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Greetings!
Welcome to the February e-news. 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.
This email does not replace the printed newsletter that you receive as a member, but it's a more timely and bite-sized supplement.
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The Road to Recovery
Earthquake updates from Japan Workers' Co-operative Union
Less than a year has gone by since the massive 9.0 earthquake shook Japan. The Japan Workers' Co-operative Union has been working diligently to rejuvenate and revive the branches and member cooperatives that had been most severely damaged in the Tohoku region.
 In Ohfunato City, a program has been created that provides business training that links the dominant industries in the region (agriculture, forestry and fishery) with community welfare. The trainees are expected to open a new cooperative business in April of 2012.
JCWU member, Older Persons' Cooperative, decided that each member would donate a day's worth of wages to support the ongoing efforts in Tohoku. In addition to monetary support, individual members have been visiting cities to provide meals and other activities. Members also held a festival for residents in temporary housing. This festival included exercise programs, oral care, and book readings for children. The residents were grateful but expressed concern for unemployment expiration and a need for independence.
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Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy Survey 
The ECWD is a conference focused on promoting, educating about, and supporting worker-owned businesses, as well as strengthening the network of democratic workplaces in the Eastern United States. Through networking, seminars, tours, and storytelling, participants exchange tools and solutions for democratic management and the development of worker-owned businesses.
2013 will mark the 7th biannual conference and the search for a host city has begun! Criteria for selection may include the potential impact of the conference on the local cooperative movement, the presence of a growing cooperative movement, regional accessibility and the availability of services including housing, transit and food. Help us decide where to host the conference by filling out this quick survey.
La ECWD es una conferencia enfocado en promover, educar sobre, y apoyar trabajos cooperativos, y tambi�n esforzar la red de cooperativas en el este de los Estados Unidos. Por hacer redes, capacitationes, visitas, y narraci�n, participantes intercambian herramientos y soluciones por administraci�n democr�tica y el desarrollo de cooperativas.
�2013 marca la s�ptima conferencia bianual y la b�squeda por una ciudad en donde hacerlo ha empezado! Criteria por seleccionar puede incluir el impacto potencial de la conferencia en el movemiento cooperativo local, la presencia de un movemiento cooperativo en aumento, accesibilidad regional, y la cantidad de servicios disponibles incluyendo necesidades de alojamiento, transportaci�n, y comida. Ayudanos en nuestra decisi�n por responder a las preguntas siguientes.
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Exploring Cooperatives
Economic Democracy & Community Development in Pennsylvania & Wisconsin
This one-day conference explores what cities can learn from one another about building cooperatives and cooperative networks, and what cooperatives contribute to cities, regions, and states. This conference also provides an opportunity to learn from US House Representative Chaka Fattah about the National Cooperative Development Act, a bill he introduced into Congress on December 15, 2011. Other speakers and highlighted cooperatives: Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Dr. Gar Alperovitz, Dr. Steve Dubb, Isthmus Engineering, Union Cab, Just Coffee, Mariposa Food Coop, and Cooperative Care of WI.
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USFWC Newsletter Articles & Ads
 Just a reminder to get your submissions for the Spring newsletter in by FEBRUARY 20, 2012.
If you are interested in advertising in our newsletter please contact sneely@usworker.coopAD RATESLarge Ad (1/4 page) ... $150 Medium Ad (1/8 page) ... $100 Tiny Ad (1/18 page) ... $25 Ads are due by MARCH 10, 2012 |
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