Innovations sociales pour une nouvelle ère : l’apport ou la
contribution des organisations à but non lucratif et de l’économie
sociale

Troisième conférence annuelle
2 au 4 juin 2010
Université Concordia, Montréal, Québec

ARES/ANSER est une organisation dynamique qui tient son troisième
congrès annuel dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines. ARES
regroupe des chercheurs, des acteurs de l’économie sociale, des
consultants, des représentants de différents niveaux de gouvernement,

 To read this personal review by Knowledge Mobilization Specialist Rachelle McElroy, please click here.

Carleton Professor Awarded Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship

Carleton University Professor Ted Jackson has been awarded the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, one of 11 Ontarians receiving the prestigious honour this year.  He is also one of a very few academics ever to receive this award since its inception in 1973.

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The United Steelworkers (USW) and MONDRAGON Internacional, S.A. today announced a framework agreement for collaboration in establishing MONDRAGON cooperatives in the manufacturing sector within the United States and Canada. USW International President Leo W. Gerard and Josu Ugarte, President of MONDGRAGON Internacional, signed an agreement of intent "to collaborate in the United States/Canada marketplace by adapting collective bargaining principles to the MONDRAGON cooeprative model and worker ownership principles."

Comment l’économie sociale participe-t-elle à l’élaboration d’un nouveau cadre de politiques publiques axé sur le développement social et économique et sur la durabilité de l’environnement ?

1. Quelles sont les politiques publiques qui soutiennent une économie plurielle axée sur les personnes au Canada et à l’échelle internationale ?
2. De quoi disposons-nous pour soutenir les politiques publiques et l’économie sociale au Canada ?

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Thank you to all who took part in this event!
TELELEARNING SESSION PODCAST

Education policy is part of building a supportive environment for the Social Economy. CSERP is supporting research in this area by producing a series of papers that focuses on the relationship between the Social Economy and education.  This newsletter discusses these papers and other related initiatives relating to education across Canada.

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Paul Cabaj cut his teeth in food systems through work on his family's farms as a farmer's market vendor and restaurant owner.   He currently works with the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal (CCCR).  CCCR is focused on identifying and scaling up best practices which assist communities increase their resilience to the crosscutting challenges of peak oil and climate change, i