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Job posting: massage therapist, Third Root, Brooklyn NY

Looking for Massage Therapist for Third Root Community Health Center in Brooklyn Third Root Community Health Center is a worker-owned cooperative of 10 acupuncturists, yoga teachers, massage therapists and herbalists in Flatbush, Brooklyn.  We strive to thrive and achieve social justice and community wellness by providing holistic, collaborative care in an accessible and sustainable manner. Our greatest

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CDI places article in Jewish Currents on Cooperatives

CDI Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc contributed an article to the Autumn 2012 issue of Jewish Currents, entitled “Cooperatives: The (Jewish) World’s Best-Kept Secret“. It has interviews with CFNE’s Micha Josephy and Rebecca Dunn of Cooperative Fund of New England, Richard Dines of Credit Union National Association, Jenny Silverman of DotCommCoop (and lately of Red Sun Press), Yoni

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Congratulations to the Old Creamery Co-op!

It was a long haul, but they did it — the 550 members of the Old Creamery Cooperative became owners of the Old Creamery country store in Cummington, MA. See the Berkshire Eagle story and the mention in the Boston Globe. CDI provided initial guidance and fiscal sponsorship to the years-long effort. This is the

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Apply for the Democracy at Work Network!

The US Federation of Worker Cooperatives/Democracy at Work Institute is now accepting applications for the 2013 DAWN Peer Advisor Training. The Democracy at Work Network (DAWN) is a network of certified peer advisors, all with strong social and professional ties, who cooperate in training themselves and providing technical assistance services to worker cooperatives. More about the peer advising training: http://dawn.coop/content/apply-be-dawn-peer-advisor. DAWN apprentice training

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Job Posting: ROC-UNITED COLORS EVENTS AND PROJECT COORDINATOR

Hello friends!  I am hiring, please help circulate:    http://www.idealist.org/view/job/J4nX9T7H8b3p/ ROC-UNITED COLORS EVENTS AND PROJECT COORDINATOR JOB OPENINGThe Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-United) is a national restaurant workers’ organization dedicated to winning improved conditions for the nation’s restaurant workers. Founded initially after 9/11 by restaurant workers displaced from the World Trade Center, ROC has grown into a

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Job Opportunity: Equal Exchange Sales Reps

The positions will be based out of West Bridgewater. ****** Equal Exchange is seeking Sales Reps to join our team.  Food Service Sales Rep: This position is part of our café sales team, partnering with coffee-focused customers who brew and serve our coffee.  Sales reps are expected to excel in building meaningful relationships around quality

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October is Co-op Month: Events in Maine

October is Co-op Month Each October, cooperatives all across America celebrate the role, accomplishments and contributions of our nation’s cooperatives. Cooperative Maine will once again be sponsoring events and raising awareness about co-ops.   Cooperative Maine is a network of co-op advocates around the state,promoting support for existing cooperatives and encouraging thecreation of new ones. These can be

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Grants for Start-Up Food Co-ops Build Co-op Economy

Congratulations in particular to Northeast co-ops in Dorchester, MA, Barre, VT and Binghamton, NY! Food Co-op Initiative is excited to announce the latest round of grants to startup food cooperatives. Full text of this press release is included below, attached, and available at http://www.foodcoopinitiative.coop/content/fci-grants-build-cooperative-economy  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grants Build Co-op Economy Today Food Co-op Initiative announced

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Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs for Cooperatives Webinar 9/20

Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs for Cooperatives Webinar September 20 • 2-3 pm, Eastern Did you know cooperatives are eligible for over 15 different funding programs within the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)? In this webinar, NCBA Director of Public Policy R.L. Condra will host a panel of experts from USDA who will discuss a variety of funding

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