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- From MW150113 - CED & Social Economy in Canada - A People's History.pdf: 1800 resource mining, 1850 Industrial Revolution and nation building ( immigrants | newcomers | settlement) affected quality of life negatively. Non profits (YWCA / YMCA), urban reform, unions, co-op | co-ops | Co-ops | caisses populaires, credit unions.
- From MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf: Co-ops in CED are local.
- From MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf: New type of co-op: solidarity (Québec) multi-stakeholder ( ROC); classes of "worker," "consumer," "supporting/community."
- From MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf: Italy outpaces Canada in social co-ops (health, home care, social services, education, recreation).
- From MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf: 19th century"19th century" contains a sequence that could not be interpreted against an available match matrix for date components. England, Industrial Revolution worked against most people. Rochdale co-op formed in 1844. Co-ops the commerical/economic part of the social economy continuum.
- From 503 notes from September 14, 2008: putting in place alternatives - Point St. Charles - free clinic,deal with sources of ill health (wellness); mobilize social issues; food co-ops - all run by citizens.
- From MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf: Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. traditional collaborative life to co-operatives. Inuit art, hotels, outfitting, cable tv, construction, property management. Keep control up north, provide training and resources.
- From MW150113 - CED & Social Economy in Canada - A People's History.pdf: 8000 community based organizations in Québec, in old (resource, factory) and new (social, housing, tourism) services. 120000 people, 7% of provincial income, due to history (eg caisses populaires). Law vs poverty.
- From MW150137 - Going Glocal.pdf: Best allies - World Social Forum; women, labour, co-operatives; fair trade; corporate social responsibility movements; environmental movement (tension from distant "green campaigns")
- From MW150113 - CED & Social Economy in Canada - A People's History.pdf: 1970 Québec government wanted to "close" Villages with no deemed future. Villages formed co-ops to Survive.