Co-op Maintenance
This is from Geoff Mayer's workshop on maintenance at Institute (2010).
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Democracy at Work Institute Resource Library
The Democracy at Work Institute is building a comprehensive Resource Library that will include a wide range of materials, including academic papers, start-up toolkits, curriculum samples, actual documents from existing worker cooperatives, and more. The topic list below provides a map of the resources that will be available. We are also continuing to publish additional resources on a daily basis.
Aliados por la Equidad Social
TABLA DE CONTENIDOS Contra la Opresión: Introducción El entramado de la Opresión - 2 Contra la Opresión: Palabras Claves - 3 Niveles y Tipos de Opresión: Ejemplos - 6 Ser un Aliado Qué es ser aliado? Lo básico. - 8 Superando el prejuicio de edad - 11 Ser un Hombre Aliado - 13 Ser un Heterosexual Aliado - 15 Ser Aliado de un Trans – 16
Changing the World One Play at a Time
An introduction to popular theater and Augusto Boal's "Theater of the Oppressed" (featured in NASCO's Anti-Oppression Action Camp)
Conflict Resolution
This handout is from Laird Schaub's workshop on conflict resolution at NASCO Institute (2010).
File:
Guidelines for Expansion
Table of Contents
Strategies for Expansion 2
Obtaining Financing 7
Financing Sources 8
Appendices
A: Property Information 10
B: Pro Forma: 505 West Green Street 12
Student Co-ops Around the World - Video
Laurent Levesque of l'Unité de travail pour l'implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE), provides a brief survey of student cooperatives around the world.
Learn more about UTILE here: http://utile.org/
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources
All Together Now
A NASCO approach to a diversity workshop
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BSC Manager Accountability - Video
Berkeley Student Cooperative "Manager Accountability" orientation video.
In the co-ops, some members are elected to be managers at their house. These managers specialize in coordinating different parts of the house's operations, such as food service, maintenance, or social activities.