"Discover the Co-operative Difference!"
The Canadian Co-operative Association's free, online orientation program for co-op staff, board, and members, this tool provides information about the principles and values of co-operatives, the landscape and scope of co-operatives across Canada and links to lots more information. The format is taking a walk down virtual co-op main street.
A useful handout that covers the following areas: What is an ally?; How to be an ally; and Action ideas and tips
Action Camp: Lessons Learned
Table of Contents
Assumptions
Anti-Oppression: Key Words
Fabric of Oppression
Levels and Types of Oppression: Examples
Organizing and Facilitation Tools
Starting a Diversity Committee in Your Co-op
Activities/Discussion Starters
Further Resources
Websites and Collectives
Books, Readings, and Publications
Movies
A guide to why consensus is used among co-ops, and how it is effectively used and facilitated.
A handout on ways to counteract gender oppression by being an ally for trans-folk.
A checklist of privileges that apply to people of white/anglo/European descent.
This is a brief descriptions of what a co-op is, as well as the different types of co-ops that exist.
This is the packet that action campers receive prior to Action Camp to ensure a basic understanding of issues being discussed at Action Camp.
Examples of different types of oppression existing in society at the Individual, Cultural, and Institutional levels.
