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The Women of Brukman
Cinema Politica Charlottetown, February 13th, 7 p.m. at AVC, Lecture Theatre D
Posted: Friday 3rd February 2012 11:37
During the 2001 economic collapse in Argentina, the seamstresses at Brukman’s clothing factory took over the operation the owners had abandoned. They reorganized it on a self-management model, without a doubt the most inspiring of the many new economic experiments in that country. The name Brukman’s went from being a symbol of worker exploitation to being a site of revolutionary labour participation – all workers, no bosses. Montreal-based film-maker Isaac Isitan followed these courageous women over many years, bearing witness to their struggle to get the operation running again, their expulsion from the factory, months of battling to get it back, and tangles with the law. This is the story of a venture that began as a means of survival and became a genuine school for civics. Besides following the labour politics, the film also gets close to the women as individuals finding a way to put dignity into their working lives. For more information: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/film/women-bruckman. Check out Cinema Politica Charlottetown at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cinema-Politica-Charlottetown/181449918563271
Read MoreBuilding Community: Temporary Foreign Workers in Prince Edward Island
A project aimed at better understanding the situation of temporary foreign workers
Posted: Thursday 18th August 2011 13:05 (Updated: Wednesday 26th October 2011 09:58)
Cooper Institute has recently started work on a project to learn more about the issues surrounding temporary foreign workers in PEI. At this stage we are conducting research by interviewing workers, co-workers, community members, employers, and agencies. We will produce a report, and hold interactive community workshops on the subject. Finally, we will produce a series of policy recommendations. The project is based on our values of cultural diversity, food sovereignty, and labour justice, for both workers, and farmers. Farmers are one of the main employers of migrant workers in PEI, and farmers need to be part of the conversation to find ways to make fair and sustainable regulations around hiring and retaining foreign workers. We’d like to thank the NFU and Reg Phelan for the interest and involvement in this project, and the Campbell Webster Foundation for their financial support.
Read MoreCanadian Fact-Finding Delegation Reports on Post-Earthquake Haiti
Canadian delegation to Haiti reports back
Posted: Friday 7th October 2011 13:20
Three Canadians conducted a ten-day fact-finding and solidarity mission to Haiti from June 20 to 30. The delegation, organized by Haiti Solidarity BC, the Vancouver affiliate of the Canada Haiti Action Network, traveled throughout the earthquake zone, including Port-au-Prince, Leogane and Jacmel.
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Cooper Institute is an education and community development centre in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The main program areas of our organization are 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.
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