Kenzie Love

International Co-operative Alliance Consultation a Chance to Define the Co-operative Identity

By Kenzie Love In 1995, the International Co-operative Alliance set out to answer this question by adopting the Statement on the Cooperative Identity. Subsequently recognized by many governments and multilateral organizations, the Statement defines the cooperative business model, makes explicit the cooperative and ethical values on which it is founded, and sets out seven universal … International Co-operative Alliance Consultation a Chance to Define the Co-operative Identity


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CWCF Executive Assistant (Bilingual/Remote) Adjoint∙e administratif∙ve à la FCCT (bilingue/télétravail)

(Le français suit) Download the job description 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, and organizations that support the growth and development of worker co-operatives. CWCF is seeking a an ambitious, results-driven Executive Assistant to support the Executive Director and … CWCF Executive Assistant (Bilingual/Remote) Adjoint∙e administratif∙ve à la FCCT (bilingue/télétravail)


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CWCF Hosts Successful Screening of Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind

CWCF, in partnership with Just Us! Coffee and CCEDNet, hosted a successful screening of director John Houston’s 60-minute film Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind on April 19. Through interviews with elders, the film chronicles how the Inuit and Cree of Nunavik (northern Quebec) banded together to create a co-operative federation that allowed them to break free from … CWCF Hosts Successful Screening of Atautsikut/Leaving None Behind


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coopérative Tënk Celebrates Documentaries – Hannah Rackow

For coopérative Tënk in Montreal, bringing lesser-known documentaries to audiences across Canada is both a passion and a mission. Florence Lamothe, co-founder and general manager of the co-op, explains that “the documentary is a rather under-circulated, under-loved and under-financed medium and cinematographic genre these days.” Tënk aims to address that gap by hosting and highlighting … coopérative Tënk Celebrates Documentaries – Hannah Rackow


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Worker Co-ops and the Sixth Principle

By Kenzie Love The term “solidarity” is often bandied about in co-operative circles, but what does it actually mean? Part of the answer lies in the sixth co-op principle: co-operation among co-operatives. When their interests align, traditional businesses might sometimes collaborate: a temporary joining of forces in pursuit of some shared goal. But co-operatives, as … Worker Co-ops and the Sixth Principle


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