WEBINAR: Cooperative Economies for Collective Leadership: New Paradigms for Funding Community-Determined Efforts to Advance Child Wellbeing and Equity
Thursday, April 22, 2021
10-11am Pacific / 1-2pm Eastern
Register at: http://bit.ly/NOWWebinar-April2021
Cooperatives have long served an important model for building community wellbeing, guided by values of democratic decision making, shared power and ownership, and equitable distribution of health, economic, and social benefits. Learn from leading experts and practitioners in the field who will provide an overview of the principles and structure of cooperative economies and models, including barriers and challenges, as well as benefits and opportunities of implementing this model to advance community wellbeing. Webinar hosted by Vital Village Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing.
Featured speakers:
- Nia Evans, Executive Director, Boston Ujima Project
- James Vamboi, Chief of Staff, Community, and Culture, Boston Ujima Project
- Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development, City University of New York (CUNY)
- Marcos Beleche, Board President, Dorchester Food Cooperative
- Moderator: Ronda Alexander, Director of Operations, Vital Village Network
NOTA: Hay una línea en español disponible para los participantes que deseen escuchar interpretación en vivo durante el seminario web.
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