Canadian CED Network

Themes: Women

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Government Policy Towards Community Economic Development in Manitoba

This report offers an exploration of the definition of CED and CED initiatives, supported through relevant literature. It also acknowledges the role of government in CED for the past 50…
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Community Economic Development: Improving the Lives and Livelihoods of Women through Socially Transformative Practice

Despite the growing recognition of CED with women as a viable community development strategy, there remains relatively little written about its theory or practice. There is even less in the…
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Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model…
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The Winnipeg Garment Industry: Industry Development and Employment

This report explores industry engagement in CED approaches, the assumptions about people and work, about labour recruitment policy and practice, and about sense of community participation. The project puts a…
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Banging the Door Down: Women and the Economy

This 26 minute video was shortlisted for the Nell Shipman award at ŒSugar and Splice: A Feminist Film Festival. The economy has long been used to intimidate and exclude. Women…
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Support from the Heart: Edmonton’s Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative

This 45 minute video that looks at the emergence of the MCHB by hearing from the women who are involved in the cooperative. This initiative was created to facilitate better…