NASCO Institute 2014 Program Guide
Program guide for NASCO Institute 2014, "Co-ops for Life: Owning our Future."
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NASCO Institute 2014 Keynote Nikki Marín Baena - Video
NASCO Institute 2014 Keynote Speech, delivered by Nikki Marín Baena, titled "Owning Our Neighborhoods: Our mission, should we choose to accept it." Ann Arbor, MI - November 08, 2014.
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Owning our Neighborhoods: Our mission, should we choose to accept it
Ed Whitfield of the Fund for Democratic Communities recently wrote, "Our full humanity is expressed only when we have the capacity and the opportunity to be productive, to do for ourselves, meeting our needs in our communities." The world is having an important moment.
NASCO Institute 2014 Plenary - Rachel Plattus - Video
NASCO Institute 2014 Plenary Speech, delivered by Rachel Plattus, titled "Cooperation, The Latest Dance Craze." Ann Arbor, MI - November 09, 2014.
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Rachel Plattus is Director of Youth and Student Organizing at the New Economy Coalition. She coordinates the Youth and Student Network and works to build community, organizational and funder engagement in the New Economy.
Introduction to Community Wealth Building (panel) - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Introduction to Community Wealth Building," a panel moderated by Steve Dubb (Democracy Collaborative) at NASCO Institute 2014. Panelists included: Mike Sandmel (New Economy Coalition), Matt Meyer (Cooperative Development Institute), Yahya Alazrak (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive), and Kim Penna Garmany (College Houses).
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We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "We are Not Alone: Student Housing Issues and Co-ops Around the World," which was led by Valentine About and Mathilde Rudloff (UTILE) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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All over the world, the number of students keeps rising. Furthermore, this population is increasingly mobile and open to studying further away from home. This leads to a rise in student housing demands and the development of various models of housing.
What's Disability Got To Do With It? - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "What's Disability Got To Do With It?," which was led by Layla Oghabian (NASCO Board and Berkeley Student Cooperative) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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History of Group Equity Housing Cooperatives - NASCO Institute
Session materials from “History of Group Equity Housing Cooperatives,” presented by Jim Jones at NASCO Institute 2016.
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This session will cover a history of group housing cooperatives in North America. It will take a look at both student and community based cooperatives, starting in 1873 and continuing to the present. Questions we will address include: How did we all get here? Why aren't there co-ops like ours in other countries? What events in our country have influenced and affected our cooperatives?
Strengths-Based Leading and Other Modern Tools to Manage Remarkably - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Strengths-Based Leading and Other Modern Tools to Manage Remarkably," which was led by Nick Coquillard (Inter-Cooperative Council - Ann Arbor) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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Institutionalized Patriarchy: Framing our Resistance - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Institutionalized Patriarchy: Framing our Resistance," which was led by Esteban Kelly (AORTA) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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Cleanliness is next to ... - Creating Habitability Standards - NASCO Institute
Session materials from "Cleanliness is next to ... - Creating Habitability Standards," which was led by Michelle Pesce (Berkeley Student Cooperative) at NASCO Institute 2014.
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