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Greetings!
Welcome to the December e-news. We're wrapping up a big year here at USFWC HQ, and already looking ahead to 2013. Hope your year-end is shaping up nicely too....
Please print this email and post it, or forward it to your co-workers and anyone else you think might be interested in keeping up with the US Federation.
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New Children's Book App by Italian Social Coop Terra dei Colori: Long Legs and the Pirate with No Nose
Books for "Digital Natives"
Who doesn't like pirates?? Longlegs and the Pirate with No-Nose is an interactive book for kids, translated in six different languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese). Discover the adventures of Longlegs on the magical island of Calabi-Yau, from pirates and first-mates, princes and princesses, to friendly piglets and greedy chickens, kind mermaids and curious red octopi. English version is narrated by USFWC member Ian Richard. The app allows you to touch, move, listen, live alongside the characters, and embark on a great adventure into the wonderful world of Calabi-Yau.
SNOW GLOBE EDITIONS is the digital publishing house of the social cooperative 'Terra dei Colori' (Land of Colors) which produces Applications, E-books, and interactive multimedia games with educational and social value. The objective of the cooperative is to widen its target audience and develop new ways of 'doing' education and to interact better with the younger generation and the 'digital natives.' All products are multi-lingual and are placed on the international market for major stores.
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Members in the News
Have you been in the news? Send us the link!
Spanish co-op might point the way forward for workers in America (MSNBC)
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DAWN Launches Technical Assistance for Rural Worker Cooperatives
With the help of a Rural Cooperative Development Grant from the USDA, the Democracy At Work Network will offer free technical assistance to help support worker cooperatives during start up, growth and expansion.
DAWN is a project of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives that provides affordable business consulting services to worker cooperatives and cooperative development organizations.
As part of its rural technical assistance program DAWN will be able to provide a wide variety of technical assistance services to rural cooperatives at low or no cost. From providing basic business services and mentorship to more in-depth research, DAWN's peer advisors prioritize building the internal capacity of the cooperatives they work with, and connecting their clients to the broader cooperative movement.
For more information or to request assistance rural cooperatives and other interested parties should visit www.dawn.coop or email info@dawn.coop.
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Now hiring: Center for Family Life has a new part time position available for a "Cooperative Project Administrative Assistant" who would be working with CFL staff doing data management and analysis as well social media work with the Golden Steps Elder Care Cooperative.
Please see http://www.sco.org/ for more information and help spread the word.
SCO Family of Services, Center for Family Life
443 39th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Office: 718.633.4823 ext: 13 | Fax: 718.633.6729
http://www.sco.org/
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Dues Haiku
in honor of our much-missed Sneely
Green to brown aground
Aging leaves hint winter spores
Aging dues also smell
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