SEEnet - Social Economy English-Speaking Network

We attended this week's Carrefour ÉS, hosted by the Chantier de l'économie sociale Sociale and the Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité (CQCM) at the beautiful Théâtre Cartier in Montreal. It was a pleasure to reconnect with provincial partners and learn more about the social economy initiatives going on throughout Québec.

Social economy opportunities are for everyone! 🙌 We were thankful to be able to travel to Mountain View HS to do our Spark social economy workshop. Thanks to Luz and Kennedy from 4Korners and Alex from Économie sociale Laurentides for all of your help!

💡 Here's some social economy enterprise inspiration! Corridor Community Options in Elmsdale, N.S., has several social enterprises that offer recreational programming, education, and employment opportunities to adults with intellectual disabilities.

"Ailyn Clow, a community engagement instructor, says along with the skills they learn in their various job placements, she also helps participants work on their resumés so they can apply for opportunities within the community. 'You slowly start to see … those skills that you work on come to life. And the moment it clicks, you can see it happen,' she said. 'Seeing people feel pride in their work, and they’re getting the skills down. They’re reaching their goals."

✈ SEEnet traveled 1,100 kilometers to St. Paul's River in the Lower North Shore to give three social economy workshops at St. Paul High School. Nearly the entire school (40 students) learned more about identifying needs and their ability to develop collective solutions within the region's unique context. Thank you to the Coasters Association Inc. and school principal Mr. Paul Campanelli for arranging the sessions.

We also met with representatives from the Municipality of Bonne-Espérance and the MRC du Golfe du Saint Laurent to discuss ways to better integrate the social economy into their communities.