A Cooperative Education & Training Conference
In an era where the word "green" is used to describe everything from construction practices to the economy, environmental sustainability is in the spotlight more than ever as environmental injustices continue to threaten the health, safety and sustainability of communities everyday. As leaders of the cooperative movement, we must ask ourselves what it means to engage in environmental issues at the local, regional, and global level. How do we transform mainstream environmentalism into environmental justice and create and support just, sustainable (re)uses of land? What opportunities emerging from economic and environmental crisis exist to grow the cooperative movement?
At the 2009 NASCO Institute, we will build on last year's exploration of cooperatives and land rights to explore the role and future of cooperatives in the current greenwashed recession with an internationalist perspective. We will develop strategies for promoting healthy relationships with each other, with our land and resources, and across cultures. Through workshops, discussions, film screenings, panels, and caucuses, we will rethink how we produce, transport, and consume; share everyday tools for just sustainability in cooperative practices; and create cooperative solutions that spark change in "our backyards."
For more information about the 2009 NASCO Institute, see website, linked above. Or call 773-404-2667.
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