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SE News - Summer 2009

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.”

Celebrating a Century of Co-operation: Honouring the Past, Building the Future

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

July 2009 ECO-SOC INFO

The July ECO-SOC INFO bulletin of The Canada Research Chair on Social Economy is now available on its website!

To read it, click here!

There you will find up to date references on the research on the social economy as well as a review of related events (new research centres and projects, events, and call for papers).

Redesigning Canada's Food System

‘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

August 2009 ECO-SOC INFO

The August 2009 ECO-SOC INFO bulletin of The Canada Research Chair on Social Economy is now available on its website!

To read it, click here.
 

September 2009 Researcher of the Month – Lucie Dumais

Lucie Dumais is a Sociologist and political scientist. She has worked in academia for 20-years in both Ontario and Quebec. Her current research includes evaluative studies on disability and immigration (in Quebec and in Canada) with special attention to social enterprises and employment supports for disabled people and immigrants, as well as comparative studies of policies and programmes.


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New SE Book Available for Fall Courses: Living Economics

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.

Immigrants, Refugees, and Cultural Communities Newsletter

To learn more about immigrants and refugees, and how they relate to the Social Economy within Canada, read the CSEHub newsletter below.

Please click here to find the newsletter.

Microfinance Newsletter

CSHub has created a themed newsletter on microfinance in Canada.

Please click here to access informative document

Procurement Newsletter

Please explore CSEHub's newsletter on Procurement in Canada.

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