AHA MEDIA congratulates W2 for winning the 2011 Roger Inman Memorial Award for Community Economic Development!!!!

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AHA MEDIA congratulates W2 for winning the 2011 Roger Inman Memorial Award for Community Economic Development !!! We are so proud of you!! 🙂

The Roger Inman Memorial Award

Background:
Annually, CCEC presents the Roger Inman Memorial Award for Community Economic Development (CED) in recognition of a project that has made a significant contribution to the economic development of the community. CCEC is committed to keeping our money and resources working in our community by actively supporting and promoting the development of strong, successful community businesses, projects and organizations.

Any group, business or individual affiliated with CCEC Credit Union is eligible for this special recognition/cash award.

Nominations are evaluated taking into account the following criteria:
Being self-directed; and basing itself in the co-operative principles:

Voluntary and Open Membership
Democratic Member Control
Member Economic Participation
Autonomy and Independence
Co-operative Education
Co-operation among Co-operatives
Concern for Community
Benefiting the community on a continuing basis
Defining a goal that addresses an identified community need
Benefiting the community in a broader nature than a purely economic one
Bringing together diverse awareness regarding community economic development

At CCEC we take all of “Community Economic Development” seriously. For us, the community part is essential to the economics, and we work to foster both for growth and change. It’s one of our basic principles. From the list of past winners you can see how they are working at CED in your community — from theatre to farms to loan guarantees. Every one of these groups is building community in creative ways, with courage and persistence.

Past winners are:

2010: Discovery Organics
2009: Vancouver Folk Music Festival Society
2008: East Vancouver Celebration Society
2007: Rhizome Café
2006: Fraser Common Farm Co-operative
2005: Spartacus Books Educational Society
2004: Theatre In The Raw Society
2003: Compassion Club Society of Vancouver
2002: Hebrew Assistance Association of Vancouver
2001: Your Local Farmers’ Market Society
2000: Vancouver Co-operative Radio
1999: Watari Research Association
1998: East End Food Co-operative
1997: Philippine Women Centre
1996: WomenFutures Loan Guarantee Fund
1995: Teaching Support Staff Union of Simon Fraser University (TSSU)
1994: Peer Assisted Lending (PAL) through Cal Meadow Foundation

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The PHS lecture series presents STANTON PEELE: True Recovery

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THURSDAY JANUARY 27, 2011

Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., is a renowned psychologist who has for the past 40 years challenged the more simplistic notions and models of addiction that have predominated the North American debate. He is one of the pioneers of harm reduction, acknowledging that addiction occurs with a range of experiences and that there is something called a natural recovery from addiction. He is the author of Love and Addiction, The Meaning of Addiction, 7 Tools to Beat Addiction, and is the Developer of the Life Process Program for defeating addiction.
This is an incredible opportunity. Stanton is an engaging and highly entertaining speaker who promises to challenge the way we understand and think about addiction and recovery.

Soup, coffee and dessert will be served at 6:30 pm
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, BUT PLEASE RSVP TO RSVP@PHS.CA
Hope to see you there!