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3rd Annual Principle SIX Conference Registration NOW Open ONLINE

You’re invited to the 3rd Annual Principle Six Conference Viles Arboretum Conference Center, 153 Hospital St, Augusta, Maine Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8:30 am – 5 pm Hosted by: Cooperative Maine | Cooperative Development Institute & Democracy at Work Institute Principle Six brings us together as cooperatives to explore ways that we can support one another, meet our …

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SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 30 - 3rd Annual PRINCIPLE SIX Conference

3rd Annual Principle Six Conference | 2016 Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME  04330  ~ Saturday, April 30, 2016, 9 am to 4 pm  ~ Principle Six registration will be online, check back here -OR- on home page for the info & link. SAVE THE DATE The third annual Principle Six conference of Maine cooperatives is …

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Common Ground Country Fair - Cooperative Maine Booth

Less than one month away!  Visit the Cooperative Maine Booth!  Meet folks from various cooperatives from around Maine!  Volunteer for a shift at the booth!  Attend one of our cooperative workshop sessions!  Contact: Paul Sheridan, Cooperative Maine, [email protected], 207-338-0350   MESSAGE FROM PAUL SHERIDAN: Friends:   Please pencil in these dates, and discuss with your board/managers… It …

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Central Maine NEWS article on 2nd Annual PRINCIPLE SIX Conference

Augusta conference tracks conversion of business to worker-owned cooperative The story of the formation of Island Employee Cooperative Inc., was the topic of one of several sessions on cooperation among co-ops, held at Augusta’s Viles Arboretum. BY BETTY ADAMS STAFF WRITER  [ SAT, April 25, 2015 ] [email protected] | 207-621-5631 Marada Cook, of Crown O’Maine, listens …

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN for 2015 Principle Six Conference

2nd Annual Principle Six Conference | 2015 Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME  04330  ~ Saturday, April 25, 2015, 9 am to 3 pm  ~ Conference Poster  |  PDF  ~ This event is sponsored, in part, by CDI and CFNE – Thank you! OFFICIAL REGISTRATION (here … NOW!…) IT’s HERE!  http://www.bit.ly/p62015regform  |  PDF Early bird …

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2nd Annual Principle Six Conference

2nd Annual Principle Six Conference the cooperative future of Maine’s economy Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME  04330 http://www.VilesArboretum.org Saturday, April 25, 2015 SURVEY (3 questions | very brief ) to gather suggestions from potential attendees about topics & presenters at:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/P6ME 1. What workshop topics would you find useful? We’ll have three tracks: food …

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MOFGA Common Ground Country Fair 2014

MOFGA | Common Ground Country Fair 2014 | SEP 19, 20, 21 VISIT OUR BOOTH on the corner of Social & Politcal Action Tent #2! CO-OP WORKSHOP| SAT SEP 20 11a-12p | ‘Farm Labor, the Missing Link.’ | Jane Livingston & Jonah Fertig | SPA Speakers Tent FAIR SCHED ONLINE: http://sched.co/1oN5qIC CO-OP WORKSHOP | SUN …

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CO-OP WORKSHOP - Principle Six: The Cooperative Future of Food in Maine

“Principle Six: The Cooperative Future of Food in Maine” A meeting for and by Food Co-ops and buying clubs Saturday, February 15 (snow date 22nd) 9 AM-4 PM Mediation & Facilitation Resources, 11 King St., Augusta <http://mediateresources.com/great-room/&gt; 35 seats now FULL! For waiting list please email: Paul Sheridan [email protected] … we will be talking with …

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Visit us at the Common Ground Fair, Sept 20-22, 2013 in Unity, ME

We always love to put faces together with phone voices or e-mail names.  Please stop by even for a few minutes at table #50 in the second Social and Political Action tent, right opposite the food vendors, and just at that corner. We are also doing presentations in the SPA speakers tent: Friday 12 noon-1 …

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How to Talk Cooperative | FREE WORKSHOP | April 12

How to Talk Cooperative! Learn how to conduct informal, effective, small-group presentations about the benefits of Co-ops in your community and beyond Consolidate your knowledge of Cooperatives Add Co-op to your development expertise Develop your speaking and meeting skills Grow the Cooperative Movement Convey your passion! Thursday, April 12, 2012 9:30am to 3:30pm. Lunch provided. …

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