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Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation AGM 2005. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership. Presenters: Ajamu Nangwaya: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto)

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Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership

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  1. Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation AGM 2005 Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership

  2. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • Presenters: • Ajamu Nangwaya: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) • David Daughton: MYDAS Program Co-ordinator / CWCF Director (Atlantic Provinces) • Michel Bouchard: RQCT • Colin MacDougall: La Siembra Co-operative / CWCF Board Advisor (Youth) Presenter Bios:

  3. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • Presentation Content: • Colin MacDougall: Introduction to Youth Issues in Co-operatives • Ajamu Nangwaya: Promoting Worker Ownership Among Youth • Michel Bouchard: Youth Job Co-operatives project • David Daughton: MYDAS Program overview • Everyone ! : Discussion

  4. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • Introduction: Youth Issues in Co-operatives • Definition of “Youth” • Co-operatives and youth: • Youth organising themselves into co-operatives to meet needs (employment, entrepreneurship, education) • Existing Co-operatives reaching out to young people (secure youth business, succession issues, value youth energy / ideas, flavour of the day?)(ILO, ICA, CCA/CCC, On Co-op, CWCF) • Economic and Social factors: Unemployment , hunger, war, etc. • Activism, optimism and determination:

  5. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • Introduction: Youth Issues in Co-operatives • Definition of “Youth” • Co-operatives and youth: • Youth organising themselves into co-operatives to meet needs (employment, entrepreneurship, education) • Existing Co-operatives reaching out to young people (secure youth business, succession issues, value youth energy / ideas, flavour of the day?) • Economic and Social factors: Unemployment , hunger, war, etc. • Activism, optimism and determination

  6. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • La Siembra Co-operative: Youth? Who me? • Brief history of La Siembra • Business incorporation: • Link with Southern producers • Values Match • Today: • Average La Siembrite age: 31.8 • Average Co-op knowledge prior to employment: 31.8% • Why join: Natural fit

  7. Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership • Conclusion: Recommendations • International and national organisations to continue expanding their youth initiatives • Additional research into existing youth programs • Sharing of information (web sites, Co-op Learning Centre, various AGM workshop perhaps dealing with topics such as Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Ownership) • Regular organisational review of youth activities • Increased co-operative education in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, technical and adult education programmes.

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