Cooperatives

GroundWire | May 8, 2017

GroundWire Production — Wed, 10 May 2017 03:25:48 +0000

Palestinian Dignity Strike, March for Science, Future of First Nations Métis and Inuit broadcasting

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Holmaco First Nations Territory by Volunteers at the Future of First Nations Mé

GroundWire | March 27, 2017 | Ceremony and healing for Indigenous youth suicides, 5 days for homelessness, and west coast pipelines

GroundWire Production — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:58:10 +0000

This episode of GroundWire was produced on Anishinabe territory in Thunder Bay part of the Robinson Superior Treaty and home of the Fort William First Nation by Carly Forbes.

Headlines

Community forum on police brutality in Montreal | CKUT News

The Extraordinary Possible

dru — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:38:47 +0000

Beyond austerity, glimpses of climate justice and a democratic economy

Member for cooperatives waits his chance

SCAN1 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 22:03:14 +0000

An obscure member of the third party in Parliament is leading the co-op movement in Canada. His name is Mauril Bélanger.

Coffee Industry Fails Farmers

mfirl2014 — Tue, 13 May 2014 18:47:25 +0000

Amidst the leaf rust Roya crisis, co-operatives and organic farming shine a light

MONTREAL—I begin each day with my usual routine: enjoying a morning cup of organic fair trade coffee and wondering how millions of small-scale coffee farmers across Latin America are getting through the current leaf rust crisis—or "Roya" as it’s called in Spanish.

Bye Bye, Mondragón

dawn — Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:56:56 +0000

Winnipeggers lose community space after 18 years

WINNIPEG—After a remarkable 18 years in business, the anarchist collective Mondragón has shut its doors for good, leaving vegan food enthusiasts hungry and radical Winnipeggers and visiting out-of-towners without a rallying space to call home.

The Media Co-op is Hiring: Bookkeeper

dawn — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:33:30 +0000

The Media Co-op is hiring a part-time Bookkeeper.

Call for pitches: Write for The Dominion this October

nat marshik — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:32:35 +0000

Send us your story proposals for October 2013

We know they're out there: those stories, actions and ideas that are ignored by the corporate media but are shaping the world we live in. We want to share more of those stories, so we're looking for your news pitches!

Announcing the 2013 Media Co-op AGM!

Tim McSorley — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:33:22 +0000

Plus: last chance for nominations, motions and our budget survey

Dear members,

All year round, we tell you that here at the Media Co-op, you Own Your Media. This is the time of year that it shows the most!

You fund it, you contribute, you decide!

Tim McSorley — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:35:33 +0000

Weigh in on the Media Co-op's budget for 2013-2015

Dear readers,

We have some money. Not a lot, but enough to keep us going. How we spend that money is key to how the co-op lives and grows. And we want that growth to reflect what you, our members and readers, would like to see.

Sharpen your pencils! Calling for pitches to The Dominion and Media Co-op

nat marshik — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:14:54 +0000

What summer doldrums? From shale gas exploration in New Brunswick, to catastrophic floods in Alberta, to sneaky anti-union bills in parliament... those of us with an ear to the ground--or should we say, the grassroots--know that things don't stop heating up just because school's out. To continue our coverage of un- and under-reported stories, we want your pitches.

Ten Stories, Ten Years

dawn — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Our editors' favourite Dominion stories from the past decade

From Nova Scotia to British Columbia, from a photocopied zine to a printed magazine distributed on newsstands across Canada, The Dominion has changed a lot over the past decade. But we've kept doing what's most important to our readers across the country: putting out news and analysis that breaks with the status quo.

Vernissage, Magazine Launch & Short Film Screening *** Vernissage, présentation de courts-métrages et lancement du prochain numéro de la revue «The Dominion»

Nixola — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:26:41 +0000

Wed Feb 27

city:

Montreal

Venue:

Café l'Artère

Address:

7000 avenue du Parc

Cost:

Free! *** Gratuit!

organizer contact:

Community Journalism Across Generations

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Link:

http://www.facebook.com/events/445327985535273/

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2012 in Review

Tim McSorley — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:34:51 +0000

From student strikes to ominous omnibus bills, from memorials for missing and murdered women to creating climate justice, and introducing Idle No More

January 2012:

Small Town, Big Screen

SandraCuffe — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:30:35 +0000

Campbellford residents establish co-operative to save theatre

CAMPBELLFORD, ONTARIO—The private movie theatre had been hanging on by a thread for some time, and many other small towns had already lost their cinemas. But in 2009 when their theatre was threatened with closure, the people of Campbellford rallied around it, re-making it a co-operative owned by the people of the town, for the town.