October 2023 Newsletter
Volume 15 Issue 10
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR CWCF CONFERENCE 2023: STRONGER TOGETHER | CWCF’s Conferences can always be counted on to deliver great presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities. This year, however, features an additional draw, courtesy of the Conference’s location in Quebec City: tours of the city’s dynamic worker co-op scene, which will visit four local enterprises. It’s one of the many parts of this year’s Conference you won’t want to miss, so register now for your chance to participate. | | |
DERNIÈRE CHANCE DE S'INSCRIRE À CONGRÈS DES COOPÉRATIVES DE TRAVAIL : PLUS FORT.E.S ENSEMBLE | On peut toujours compter sur les congrès de la FCCT pour offrir d’excellentes présentations, ateliers et opportunités de réseautage. Cette année, cependant, un attrait supplémentaire est prévu, grâce au lieu du Congrèsà Québec : des visites de la scène dynamique des coopératives de travail de la ville; on visitera quatre entreprises locales. C’est l’une des nombreuses parties du Congrès de cette année que vous ne voudrez pas manquer, alors inscrivez-vous dès maintenant pour avoir la chance d’y participer. | |
A series of in-person and online events are happening across the country. | | |
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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT ON: CANADIAN WORKER CO-OP FEDERATION – JEDDI BUSINESS CONVERSION PROJECT | Janielle Maxwell, JEDDI Business Conversion Project Coordinator for CWCF shares what the JEDDI Business Conversion Project has meant for the sector and investment readiness for co-operatives and what it’s meant for her to her to do this work. | | |
MISE EN VEDETTE DU PARTENAIRE: LA FÉDÉRATION CANADIENNE DES COOPÉRATIVES DE TRAVAIL – LE PROJET DE TRANSFERT D’ENTREPRISE EN JUSTICE, ÉQUITÉ, DIVERSITÉ, DÉCOLONISATION ET INCLUSION (JEDDI) |
Nous avons invité Janielle Maxwell, coordinatrice du projet de transfert d’entreprises en JEDDI pour la FCCT, à une conversation pour nous en dire plus sur le projet de transfert d’entreprises en JEDDI et ce qu’il signifie pour le secteur, pour la préparation à l’investissement, pour les coopératives et ce que cela signifie pour elle de faire ce travail.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Groups of three or more with a business concept can apply now for CWCF's Worker Co-op Academy, an online training program that coaches start-up groups through the process of developing and launching their worker co-op enterprises .
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TRANSFORM PRACTICE WORKS TOWARDS CHANGE ONE ORGANIZATION AT A TIME | Transform Practice, a not-for-profit consulting group, is a worker co-op that specializes in design, facilitation, reflective practice, evaluative learning, and strategy, working with community, non-profit, philanthropic, government and private sectors. |
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LA COOP TRANSFORMER LES PRATIQUES : ŒUVRER AU CHANGEMENT, UN ORGANISME À LA FOIS |
Transformer les pratiques est un groupe de consultation à but non lucratif, constitué en coopérative de travail. Il se spécialise en services de conception, d’animation, de pratiques réflectives, d’apprentissage évaluatif et de planification stratégique.
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WORKER CO-OPS AND THE SIXTH PRINCIPLE | Increasing co-operation among worker co-ops has recently become a key focus of both Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada and the National Business Co-operative Federation in the US. This article from March 2022 explores the many reasons why "solidarity works." | |
LES COOPÉRATIVES DE TRAVAIL ET LE SIXIÈME PRINCIPE | L'augmentation de la coopération entre les coopératives est récemment devenue une priorité clé de Coopératives et mutuelles Canada et de la « National Cooperative Business Association » aux États-Unis. Cet article de mars 2022 explore les nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles « la solidarité fonctionne ». | |
Worker Co-op/Other Co-op News | |
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Join Dr. Simon Berge of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University and Danielle Turpin, Founder and President of Home Care Workers Cooperative, for a hybrid event focused on enhancing home care through the co-op model.
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Why CWCF member The Makehouse started closing for staff lunch breaks.
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A new whitepaper explores how Canadian game creators can structure their labour in new ways.
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Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada maintains a comprehensive database of co-operatives, credit unions, caisses populaires and mutuals in Canada.
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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 comments, suggestions, or news about your co-op to:
Kenzie Love
Editor of the CWCF Newsletter
admin@canadianworker.coop
(403) 276-8250
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