Worker Co-op

July 28, 2020, 12 – 1:30 p.m. ET The slides and audio recording of the webinar are available below. Nathan Schneider, author of Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that Is Shaping the Next Economy spoke on how the economic crisis Covid-19 has created makes having a visionary strategy essential. In his words: “We need … Webinar: Nathan Schneider on “A Shared Strategy for Shared Ownership”

The Québec Federation of Forestry Cooperatives (FQCF) is announcing that its Executive Director, Mr. Jocelyn Lessard, is leaving his position and that he will be replaced by Deputy Executive Director Ms. Annie Beaupré.   Mr. Lessard says:  “As I am nearing retirement, I wanted to take on one last challenge. I greatly enjoyed the opportunity … Changing Leadership at the FCQF’s Management

  The Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund (CCIF) is a new $25 million fund dedicated exclusively to bridging financing gaps for the co-operative sector in Canada. CCIF provides loans, equity and quasi equity ranging from $50,000 to $1.25 million per transaction. CCIF can work with co-ops in all provinces, territories and sectors. CCIF focuses on supporting … Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund

This webinar covers: An overview of COVID-19, its symptoms, and appropriate precautions to take (By a public health nurse). The responsibilities of employers (By a lawyer from Iler Campbell). Small group discussions on solidarity and collaboration among co-ops. Information on supports available to co-ops from the federal government and supports CWCF can provide to member co-ops. Information on the proposal … Webinar: Worker Co-ops and COVID-19

The slide deck and audio recording of the webinar are available below. Co-ops inevitably overlap with other movements and in this webinar we will explore how worker co-ops fit into the Social and Solidarity Economy and with social enterprises. We invite participants to come with ideas of how to better partner in these spaces for … Webinar: The Social and Solidarity Economy (“SSE”) and Worker Co-ops

By Chloé Lemon and Dany Rousseau Within the span of two weeks, Quebec’s forestry industry lost two notable people. On November 23 Jean-Yves Lévesque, founder of the newspaper Le monde forestier, passed away, followed by Gérard Paris, first president of RESAM, on December 9. In 1987, Jean-Yves Lévesque founded the newspaper which would later become … Remembering Two Pioneers in Quebec’s Forestry Industry

This book, published in 2014, attempts to bring Marxism and the solidarity economy together in both theory and practice. Since the financial crisis of 2008 and the global popular protests of 2011, more people have begun to wonder and speculate: what’s next for civilization? The economic, social, and political status quo seems unsustainable, but what … Worker Cooperatives and Revolution: History and Possibilities in the United States