BCICS/CSEHub Conferences
Posted January 23rd, 2008 by solbcics
Colloquium on Sustainability and Food Security: An Exchange of Perspectives
A Visit to the University of Victoria and the BC Institute of Co-operative Studies (BCICS) by the Seikatsu Club
When: Monday September 8, 2008
Time: 1:30 to 4:30
Location: Cadboro Commons – McKenzie Room
The Seikatsu Club is one of the most interesting co-operatives in the world. It was formed in 1965 by housewives concerned about the quality of the milk in local stores and has since grown to include 230,000 households in eighteen co-operatives that are associated in a central union. Most of the food sold through the co-operatives is delivered in special vans to neighbourhood groups of 8-12 families called hans...[read more]