In This Issue Program Scholarships Sponsor FYI INTERPRETATION We will offer Spanish-English simultaneous interpretation. CHILDCARE We will provide childcare on-site for all conference events. Please request childcare in advance when you register. TOURS We are busy planning tours of Boston, its hidden histories and cooperative economies. Tour info will be available in April. FILM NIGHT
Boston-area co-operators: here is a fun chance to meet great co-op people and donate to a wonderful cause. Everyone else: please consider making a donation anyway!Scholarships to the conference will cost about $100 each, and the Boston organizing committee is hoping to provide at least 50! Please use http://www.gofundme.com/99esg to make a donation. ***************************Hey friends!
**** PLEASE FORWARD AND POST WIDELY **** Announcing USFWC Member Conference Scholarships The USFWC will offer 4 scholarships of $250 each to members of USFWC member workplaces to attend the national worker cooperative conference this year. These scholarships are intended for people who are interested in getting more involved in worker cooperative organizing and support
At long last! The 1st Edition of “This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative” is here! Trailer here: http://youtu.be/a0g4Z8hhqDgGo to http://www.mightysmallfilms.com/This_Way_Out.html to buy a copy. With tax and shipping and handling, it’s a very affordable $30. The video is in English, but there is a Spanish-language option on the DVD with a
==================WORKER-OWNER WANTEDTechnical Support and Customer Service==================Position Focus: Customer Support and System AdministrationWork will focus primarily on supporting both technical and non-technicalcustomers with their Domain, DNS, Web & Email Hosting Services. Secondary focus on administration of FreeBSD unix servers.Additional duties include participation in the development of acooperatively owned business.Advancement based on your interest and skills in
Cooperative Teach-In Initiative We at the Toolbox for Education and Social Action (TESA) would like to announce the official launch of the“Cooperative Teach-In Initiative” as a part of the UN-Declared 2012 International Year of Cooperatives. The Cooperative Teach-In focuses on engaging colleges, universities, schools, and other communities on what co-ops are and how they positively
See idealist.org listing. About TESA The Toolbox for Education and Social Action (TESA) is a worker-owned, next-generation publisher of participatory resources for social and economic change. TESA also provides services to support individuals and organizations developing and implementing their own educational materials, programs, and digital resources. TESA is a worker cooperative that is democratically owned
JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT May 2012-October 2013 EASTERN CONFERENCE FOR WORKPLACE DEMOCRACY CONFERENCE ORGANIZER Organization: The Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD; east.usworker.coop) is an educational non-profit dedicated to promoting worker cooperatives and the cooperative economy. We aim to make the skills, information and networks necessary to run a successful cooperative business available as widely as
Introduced by City Councillor Felix Arroyo, the resolution passed by the Boston City Council “welcomes the National Worker Cooperative Conference to Boston and congratulates cooperatives and members of cooperatives in Boston and throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the vital role cooperatives play in the economic and social well-being of the city of Boston and
New From Equal Exchange for 2012: Organic Fair Trade Easter Chocolates CONTACT: Rodney North Rodney@equalexchange.coop774-776-7398 WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA―March 5, 2012 Equal Exchange has long been a trusted source for tasty organic Fair Trade foods and beverages, but this year they are introducing their first-ever Easter-themed chocolates. These delicious, bite-sized chocolates are made in Switzerland, and
