sust-mar: RE: CCA International Retreat to be held in PEI

From: "Sarah Shima" <sshima@nb.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 20:23:17 -0400
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You are cordially invited to participate in the seventh annual International
Development Education Retreat sponsored by the Canadian Co-operative
Association!

This year’s theme is:  Healthy Communities – Global
Perspectives/Co-operative Solutions

October 18th and 19th, 2003
SOURIS, PEI

Come join the Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA) at this year’s
international retreat, Healthy Communities – Global
Perspectives/Co-operative Solutions, focusing on raising awareness of what
makes a healthy community and examining best-case practices we can use in
our own communities.

Co-operatives play an innovative role in Canada’s health care system,
particularly in community-based clinics and home care. The co-operative
model in Canada and overseas has distinct advantages in several priority
areas of the health care system, including primary health care reform, home
care, rural and remote health, and Aboriginal health.

Please join CCA and learn about Healthy Communities – Global
Perspectives/Co-operative Solutions.    Health and Environment organizations
are invited to set up a display at no charge.  There is no cost to this
event but registration is limited to 40 people.

To request more information and a registration form please contact Maureen
MacLean (Member Engagement Coordinator) and Sarah Shima at
sshima@nb.sympatico.ca.


Presentations will be made by:
1. Jennifer Melanson,  Executive Director, The Atlantic Canadian Organic
Regional Network (ACORN)
Celebrating Food Security models in our communities, Jennifer will take
examples from co-operatives, including ACORN, SunRoot Farm, FoodShare, and
others to highlight successful models of community food security programs,
sustainable development and community health.

2. Colleen Cameron, Chair of the Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health
Authority
Colleen was involved in setting up the first community health board in
Antigonish and is a member of the PATH Network (People Assessing Their
Health). PATH is a process for community organizations to assess the health
of their communities and develop their own Community Health Impact
Assessment Tool.  Colleen used this process with a non-government
organization in Kolkata, India, this past spring.

3. Lisa Jenson, United Way Halifax
Lisa will speak about her experience in Costa Rica with co-operatives and
health promotion.

4. Ganga Adhikari, Nepal
Ganga is currently a student at Coady international Institute, and will
discuss a Health Co-operative initiated by SAHAMATI, a Nepalese
organization.


The Canadian Co-operative Association, through its Atlantic Member
Engagement Program, is pleased to sponsor this retreat in partnership with
the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Regional
Co-operative Development Centre (RCDC), the Community Animation Program
(CAP), and the Canadian Health Network (CHN).
_____________________________
Sarah Shima
sshima@nb.sympatico.ca

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