U of W to see tasty change at campus eateries

Jobs for dozens of inner-city residents, environmentally friendly
local food and a renowned chef — all coming soon to the University of
Winnipeg campus. The university’s Community Renewal Corporation will
announce details today of a deal with SEED Winnipeg to create Diversity
Food Services. It will provide all food services on campus, including
all three cafeterias, the food plan for the new student residence and
catering.

Yes! Magazine - The New Economy Starts Here

“This downturn marks the end of an unsustainable economy. Rather than trying to reinflate the old bubble economy, these activists, visionaries, and upstarts are trying something new: an economy that puts people first and works within the carrying capacity of Mother Earth.”

Please see link below for the Keynote Address from the 2009 Congress and Annual General Meeting held in Ottawa, June 2009

Historic Gifts, a Heritage of Unease
by  Ian MacPherson Emeritus Professor of History

‘The Role of the Social Economy in Rebuilding Community Food Security’

This article was published in Making Waves volume 19, number 3 and is co-authored by Leslie Brown, Liesel Carlsson, Debra E. Reimer, and Patty Williams.

Please click here to access the full article

Living Economics
Canadian Perspectives on the Social Economy,
Co-operatives, and Community Economic Development

Living Economics is the first introductory text to present the various perspectives used to explore and analyze the "third sector" of the economy: activities that emphasize the creation of public good as their primary goal.

Whose Economy is it Anyway?

The Coming Co-op Crunch

UVic students to cycle 3,000 km
Many students include cycling as a part of their summer activities, but two UVic students are taking summer bike rides to a much higher level. First-year writing student Cody Gold and third-year history student Sarah Curry will be embarking on a month-and-a-half-long bike ride to Tijuana, Mexico from Vancouver (3,000 kilometers total) on May 31.

Social spending will stimulate economy: CCPA
British Columbia's poor and middle-class families are getting poorer, a fact that does not consider the effects of the recent economic downturn.

A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that when factoring in inflation, the bottom 70 per cent of B.C.