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Financing Aboriginal Enterprise: Is there a role for Co-operative Models?

This lecture is part of a SSHRC research project Regional Co-op Council grant # 603 2007-0008 led by Dr. Ana Maria Peredo and organized by BCICS and the Faculty of Business at UVic
Date: 
Je, 01/08/2009
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Assessment of Social Economy Content in Prescribed Learning Outcomes of British Columbia Curriculum

A summary of a paper by Sarah Cormode, Annie McKitrick and Janel Smith

Abstract
The purpose of the study is to develop a national research framework from which to gain a better understanding of the extent to which senior secondary students (grades 10-12) across Canada are exposed to aspects of the Social Economy in schools.

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Federal budget proposals from Social Economy organizations

In preparation for the upcoming new federal budget, which will be released on January 27th, several Social Economy organizations have prepared the following proposals for government spending (click on the title to access):

From Indigenous Nationhood to Neoliberal Aboriginal Economic Development: Charting the Evolution of Indigenous-Settler Relations in Canada

A working paper by Cliff Atleo, Jr.
With Editing and Foreword by Janel Smith

Abstract
While Indigenous people have struggled to overcome the legacy of colonialism in Canada, Settler governments have struggled with their own past, and ongoing role in the colonial project. What to do about the “Indian Problem” is a persistent question that remains unsatisfactorily answered.

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Government Dialogue and Research Showcase on the Social Economy

November 25, 2008 - Over 70 government representatives and Social Economy researchers came together in downtown Ottawa for a series of presentations and discussions regarding how Social Economy research is relevant to current government initiatives and policies. Representatives from each of the regional research centres of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships spoke about specific projects in which they have been involved, and participants had the opportunity to make connections between the policy and practice of Social Economy initiatives.

Date: 
Ma, 11/25/2008
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Co-operatives, a Model for Community Based Health

December 4, 2008 - The final featured lecturer in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Dr. Mark Sherman, a Family Medicine Physician who co-founded the Victoria Community Health Co-operative. Dr.

Date: 
Je, 12/04/2008
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The Economic Crisis, Alternatives, and Barack Obama

Investing In Social Entrepreneurship and Fostering Social Innovation
Over the past decade or more, “social entrepreneurs” have been a leading force in innovation, experimentation, and change in education, health care, poverty alleviation, and other areas of human need both in the United States and around the world.

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Community as Social Entrepreneurs

November 20th, 2008 - For the fourth lecture in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability, we featured our very own Dr. Ana María Peredo, Director of the BC Institute for Co-operative Studies and professor in UVic's Faculty of Business.

Date: 
Je, 11/20/2008
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Making sense of the market turmoil: Vancity Podcast

On September 23, Vancity hosted a complimentary conference call for members on the state of the market. The presentation and following Q&A was led by Paul Savage, Vice-President, Investments at Vancity and Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist of Central 1 Credit Union (formerly Credit Union Central of BC).

For podcast, transcript, and more, please click here

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Food Security through Co-operation

November 6, 2008 - The third featured speaker in the 2008 BCICS and CSEHub Fall Speakers Series: Co-operation and Sustainability was Lee Fuge, founding member (and general manager) of FoodRoots Distributors Co-op, a Victoria-based distributor of local and BC organic produce and processed foods.

Date: 
Je, 11/06/2008
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