In California cooperatives spur economic growth
In Richmond, California, a city with 17 per cent unemployment, the jobless are turning to 'cooperatives' to create new economic opportunities. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports.
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- Tags: co-op California Al Jazeea americasnews Rob Reynolds youtube cooperative Richmond aljazeera
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NRECA: The Electric Cooperative Story
This great video features a fast-action hand-drawn guide to the history, structure, and purpose of rural electric cooperatives. It was created by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (www.nreca.coop).
- straighttalkalert
- Length: 3:28
- Views: 7159
- Tags: NRECA electric cooperatives co-ops cooperative rural America
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How Worker Cooperatives Work
An short introduction to worker cooperative theory and structure. Just slides, no audio.
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- Length: 7:26
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- Tags: worker cooperative
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International Year of Cooperatives 2012: Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World
The International Labour Office (ILO) hailed the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of 2012 of the International Year of Cooperatives as an acknowledgement of the fundamental role of cooperatives in promoting the socio-economic development of hundreds of millions of people worldw...
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- Length: 3:00
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- Tags: Cooperatives United Nations UN International Labour Organization Decent Work ONU OIT ILO
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The Cooperative Difference
It's PEOPLE - not profits - that drive electric cooperatives. Co-ops are democratically run, locally owned and operated, and community oriented. This video takes a fast-paced look at the factors that make electric cooperatives unique in today's marketplace. Listen as co-op members discuss their v...
- secoenergy
- Length: 5:04
- Views: 1350
- Tags: Electric cooperatives co-ops
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Cooperatives
The year 2012 has been named International Year of the Cooperatives. CTV Morning Live's Jeff Hopper finds out more about what makes cooperatives different, and what they can do for you.
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- Length: 4:36
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- Tags: ctv morning live ottawa cooperatives international year 2012 board company
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UK Co-operatives prosper in recession
Europe's financial troubles have raised many questions about the economic systems which contributed to the crisis. As part of Al Jazeera's series on co-operatives, Sonia Gallego reports on a grassroots movement in the north of England, that provides an alternative. Its goal: to provide fairness f...
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Cooperatives
This is a story about capitalism and cooperatives. It's also a story about how cooperatives will defeat capitalism, causing it to hide in a deep, dark hole where cooperatives will eat what capitalism leaves behind. Or, alternatively, you can look at these websites to get more info. National Coop ...
- triggurthis
- Length: 2:13
- Views: 1910
- Tags: co-op cooperative capitalism harmony working together cooperation love people power democracy
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Bike Tour of Berkeley Worker Cooperatives co-sponsored by NoBAWC and East Bay Express
The East Bay Express and NoBAWC (The Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives) co-sponsored a bicycle tour of eight of Berkeley, CA's worker cooperatives (2/25/12) What a great day & wonderful event! Featured: Nabolom Collective, Alchemy Cafe Collective, BioFuel Oasis, Heartwood Cooperative Woodsh...
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- Length: 2:40
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- Tags: jjnoire cooperatives worker East Bay Express Alchemy Cafe Collective biofuel Oasis nobawc This Way Out Heartwood Woodshop Quilted Inkworks Press Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative Cheese Board Pedal Nabolom Bakery Collective jobs bike tour ride Berkeley San Francisco Area Network
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Evergreen Cooperatives 2012
The Evergreen Cooperatives of Cleveland, Ohio are pioneering innovative models of job creation, wealth building, and sustainability. Evergreen's employee-owned, for-profit companies are based locally and hire locally. We create meaningful green jobs and keep precious financial resources within ou...
- evergreencooperative
- Length: 6:24
- Views: 945
- Tags: Evergreen Evergreen Cooperatives Cooperatives Cleveland Ohio job creation jobs green jobs worker owners Cleveland Foundation foundation Ted Howard Lillian Kuri India Pierce Lee social entrepreneur Democracy Collaborative Mondragon Cooperatives Mondragon Green City Growers Evergreen Laundry Evergreen Cooperative Laundry Cleveland Clinic University Hospitals University Hospital Ohio Cooperative Solar Green City Growers Cooperative
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Evergreen Cooperatives
The Evergreen Cooperatives of Cleveland, Ohio are pioneering innovative models of job creation, wealth building, and sustainability. Evergreen's employee-owned, for-profit companies are based locally and hire locally. We create meaningful green jobs and keep precious financial resources within ou...
- gveysey
- Length: 6:38
- Views: 6380
- Tags: Evergreen Evergreen Cooperatives Cooperatives Cleveland Ohio job creation jobs green jobs worker owners Cleveland Foundation foundation Ted Howard Lillian Kuri India Pierce Lee social entrepreneur Democracy Collaborative Mondragon Cooperatives Mondragon Green City Growers Evergreen Laundry Evergreen Cooperative Laundry Cleveland Clinic University Hospitals University Hospital Ohio Cooperative Solar Green City Growers Cooperative
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Is 2012 the year for worker co-operatives?
The UN has launched a new initiative for 2012 - declaring it the Year of the Co-Op. Using a theme of "Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World," the UN hopes to encourage the growth and establishment of cooperatives across the globe. The international body is urging nations to promote coopera...
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- Length: 4:32
- Views: 639
- Tags: Super Tuesday Citizens United GOP Primary CO-ops United Nations Rep. Schakowsky Oil Speculation Rush Limbaugh Thom Hartmann The Big Picture.
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#Occupy Cooperatives - #DemocracyNow #OWS
A great interview on Democracy Now about how Occupy can help us move towards a more democratic economy.
- freetheworker
- Length: 6:41
- Views: 150
- Tags: Occupy Wall Street Democracy Now Worker Cooperatives Cooperative Self Management
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Why Cooperatives Cooperate
Why Cooperatives Cooperate
- chsincorporated
- Length: 2:27
- Views: 2377
- Tags: agriculture Training ag business ag training global agribusiness ag jobs ag career opportunities CHS CHS Inc Country Hedging Cofina Financial CHS Foundation oilseed Processing Cenex Farming Cenex fuels Propane CHS Propane Commodity Markets Crop Prices Crop Markets Stocks Co-ops Coops Cooperatives food cooperative Cooperative Principles Food Processing USDA Corn Corn stocks Soybean Wheat Farm Farming yield Cooperate Cooperation Stewardship FFA Trading
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Robert Owen & the Cooperative movement
More on New Lanark: www.infed.org More on the Cooperatives: www.youtube.com Sources: Frederich Engels, "The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844", Cosimo Inc, page 236 Eric Hobsbawm, "The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848", Abacus, page 65 &149-152. "Lecture 22, The Utopian Socialists: Ro...
Mike Leung on Worker Cooperatives and Financing Pt 1
Mike Leung, chief organizer of the proposed Worker Cooperative Federal Credit Union and Abolish Human Rentals discusses worker cooperatives and financing issues Part 1 of 2.
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