Kenzie Love
DSW Co-operative Embraces Co-op Alternative for Developmental Services Work
By Kenzie Love Like many developmental services workers, Claire Maxwell faced a difficult choice when it came to breaking into the industry — working for a large, private company that would offer her little or no say in its operations, or working on her own, isolating her from others in the field and offering no … DSW Co-operative Embraces Co-op Alternative for Developmental Services Work
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How Co-ops Are Responding to Climate Change
By Kenzie Love As with all businesses, the climate crisis presents a challenge for worker co-ops, and at this point there may be as many questions as there are answers. But here’s a start at understanding some of the issues they face. How are co-ops uniquely positioned to respond to climate change? Co-ops’ unique ability … How Co-ops Are Responding to Climate Change
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July 2019 Newsletter
Report on Nova Scotia Co-operative Council AGM
By Kristin VanHattem, CWCF’s RRSP/TFSA Program Manager and Bookkeeper Kristin represented CWCF at the meeting. The overall tone of the AGM was celebratory, given that NSCC is marking its 70th year. Jeff Yuill presided over the meeting. Remarks were offered by two partners: John Harvie (the Cooperators) and Mike Leonard (Atlantic Central & League Savings). … Report on Nova Scotia Co-operative Council AGM
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Glitter Bean Cafe Offers Safe Space for Halifax’s Queer Community
By Kenzie Love Queer spaces are scarce in Halifax these days, and until recently, queer-owned worker co-ops were non-existent there. And then along came Glitter Bean Cafe, which while still in its infancy, has succeeded by being both. The Cafe, a member of CWCF, is the successor to predecessors at the same location that operated … Glitter Bean Cafe Offers Safe Space for Halifax’s Queer Community
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Co-ops Benefit from Technical Assistance Grants
Two co-ops that were recently awarded grants through CWCF’s Technical Assistance program greatly appreciated the help they received and would recommend the program to others. West Arm Woodworking, a fledgling co-op in Nelson, BC, sought the grant for assistance in drafting liability waivers for use of its workshop. The co-op worked with Vancouver lawyer Mary … Co-ops Benefit from Technical Assistance Grants
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Report of Bologna Tour 2019
Article by Chris Nichols, co-founder of Wood Shop Worker Coop From May 26 to June 7, 2019, I had the immense privilege of attending a Vancity-sponsored tour of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. Vancity, as a financial-services cooperative – or credit union as it is more commonly called – has been organizing this tour … Report of Bologna Tour 2019
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Bio of Hannah Martin
Hannah Katli’n Martin is a Mi’kmaw woman from the traditional, unceded territory of Taqamiju’jk (Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia) Mi’kma’ki (territory of the Mi’kmaq) and is a member of the Millbrook First Nation community. Hannah is a recent graduate from the Honours Indigenous Studies program at McMaster University, and completed her degree as a 2015 Joyce/Crawford Loran … Bio of Hannah Martin
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