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“Co-operatives are the antibodies of globalization”

John Restakis: I refer to co-operatives as the antibodies of globalization because in their nature and in their structure they represent values and systems that are almost a polar opposite of what globalization is actually built on. Globalization is represented by large concentrations of international capital; really controlled through large corporate, multinational structures that are in their nature authoritarian and anti-democratic.

Co-ops Work! With Melanie Conn and Marty Frost

Co-ops Work!
With Melanie Conn and Marty Frost

CoopZone Training Program for 2012-13 has been announced

CoopZone is pleased to again be offering its co-op development training courses in 2012-13, starting in September. The basic information about the courses has now been announced, and application forms & bursary applications are now available, here:  http://www.coopzone.coop/Courses