CWCF is pleased to announce Nasreen Omar as our second BIPOC board advisor. Nasreen is the Chair of the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op in Edmonton. She migrated to Canada 47 years ago. She has been with the Co-op for the last 25 years. She retired as a Multicultural Program Coordinator from Alberta Health Services (University … CWCF Welcomes Nasreen Omar as BIPOC Board Advisor
By Hazel Corcoran 2023 Conference / JEDDI Social Acquisition Project / CWCF Board Officers 2023 / Young Adult Arts and Culture Grant/ Worker Co-op Academy As we begin a new year, I hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday season. Our Collective Power Conference in Vancouver last November was definitely one of the year’s … Report from the Executive Director, January 2023
By Kenzie Love CWCF held our 2022 AGM on November 18, and as always it was an important exercise in fulfilling our commitment to the second co-operative principle of democratic member control. Evan Proven was acclaimed to a second term as director for the Prairies/NWT/Nunavut region, while the seat for the Atlantic region remains vacant. … CWCF AGM News
By Kenzie Love Note that the available Conference presentations can be found at this link. CWCF was excited to hold our first in-person Conference since 2019 from November 17-19 in Vancouver, BC. We were fortunate to have a beautiful setting, great weather, and most importantly, the chance to connect after so long apart. Although the … Conference 2022 Overview
By Joy Emmanuel Once again, CWCF’s annual conference was a source of inspiration and renewal, bringing co-operators together from across the country to focus on the multiple ways we can work in our co-ops and our communities to support the growth and health of the worker co-op sector. From east to west there was representation … Reflections on CWCF’s Annual Conference
CWCF’s Worker Co-op Best Practices Award is presented by the board to to a worker co-operative which has demonstrated best practices in governance and/or operations, including in upholding the values and principles of the co-operative movement within their co-operative, and has shared, or is willing to share their experience and learnings with other … Wood Shop Workers’ Co-op Receives Worker Co-op Best Practices Award
Growing Slow, a short film focusing on Vancouver Island’s Island Flower Growers Co-operative, is now available to watch on YouTube. Director Nick Ogden was the recipient of CWCF’s 2021 young adult arts and culture grant, which he used to help produce the film.
CWCF is pleased to launch the Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization and Inclusion (JEDDI) Social Acquisition project, which started in September. This project, funded by an Investment Readiness Program Ecosystem Builders’ grant, is a continuation of the work of the University of Waterloo’s Legacy Leadership Lab (L3), whose final report is available here. The JEDDI Social … CWCF Launches JEDDI Social Acquisition Project
Hello reader! 🙂 My name is Janielle ( she/her/elle) and I have recently joined the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation as the Project Coordinator for the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDDI) Social Acquisition Project. I am happy to be in a position where I can help improve access to viable, long-term business solutions for equity-seeking … CWCF Welcomes Janielle Maxwell as Project Coordinator for the Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion (JEDDI) Social Acquisition Project
The second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is an opportunity for us all to reflect on the atrocities of the residential school system, to honour the victims and survivors of residential schools, and to commit to truth and reconciliation. CWCF encourages everyone across the country to engage in solemn reflection, education, and participation in truth and reconciliation events around … Statement on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation