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We present recordings of keynote speakers Dr. James Rowe and Dr. Noel Keough from "Flourishing With a Co-operative Economy". The event was presented by the South Islands Regional Co-operative Network (SIRCNet) with the support of the City of Victoria and held on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at City Hall in Victoria. |
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As part of the BCICS speaker series, Dr. Noel Keough presented a lecture entitled "A Culture of Sustainability: Re-embedding the Economy in Social Life and The Ecosphere" at UVic during Co-op Week 2009. Dr. Keough was introduced by Dr. Ana Maria Peredo, director of the BCICS. For further information, please visit the following sites: |
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As part of Co-op Week 2009, the Sustainability Through the Co-operative Economy Forum was held in the Michelle Pujol Room at the SUB at UVic. The forum was hosted by the South Islands Regional Co-op Council (SIRCC) and the British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies (BCICS). In this episode, Khalilah Alwani, co-ordinator of the forum, and Jamie Biggar,co-founder of Common Energy, talk about the practical connections between comprehensive sustainability and the co-operative model. For more information, please visit the following websites: |
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As regular listeners may know, in Season 4 of Each For All, we had an episode that focused on collectively-run bicycle stores. Today we’re returning to that topic, with a closer look at the community side of things: The organizations featured in this episode are not profit-generating ventures but instead are driven by mandates that focus on developing cycling culture and promoting transportation education. |
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In developing local food security, communities have been organizing farmer’s markets, food box delivery programs, collective kitchens, and community gardens: All great ways to build relationships between neighbours, farmers, and their food. However, what about naturally-derived consumer products that aren’t for eating? And what about the products, edible and otherwise, that are wildcrafted from forests, meadows, and other landscapes that are closer to nature than a farmed plot? |
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Eryk Martin interviewed Steve Rison, President, of Peace Energy Co-operative in Dawson Creeek, BC.
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The episode opens with am excerpt from Guy Dauncey's speech in Nelson on April 23rd, 2007. |
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