Conferences

2014 CWCF-CoopZone Conference

Location Old Orchard Inn 153 Greenwich Rd. S Wolfville, NS B4P 2R2 Canada Date: Thu, 2014-11-06 09:00 – Sat, 2014-11-08 14:30 Co-operative Collaborations: Member Engagement and External Partnerships November 6 – 8, 2014, with optional events in the evening of November 5th NOTE: A general article on the Conference, as well as presentatations and updates from 2014 CWCF-CoopZone Conference


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CWCF-CoopZone 2013 Conference – Educating Each Other for Empowerment

Star of the North St. Albert, AB, Canada Date: Thu, 2013-11-07 09:00 – Sat, 2013-11-09 13:30 CWCF AGM/Conference a Success! The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation’s (CWCF) annual Conference and AGM which is held jointly with CoopZone was held in Edmonton, Alberta, from November 7th to 9th. Key highlights of the Conference included Worker Co-op Showcase CWCF-CoopZone 2013 Conference – Educating Each Other for Empowerment


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2010 CWCF Conference Review by Hillary Lindsay

Peter Robinson is skeptical of the green economy.  “The green economy was constructed by capitalists,” says the CEO of the David Suzuki Foundation. Robinson spoke at the  Canadian Worker Co-op Federation’s 2010 Conference, Worker Co-operatives and Sustainable Development, held in Vancouver from October 28 – 30th. “Beware of the green economy,” said Robinson,  “It’s just 2010 CWCF Conference Review by Hillary Lindsay


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CWCF-CoopZone Conference 2012

Date: Thu, 2012-11-08 (All day) – Sat, 2012-11-10 (All day) The press release and articles by three different participants about the 2012 CWCF-CoopZone Conference   PressReleaseFnl Article_Harvie_WorkerCoops_fnl Conference Reactions_Campbell CWCF Conference article_Banville


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Workshop Summary- Generations in Worker Co-ops

On October 15, 2011 there was a workshop at the North American Worker Co-operative Conference in Quebec City titled ‘Generational Change in a Worker Co-op’ hosted by EnerGreen Builders‘ Eric Tusz-King (pictured) and CICOPA‘s Bruno Roelants. The following are notes taken by Eric Tusz-King, Member of EnerGreen Builders Co-operative, Sackville, New Brunswick. Relationships are complex: Workshop Summary- Generations in Worker Co-ops


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