News and Events
A Double Celebration: Mohamed Mara’s New Myoelectric Hands; PEI Generosity
After a year-long campaign to raise funds, Mohamed Mara has received his myoelectric hands.
Posted: Monday 5th October 2009 11:17 (Updated: Thursday 3rd June 2010 07:38)
Friends and family gathered last month to celebrate with Mohamed Mara as he returned from being fitted with new hands in Fredericton.
Read MoreHaiti: A Brief History of Haitian Hope in the Face of Foreign Contempt
A three-part essay by Marie Burge, Latin American Mission Program of the Diocese of Charlottetown
Posted: Monday 29th March 2010 14:39 (Updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2010 15:54)
This opinion piece was published in March 2010 in the Charlottetown Guardian and in la Voix Acadienne.
Read MoreMaking it fair . . . a closer look at fair trade and sustainable food systems
P.E.I. Food Security Network workshop is a success
Posted: Monday 29th March 2010 13:59 (Updated: Wednesday 2nd June 2010 15:33)
Over forty people took part in the most recent workshop to be hosted by the P.E.I. Food Security Network. "Making it Fair" included presentations by Ann Wheatley about the PEI National Farmers Union Domestic Fair Trade project, a keynote address by Scott Sinclair of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives entitled, "Free Trade, Fair Trade and Buy Local Food Policies", and an interactive "Food Counts" workshop aimed at identifying important key indicators of food security, presented by Irené Novaczek and Jake Bartlett of the Institute of Island Studies and U.P.E.I. Read further for a link to the workshop report.
Read MoreCooper Institute is an education and community development centre in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The main program areas of our organization are focussed on livable income for all, food sovereignty and cultural diversity and inclusion.
Within these programs, we conduct research and popular education projects on provincial, national, and international level.
