Date:
29 October, 2015 to 31 October, 2015
Start Time:
9:00am
Through the Conference theme, the CWCF plans to share experiences and learnings across borders, across co-ops, with other partners: for example between and among people from Québec, from the rest of Canada, and from other countries. What do worker co-ops in each of Quebec, Canada & the USA have in common? What is unique and strong within each region; what can be improved? We'll explore the latest advances in co-op development in various different places with a goal of strengthening us all.What the Co-op Conference Offers
The CWCF will feature networking opportunities for participants, both organized networking sessions, and informal time and space. As always, there will be many training workshops of practical interest to worker co-operators, co-op developers, and worker co-op entrepreneurs, i.e., those wishing to start a new worker co-op. Session topics include: Building Bridges Across Generations, Diversity, Collective Decision-Making in a Worker Co-operative, Finances, Coming Together to Grow, Co-op Development Supports, the Techniques and the Art of Facilitation, and Sustainability: How Worker Co-ops can Help Address Climate Change.
Featured speakers include keynote Esteban Kelly, the new Co-Executive Director of the US Federation of Worker Co-operatives, and Matthieu Piegay from a worker co-operative in France, SCOP-Accolades, which does training and development for participatory governance.
For the Conference Program as well as information about registration, please click here.
Many of the topics covered will be done in light of the theme of Building Bridges :
- Between different generations in the co-operative
- Among federations and other partner organizations
- Between and among co-operatives.
Register for Building Bridges Coop Conference
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Host:
Canadian Worker Co-op Federation
Montreal Quebec
CanadaCategories:
Co-operatives
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
