The NPIC in the Canadian Environmental Movement
The only national-level groups are Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs). Democracy in member-based groups gave way to grant-dependence. Some groups simply used their top-down structures to mold themselves into the image foundations desired.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: 1. Dru Oja Jay is the founder of the Media Coop network in Canada. He also built GEO's new website and continues to advise on its use and development. 2. NPIC is an acronym for "the nonprofit industrial complex.")
Another Look at the Attack on the Commons
Eerik Wissenz, writing on Dmitry Orlov's valuable ClubOrlov, takes on the relentless push to privatize "The Commons". He points that while the privatizers are always claiming to be saving The Commons from unregulated over-use, privatization for profit motivates owners to over-use the property. Part one is linked above and part two can be read at this link. These are two of four parts, the remainder as yet to come on ClubOrlov.
John Abrams on a Triple Bottom Line business network
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) practice is a fundamentally different kind of commerce that is growing exponentially in the business world.
• People: social change & justice, employee well-being, governance, ownership, community involvement, philanthropy, legacy, and service to our clients;
• Planet: building performance standards, resilience, company carbon footprints, and environmental restoration;
• Profits: financial success and stability, capitalization, sales and marketing, investment.
Building Democratic Ownership in the US South
The CoopEcon Conference 2013, organized by the Southern Grassroots Economies Project, is happening October 4-6, 2013 in Alabama
Paved with Good Intentions
Few institutions embody the image of Canada's international benevolence like non-governmental organizations devoted to development abroad. But do the actions of Canadian NGOs genuinely match this perception?
Worker Co-ops in Argentina: 10-year Update
It’s incredible that worker-owned businesses have flourished in the economic rubble of Argentina where it is very difficult to conduct business at all.
Sharing Cities Network
Shareable is hosting a Sharing Cities Network. Learn more.
Mayors to make cities more shareable
The US Conference of Mayors adopted The Shareable Cities Resolution
Solidarity Economy: Finding a New Way Out of Poverty?
In Brazil, 1.8 million people are employed under this alternative economic model. But is it a viable way to reduce inequality and revolutionise labour relations?
An Approach to Re-establishing Community-Centered Housing
Many people are distressed by the damage for-profit land development can do to communities. Formerly inexpensive and affordable properties are "upgraded" by expensive renovations or outright replacement, "gentrifying" them.
Young Leaders Creating a Life That Counts
The Creating a Life that Counts program will bring together young leaders in the cooperative, sustainability, and social enterprise movements to develop the interpersonal skills and relationships necessary for a career in social justice and transformation.
Pedicab worker co-op in Rhode Island
Pedicabs ride toward a sharing economy
National Dialogue on Poverty & Wealth
The National Dialogue Network (NDN) seeks to coordinate local challenging conversations into mindful national dialogue about poverty and wealth.
Regina Community Radio celebrates Co-op Week
Fred Khonje and Jamal Tekleweld of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Association discuss the past, present and future of the co-op movement in Saskatchewan as Regina celebrates Co-op Week.
