Vancouver Tool Library
The Vancouver Tool Library is a cooperative tool lending library located at 3448 Commercial Street in Vancouver, BC. We carry a wide variety of tools for home repair, gardening, and…
News, Events, Learning
How to Start a Solar Co-op
The Mt. Pleasant Solar Cooperative in Washington, DC helps shine a light on how to bring affordable and convenient solar power to your community. Click here to watch the video….
Strengthening Neighbourhood Resilience: Opportunities for Communities and Local Governments
Strengthening Neighbourhood Resilience: Opportunities for Communities and Local Governments This report highlights some of the research and approaches that have been explored and the lessons that have been emerging during…
Report: The Cooperative City
The Cooperative City: Social and economic tools for sustainability by John Restakis of the BC Co-operative Association, February 2011. A discussion of policies for promoting cooperative companies of different kinds…
New Economics Foundation
nef is the UK’s leading think tank promoting social, economic and environmental justice. Our purpose is to bring about a Great Transition – to transform the economy so that it…
Book: Getting to Maybe
Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed by Francis Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, Michael Quinn Patton. This book introduces the importance of complexity theory and systems thinking for social innovation…
Book: The Upside of Down
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization by Thomas Homer-Dixon Sets out a theory of the growth, crisis, and renewal of societies, what can we learn…
Book: The Resilience Imperative
The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy by Mike Lewis and Pat Conaty Climate change and escalating energy prices compel us to reinvent our economic life on a…
Commonomics
A series of articles from YES! Magazine on how we can build local economies that are strong enough to include everyone. Ongoing coverage from 2013 Local Economies Reporting Fellow, Laura…
Story: Candy Chang – Arts-based Engagement
Artist and planner Candy Chang captured the dreams, aspirations and stories of neighbours in this New Orleans neighbourhood using wall writing. Click here to read a story about Candy Chang’s…
Story: South Hill Neighbourhood, Vancouver
The South Hill Neighbourhood of Vancouver developed a website that shows how digital technology can be used to help connect people in the place they call home. Click here to…
Story: Eagle Island’s Cool Neighbourhood
Eagle Island is a small-scale example of how leadership can result in action on climate change. Eagle Island is a community of 30 homes, located within the municipality of West…