1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

In our fourth of five webinars, our speakers will discuss legacy business conversions into cooperatives and how existing micro-business can work together in cooperative ways.

Register for Legacy Community Businesses

Speakers:

Shevanthi Daniel-Rabkin, Democracy at Work Institute

Soyun Park, Micro Business Network

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).

1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

As part of the Northern Sustainable Food System Study, FSC is hosting a web discussion (focus group) to get feedback on the tentative findings and policy recommendations developed through the Study thus far.  We want to know whether they reflect the experiences and perspectives of those working directly within food security and sustainable food systems in the North - do they reflect your priorities, did we miss something important, should we take something out? Join the conversation and let us know what you think!

Register for Web Discussion on Findings and Recommendations of Northern Sustainable Food Systems Study

To participate in this web discussion participants need to review the Research Ethics Information Letter (link is external) and Consent Form (link is external), which outline the nature of the Study and how the information collected will be used.  If you have any questions or concerns please contact Amanda (community at foodsecurecanad.org (link sends e-mail)). 

Anyone is welcome to participate, however we are especially interested in hearing from those living and working in the North (defined for the purposes of this Study as Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunatsiavut and Nunavik).  The focus of the conversation will be on the federal policy and program recommendations developed out of the Study.  A copy of these will be sent to those registered in advance and we ask that participants come prepared to discuss them.

You can also participate in the Study by sharing information about key Northern food systems assests and infrastructure in your community - click here to access the survey.

9:00am to 5:00pm
Centre for Social Innovation
192 Spadina Ave (Ground Floor)

You are invited to help shape the direction of the social enterprise ecosystem in Ontario.

April 2018 kicks off new projects and collaborations across Ontario. New funds, platforms, marketplaces, communities of practice, and measurement frameworks are poised to accelerate social enterprise. As well, the Sustainable Development Goals are embraced as a defining framework for measuring global impact. Now is the time for the social enterprise ecosystem to align our efforts to achieve our full potential.

Register for SOSHENTLiVE! Gathering the Social Enterprise Ecosystem to Meet Our Potential

We are working towards co-creating a clear and collaborative path forward within this new context to unlock and enable the intermediaries and social entrepreneurs across Ontario to flourish.

The social enterprise ecosystem is well positioned to accelerate, scale and grow a marketplace that puts people and planet first. Our opportunity is to align existing and future investments to make a measurable impact towards social outcomes and economic impact in Ontario and to help set the course for Canada.

We will build upon the following initiatives:

• Ontario’s Office of Social Enterprise’s Strategy
• ESDC’s co-creation work: Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy
• ONE SE Partnerships Inter-Regional Networking
• Social Enterprise Demonstration Funds
• SOSHENT online platform
• Ontario Social Economy Roundtable (OSER)
• SEOntario.org
• Social Enterprise Ecosystem project (S4ES)
• SIX-Canada initiative
• Social Impact Measurement
• Efforts in Alberta, BC, Atlantic, and Québec
• Everyone’s existing work and efforts in their regions

This deep intermediary convening will allow for the exchange of strategies, and sharing of near and long-term development plans. Together, we will discuss gaps and opportunities in the sector, and push forward actionable concepts to evolve the ecosystem. Together, will take the next steps towards a model of operation that provides us with an legitimizing structure that prepares the field for arising opportunities.