Building Co-operative Futures Youth Conference

Overview

The Second Annual Building Co-operative Futures Youth Conference will bring together youth (ages 18-25 roughly) who are interested in co-operative organisations and the possibilities they offer to young people. There will be a sharing of knowledge about the co-op model and the values that guide co-ops and credit unions. There will be information on career, volunteer, community and educational opportunities available in the co-op sector.

The conference will be hosted by the Rural Education and Development Association (REDA) at the University of Calgary in Calgary, Alberta Canada, from May 14 to 18, 2004. The conference program will include Workshops (developing co-op skills and knowledge); True Stories (case studies of co-operatives); Breakout Sessions (group activities), and a Field Trip.

Members of the co-op sector will be involved as Participants (youth involved in all conference activities); Presenters (will lead the workshops, true stories and breakout sessions), and Partners (will provide monetary support).

The forum is largely organised and run by youth involved in the co-op sector, including a planning committee with representatives from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

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Partners  

• British Columbia Co-operative Association
• BCICS 
• Calgary Co-op
• Camp Rainbow
• Canadian Co-op Association
• Centre for the Study of Co-operatives
• The Co-operative College
• Federated Co-operatives Limited
• Goldeye Foundation
• Inter Pares
• North American Student Co-op Association
• Ontario Co-op Association
• Quebec Healthcare
• Regional Co-operative Development Centre
• Saskatchewan Co-operative Association
• Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
• University of Alberta
• University of Saskatchewan
• Wilp Sa Maa’y
• Wisconsin Farmers Union

Sponsors

     
   
     

• Agricore United
• Alberta Pork
• Calgary Co-op
• Co-op Secretariat
• Credit Union Central of Alberta
• Federated Co-operatives Limited
• Goldeye Foundation
• Performance Graphics
• The Co-operative Foundation
  

Second Annual Building Co-operative Futures Youth Forum: Post Conference Report.

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