Each For All: The Co-operative Connection

Applied Theatre

ColinD — Sun, 22 May 2011 20:08:15 -0700

Yasmine Kandil, a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria, talks about her experiences with applied theatre, including the course she teaches through the Intercultural Education and Training programme with UVic Continuing Studies called Theatre.Community.Change. and her work with the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society.

What Does Progress Mean For Our Society, And Our Communities?

ColinD — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:22:28 -0700

We play a recording of a talk entitled "What Does Progress Mean For Our Society, And Our Communities?" given by Dr. Marilyn Waring, on April 21, 2011 at UVic, as part of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Alternative Policy Groups

ColinD — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:04:35 -0700

We play a recording of a talk given by Dr. William Carroll entitled "Alternative Policy Groups and Transnational Counter-Hegemonic Struggle" on March 17, 2011 at UVic, as part of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy speaker series.

Arts in Education

ColinD — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:50:38 -0700

Dr. Catherine McGregor, Assistant Professor and Graduate Advisor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria, and Dr. Catherine Etmanski, Instructor in the Department of Leadership Studies at the University of Victoria and an Educational Consultant in the Greater Victoria area, talk about learning, education, and social justice through the arts.

Profits vs Purpose

ColinD — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:15:11 -0800

We play a recording of a talk given on February 17th, 2011 at UVic entitled "Profits vs. Purpose: Lessons from US L3C Experience" by Dr. Jill R. Horwitz, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and Professor of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, as part of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy speaker series. Jill is introduced by Dr.

Social Economy and Co-operativism

ColinD — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:19:17 -0800

We play a recording of a talk entitled "Promises of Hegemony: Reflections on the Social Economy and Co-operativism" given by Dr. Ian MacPherson, on January 21, 2011 at UVic, as part of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy Distinguished Speaker Series.

Corporate Social Responsibility

ColinD — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:49:58 -0800

We play a recording of a talk entitled "Corporate Social Responsibility: Preserving Neoliberal Capialism or Prefiguring Alternatives?" given by Dr. James Rowe, Senior Instructor in the School of Environmental Studies, on January 13, 2011 at UVic, as part of the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy speaker series. James is introduced by Dr. Ana Maria Peredo of the CCCBE.

Equity and Human Rights

ColinD — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:49:03 -0800

Moussa Magassa, Human Rights Education Advisor with UVic's Equity and Human Rights Office speaks about the activities and relationships of the group at UVic, including diversity, and the concept of Ubuntu.

Social Justice and Political Economy

ColinD — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:44:01 -0800

Bill Carroll, critical sociologist and professor in the University of Victoria's Department of Sociology, talks about some of his music, the Social Justice Studies program at UVic , his new book The Making of a Transnational Capitalist Class and John Restakis's new book,

Democratic Constitutionalism

ColinD — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:08:15 -0800

Jeremy Webber and Renée McBeth from The Consortium on Democratic Constitutionalism (Demcon) talk about the consortium, including its colloquiums and conferences.