On Cue

Speakers: Tom Clement, Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto, & Jorge Sousa, University of Alberta, September 24, 2008Tom Clement introduces, “Atkinson Co-op Revolution,” a short film about community development activities resulted in young people engaging in their co-op by running for the board of directors. Atkinson Co-op’s board now has five directors under 25 years of age, and Tom is joined by members of the Atkinson Co-op to respond to questions and to share their experiences.Jorge Sousa discusses the Atkinson conversion as it relates to housing policy and community building initiatives, including the need to align the two. Jorge also describes ongoing efforts to convert public housing projects into co-operative communities in other jurisdictionsThis session is moderated by David Hulchanski, Director, Centre for Urban and Community Studies, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/oncue092408.mp3