Canadian CED Network

Themes: Racialized Communities

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Economics for Emancipation

A Course on Capitalism, Solidarity and How We Get Free Economics for Emancipation (E4E) is a seven-module introductory curriculum with interactive and participatory workshops. It offers a deep critical dive…
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Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future | Schumacher Conversations

As the 50th anniversary of the book Small is Beautiful, 2023 is an opportunity to advance solutions to today’s social, economic, and environmental challenges that build on Schumacher’s original vision….
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Black Feminists in the Third Sector: Here Is Why We Choose to use the term Solidarity Economy

AbstractMany countries in the Global North use the term “social economy”—also known as the third sector—to describe economies run by citizens rather than by state or business actors. Over the…
Images of Freedom Dreams logo, Christine Clarke, and Victor Beausoleil. Text: Episode 2, October 13, 2021. 6pm-7:30pm ET. Workshop: Co-ops for liberation. The role of co-ops in the fight for social justice. Christine Clarke, Founder, Freedom Dreams Cooperative Education. Victor Beausoleil, Executive Director, SETSI coalition.

Co-ops for Liberation

In times of crisis, Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) folks didn’t seek to repair the systems that failed them — BIPOC folks sought and fought to reimagine these…

Co-op Conversation Guidebook (for BIPOC Audiences)

This introductory guidebook related to hosting a conversation in community was designed for people with no experience with facilitation / hosting meetings. It is designed specifically for a BIPOC (Black,…

Indigenous-led Climate Policy (Executive Summary Report)

Phase 2 of Indigenous Climate Action’s Decolonizing Climate Policy Project As an Executive Summary Report of Phase 2 of Indigenous Climate Action’s (ICA) Decolonizing Climate Policy (DCP) project, this document…
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National Indigenous Economic Strategy

A blueprint for inclusion of Indigenous Peoples in the Canadian economy, this Strategy presents four Strategic Pathways supported by 107 Calls to Economic Prosperity. Indigenous-led and driven, this Strategy guides…
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A Black Perspective on Canada’s Third Sector: Case Studies on Women Leaders in the Social Economy

While many Black Canadian women are innovators in the third sector, the contributions of Black people to the social economy go largely unnoticed in the academic literature. The social economy…

Equity, Economic Recovery, and COVID-19

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected low-income neighbourhoods and essential workers. Vulnerable neighbourhoods are densely populated, are comprised of crowded housing arrangements, and bursting bus routes. Essential work is not the type…

Just Transitions: Power and Politics

In this final session of the Just Transition Research Collaborative webinar series, the focus is on power and politics and unpack what has happened to Just Transitions in the five…

Is Our Economy Making Us Sick?

This is the second issue of the New Economics Zine, launched on World Mental Health Day. In this issue, the authors dig into what the economy has to do with…

Racialized People, Women, and Social Enterprises: Politicized Economic Solidarity in Toronto

ABSTRACT For social enterprise to matter to racialized people, it must be purposefully embedded in the community. This study examines three nonprofit organizations led by women engaged in community economic…