world right now.
all over the world right now.
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a takođe je trenutno
delotvorno širom sveta.
delotvorno širom sveta.
05:35
You may have heard of Black Wall Street
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Možda ste čuli za Crnački Vol Strit
05:37
or maybe the Zapatistas,
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ili za Zapatiste,
05:38
but I'll give you an example
that's a little bit closer to home.
that's a little bit closer to home.
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ali daću vam primer
koji vam je malo bliži.
koji vam je malo bliži.
05:41
Right now, today, in South Bronx,
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Baš sad, danas, u Južnom Bronksu,
05:44
is the country's largest
worker-owned company.
worker-owned company.
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nalazi se najveća firma
u posedu njenih radnika.
u posedu njenih radnika.
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It's called Cooperative
Home Care Associates,
Home Care Associates,
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Nazvana je Udruženje
kooperativne kućne nege,
kooperativne kućne nege,
05:50
and it was founded by black
and Latinx home care workers
and Latinx home care workers
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a osnovali su je crni i latino
radnici kućne nege
radnici kućne nege
05:53
who are now able
to pay themselves living wages,
to pay themselves living wages,
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koji su trenutno u stanju
da sebi zarađuju za život,
da sebi zarađuju za život,
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they have full-time hours,
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rade puno radno vreme,
05:57
they have benefits and a pension,
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uplaćuju benefite i penziju,
05:59
through their membership
as a unit of SEIU.
as a unit of SEIU.
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preko svog članstva
u međunardnom sindikatu.
u međunardnom sindikatu.
06:02
And these women owners now receive
a dividend back on their ownership
a dividend back on their ownership
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A ove žene vlasnice sada dobijaju
povrat u dividendama za svoje vlasništvo
povrat u dividendama za svoje vlasništvo
06:06
every year that the company
has been profitable,
has been profitable,
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svake godine kada je firma profitabilna,
06:08
which has been most years.
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što se uglavnom dešava.
06:10
So they're able to really enjoy
the fruits of their labor
the fruits of their labor
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Pa su u stanju da zaista uživaju
u plodovima svoga rada
u plodovima svoga rada
06:14
because they fired the boss.
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jer su otpustili svog šefa.
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They don't have any big investors.
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Nemaju nikakve velike investitore.
06:18
They don't have fat-cat CEOs
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Nemaju zadrigle izvršne direktore
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or absentee owners taking
the profit out of the company.
the profit out of the company.
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ili odsutne vlasnike
koji izvlače profit iz firme.
koji izvlače profit iz firme.
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They each pay in
about 1,000 dollars over time
about 1,000 dollars over time
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Svi s vremena na vreme
plaćaju oko hiljadu dolara
plaćaju oko hiljadu dolara
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in order to gain ownership,
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kako bi ostvarili vlasništvo,
06:29
and now they own their job.
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i sada poseduju svoje radno mesto.
06:32
Now, there's hundreds of more examples
of companies like this
of companies like this
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Sad, ima još na hiljadu
primera sličnih firmi
primera sličnih firmi
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springing up all across the country.
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koje niču širom države.
06:37
And I'm so inspired by what they're doing,
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I veoma sam inspirisana njihovim radom
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because it really represents
an alternative
an alternative
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jer zaista predstavljaju alternativu
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to the type of economy we have now,
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ekonomiji koju trenutno imamo,
06:45
which exploits all of us.
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koja nas sve izrabljuje.
06:47
It also represents an alternative
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Takođe predstavlja alternativu
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to waiting around for big investors
to bring chain stores,
to bring chain stores,
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čekanju na velike investitore
da donesu lance radnji
da donesu lance radnji
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or big-box stores to our communities,
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ili megamarkete u naše zajednice
06:54
because honestly,
those types of developments,
those types of developments,
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jer, iskreno, taj vid razvoja
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they steal resources from our communities.
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krade resurse iz naših zajednica.
06:59
They put our mom-and-pop shops
out of business,
out of business,
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Gase naše porodične radnje,
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they make our entrepreneurs
into wage workers,
into wage workers,
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pretvaraju naše preduzetnike u najamnike,
07:05
and they take money out of our pocket
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i uzimaju novac iz naših džepova
07:07
and send it to their shareholders.
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i šalju ga svojim deoničarima.
07:10
So, I was so inspired by all these stories
of resistance and resilience
of resistance and resilience
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Dakle, toliko su me inspirisale ove priče
o otporu i otpornosti
o otporu i otpornosti
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that I got together with a few people
here in Los Angeles,
here in Los Angeles,
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da sam se sastala sa nekoliko ljudi
ovde u Los Anđelesu
ovde u Los Anđelesu
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and we created LUCI.
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i osnovali smo LUCI.
