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Canadian Literacy and Essential Skills Network’s Future in Jeopardy
mayo 30, 2014 15:35
This week, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) announced that the federal government appears to have decided to quietly collapse Canada’s national literacy and essential skills network. Theme: National Policy WorkComment on the SOAS report
mayo 30, 2014 15:17Though Fair Trade, in whichever way it is pursued, will never be perfect or the single solution to world poverty,…
Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria Calls for a BC Community Investment Strategy
mayo 28, 2014 10:47
The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria (CSPCGV) is calling upon the Government of British Columbia to follow the lead of other provinces by supporting Community Investment Funds in their new Theme: National Policy WorkADFIAP invited to IMEX Frankfurt, networks with associations worldwide
mayo 27, 2014 23:33
On invitation by Washington, D.C.-based association consultants, Ms. Susan Sarfati and Ms. Liz Jackson, CEO of High Performance Strategies, LLC and President of Jackson Consulting, Inc., respectively, ADFIAP participated as an invited hosted buyer and joined the Association Day meetings, networking and roundtable discussions at the IMEX Worldwide Exhibition for the MICE industry (meetings, incentives,... ...Enabling Community Invesmtent in British Columbia
mayo 27, 2014 18:47The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria (CSPCGV) is excited to provide this link to the advance copy of their forthcoming Policy Brief on Enabling Community Investment in British Columbia. Theme: National Policy WorkLooking behind the lens
mayo 27, 2014 10:53
For 16 months, Dutch couple Wim and Pauline Opmeer travelled 34,000 km in their van across Latin America. The Dutch duo, Opmeer Reports, visited over 15 countries and numerous microfinance and agricultural organizations, and some Oikocredit offices, providing stories, videos and professional photos. The couple recently returned to the Netherlands where we spoke with them... ...Boletín de Noticias – FOROLACFR – 2014 n°3
mayo 27, 2014 8:25Boletín de Noticias – FOROLACFR – 2014 n°3 http://forolacfr.org/boletines/2014_n_03 Language Undefined Tags: INAISE FOROLACFR Newsletter member
Are conditional cash transfers having an impact on achieving access to education? Some answers from Argentina
mayo 26, 2014 21:00Several Latin America countries, including Argentina, have established conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes for families in need to further development but also to meet their human rights obligations. The expansion of these programmes invites scrutiny with regard to their effectiveness. Using the Argentine case, this think piece briefly assesses whether CCTs are having a positive... ...
High Design: Turning the Tides into Green Power
mayo 26, 2014 16:54
World’s first community-owned tidal turbine comes online By Emma Fitzpatrick SolidarityEconomy.net The world’s first community-owned tidal power turbine has come online, exporting electricity to the local grid in Scotland. Scotland Energy Minister Fergus Ewing said last week that the turbine will power up to 30 homes, a locally owned ice plant and the Cullivoe Harbour... ...Boletín de Noticias – FOROLACFR – 2014 n°2
mayo 23, 2014 11:04Boletín de Noticias – FOROLACFR – 2014 n°2 http://forolacfr.org/boletines/2014_n_02 Language Undefined Tags: INAISE FOROLACFR Newsletter
RIPESS Europe – The news from solidarity economy in Europe – May 2014
mayo 23, 2014 10:45RIPESS Europe – The news from solidarity economy in Europe – May 2014 Language Undefined Tags: IANISE NEWS RIPESS RIPESS Europe Europe solidarity economy Social Economy Social Solidarity Economy
Rebuilding links: Trade unions and cooperatives get together again
mayo 22, 2014 10:56There was a time when the links were clear for all to see. As Pierre Laliberté, an economist with the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), points out, “The relationship between trade unions and cooperatives is as long as the history of trade unions. In fact, it is fair to say that the first associations... ...
Mexican Workers Doing Well After Winning Ownership of Tire Plant with Three-Year Strike
mayo 22, 2014 9:47
By Jane Slaughter SolidarityEconomy.net via Labor Notes April 2, 2013 – On the 879th day of their strike, Mexican tire workers sought help in Germany, where the multinational that wanted to close their plant was based. After a determined 1,141-day campaign, the company sold them the plant, which they now run as a cooperative. “If... ...High Design:High-flying Turbine Produces More Power
mayo 22, 2014 8:44
The Buoyant Air Turbine (or BAT), developed by Altaeros Energies, uses an inflatable shell to float 1,000 to 2,000 feet above ground, where winds blow five to eight times stronger, and more consistently, than winds at tower level. Courtesy of Altaeros Energies MIT alumni develop airborne wind turbine that floats 1,000 feet aloft to capture... ...