2010 Fall Speakers Series
Upcoming Lectures:
Professor Rebecca Johnson, UVic Faculty of Law _ September 16th, 2010. More information>>
Bob Williams, Director, Vancity Board of Directors _ October 14th, 2010. More information>>
NOTE: The lectures will be held at the Social Sciences and Math Building Room (SSM) Room A104 from 4-5pm.
More details to come....
2010 Winter Speaker Series Bob Wright Centre Room A104
The Roots of the Informal Economy in Western Society * Listen to the podcast
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Rosemary E. Ommer: Tuesday April 13th, 2010
Look Back to Galilee: What a Century of Kibubutz Life Teaches Canadians about Co-operation and Community More...
Guest Lecturer: Professor David Leach Thursday March 18th, 2010
Insurgents, Activists and Entrepreneurs: Strategies for Making Positive Social Change_February 25th Listen to the Podcast*
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Charlene Zietsma February 25th, 2010
First Nations and Cooperative Environmentalism: Leveraging a Sustainable Landscape
* Listen to Podcast
Dr. James Hopkins, Guest Lecturer, January 21st, 2010. More >>
2009 Fall Speaker Series
Are First Nations Social Entrepreneurs? *Listen to the podcast
A Culture of Sustainability: Reimbedding the Economy in Social Life and the Ecosphere *Hear the Podcast
Dr. Noel Keough, Professor, Environmental Design Program, University of Calgary
SEE Change: Navigating the Troubled Water Ahead
Mike Lewis, Executive Director Centre for Community Renewal
The Speaker Series is hosted by the Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy with support from the Faculty of Business, Central 1 Credit Union, The Co-operators, and Federated Co-operatives Ltd. CCCBE hosts a speaker's series twice per year, from September to April. Our series features presentations by UVic academics, graduate students, visiting faculty and community practitioners discussing ideas and initiatives in the co-operative economy from a range of disciplines and perspectives. These presentations are free and open to all members of the public and university community. Most speaking events are at the University of Victoria, with some special events held off campus.
VISIT BCICS PODCASTS to hear all of our previous speakers.
Past Speakers Series: 2009 Spring Speakers Series: Ideas for a Grassroots Economy
For photos, videos, and audio files from past presentations, please click on the title of the lecture, below.
Spring 2009
Making Democracy Fit: Matching Democratic Practices with Organizational Capacities *Hear the Podcast
Dr. Dennis Pilon, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, University of Victoria
Advances, Risks and Vulnerabilities of Co-op Recycling *Hear the Podcast
Jutta Gutberlet, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Victoria
People, Place and Participation: Community-based Governance in Coastal BC *Hear the Podcast
Rod Dobell, Professor Emeritus of
Public Policy at the University of Victoria
Winter 2008
Is it the End of Utopia? The Israeli Kibbutz after one hundred years of existence - *Hear the podcast!
Uriel Leviatan, Dept of Sociology and Anthropology and member, Institute for Kibbutz Research, University of Haifa, Israel
Housing For All: The Social Economy and Homelessness in Victoria - *Hear the podcast!
Dr. Benjamin Isitt, Department of History, University of Victoria
Food Security through Co-operation - *Hear the podcast!
Lee Fuge, FoodRoots Co-operative
Community as Social Entrepreneurs - *Hear the podcast!
Dr. Ana Maria Peredo, BC Institute for Co-operative Studies and Faculty of Business
Co-operatives, a Model for Community Based Health
- *Hear the podcast!
Dr. Mark Sherman, Victoria Community Health Co-operative
Spring 2008:
Co-operating for Local Food Security: The Story of Saanich Organics *Hear the Podcast!
Robin Tunnicliffe, Graduate Student, University of Victoria
Sharing the Challenges and the Rewards of Converting to Co-operative Ownership *Hear the Podcast
Jorge Sousa, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Bridging the Gap: Between the Ideal and Reality in the Governance of Non-Profit Organizations
Vic Murray, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria
Working with Nomadic Women in Mongolia *Hear the Podcast
Vanessa Hammond, Co-op Developer, First Ownership Co-op