Co-op News for October 4, 2016

News Items

• Toronto Housing Summit (Friday September 30, 2016)
  http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6892301-big-city-mayors-including-john-tory-call-for-more-federal-involvement-at-housing-summit/
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/we-need-more-funding-to-tackle-housing-crisis-mayors-tell-feds-at-toronto-summit-1.3787046
• Gender Diversity in the Co-op and Mutuals Sector
  http://www.thenews.coop/109374/news/co-operatives/co-op-insurers-lead-way-gender-diversity-top-roles/
  http://www.icmif.org/filedepot_download/5295/893
• Iran will host a national conference on co-operative schools
  http://www.thenews.coop/109374/news/co-operatives/co-op-insurers-lead-way-gender-diversity-top-roles/

Events

• October 11 – 13, 2016: The International Summit of Co-operatives, Quebec
  https://www.sommetinter.coop/en
• October 16 – 22, 2016: Co-op Week
• Monday October 17, 2016: The New Economy movie premiere
  The film follows several organizations as they strive towards building a more cooperative future
  http://www.aneweconomy.ca/
• Thursday October 20, 2016: Credit Union Day
• Thursday October 20, 2016: CCEC Credit Union pancake breakfast
• November 2 -5, 2016: Canadian Worker Coop Federation Conference
  http://canadianworker.coop/