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Season 12 · August 14, 2018 · 53 min

Top Co-op Issues 2018 / A Silent Transformation

Public awareness of the co-operative business model continues to be top of mind for co-operators across Canada. What better way to share the power of co-ops than through film? Tonight we take a deep dive into this theme.

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About this episode

Once again public awareness is the top issue facing co-ops according to The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives at the University of Saskatchewan. Research Manager Darcy Overland expands on all the results of this third annual survey.

Top Co-op Issues 2018 Survey: http://usaskstudies.coop/news-and-events/top-co-op-issues-2018.php 

A Silent Transformation: The Movie
A Silent Transformation: The Movie Poster

What better way to share the power of co-ops than through film? We preview just such a documentary – A Silent Transformation, as it readies for showing at VanCity Theatre on September 12. Anton Smolski, one of the team who created this film, joins us in conversation.

For tickets to A Silent Transformation click here.  

If your group or school would like to arrange a screening of A Silent Transformation contact cooperative@powerlinefilms.com or check out the films’s website: http://asilenttransformation.ca/

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