Feb 2, 2010, Thestar.com
by Stuart Laidlaw
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Most businesses do all they can to keep good employees for as long as possible. But at the Phoenix Print Shop, they can't get them out the door fast enough.

"We work closely with most of them to find work elsewhere," says Andrew Macdonald, general manager of Eva's Phoenix youth shelter.

Source Plantagenet, Ontario - 13 janvier 2010 : Le 6 janvier dernier,
RDI dévoilait sa nouvelle série de documentaires inédits :
«Nouvelles tendances, nouveaux regards : 109 »,
animée par Mireille Deyglun. « Branché sur les grands courants
sociaux et culturels de notre temps, la série 109 est à l’affût des plus
récents phénomènes qui transforment le monde dans lequel nous
vivons. » extrait du communiqué du 6 janvier 2010.
Le 6 février prochain – levons le voile sur une « économie à visage humain »!

January 26, 2010- rabble.ca
By Janet Conway

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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is expected to announce in early February that Canada's co-operative sector, in partnership with four Canadian universities, has been awarded funding of $1 million over five years  to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives.

United We Can, a Vancouver, B.C., nonprofit, helps homeless and low-income people to be productive, while cleaning up destitute neighborhoods and promoting recycling.

By Kristi Heim- Seattle Times business reporter

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By: Eric Leviten-Reid
http://tamarackcommunity.ca/index.php#res3

Momentum continues to build across Canada around provincial poverty reduction strategies and Atlantic Canada is leading the way.

Entreprises d'économie sociale en aide domestique - Le besoin d'engagements véritables

Paru dans Le Devoir, le 5 janvier 2010



Nancy Neamtan - Présidente-directrice générale du Chantier de l'économie sociale 



From the Globe and Mail.
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By some measures, the artisans of the Haitian village of Croix-des-Bouquets are hugely successful: Their works are in galleries around the world, and the United Nations' cultural agency has recognized them with a UNESCO Award of Excellence. But by the only measure that seems to matter in a capitalist system, they are abject failures, for they can barely scrape out a living.

Mother Jones, January/February Edition
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Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community engagement. A filmmaker, Barbeau has always been passionate about creating movies that give voice to those who need it most. A powerful means of communication, films are an outlet like no other.