Halifax

Co-operating To Build a Better Nova Scotia

Thursday November 22 2012 (All day) -
Saturday November 24 2012 (All day)

Co-operating To Build a Better Nova Scotia is a provincial conference being held Nov. 22nd - 24th, 2012 at Mt. St. Vincent University in Halifax, N.S to mark the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives in Nova Scotia.  The conference aims to bring together co-operatives, credit unions, social enterprise, researchers, academics, government, students, youth, and business service providers.

2012 is the United Nations Intrnational Year of Co-operatives (IYC). It is being be marked by the co-operative sector worldwide; an opportunity to showcase co-operatives as viable collectively owned democratic businesses that have a profound positive impact on their communities, securing meaningful local jobs, and providing goods and services needed by their communities and society in general.

http://www.canada2012.coop

Nova Scotia has a strong co-operative sector, with a rich history of contributions to the needs of Nova Scotians, and ongoing involvement with the broader national and international co-operative movement. IYC2012 provides an opportunity to reflect on what comes next, on the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges facing co-operatives in this province and beyond.

Three core themes animate Co-operating to Build a Better Nova Scotia, a dynamic, informative, and forward looking event in Halifax November 22 – 24:

• Living the Co-operative Principles – Preserving and strengthening the co-operative difference
• Nova Scotia Co-operatives and the Global Context  - International Year of Co-operatives and beyond
• Policy - Co-operation to foster a healthy and diverse co-operative eco-system contributing to well-being, innovation and development

These themes will be addressed via four parallel streams:

• Conference & Workshops – Plenaries, paper sessions, and interactive workshops
• Visioning – Action framework and specific commitments for the Nova Scotia co-operative sector into the coming decade 
• Co-op Radio - Programming, webcast, & social media conversations (ryakuga.org)
• Co-op Fair and Poster Presentations - Nova Scotia co-operatives showcasing community connections; social, economic & environmental impacts; products & services

Co-operating to Build a Better Nova Scotia is a joint effort steering committee comprised of the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, Mount Saint Vincent University, Saint Mary’s University, Le Conseil Coopératif Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Nova Scotia Economic and Rural Development and Tourism, Credit Unions of Atlantic Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the Canadian Co-operative Association.

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