Tonight, producer Robin Puga interviews:
Health Sector
Vanessa Hammond
Previous Chair, Health Co-ops Canada
http://healthcoopscanada.coop/
https://twitter.com/@HealthCoopsCdn
Worker Co-op Sector
Chris Nichols
Operations Coordinator and Co-Founder
Woodshop workers co-op
https://woodshop.coop/
Health Co-op Sector with Vanessa Hammond
Topics covered tonight:
- Co-ops, community and democracy in the context of the campaign for proportional representation.
- Hans Kai across BC
- Child-centered co-housing, preferably co-op co-housing
- And having a voice in the provincial budget
- Creating Community Wellness Society
Creating Community Wellness Society
From their website:
Who we are.
A Board and helpers, all volunteers, who are dedicated to the importance of focusing on wellness rather than letting illness or injury affect you or others in the community. A small team of volunteers – MORE needed! Tell us your interests, bring us your skills. YOU can make a difference in your own wellness and the wellness of our community.
Contact information.
Board Chair: Vanessa Hammond, 250 415 9272 wellnesscharity@gmail.com For questions about the charity’s policies and projects.
Treasurer: Chris Mather, mather01@telus.net for information about making a charitable donation.
Mailing address 1287 Boulderpath Rd, Victoria, BC. V9C 3X5
cell 250-516-5831
Practitioner Lead: Dacia Moss dacia@telus.net for information about the wide range of Wellness services available, the Monthly Wellness Clinics and the Health Access Fund.
“The Gift” fund raiser: Krista Stogryn, kstogryn@hotmail.com to contact both Krista and Chris Paul.
Worker Co-op Sector with Chris Nichols
Topics covered tonight:
- Worker co-op conference, and can go through the days and sessions with some thoughts.
- Representing CWCF as a delegate member of The Co-opearators
- How worker co-ops have their voice in this important 3rd-tier co-op.
- Strategic Planning Discussion at The Co-operators; planning for the future: the good, the bad and the ugly.
- Discussion: not-so-optimistic future for the co-operative movement; productive tensions; the threat of capitalists
- Succession Planning to transitioning from corporations to worker co-ops
- Update from Groundswell
