To nurses, Indigenous Elders, physicians and other clinical care staff in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), inequality in the medical system was clear. To promote equality and provide culturally-informed quality healthcare, a team came together to create Kilala Lelum (Urban Indigenous Health and Healing Cooperative).
Disabled People, Co-operatives and Co-operation
Hybrid event presenting research about disabled people and co-ops and networking for disabled people involved or interested in co-ops.
Tue, 7 March 2023, 11:00 – 17:00 GMT
The event will include:
Social co-ops arose in Italy in the late seventies following the deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients and the dissatisfaction of caregivers and families with the quality of care provided by the state. In theory, Italian public bodies were expected to provide key social services. Indeed, charitable and private social care organisations were taken over and integrated into public bodies under legislation dating back to 1890.[5] Local authorities were at the core of education, health and social services.
In case you didn’t realize, we really love comics here at WWAC. But often the sequential art that we love is born out of an industry that is flawed at best and exploitative at worst. It’s why we’re always excited to see creators coming together to forge brave new ways to share their work. The newly launched Cartoonist Cooperative aims to do just that.
Yet Indigenous communities are often excluded from any discussion of how best to mitigate the impacts of climate change — even as they bear a disproportionate share of them. The CSKT [Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes] are a notable exception to that dynamic. They have, since 2013, written and twice revised a comprehensive strategy to manage and protect their lands, one that draws heavily from an unwavering belief that the land, its ecosystems, and its people are intrinsically interdependent.
Co-ops have been part of history since the 19th century, know throughout the world as a tool for empowering marginalised communities. Matt Noyes has just co-authored 'Cooperatives at Work', a book that seeks to remind us of the power of the Co-op - he joins Bobby to discuss.
In late September 2022, we landed in Barcelona. Over the course of our trip, we visited locations across Spain, but here we focus on Barcelona’s Sants neighborhood, a post-industrial working-class community, due to its unique co-op legacy, the community’s social fabric, and its infrastructure and governance.
Technology has a great impact on our daily personal and work lives - and this is a reality that was accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to social distancing measures. Thus, digital integration is crucial to harness opportunities in the personal, social, and professional spheres. However, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), only 63 per cent of women were using the Internet in 2022 compared to 69 per cent of men. This gender gap in the digital divide is even more acute in lower-income countries.
Register for our webinar with Adriana Abizadeh of the Kensington Corridor Trust as she discusses some of the successes and challenges of scaling a community-controlled real estate entity.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
1:00pm EASTERN
At Namasté Solar, an installer of solar energy systems, owner-members have access to company financials and participate in regular, open discussions of important data and decisions. The coop also offers a compelling example of 'scaling out'. After expanding to other states, the board encouraged the formation of similar solar energy cooperatives in a collaborative network.
“Every New Yorker deserves fair pay and compensation for their hard work,” said Attorney General James. “Instead of building up our communities, the owners of Build With Prospect exploited workers and unlawfully withheld their hard-earned wages. My office is committed to ensuring everyone receives the wages they are owed, and we will continue to go after employers who prey on hardworking people.”
Key Topics Explored at the Conference Include:
What are new forms of organizing where working people are joining together to improve their lives?
How do unions and worker cooperatives tangibly improve the lives of workers, families, and communities?
