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Organising and Educating Organising and Educating Youth for Worker Youth for Worker
OwnershipOwnership
Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation AGM 2005
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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)
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Presenter Bios:
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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
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Introduction: Youth Issues in Co-operatives
• Definition of “Youth”
• Co-operatives and youth:
1. Youth organising themselves into co-operatives to meet needs (employment, entrepreneurship, education)
2. 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)
3. Economic and Social factors: Unemployment , hunger, war, etc.
4. Activism, optimism and determination:
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Introduction: Youth Issues in Co-operatives• Definition of “Youth”
• Co-operatives and youth:
1. Youth organising themselves into co-operatives to meet needs (employment, entrepreneurship, education)
2. Existing Co-operatives reaching out to young people (secure youth business, succession issues, value youth energy / ideas, flavour of the day?)
3. Economic and Social factors: Unemployment , hunger, war, etc.
4. Activism, optimism and determination
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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
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Conclusion: Recommendations 1. International and national organisations to continue expanding their youth
initiatives
2. Additional research into existing youth programs
3. 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)
4. Regular organisational review of youth activities
5. Increased co-operative education in elementary, secondary, post-secondary, technical and adult education programmes.
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