http://www.lightstalkers.org/galleries/contact_sheet/680 These photos were taken at the Crometal steel factory cooperative in Buenos Aires at the beginning of 2007. The cooperative was formed after the financial crisis in Argentina bankrupted the factory and the former owner fired the workers. Many of the workers were middle aged - without much hope of getting other employment and so they decided to take over or 'recover' the factory and keep it going as a cooperative. Their decision started an 18 month battle through the courts and with police and hired thugs to recover their jobs - finally - a sucessful struggle. The struggle gave the workers the confidence to make the business sucessful and keeping the factory going has meant that the workers have invested into the local community which would otherwise be severly depressed. http://www.lightstalkers.org en-us http://images.lightstalkers.org/avatars/913/nelson-lakes_small.JPG http://www.lightstalkers.org/Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375472/break2_small.jpg' /><br />break time at the Crometal factory<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375472'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375472 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375472 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375472/break2_small.jpg' /><br />break time at the Crometal factory<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375472'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375475/care2_small.jpg' /><br />Worker - intention<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375475'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375475 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:04:49 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375475 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375475/care2_small.jpg' /><br />Worker - intention<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375475'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375478/kitchen4_small.jpg' /><br />lunch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375478'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375478 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:02 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375478 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375478/kitchen4_small.jpg' /><br />lunch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375478'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375481/feed2.1_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375481'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375481 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375481 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375481/feed2.1_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375481'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375484/hero_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375484'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375484 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:22 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375484 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375484/hero_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375484'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375487/hero2_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375487'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375487 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:30 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375487 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375487/hero2_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375487'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375490/man_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375490'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375490 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:38 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375490 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375490/man_small.jpg' /><br />worker<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375490'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375493/locker3_small.jpg' /><br />locker room<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375493'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375493 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:43 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375493 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375493/locker3_small.jpg' /><br />locker room<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375493'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375496/meal1_small.jpg' /><br />lunch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375496'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375496 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:50 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375496 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375496/meal1_small.jpg' /><br />lunch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375496'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375499/office4_small.jpg' /><br />interview<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375499'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375499 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:05:58 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375499 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375499/office4_small.jpg' /><br />interview<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375499'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375502/thousand2_small.jpg' /><br />punch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375502'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375502 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:04 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375502 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375502/thousand2_small.jpg' /><br />punch<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375502'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375505/wheel2_small.jpg' /><br />wheel<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375505'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375505 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:10 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375505 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375505/wheel2_small.jpg' /><br />wheel<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375505'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375508/hero3_small.jpg' /><br />companeros<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375508'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375508 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:17 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375508 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375508/hero3_small.jpg' /><br />companeros<br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375508'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375511/foundry_color1_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375511'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375511 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:31 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375511 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375511/foundry_color1_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375511'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375514/foundry_color2_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375514'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375514 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375514 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375514/foundry_color2_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375514'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375517/foundry_cooperative_2_buenos_aires_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375517'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375517 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:06:53 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375517 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375517/foundry_cooperative_2_buenos_aires_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375517'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375574/perito_moreno_glacier__argentina_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375574'>view full-size image</a> http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375574 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:09:09 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375574 <img src='http://images.lightstalkers.org/images/375574/perito_moreno_glacier__argentina_small.jpg' /><br /><br /><a href='http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/375574'>view full-size image</a> Harrison Mitchell