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Clinton Parker is working to grow the cooperative movement into many more sectors than just grocery stores and housing. Parker is a transplant to Buffalo from Westfield, N.Y. after studying medical anthropology at Buffalo State College. He has lived at the Nickel City Housing Coop for 4-plus years and has sat on the boards of local and national cooperatives. When he's not advocating, he bakes quite a sourdough.

Betsy Damon is an artist and founder of Keepers of the Waters, supporting community-based models of water stewardship. Her work includes sculpture, teaching, lectures and workshops. In China, she created the nation's first public art event for the environment as well as the Living Water Garden.