1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

In our third of five webinars, our speakers will introduce the steps involved in forming a cooperative including deciding on its legal entity, cooperative finances, and governance and decision making.

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Speakers:

Ro McIntyre, Red Emma’s Cafe and Bookstore
Ro has been a worker-owner at Red Emma’s Cafe & Bookstore for 4 years. Through their work at Red Emma’s they co-founded Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy (BRED), a local loan fund for worker-cooperative. BRED provides high touch technical assistance paired with non-extractive financing to help co-ops grow & thrive. Ro is currently the Educational Director at BRED and is happily spreading the good word of cooperatives in Maryland.

Annie Sullivan-Chin, A Bookkeeping Cooperative
Annie has been a worker-owner, bookkeeper, and consultant at A Bookkeeping Cooperative since 2013. She began her work with ABC as an intern with the Democracy At Work Network, helping ABC craft its cooperative bylaws and operations protocols. She is now a certified DAWN Peer Advisor, providing customized technical assistance to worker-owned and democratically-managed organizations throughout the country.

Facilitators:

Yvonne Yen Liu, Solidarity Research Center
Yvonne is the co-founder and research director of Solidarity Research Center, a worker self-directed nonprofit that advances solidarity economies. She serves on the board of the US Solidarity Economy Network and was named the 2018 Activist-in-Residence Fellow at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Asian American Solidarity Economies Project
Parag is a founding principal of Gilmore Khandhar, LLC, a law firm focused on legal, policy, and advocacy tools to advance economic justice, racial equity, and social transformation. He teaches at George Washington University Law School. Parag co-founded Baltimore Activating Solidarity Economies (BASE) and the Asian American Solidarity Economies Network (AASE).

In our last of five webinars, our speakers will discuss how to incubate cooperatives as a community-based organization or worker center.

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Speakers:

• Lan Dinh, Vietlead
• Lolita Andrada Lledo, Pilipino Workers Center

Facilitators:

Yvonne Yen Liu, Solidarity Research Center
Yvonne is the co-founder and research director of Solidarity Research Center, a worker self-directed nonprofit that advances solidarity economies. She serves on the board of the US Solidarity Economy Network and was named the 2018 Activist-in-Residence Fellow at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.

Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Asian American Solidarity Economies Project
Parag is a founding principal of Gilmore Khandhar, LLC, a law firm focused on legal, policy, and advocacy tools to advance economic justice, racial equity, and social transformation. He teaches at George Washington University Law School. Parag co-founded Baltimore Activating Solidarity Economies (BASE) and the Asian American Solidarity Economies Network (AASE).

The Gathering of Alberta Co-operatives is an exciting multi-day conference developed for everyone involved and associated with all aspects of the co-operative and credit union sector. It is when members and directors, CEOs and managers from co-operatives large and small come together. Taking place during National Co-operative Week in the rural setting of Stony Plain, Alberta; the conference starts bright and early on Wednesday 17th October and runs through to the afternoon of Thursday 18th October.

Register for the Gathering of Alberta Co-operatives 2018

Shaped around three core themes of ‘Lead’, ‘Grow’ and ‘Share’, attendees will experience sessions and workshops on innovative co-operative approaches lead by sector experts and leaders. Over the course of the conference, our speakers will inspire new ideas and share practical elements for co-operatives to take back to their communities, drive success and enhance Alberta’s co-operative advantage.

With breakout sessions around government relations and community investment; as well as discounted Group tickets on offer for the first time, make sure you mark your calendars and secure your tickets early.

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