Coop & Health Sector Check-In

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Introduction 

• On tonights show we have:

Co-op sector check-in

Kevin Harding, Director, Co-op Development, BCCA

http://bcca.coop/

Health Sector Check-In

Vanessa Hammond, Chair, Health Care Co-operatives Federation of Canada

http://healthcoopscanada.coop/

Topics include:

Kevin segment

• What’s new in the BC Co-op Sector
  • Plans for the Fall
  • New Co-ops starting in BC
• Post Election Topics:
  • All-Party Co-operative Caucus meetings
  • Election Issues related to co-ops:
    • Canadian Co-operative Investment Fund (CCIF)
    • You Hold The Key Campaign and its foot hold with
• ICA released its Guideance Notes for The Co-opertive Prinicples: http://ica.coop/sites/default/files/attachments/Guidance%20Notes%20EN.pdf
  • What is your experience with co-op’s walking the talk?

Vanessa Segment

Topics covered:

• Election Stuff – All-Party Co-operative Caucus meetings
• Upcoming Wellness Fair in Victoria – November 7-8
• HCCFC AGM
  • Learning Exchange and Site Visits Dec 6 – 9
• Why Hans Kai? BC adaptation of Hans Kai including HansTranz

• Follow up on potential partnerships:
  • Canadian Medical Association re their Demand a Plan for Seniors
  • Canada’s Community Health Centres and their Sept 16 – 18 AGM in Ottawa

• Next week’s show:

  • Guests are: Circle Craft leading up to their huge craft fair starting next Wednesday.

Music included in show

Broken Social Scene – Pacific Theme

Contact information

• If you have questions, email or tweet them to use ideas@eachforall.coop and @eachforall on twitter.
• Website: eachforall.coop
• Email: ideas@eachforall.coop
• Twitter: @eachforall
• In addition to questions you can email show ideas

Links

http://bcca.coop/

http://healthcoopscanada.coop/

http://www.coopradio.org/each-for-all

http://eachforall.coop/