Social Economy Suite Southern Ontario Node Second Symposium, April 2007

Who We Are Ontario Natural Food Co-operative Ontario Sustainable Energy Association Ontario CED Network Ottawa Food Security Council Pathways to Education Program Planet Bean Coffee Co-operative Queen’s University Ryerson University Social Capital Partners Social Economy Centre Trent University Université d’Ottawa Université du Québec à Montréal University of Guelph University of New Brunswick University of Pennsylvania University of Saskatchewan University of St. Andrews University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario Wilfrid Laurier University Windshare Co-operative York University Autism Ontario Canadian Community Investment Network Carleton University CEDNET CEDTAP Conseil de la Coopération de l’Ontario Consumers’ Community Co-operative Evergreen Commons at the Brick Works Falkland Heritage Trust FoodShare Toronto Frontier College Geographical Resources and Integrated Data Systems Ltd. (GRIDS) Green Communities Canada Harvard University Imagine Canada Just Food - Ottawa Metro Credit Union Mount St. Vincent University Niagara College OntarBio Organic Farmers’ Co-operative Ontario Co-operative Association

Clusters 32 projects

Social Economy Centre Opening

Social Economy Centre Opening

March 2/3, 2006 Symposium Official opening of the Social Economy Centre 60+ participants Videos and powerpoints on website

Business Programs and the Social Economy Working Group Inaugural meeting December 8, 2006; Second meeting April 26, 2007 Network of persons interested in producing case studies and other forms of curricula for higher education institutions, including business schools, in Ontario and beyond Presentations at CASC; AISEC Creation of database

Students SCHOLARSHIPS Suzanne Cook, OISE/UT, “Retirees Who Volunteer in their Community: Career Development Theory, Education and Social Policy” Claire Gagnon, University of New Brunswick. “Culture Gap in Co- operatives” Lena Lam, University of Guelph, “The effect of Social Marketing on Non-Compliance Decisions in Green and Ethical Consumerism” TRAVEL GRANTS STUDENT NETWORK (HUB)

socialeconomy.utoronto.ca e-mail list: 898 members project pages videos blogs del.icio.us/social.econom y links forms available online

Speakers’ Series – 2006/07 Community-University Collaborative Research: Issues and Challenges Challenges of Creating Successful Social Enterprises in Canada Micro-lending Slow Food Movement: Building a Global Social Economy for Good, Clean and Fair Food The Social What? Learning about the Social Economy in Ontario High Schools An Aboriginal Perspective on the Social Economy Corporate Social Responsibility: The Paths Taken by Two Ontario Credit Unions Fair Trade

Co-sponsored Other Events Engaging Organic Intellectuals: Transformative Learning and Farmers' Transition to Sustainable Agriculture (Karsten Mündel) Building Community Housing: The Conversion of Alexandra Park Public Housing to Atkinson Housing Co-operative (Jorge Sousa) Job Creation Without a Boss? The Case of Argentina's Recovered Companies (Eduardo Murua) ‘Part of the Solution:’ The Role of Community-Based Green Co-operatives in Advancing Sustainable Development and Energy Literacy (Fiona Duguid)

Other initiatives Social Economy Centre Workshops GreenOISE action committee Member of the learningwork.ca co- operative Skype: socialeconomy

This project is made possible by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.