September 24, 2012

1:30pm Newfoundland, 1pm Atlantic, 12pm Eastern, 11am Central, 10am Mountain, 9am Pacific

This session explored how co-ops are catalyzing economic development where all else fails -- building local economies and stronger communities in Canada and around the world. 
 

BACKGROUND

In central Bolivia, an oregano co-op has reversed rural out-migration and created new income for more than a thousand families.  In the Philippines, the National Federation of Co-operatives for Persons with Disability unites 16 co-ops that provide employment to over 600 people -- entirely owned and staffed by people with disabilities.  In Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, the 31 independently owned and controlled Inuit and Dene business members of Arctic Co-ops employ over 900 people and establish local control in key economic sectors. 

Building on the International Year of Co-operatives, this webinar shared insights from these three examples of co-operative innovation:  what made them so successful, lessons for CED efforts in any context, and what’s next for co-op development in Canada and the world. 
 

SPEAKERS

• Gretchen Hernandez, Simon Fraser University
• Jason Frittaion, Canadian Co-operative Association
• Sherry Hennessey, Arctic Co-operatives Limited

WEBINAR RECORDING

Watch the recording of the webinar

This session, part of the Canadian CED Network’s International Committee webinar series, is made possible in partnership with Uniterra

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• International Year of Co-operatives
  http://www.canada2012.coop/

• Canadian Co-operative Association
   http://www.coopscanada.coop/

• Arctic Co-ops
  http://www.arcticco-op.com/

• CoopZone: resources and consultants for co-op development
  http://coopzone.coop

• The Resilience Imperative: Co-operative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy
  http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/resilienceimperative

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