By Kenzie Love CWCF held our 2025 AGM on November 19-20, and as always, it was an important exercise in fulfilling our commitment to the second co-operative principle of democratic member control. We received reports from the Co-Presidents and Executive Director, both of which can be read in CWCF’s Annual Report. CWCF’s Treasurer, Kelly Storie, … CWCF AGM and Board Reorganization
By Hannah Nielsen, The Vancouver Cleaning Cooperative It started with “Co-op Bingo” – an icebreaker game to kick off the 2025 CWCF annual conference. My eyes, darting back and forth between the multitude of new faces and the colourful bingo card in my hand, finally settled on one sentence in particular. This sentence hit me … Belonging in Action: Connection and Community at the 2025 CWCF Conference
By Kenzie Love Over 50 worker co-operators from across Canada gathered in Edmonton, November 18-20, for CWCF’s annual Conference, with a theme of Worker Co-ops Build a Better World: Democracy, Diversity, and Justice. The Conference featured compelling presentations and great networking opportunities, and an impromptu dance party that broke out after the awards ceremony. Throughout … CWCF 2025 Conference Overview
CWCF is pleased to feature members of Sunflower Facilitation and Counselling Co-op as presenters of Co-regulation & Co-operation – How we grow our capacity to practice democracy at its 2025 Conference. Taking place Tuesday, November 18 from 3:30 – 5 pm, the session will explore how participants can come into safe connection with themselves and … 2025 Conference session spotlight – Sunflower
Registration is open for CWCF’s 2025 Conference, taking place in Edmonton, Alberta, November 18-20. Check out our draft program and presenter bios and read up on everything else you need to know here. Our early bird rate ends September 26, so register now for all the compelling speakers, engaging workshops, and great networking opportunities!
By Lacey Chyz Lacey Chyz is the founder of Self Help and Solidarity, an empowerment agency that educates people about the power of cooperation, and facilitates opportunities for sustainable community economic development. The Connections and Networking Every conference boasts about networking opportunities, but nothing compares to cooperation among cooperatives! This fundamental co-op … Five Reasons to Plan Ahead to Attend the 2025 CWCF Conference
Jackie Somerville is a past CWCF board member who once belonged to Edible worker co-op, an experience she recalls fondly. Thank you for allowing me to join the Zoom call for the CWCF 2024 Conference. The enthusiasm and ideas of all the participants reawakens my zest for my own life and projects. It brought back … Conference 2024 Reflection
By Kenzie Love CWCF’s second-ever fully virtual conference took place from November 19-21 with a theme of Unleashing Worker Co-ops for Success. In keeping with this theme, the event recognized the profound economic, social, and environmental challenges facing both workers and worker co-ops, while also celebrating the creativity, passion, and excitement worker co-ops have … Conference 2024 Overview
CWCF is pleased to feature Daphane Nelson of CoActive Developments Worker Co-op as a presenter at its Forum on co-op conversions, taking place November 20 from 7 – 9 pm ET. The Forum will explore the value of co-op conversions. and also the benefits of proposed new legislation to give co-op conversions comparable tax treatment … CWCF 2024 Conference: Worker Co-op Conversions
CWCF is pleased to feature Let’s Talk Worker Co-ops: Building Decolonized Co-ops, a workshop at the 2024 Conference presented by Kisa Hamilton, Denise Bishop-Earle, and Yvette Bailey of Transform Practice. Taking place from 2:30 – 4:00 pm ET on November 19, the workshop will explore how to build diverse, inclusive, and welcoming co-ops focusing on … CWCF 2024 Conference: Let’s Talk Worker Co-ops