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American Friends Service Committee Connecticut
In This Issue: May 23 2008
. Two weeks until June 7th & AFSC-Ct Annual dinner
. June 13: Connecticut Cooperative Enterprise Conference
Two weeks until June 7th & AFSC-Ct Annual dinner
Friends: The AFSC Annual Dinner is not to be missed! We are honoring Connecticut Activists who are well known to all of us, Wayne Coste of the Connecticut Coalition for Peace & Justice/Hope Out Loud, Marie Lausch representing the UE Local 222. CILU/CIPU and the Workers and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic at Yale Law School - Immigrants Rights. We have a silent auction with must have items such as week long stay at a country cottage, artwork, photography, signed books, baskets of fair traded items and more. Jospeh Gainza, AFSC VT program Coordinator will be the keynote speaker. Joesph is a man for all seasons in what he is able to accomplish in VT, New England and natioanlly as a Sterring Committee Member for UFPJ.
This will be a truly memorable evening- Don't miss it.
Send in your reservation today along with tabling requests and ads for the program booklet. See you on June 7th!!
2008
American Friends Service Committee
Annual Dinner
Saturday June 7, 2008
4:15 Silent Auction, Bidding and Information tables
5:30 - 9 PM Dinner and Program
Unitarian Society of Hartford
50 Bloomfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Keynote speaker: Joseph Gainza
Vermont PRogram Cordinator
American Friends Service Committee
ENGAGING THE SPIRIT FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
The Work of AFSC
Community Award Honorees
Wayne Coste of CCPJ and Hope Outloud for Peace Building
Workers and Immigrant Advocacy Clinic at Yale :aw School for Immigrant Rights
UE Local 222 CILU/CIPU for Economic Justice
$45.00 PP/$30 Students/fiancial assistance
RSVP by May 24th
This location is handicapped accessible
If you have special mobility needs, are interested in having literature table, having an ad in the program booklet or need more information, please contact the office at 860 523-1534 or connecticut at afsc.org
June 13: Connecticut Cooperative Enterprise Conference
Connecticut Cooperative Enterprise Conference
Join with CT's business developers and renowned cooperative leaders!
The COOPERATIVE business model builds sustainable communities, fosters community spirit and strengthens local economies. If you are involved in business, community or economic development, OR if you are an entrepreneur, student, or cooperative employee or employer, this conference is for YOU!
This insightful conference offers:
- A panel discussion of firsthand co-op success stories
- A Co-op 101: Basic Cooperative Development workshop on how to start a co-op
- A Co-op 201 Workshop for co-ops wanting to better manage themselves
- And specific workshops about...
Green Jobs * Affordable Housing * Sustaining Regional Food Systems * Sustaining Social Service * Artists' Cooperatives * The Benefits of Purchasing Co-ops
We are very pleased to announce renowned scholar Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard as the Conference's Keynote Speaker. Dr. Gordon Nembhard, a professor and political economist in African American Studies and co-founder of The Democracy Collaborative, will speak on democratic community economics, community-based asset building and cooperative development strategies for alleviating urban and rural poverty.
Current sponsors for this event include: Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Fund of New England, USDA Rural Development, Creative Community Development Studies Initiative at University of CT, Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO), Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Fiddleheads Natural Foods Cooperative, National Cooperative Business Association, American Friends Service Committee Connecticut, City of Bridgeport Small & Minority Business Resource Office, Our Piece of the Pie, City of Hartford Office of Development Services, Spanish American Merchants Association, Willimantic Food Cooperative, NCB, Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative and Southern New Hampshire University.
Registration fees are tiered to provide everyone with an opportunity to attend AND to bring together individuals of diverse backgrounds but with common goals.
We look forward to seeing you at this exciting event!
-- Agenda --
9 a.m.
Registration, Refeshments & Welcome
9:30 -10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Ph.D.
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Co-op Panel Discussions, Part 1: Their Stories (four concurrent sessions: Green Jobs, Affordable Housing, Sustaining Regional Food Systems, Sustaining Social Service, Arts Co-ops
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 - 12:30 p.m.
Co-op 101: Basic Cooperative Development
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Luncheon Address (The Benefits of Purchasing Co-ops)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Co-op Panel Discussions, Part 2: Lessons Learned in Development, Q & A (four concurrent sessions: Green Jobs, Affordable Housing, Sustaining Regional Food Systems, Sustaining Social Service, Arts Co-ops
2:30 - 3:30
Co-op 201: Legal and Accounting Considerations; Funding and Financing Options
3:30 - 4 p.m.
Reflections and Closing Remarks
Please click here to register:
http://connecticutcooperativeenterpriseconference.eventbrite.com/
Date
June 13, 2008
Time
9:00 am ET - 4:00 pm ET
Location
Capital Community College
950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Hosted By Cooperative Development Institute
The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is the Northeast's center for cooperative business education, training and technical assistance.
The mission of CDI is to build a vibrant co-operative economy through the creation and support of successful, co-operatively structured businesses and networks in diverse communities across New England and New York. CDI also engages nationally to advance innovative co-operative economies.
For more information about CDI, please visit www.cdi.coop, call toll-free 877 NE COOPS (632-6677), or email info at cdi.coop.
www.cdi.coop
American Friends Service Committee
Connecticut Area Office
56 Arbor Street, Suite 213
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860.523.1534
Fax: 860.523.1705
Email: connecticut at afsc.org Visit AFSC CT Online
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