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New Brief on Community Economic Development Opportunities in Alberta

June 25, 2016by swulff2012 Leave a comment

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) and Momentum, a Calgary, Alberta based community economic development (CED) organization, have issued a new brief, Community Economic Development Opportunities in Alberta. BALTA […]

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Final Balta book published – Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability

March 12, 2016by swulff2012 Leave a comment

Athabasca University Press (AU Press) has just released the book, Scaling Up: The Convergence of Social Economy and Sustainability. The book draws extensively from research conducted by BALTA members over […]

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Case Study on Vancouver Community Land Trust Foundation

June 5, 2015by swulff2012 Leave a comment

Initial Research from our New Affordable Shelter Research Cluster BALTA has been researching and promoting community land trusts (CLTs) as a vehicle for affordable housing for several years. Through the […]

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“The Resilience Imperative” Book Published in French and Korean Versions

June 5, 2015by swulff2012 Leave a comment

The Resilience Imperative: Co-operative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy, originally published in English by New Society Publishers in 2012, has recently been published in French and Korean versions. Copies can […]

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New Short Video re the Commons, Co-operative Economy and Sustainability

June 5, 2015by swulff2012 Leave a comment

The Edge Funders Alliance has produced a short (5 min.) film, “Better, Not More”, made by Mark Decena. The film includes short vignettes from various participants in a 2014 meeting […]

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New Social Economy Film from Europe

March 5, 2015by swulff2012 3 Comments

Director Sofia Papachristou and cinematographer Kostas Papanastasatos travelled for one month through several European countries, in order to interview and document social-cooperative enterprises. The film displays the impressive range of […]

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UNRISD Launches an Occasional Paper Series on Social and Solidarity Economy

October 14, 2014by nellybou Leave a comment

The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) recently launched a series on social and solidarity economy. This series is the result of the UNRISD international conference on the […]

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New review of the Resilience Imperative: Ed Mayo finds the book that joins the dots

May 21, 2013by nellybou 1 Comment

Ed Mayo finds the book that joins the dots. The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy by Michael Lewis & Patrick Conaty. New Society Publishers, 2012. ISBN: 9780865717077 […]

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Webinar: Scaling Success – Community Based Carbon Reduction Breakthroughs in B.C.

May 21, 2013by nellybou Leave a comment

Our recently held webinar with Elizabeth Sheehan from Climate Smart was an engaging presentation about carbon emissions reduction in the business community.

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Webinar: Strengthening Alternative Systems through the Diffusion of Innovation

April 16, 2013by nellybou 1 Comment

Webinar Held on Monday, March 18th Featured Presenter: Robin Murray is an economist whose work has recently focused on co-operative development and social innovation.  He was author of ‘Co-operation in the […]

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