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Season 14 · August 4, 2020 · 60 min

Co-ops in the time of COVID – w/ John Kay, Thom Armstrong & Ross Gentleman / special guest Adam Trott

This is our monthly checkin for August 4th, 2020. Panel guests are John Kay, Thom Armstrong and Ross Gentleman. We continue our discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on co-operatives. Special guest Adam Trott is the recent winner of St. Mary's University – International Centre…

Season 14 · July 14, 2020 · 61 min

Oasis Active Aging in Place – A Preventive Alternative to Long-Term Care – Part 1

The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the inadequacies of long-term care for seniors with high rates of infection and subsequent deaths in these institutions. Moreover, the isolation, already felt by so many residents, has been made worse as family and caregiver visits were…

Season 14 · June 23, 2020 · 60 min

People’s Co-op Bookstore Celebrates 75th Anniversary, BC Agricultural Co-ops Adapt to “New Normal”

Vancouver's People's Co-op Bookstore was created in 1945, just before the end of WWII. It has always served the community with books that are socially significant. I spoke with Board Chair Laurel McBride about how the co-op got started, its evolution and where it goes…

Season 14 · June 16, 2020 · 60 min

Ryde Co-op Reaches Out, Canadian Centre for Study of Co-ops Creates Crisis Response Series

"Our building is closed, but our hearts are open!" That's the motto these days of The Ryde Community Co-operative in rural Ryde, Ontario. Board President Nancy Cronin says COVID-19 has meant shuttering the beloved "little building with a big heart" that has been so much…

Season 14 · April 7, 2020 · 49 min

Co-ops in the time of COVID – Check-ins with John Kay, Thom Armstrong & Ross Gentleman

This is our monthly checkin for April 7th, 2020. The entire world has changed in the 5 weeks since we last spoke. Tonight we discuss what the present and future holds for co-operatives in the time of COVID. How impactful will this pandemic be on…

Season 14 · March 28, 2020 · 60 min

Worker Co-op Recuperation and Revolution in Argentina

Decades of research in the making, Dr. Marcelo Vieta's book, "Worker's Self-Management in Argentina: Contesting Neo-Liberalism by Occupying Companies, Creating Cooperatives, and Recuperating Autogestión" is a remarkable work of academic and political reporting. Grounded in class struggle Marxism, the book delves into Argentina’s long tradition…

Season 14 · March 10, 2020 · 53 min

The Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op

In 1996, members of Saskatoon's Riversdale neighbourhood created a community-based organization to help youth engage in creative economic activities based on the co-operative principles and environmentalism. Since then, the Core Neighbourhood Youth Co-op has evolved into a program that offers high school credits, skill development,…

Season 13 · October 29, 2019 · 55 min

CASC Conference 2019: Small Business Succession and Co-op Conversions

This episode features the newest research around the Conversion to Cooperatives project, which explores business succession planning and the potential for transition into co-operatives. It is a 3-year project supported by a SSHRC Partnership Development grant; Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is a key partner…

Season 13 · September 10, 2019 · 60 min

Doing Politics Differently (1) – Jody Wilson-Raybould Independent MP

There's a federal election on October 21 and abundant studies and stories of Canadians being dissatisfied with the status quo. They are asking what if, instead of attack ads, war rooms and battleground ridings, politicians of all stripes worked co-operatively across party lines to solve…

Season 13 · June 25, 2019 · 49 min

CASC, ACE, and ICA Conference 2019: Co-op Youth, Values, and Branding

In May of 2019, one of our producers headed to this year's Co-operative Conference held jointly by the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC), the Association for Co-operative Education (ACE), and the International Co-operative Association (ICA). In this special episode we get a variety…

Season 13 · May 21, 2019 · 46 min

2019 CASC Conference and CMC Congress Previews

La Belle Province is the place to be this year as co-operators gather to share knowledge, best practices, and inspire each other to continue the hard work of ensuring the co-operative sector is responsive to community needs. June 18-20 is the sixth annual Co-ops and…

Season 13 · May 14, 2019 · 38 min

Empowering Women Credit Union Managers

Did you know that since 2002, more than 239 women managers of overseas financial co-operatives have come to Canada each year for a unique training opportunity? The Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF) created the Women's Mentorship Program to empower participants so they can make…

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