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LUCI stands for the Los Angeles
Union Cooperative Initiative,
Union Cooperative Initiative,
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LUCI stoji za Sindikalno-kooperativna
inicijativa Los Anđelesa,
inicijativa Los Anđelesa,
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and our objective is to create
more worker-owned businesses
more worker-owned businesses
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a naš cilj je da stvorimo
više firmi u vlasništvu radnika
više firmi u vlasništvu radnika
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here in Los Angeles.
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ovde u Los Anđelesu.
07:27
So far, in the last year,
we've created two:
we've created two:
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Do sad, u protekloj godini,
stvorili smo dve:
stvorili smo dve:
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Pacific Electric, an electrical company,
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Pacifik elektrik, električnu firmu
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and Vermont Gage Carwash,
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i perionicu auta Vermont Gejdž,
07:32
which is right here in South-Central,
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koja je baš ovde u Saut-Centralu,
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some of you guys
might be familiar with it.
might be familiar with it.
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neki od vas znaju za nju.
07:36
This long-time carwash is now owned
and operated by its 20 workers,
and operated by its 20 workers,
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Ovu staru perionicu auta sada poseduje
i njome upravlja 20 njenih radnika,
i njome upravlja 20 njenih radnika,
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all of whom are union members as well.
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od kojih su svi i članovi sindikata.
07:43
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(Aplauz)
07:48
So you might be wondering
why the focus on union-worker ownership,
why the focus on union-worker ownership,
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Dakle, možda se pitate zašto se usmeravamo
ka sindikalno-radničkom vlasništvu,
ka sindikalno-radničkom vlasništvu,
07:52
but there's a lot of good reasons
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ali postoji mnogo valjanih razloga
07:54
why the labor movement is a natural ally
to the worker-ownership movement.
to the worker-ownership movement.
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zašto je radnički pokret prirodni saveznik
pokretu radničkog vlasništva.
pokretu radničkog vlasništva.
Da biste izgradili firme
koje želimo u našim zajednicama,
koje želimo u našim zajednicama,
07:58
To build these companies
that we want in our community,
that we want in our community,
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we need a few things.
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potrebno nam je par stvari.
08:01
We're going to need money,
people and training.
people and training.
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Biće nam potreban novac, ljudi i obuka.
08:05
Unions have all of those things.
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Sindikati imaju sve to.
08:07
America's working class has been
paying union dues for decades,
paying union dues for decades,
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Američka radnička klasa
već decenijama plaća sindikalne takse
već decenijama plaća sindikalne takse
08:10
and with it, our unions have been building
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a njima su naši sindikati izgradili
dostojanstvena, pristojna
i demokratska radna mesta za sve nas.
i demokratska radna mesta za sve nas.
08:12
dignified, decent,
and democratic workplaces for us.
and democratic workplaces for us.
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08:15
However, union jobs
are on the steep decline,
are on the steep decline,
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Međutim, sindikalni poslovi
su u strmoglavom opadanju,
su u strmoglavom opadanju,
08:18
and it's time for us to start
calling on our unions
calling on our unions
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i vreme je da počnemo
da prozivamo naše sindikate
da prozivamo naše sindikate
08:20
to really bring all of their financial
and political capital
and political capital
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da zaista donesu sav svoj
finansijski i politički kapital
finansijski i politički kapital
08:24
to bear in the creation of new,
union, living-wage jobs
union, living-wage jobs
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kako bi učestvovali u stvarnaju novih,
sindikalnih, isplativih poslova
sindikalnih, isplativih poslova
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in our communities.
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u našim zajednicama.
08:29
Also, union halls
are full of union members
are full of union members
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Takođe, sindikalne sale
su pune sindikalnih članova
su pune sindikalnih članova
08:33
who understand
the importance of solidarity
the importance of solidarity
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koji razumeju važnost solidarnosti
08:36
and the power of collective action.
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i moći kolektivnog delanja.
08:39
These are the types of folks that want
more union businesses to exist,
more union businesses to exist,
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To su oni ljudi koji žele
da postoji više sindikalnog poslovanja,
da postoji više sindikalnog poslovanja,
08:43
so let's build them with them.
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pa, hjade da ga sa njima izgradimo.
08:47
Learning from our unions,
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Učenje od naših sindikata,
učenje iz naše prošlosti,
08:48
learning from our past,
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učenje od naših vršnjaka,
08:49
learning from our peers,
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08:50
are all going to be very
important to our success,
important to our success,
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sve će to da bude
veoma važno za naš uspeh,
veoma važno za naš uspeh,
08:53
which is why I'd like to leave you
with one last example
with one last example
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zbog čega bih volela
da vas ostavim s poslednjim primerom
da vas ostavim s poslednjim primerom
08:56
and a vision for the future ...
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i vizijom budućnosti...
08:59
and that vision is Mondragon, Spain.
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a ta vizija je Mondragon u Španiji.
