Why Community Groups Are Key to Winning the Fight for $15

Across North America, campaigns for a $15 minimum wage have made significant gains. In Canada, New Westminster was the first city to implement a living wage – of more than $20/hour, for any one who works for, or contracts with, the municipality. Recently, California and New York both announced $15 minimum wages—albeit implemented incrementally, with longer timetables for certain small businesses. Even with these limitations, the Fight for $15 is an inspiring example of coalitions of community groups and labour winning gains for working people.

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Labour Politics in Non Profit Organizations: What’s the deal?

It’s not news that the working conditions in the non profit sector are…unique, and we aren’t the first people to write about it. To start us off, we’ve done a little roundup of some of our favourite pieces about what it can be like to work in non profits, and what we might be able to do about it. The common thread? The way we treat our workers might be the best indicator of whether or not we are living our own values.

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Implementing a Disability Justice Framework: A ToolKit

We were excited to see the release of the “Disability and Access Toolkit” this past month from Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ). The toolkit offers a thorough and practical introduction to how organizations can build “the capacity to engage disability activists with relevancy and respect”.

The toolkit, available in full here, is split into three sections:

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Resource on Social Media for Small Non Profits

It is rare to find good resources on social media for small non profits, and when you do, the definition of “small” hovers around “30-50 employees”. Here at COCo, that’s the upper limit of the groups we work with, and many of them have no staff at all. As a result, we have been sending this article far and wide since we found it.

Click here to access 10 Signs Your Small Nonprofit Excels at Social Media.

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Montreal Monochrome III

Join artist-run centre articule for the third edition of Montreal Monochrome (MMIII), an event which aims to address the underrepresentation of indigenous people and people of colour in the arts milieu in Montreal.

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