Meetings are open and all are welcome.
For more information (including the text of any
proposals), to place an item on the agenda, or to request minutes from previous
meetings, contact dave@nobawc.org or (510) 835-0254.
Worker Cooperative Peer Resource Group
There is no date scheduled for the next Peer Resource Group at this time. Please check for updates soon or sign up for our listserve to receive information about PRG meetings and other NoBAWC events.
For more information about the Peer Resource Group or to suggest a topic, contact Dan at
dantdant@gmail.com.
What is the Bay Area Cooperative Peer
Resource Group?
A periodic gathering of individuals discussing various aspects of running a
cooperative. Our goal is to support folks trying to establish a cooperative,
make their collective stronger, and thus grow the strength of this
movement. We achieve this by picking a topic around which we ask
questions and provide our experience as peoples' resource.
2010 Events for Worker Cooperatives
April 9-10: California Center for
Cooperative Development (CCCD) California Co-op Conference at the Glaser Center
in Santa Rosa, California
CCCD’s second annual California co-op
conference will focus on job creation and building community based economies to
strengthen communities, create wealth, and transform lives. There will be a
variety of workshops relevant to worker coops. For more info and the latest
list of speakers/workshops, please visit www.cccd.coop
May 3-6: North American Students of
Cooperation (NASCO) “Emerging Co-op Leaders” Program in Washington, D.C.
NASCO will bring together a group of
emerging leaders from all parts of the cooperative movement to learn more about
the breadth and depth of cooperatives and cooperation. The program this year
will provide an in-depth look at the cooperative principles and practices that
are the bedrock of the cooperative sector. Participants will receive a
cooperative primer, which has been specially developed for the Emerging Co-op
Leaders program. For more information, visit www.nasco.coop
May 4-6: National Cooperative Business
Association (NCBA) “Cooperatives Transforming the Economy”
in Washington, D.C.
The 2010 National Cooperative
Business Association conference will focus on the role cooperatives have played
during the economic crisis and how cooperatives can create their own economy by
leveraging the 6th principle of Cooperation among Cooperatives. For more
information, please visit www.ncba.coop
May 17-21: Cooperation Works “The Art
& Science of Cooperative Business Development” in Madison,
WI
A rigorous course for co-op
developers. Lectures, workshops and visits to Madison area worker co-ops will
offer the opportunity to gain skills necessary to establishing new co-op
ventures. The curriculum includes: key steps of effective cooperative business
development; unique attributes of co-op finance, law, governance and
management; essential tools for group ownership in building long-term success. For
more information, visit www.cooperationworks.coop
June 22-26: U.S. Social Forum (USSF) “Another
World Is Possible, Another U.S. Is Necessary” in Detroit,
MI
The February 3rd NoBAWC general
membership meeting (GMM) passed a proposal to raise funds to send 2 NoBAWC
representatives to the USSF. Nominations for representatives to attend the USSF
will be accepted at the March 18th NoBAWC GMM and the fi nal selection will be
made at the April 20th GMM. Nominee proposals should contain a few
sentences explaining why they would be a good choice to represent NoBAWC. For
donations, please make checks payable to “NoBAWC” and in the memo please write “USSF”.
Mail to NoBAWC, P.O. Box 24953, Oakland, CA 94623.
For more information about
fundraising and nominations, please email info@jasecon.org
For more information about the Social
Forum, please visit www.ussf2010.org
August 6-9: 4th U.S.
National Worker Cooperative Conference at the UC Berkeley Clark Kerr Conference Center
The U.S. Federation of
Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) will have its biannual conference in the Bay Area!
Registration opens in April 2010. Workshop proposals are currently being
accepted. For more information, please visit www.usworker.coop
click on the EVENTS tab.
