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| Co-op Week 2009 events calendar |
Tuesday, October 13
Staff at GROWMARK, Inc's Ontario region office in Kitchener will launch Co-op Week by raising the co-op flag followed by a presentation from Grand River Car Share Co-op and a brunch. Co-op Week activities will continue throughout the week, including a "Create a Catchy Co-op Caption" using "magnetic poetry" created specially for Co-op Week.
Saskatchewan Co-operative Association Co-operative Merit Awards Book signing and speech by Prof. Ian MacPherson, 3:30 p.m.; Reception, 5 p.m.; Dinner, 6 p.m.; Awards ceremony, 7:30 p.m. Ramada Hotel and Convention Centre, Regina SK
Wednesday, October 14:
Ontario Co-operative Association (On Co-op) 9th Annual Co-op Conference, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington ON
Ontario Co-operative Association Gala, 5:30 - 9 p.m., Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON
South Island Regional Co-op Council Co-op Rendezvous. 4 - 5:30 p.m., Fernwood Inn, Victoria, BC
Thursday, October 15:
Alberta Community and Co-operative Association 4th Annual Rise & Shine Breakfast Forum. Topic: Alternative Energy and Co-operatives. 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Executive Royal Inn, North Calgary AB.
Sustainability Through the Co-operative Economy Forum, University of Victoria, 4-5 p.m, Bob Wright Centre, room A104, University of Victoria
Special Co-op Week screening of Michael Moore's film, "Capitalism: A Love Story", followed by panel discussion. 7 p.m. Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Vancouver, BC. Tickets available at the door.
Friday, October 16:
British Columbia Co-operative Association annual Co-op Week luncheon. Topic: Reweaving Local Economies: Strategies for Sustainability. Followed by special session on Sustainable Financing for Co-op Development in BC. 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sequoia Grill, Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC. For more info, contact Brad Boyce at general@bcca.coop.
University of Victoria Social Fair and Speakers Forum, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Michel Pujol Room, Student Union Building, University of Victoria
Saturday, October 17
Join Hands for Co-ops - 1-2 PM, City Hall, Vancouver, BC -- a flash mob event to celebrate the contribution co-ops make to the quality of life in Vancouver. Co-op supporters from across the city will join hands and surround City Hall as a gesture of co-op good will to the city. The band Headwater will be performing and participants will be joined by City Councilors to close this year's Co-op Week celebrations.
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