Our friends at Cooperative Maine are helping put together an inspiring one-day conference, “Creating and Sustaining Vibrant Local Economies in Maine” on March 22 (this Saturday), 9 AM-4 PM, Randall Student Center, Augusta. We like the goals for the day!
Support “Jackson Rising” Cooperative Conference in May
On Tuesday February 25th, 2014 Mayor Chokwe Lumumba unexpectedly passed away. The Jackson Rising: New Economies Conference (May 2-4, 2014 at Jackson State University) was intended to be one of the primary initiatives and vehicles of the Lumumba administration to build a
Educational Opportunity 2: for Boston-area small businesses
Check out this SBA Emerging Leaders Initiative, if you’re interested in accessing training and mentoring to build your co-op. They suggest applicants have revenue of at least $400K and 3 years of operations. http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3162/resources/790641
Educational Opportunity: Online Courses on Intro to Co-ops, Participatory Methods, and Worker Co-op 101
Did you know? The Toolbox for Education and Social Action is gearing up to offer some great online courses. They’ll be starting soon: Intro to Cooperatives March 10-14, http://store.toolboxfored.org/introduction-to-cooperatives/, Popular Education Methods and Practices Tuesday evenings starting on April 8th for four sessions, http://store.toolboxfored.org/popular-education-methods-and-practices/,
Co-op 101, Thursday 2/20, 6-8 pm, Jamaica Plain, MA
Tell your friends,Tell your neighbors,and definitely tell your co-workers! Workshop: Introduction to Cooperative BusinessThursday, Feb. 20, 20146-8 pmat the offices of Red Sun Press,94 Green Street (2nd floor), Jamaica Plain MA. Info and Registration here:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-introduction-to-cooperative-business-registration-10555450637 WORC’N members – if you’d
Northeast Cooperative Council Annual Meeting March 27, 2014
NECC 65th Annual Meeting and Leaders Forum, CoBank Customer Meeting The 65th NECC Annual Meeting and Leaders Forum, “Strategic Decision Making Through Tactical Leadership” and the CoBank Northeast Customer Meeting will be held March 27-28, 2014 at the Albany Marriott,
Training opportunities for worker co-ops coming up: finance & patronage webinars Jan 24, Jan 31, and Feb TBD
The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives is kicking off 2014 with a member webinar series on worker cooperative finances. Register today! January 24, 2014 = CAMP.coop TutorialJanuary 31, 2014 = Worker Coop Finances 101February 2014 = Patronage – Sharing &
This Saturday, 1/25, a screening of Shift Change documentary
Join us for the inaugural film in the Projections series, Word Up’s winter series of film screenings with local filmmakers and neighborhood collaborators! Ecomundo Cleaning & Word Up Community Bookshop / LibrerÃa Comunitaria present SHIFT CHANGE DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2014 TIME: 6 PM LOCATION: 2113
Watch “To The Moon” trailer — documentary on Co-Cycle
Co-Cycle was a brave and beautiful project to bike the U.S. visiting and learning about co-ops along the way. To the Moon is the documentary. CDI is proud to have helped out in small ways with both projects and congratulates
1st Annual NYC Worker Cooperative Conference: Economic Democracy and Economic Justice, April 19
Economic Democracy and Economic Justice: The Tale of a New City The New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives will hold its first annual conference of presentations and discussions about economic democracy and the road to economic justice. The