09:02
Mondragon, Spain is a community
built entirely around worker cooperatives.
built entirely around worker cooperatives.
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Mondragon u Španiji je zajednica
u celosti izgrađena oko radničkih zadruga.
u celosti izgrađena oko radničkih zadruga.
09:07
There's 260-plus businesses here,
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Tamo posluje preko 260 firmi,
09:10
manufacturing everything from bicycles
to washing machines to transformers.
to washing machines to transformers.
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proizvode sve, od bicikli,
preko mašina za veš, do transformatora.
preko mašina za veš, do transformatora.
09:16
And this group of businesses
now employs 80,000 people
now employs 80,000 people
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A ova grupa firmi
trenutno zapošljava 80.000 ljudi
trenutno zapošljava 80.000 ljudi
09:19
and earns more than 12 billion euros
in revenue every year.
in revenue every year.
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i zarađuju preko 12 milijardi evra
prihoda svake godine.
prihoda svake godine.
09:23
And all of the companies there
are owned by the people that work in them.
are owned by the people that work in them.
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A tamo sve firme poseduju ljudi
koji rade u njima.
koji rade u njima.
09:27
They've also built universities
and hospitals and financial institutions.
and hospitals and financial institutions.
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Takođe su izgradili univerzitete
i bolnice i finansijske institucije.
i bolnice i finansijske institucije.
09:32
I mean, imagine if we could build
something like this in South-Central.
something like this in South-Central.
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Mislim, zamislite kad bismo sagradili
nešto slično u Saut-Centralu.
nešto slično u Saut-Centralu.
09:37
The late mayor of Jackson
had a similar idea.
had a similar idea.
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Pokojni gradonačelnik Džeksona
je imao sličnu zamisao.
je imao sličnu zamisao.
09:41
He wanted to turn his entire city
into a Mondragon-like cooperative economy,
into a Mondragon-like cooperative economy,
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Želeo je da čitav svoj grad preobrati
u kooperativnu ekonomiju nalik Mandragonu,
u kooperativnu ekonomiju nalik Mandragonu,
09:47
calling his ambitious plan
"Jackson Rising."
"Jackson Rising."
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nasloviviši svoj ambiciozni plan
"Uspon Džeksona".
"Uspon Džeksona".
09:50
And when I look at Mondragon,
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A kada pogledam Mandragon,
vidim šta zaista ljudi iz radničke klase
mogu da urade za sebe
mogu da urade za sebe
09:52
I see really what working-class people
can do for ourselves
can do for ourselves
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09:55
when we work together
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kada radimo zajedno
09:56
and make decisions
for ourselves and each other
for ourselves and each other
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i kada donosimo odluke za sebe i druge
09:58
and our communities.
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i naše zajednice.
10:03
And what's really incredible
about Mondragon
about Mondragon
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A kod Mondragona je zaista neverovatno
10:06
is that while we are dreaming about them,
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to što dok maštamo o njima,
10:09
they are dreaming about us.
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oni maštaju o nama.
10:11
This community in Spain has decided
to launch an international initiative
to launch an international initiative
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Ova zajednica iz Španije je odlučila
da pokrene međunarodnu inicijativu
da pokrene međunarodnu inicijativu
10:16
to create more communities
like it all over the world,
like it all over the world,
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da se stvori još zajednica
nalik njoj širom sveta,
nalik njoj širom sveta,
10:19
by linking up with unions,
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povezivanjem sa sindikatima,
10:21
by supporting organizations like LUCI,
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podržavanjem organizacija poput LUCI
10:22
and by educating folks
about the worker-ownership model.
about the worker-ownership model.
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i podučavanjem ljudi modelu
radničkog vlasništva.
radničkog vlasništva.
10:27
Now, here's what you can do
to be a part of it.
to be a part of it.
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Sad, evo šta možete da uradite
da budete deo ovoga.
da budete deo ovoga.
10:29
If you're a union member,
go to your union meetings,
go to your union meetings,
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Ako ste član sindikata,
idite na sindikalne sastanke
idite na sindikalne sastanke
i postarajte se da vaš sindikat
ima inicijativu radničkog vlasništva,
ima inicijativu radničkog vlasništva,
10:32
and make sure that your union
has a worker-ownership initiative,
has a worker-ownership initiative,
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10:35
and become a part of it.
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i postanite deo nje.
10:37
If you're an entrepreneur,
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Ako ste preduzetnik,
10:38
if you have a small business,
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ako imate malu firmu
10:40
or you're interested in starting one,
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ili ste zainteresovani da je osnujete,
10:41
then link up with LUCI
or another organization like us
or another organization like us
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onda se povežite sa LUCI
ili sličnom organizacijom
ili sličnom organizacijom
10:44
to help you get started
on the cooperative model.
on the cooperative model.
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kako biste započeli
sa kooperativnim modelom.
sa kooperativnim modelom.
