International Year of Cooperatives
The United
Nations has officially declared 2012 the International Year of Cooperatives
(IYC), with the theme
"Cooperative Enterprises Build a Better World."
 This
is a great opportunity for us to celebrate how co-ops:
Information:
UN’s official IYC page
NCBA’s IYC page
Newly introduced national
co-op development legislation, H.R. 3677
About Co-ops
Find a Co-op (beta)
About the
global impact of cooperatives (statistics)
Additional links to co-ops and co-op resources
Videos:
Official UN IYC video
Daily co-op stories from
around the world
Food co-ops around the US
About
first Rochdale co-op in 1844
Choose
a Co-op
The
Story of Electric Cooperatives
Attendees
of our 2011
Annual Membership Meeting in
November discussed and shared with us their visions of a "better world," and
you can too. Click
here for a form you can print and send back to us or email
us with
your own vision. Submissions will remain anonymous and be shared with the
co-op community throughout 2012.
Stay tuned
for events, resources, and other ways to celebrate cooperatives in our
communities this year! |
