View as Webpage The Latest News From Canada's Worker Co-op Sector October 2021 Volume 13 Issue 10 ‌ ‌ ‌

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In This Issue Report from the Executive Director, by Hazel Corcoran Rapport de la directrice générale, par Hazel Corcoran CWCF Conference/AGM Reminder CWCF Conference 2021 Day Two Preview Aperçu de la deuxième journée du Congrès Co-operators and CWCF/Co-operators et la FCCT Aster Group’s Members Have Diverse Skills But Common Values, by Kenzie Love Member Updates, and Welcome to 5 New Members Upcoming Events Canadian Co-op News International Co-op News

Report from the Executive Director By Hazel Corcoran Worker Co-op Conference Highlights & Award Winners/ Racial Justice & Worker Co-ops/ Worker Co-op Academy / Indivisible Reserves Webinar CWCF is in the middle of a busy fall, a highlight of which will be our upcoming Conference, Building Better Together, taking place November 16-18. There is an exciting line-up of speakers, and there truly is no substitute for the kinds of exchanges possible among worker co-operators and supporters at these events. Read more... Rapport de la directrice générale Par Hazel Corcoran Faits saillants et lauréat∙e∙s du Congrès sur les coopératives de travail/ Justice raciale et coopératives de travail/ Académie des coopératives de travail/ Webinaire sur la réserve impartageable Au cœur de cet automne bien occupé, l’un des points culminants de la FCCT sera notre prochaine conférence, avec le thème « Mieux construire ensemble », qui aura lieu du 16 au 18 novembre. La brochette de panélistes s’annonce prometteuse. Ce type d’événement représente une occasion unique d’échange pour la communauté coopérative. Lire la suite...

CWCF 2021 Conference AGM Reminder CWCF's AGM takes place November 17 from 2:30 - 4 pm ET. Delegates are asked to register a week in advance, by November 10. We are still seeking nominations for our board of directors (nominations can be sent to the Nominating Committee Chair Evan Proven, copying Hazel Corcoran), and are still accepting emergency resolutions up to and including on the floor of the AGM, although we strongly prefer advance notice to help with planning. Please submit any emergency resolutions to Resolutions Committee members Jessica Provencher and Frank Bezanson-Harris, copying Executive Director Hazel Corcoran. Day Two Preview Day Two of CWCF’s 2021 Conference will feature a session involving CWCF's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ("JEDI") Committee, taking place Wednesday, November 17 from 12 - 1:30 pm Eastern Time (ET). Read more... Aperçu de la deuxième journée du Congrès La deuxième journée du Congrès de la FCCT 2021 mettra en vedette une séance avec le comité JEDI (justice, équité, diversité et inclusion) de la FCCT le mercredi 17 novembre de 12 h à 13 h 30, heure de l’Est. Lire la suite...

Co-operators and CWCF The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) is one of 46 member organizations of Co-operators. Having been invited to join Co-operators in 2007, CWCF and its members have benefited in many ways. Read more... Co-operators et la FCCT La Fédération Canadienne des coopératives de travail (FCCT) est l’une des 46 organisations membres de Co-operators. La FCCT et ses membres – dont les membres du Réseau COOP du Québec – ont tiré de nombreux bénéfices de leur appartenance à Co-operators depuis l’adhésion en 2007. Lire la suite...

Aster Group's Members Have Diverse Skills But Common Values By Kenzie Love An environmental consultancy based in Sackville, New Brunswick, Aster Group launched in 2013, the brainchild of a small group whose members all had a history of working for either government or nonprofit organizations. Read more...

Member Updates CWCF would like to formally welcome JAMS (Just and Accessible Music School) Co-operative, Weaver Digital Design and Storytelling, Thetis Island Farm Co-op, the Home Care Workers’ Co-op and Co-operative Cleaners of Ontario as new members. Profiles of JAMS and Weaver can be found on our member profiles page. London Brewing Cooperative: a Canadian Cooperative Success Story - David Thuss of London Brewing Cooperative details how the co-operative grew into an award-winning and community-supporting fixture in London, Ontario. CWCF is thrilled to be giving its Worker Co-op Best Practices Award to London Brewing this year, to be presented on Nov. 17th, 2:30-4 pm ET as part of our AGM. How One City Depolarized Climate Action: Earlier this year, SSG sat down with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson and talked about his climate action legacy (Iveson steps down after the municipal election on October 18).

Upcoming Events CWCF Conference 2021: Building Better Together, Nov. 16-18. Co-op Week 2021: Co-op Week takes place from October 17 to 23, 2021. Every year, co-operatives, and the people behind them, celebrate the co-operative movement and values in Canada.   Work with Values by Strategy Made Simple featuring worker co-op members and co-op developers, October 21, 2 pm ET, part of Co-op Week. CWCF is a partner in presenting this event; participants must sign up to attend. Hopper Lecture Ft. Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Nov. 2 at 6 pm ET. Dr. Hossein (Associate Professor of Global Development and Political Science, University of Toronto) will speak on the future of cooperation; acknowledging black feminist economies in the Global South and beyond. Worker Co-op Governance 101, December 8, 1 pm ET. (Image above courtesy of artist Molly Graham).

‌ Canadian Co-op News CoopZone Training Program: Expert instructors offer training on key areas of cooperative development. Learn in an intimate, accessible, online, peer-supported environment. Every student is also assigned an experienced cooperative developer mentor. Courses are each $750 +tax. Financial assistance available. More information is available at https://coopzone.coop/about or by emailing courses@coopzone.coop Co-operators Member Benefits Program Contest: Get a quote from Co-operators through the Member Benefits Program and you could win one of 10 prizes of $1,000. Between October 11 and November 21, 2021, find a local Financial Advisor, get a quote and you’ll be automatically entered in the contest. Entrants must be a member of a member of CWCF, which is a participating member of Co-operators. Saint Mary's International Centre for Co-op Management October eNews. The latest news for members of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada is available here.

International Co-op News

A CICOPA event on "Internationalisation from the perspective of worker cooperatives" will take place online on Thursday, November 4 from 2-4 pm (CEST). Be Your Own Boss. More worker co-ops are returning workers' power: "I want to make the company work for me." The 33rd ICA World Co-operative Congress will take place in Seoul, South Korea, December 1-3 and can be attended virtually in real time and for a period after to accommodate time zone challenges. Worker Co-op Week, a multi-day virtual convening in the US, bringing the best of the ECWD and WWCC regional conferences together in an online format, takes place November 3-5, 2021. The OECD Social Economy and Innovation Unit is preparing a report on youth-led social enterprises and is circulating a survey as part of this initiative.

The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) is a national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker co-operatives, related types of co-operatives (multi-stakeholder co-ops and worker-shareholder co-ops), and organizations that support the growth and development of worker cooperatives. CWCF's e-newsletter is available free of charge to anyone with an e-mail address and an interest in worker co-operative developments in Canada. Please send any comments and suggestions, or news about your co-op, to:   Kenzie Love Editor of CWCF Newsletter  admin@canadianworker.coop .(403) 276-8250

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