CSEHub Telelearning Session - Procurement and the Social Economy: The Canadian Context

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  • What is the impact of different purchasing policies on community development? 
  • What challenges do governments face in developing ethical purchasing policies?
  • How does ethical trade fit in as a component of the alternative response to the global economic crisis?

If you want to know the answers to these questions and more, please join:

J.J. McMurtry, Coordinator of the Business and Society Program at York University, and Brendan Reimer, Prairies/Northern Territories Regional Coordinator for the Canadian CED Network, in an engaging telelearning session hosted by David LePage Program Manager of Enterprising Non-Profits.

Call Logistics:
• Session Date: Wednesday May 13, 2009
• Call begins at 12:00 pm Eastern time, 9:00 am Pacific time
• Call in information will be given upon registration
• Register before May 11th to obtain dial in information and background papers
• This session is in English.

Session Format: 1 Hour
Welcome: 5 min
Presentations: 10 min by each speaker
Discussion: 35 minutes

Registration: By email or by phone
Register by phoning 1-250-472-5338 or e-mailing sekm@uvic.ca with your name, location, and work or volunteer position.

Limited number of spaces available - Register soon!

Presenter Biographies:

Dr. J.J. McMurtry holds a doctorate in Social and Political Thought from York University. His research focuses on linking contemporary social, political and economic theory with the practice of co-operatives and the social economy using a life-theory perspective. Professor McMurtry has presented his work at conferences across North America and in Europe. He has published works on social theory, politics, literature, and the social economy in scholarly and popular media. He has also been active in a number of movements and organizations for over two decades including co-operative businesses, a research firm, unions at the local and national level, as well as various community and volunteer organizations.

 

 

Brendan Reimer's early days in Paraguay set the stage for his passion and commitment to social justice. His parents were actively involved in community development and social justice, and their influence echoes through Brendan's life path. Brendan began working in the restorative justice field, and ran a social enterprise with men with various disabilities. Following that, he volunteered with CED organizations and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Development Studies and Sociology from the University of Winnipeg. He was a volunteer board member with LITE for 10 years, a CED fundraising organization with a core mandate to promote public, government, and private sector procurement practice in Winnipeg. Brendan is currently the Canadian CED Network's Regional Coordinator for the Prairies & Northern Territories.

Background readings for each presenter:

Dr. J.J. McMurtry

  • Co-operatives in a Global Economy: The Challenges of Co-operation Across Borders (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), 2009 (edited with Darryl Reed)
  • Living Economics: Canadian Perspectives on the Social Economy, Co-operatives, and Community Economic Development, Emond Montgomery Publications, 2009.
  • "Ethical Value-Added: Fair Trade and the Case of Café Femenino," Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 86, Supplement 1 / April, 2009.

Brendan Reimer

  • Brendan Reimer , Dan Simpson, Jess Hajer, John Loxley, "The Importance of Policy for Community Economic Development: A Case Study of the Manitoba Context," www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/files/Manitoba Policy Paper.pdf
  • Carly DuBoff and Brendan Reimer, "Travelling Lite: A Winnipeg Non-Profit Helps Bridge the Gap from Charity to CED," making waves 16:4, Winter 2005, 23-27.

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