10:47
If you're a politician,
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Ako ste političar
10:48
or you work for one,
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ili radite za političara
ili tek volite da razgovarate s njima,
10:49
or you just like talking to them,
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10:51
please get the city, state, federal
and county legislation passed
and county legislation passed
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molim vas, neka se izglasa gradsko,
državno, federalno i okružno zakonodavstvo
državno, federalno i okružno zakonodavstvo
10:55
that we need in order to fund
and support worker-owned businesses.
and support worker-owned businesses.
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koje nam je potrebno da bismo finansirali
i podržavali firme u vlasništvu radnika.
i podržavali firme u vlasništvu radnika.
10:59
And for everybody else,
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A svi ostali,
11:01
learn about our history,
learn about our models,
learn about our models,
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proučite našu istoriju,
proučite naše modele,
proučite naše modele,
i potražite nas da biste nas podržali,
11:03
and seek us out so can support us,
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11:05
you can buy from us, invest in us,
lend to us and join us,
lend to us and join us,
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možete kupovati od nas, ulagati u nas,
pozajmljivati nam i pridružiti nam se
pozajmljivati nam i pridružiti nam se
11:08
because it's really
going to take all of us
going to take all of us
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jer smo zaista neophodni svi mi
11:10
in order to build the more just
and sustainable and resilient economy
and sustainable and resilient economy
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kako bi se izgradila pravednija
i održivija i otpornija ekonomija
i održivija i otpornija ekonomija
11:14
that we want for ourselves
and our children.
and our children.
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koju želimo sebi i našoj deci.
11:17
And with that,
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A s tim u vezi,
11:19
I would like to leave you
with a quote from Arundhati Roy,
with a quote from Arundhati Roy,
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želela bih da vas ostavim
sa citatom Arundati Roj,
sa citatom Arundati Roj,
11:22
and she writes ...
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a ona je napisala:
11:24
"Our strategy should not be only
to confront Empire,
to confront Empire,
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"Naša strategija ne bi trebalo
da bude puko suprotstavljanje Imperiji,
da bude puko suprotstavljanje Imperiji,
11:28
but to lay siege to it.
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već opsedanje imperije.
11:31
To deprive it of oxygen.
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Lišiti je vazduha.
11:33
To mock it.
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Ismevati je.
11:35
To shame it.
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Posramiti je.
11:36
With our art,
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Našom umetnošću,
11:38
our literature,
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našom književnošću,
11:39
our music,
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našom muzikom,
11:40
our brilliance,
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našom briljantnošću,
11:42
our joy,
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našom radošću,
11:44
our sheer relentlessness --
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našom pukom nemilosrdnošću -
11:46
and our ability to tell our own stories.
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i mogućnošću pripovedanja
sopstvenih priča.
sopstvenih priča.
11:49
Not the stories that we're being
brainwashed to believe.
brainwashed to believe.
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Ne priča u koje verujemo
jer su nam isprali mozak.
jer su nam isprali mozak.
11:53
The corporate revolution will collapse
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Korporativna revolucija će propasti,
11:55
if we refuse to buy
what they're selling --
what they're selling --
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ako odbijemo da kupujemo
ono što nam prodaju -
ono što nam prodaju -
11:59
their ideas,
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njihove ideje,
12:00
their version of history,
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njihovu verziju istorije,
12:02
their wars,
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njihove ratove,
12:03
their weapons,
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njihovo oružje,
12:05
their sense of inevitability.
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njihov osećaj neizbežnosti.
12:07
Because know this:
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Jer znajte sledeće:
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They be few and we be many.
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njih je nekolicina, a nas je mnoštvo.
12:12
They need us more than we need them.
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Potrebniji smo mi njima nego oni nama.
12:15
Another world is not only possible,
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Drugi svet ne samo da je moguć,
12:17
she's on her way.
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na putu je da se ostvari.
12:19
And on a quiet day,
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A u smiraj dana,
12:21
I can hear her breathing."
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čujem ga kako diše."
12:23
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
12:24
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Niki Okuk - EntrepreneurNiki Okuk is working to create social and economic justice and worker dignity.
Why you should listen
Niki Okuk founded Rco Tires in 2012. They've since recycled more than 300 million pounds of rubber, diverting 70 million gallons of oil from landfills with 16 employees, making it one of southern California's largest sustainability plants. Rco creates alternative uses for trash tires, turning them into new products. Because of Okuk's progressive hiring and management practices, it provides stable jobs for local black and Latino residents who struggle to find employment because of past criminal convictions or legal status.
Okuk grew up in Los Angeles and majored in economics at Columbia University. After working in development with the office of Joseph Stiglitz and working in finance in Korea and Singapore, Okuk completed her MBA with Nanyang University in Singapore, including a sustainability certificate at Sloan School of Business at MIT.
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