Posts Tagged ‘education’

CoopZone offering co-op development courses

July 28th, 2014 by Lauren Blumas

CoopZone Developers’ Network Co-operative is a network of people and organizations in the co-op sphere with a common goal of supporting the growth and development of co-operatives across Canada. The Network provides services which can help you to start a co-op or to nurture and grow an existing one. As a member of the CoopZone Legal Network Steering Committee, I can attest to the value of the services and expertise the Network provides. The CoopZone Legal Network and the Developers Network are designed to bring together organizations and experienced professionals to share their knowledge and service co-operative entrepreneurs.

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Iler Campbell at Co-operative Housing Federation Canada AGM

May 30th, 2014 by Iler Campbell

Celia Chandler will be at the CHF Canada AGM in Ottawa on June 4th and 5th participating in the Co-operative Management Conference and Member Education Forum. With over 750 attendees, the AGM is the largest co-op housing event in Canada. We’re thrilled to be part of it this year. On Wednesday June 4th Celia will participate in a town hall titled “Responding to the changing needs of co-op members.” On Thursday June 5th she will lead a workshop titled “Learning to make your case at the Landlord and Tenant Board.”

Iler Campbell at CHFT Spring Member Education Event

April 15th, 2014 by Iler Campbell

Shelina Ali will be leading a workshop on minute taking, Saturday April 26, at the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto’s 2014 Spring Member Education Event. Her workshop, entitled Minutes Matter, aims to take the mystery out of taking minutes for housing co-ops.

For more info about the event, see the brochure here (PDF).

If you’re interesting in having us lead a workshop for your event or organization, let us know. We’d love to hear from you.

Iler Campbell at Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation Spring Education Conference

April 1st, 2014 by Iler Campbell

Celia Chandler and Lauren Blumas will be presenting at the Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation Spring Education Conference this Saturday in Cambridge. Their workshop will explore human rights issues and issues that people claim are human rights issues in co-op housing. They’ll address how to determine which issues are really human rights issues, what to pay attention to in by-laws and policies concerning human rights, how to respond when questioned and what to do if you receive a human rights application.

If you’re interesting in having us lead a workshop for your organization, let us know. We’d love to hear from you.

REVISED: OHRC Webinar question and answer session on Human rights and the duty to accommodate

March 5th, 2014 by Iler Campbell

An event that may be of interest to our readers:

The Ontario Human Rights Commission invites you to a

“Talking about Human Rights” online event:

Webinar question and answer session on

Human rights and the duty to accommodate

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

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Free Webinar on Policy on Competing Human Rights

July 19th, 2013 by Iler Campbell

Ontario Human Rights Commission is offering a free webinar on its Policy on Competing Human Rights. The policy provides importance guidance on what to do when to accommodate the rights of one person leads to a possible breach of the rights of another.

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