By Hazel Corcoran Welcoming New Executive Assistant/CMC Congress/Upcoming CWCF Conference/Worker Co-op Academy Launch CWCF is pleased to welcome a new staff member to our team with the hiring of Rebecca Smyth as our Executive Assistant. Based in Calgary and bilingual, Rebecca is already hard at work supporting me and the other staff members with a … Report from the Executive Director, July 2022
CWCF is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Paul DeVillers and Juliet ‘Kego Ume-Onyido to its board as the BIPOC Advisors. Please join us in welcoming them both to CWCF! Paul DeVillers’ bio Juliet ‘Kego Ume-Onyido
CWCF is busy getting ready for the second iteration of our Worker Co-op Academy, a program that provides groups who have a well thought-out concept for a worker co-op a chance to transform their vision into a reality. Although the structure of the program will be different this time as we will be using a … Report from the Executive Director, May 2022
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
By Hazel Corcoran – Next Worker Co-op Academy: Starts May 2nd, 2022 – Federal Worker Co-op Development Lobby Gains Traction – More CWCF Technical Assistance Grants – Conference 2022: November in Vancouver! (and seeking Committee members) – Film screening: Atautsikut / Leaving None Behind – BIPOC Advisors to CWCF’s Board Worker Co-op Academy: CWCF will … Report from the Executive Director, March 2022
CWCF’s Young Adult Arts and Culture Granting Program is now accepting applications. Please complete the application form by April 30, 2024 if you wish to apply. More information about the program, including selection criteria and past winners, is available here. Please contact Communications and Member Services Manager Kaye Grant at communications@canadianworker.coop with any questions.
Kelly Storie of La Siembra was acclaimed as a director-at-large for CWCF at its AGM in November, 2021. She believes now is an opportune time to serve in this position, as Canada’s worker co-op movement is well-positioned to seize hold of the growing interest in democratizing the workplace. “I feel like a lot of work … CWCF Acclaims Kelly Storie of La Siembra to Board
By Hazel Corcoran Worker Co-op Academy / CWCF Lobbying / Worker Co-op 101 Webinar Series / Strategic Plan Update / Session with MP’s Matthew Green, Peter Julian, and Alexandre Boulerice / and CWCF’s 2021 Conference As we begin a new year, I hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday season. 2021 was another challenging … Report from the Executive Director, January 2022
As announced at the AGM, CWCF is seeking two BIPOC Board Advisors. The characteristics sought are: That they be BIPOC : Black, Indigenous, or (other) People of Colour. That they be engaged in the co-op movement and/or in co-op development, with preference to those in the worker co-ops movement. The time commitment is for approximately … CWCF Seeks BIPOC Board Advisors
The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) is one of 46 member organizations of Co-operators. Having been invited to join Co-operators in 2007, CWCF and its members have benefited in many ways. CWCF and our members (as well as members of the Quebec Réseau COOP) have access to member- and co-op-specific insurance and financial services products … Co-operators and CWCF