Resources
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City in a City
This video by CityLab tells the story of Co-op City, the world's largest housing cooperative in the Bronx, New York. Co-op City is a limited equity co-op, owned and governed by its residents. Member residents don't profit from the ...Read More
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation…
This report was commissioned so that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) could have a better understanding of how co-operative housing models operate in other countries and also to look at possible “best pract ...Read More
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Multi-Tenure Developments: Best Practice Approaches…
This report on best practices for multi-tenure developments is based on extensive research and looks at bringing together social, affordable and private housing in multi-tenure developments that deliver vibrant communities that wo ...Read More
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Co-operative Housing International – The Year in Review
2018 was a busy year for CHI, involving many partnerships with various housing partners throughout the world. The first collaboration was in June with Housing Europe where we held our spring board meeting in conjunction with the ...Read More
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April 2018 – Trailblazing Women in Housing Co-operatives
For centuries women have been fighting for housing rights and many have turned to the co-operative model to provide security of tenure, affordability, and opportunities for member involvement. In this issue, we are featuring trail ...Read More
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December 2017
At its Plenary at the ICA congress in Kuala Lumpur in November, the following board members were acclaimed: Anders Lago from HSB, Sweden as President; Guido Schwarzendahl from GdW, Germany as Vice-President; Blase Lambert from CCH ...Read More
Global News Feed
The state of retail: Japanese consumer-run co-op takes the sustainable route
February 13, 2019 | Miles Hadfield'We have been creating the materials we need for our daily life through collaboration ... and have been solving social problems through collective purchase' Read More
Media Co-op trains campaigners encouraging older adults to stay healthy
February 13, 2019 | Jen BanksThe new recruits - all aged over 70 – worked on a set of animated films to spread the message Read More
Co-op publisher launches book in community-owned pub
February 13, 2019 | Jen BanksGuide to South Yorkshire Moors and north Derbyshire is the latest release from outdoor book specialists Gritstone Read More
Events
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03 Jun
Cooperative Housing International Board Meeting
Coopérative Chamarel les Barges, Vaulx-en-Velin, LyonThe CHI Board of Directors is having a board meeting just before the International Social Housing Festival in Lyon, on June 3. Coopérative d'habitants Chamarel les Barges in Vaulx-en-Velin are hosting the event. For more detail ...Read More
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04 Jun
2nd International Social Housing Festival – Our Planet, our Cities, our Homes
Lyon, FranceWe hope to see you at the biggest housing event of the year this summer in Lyon, France where thousands of people will attend four days of activities celebrating the diversity of social housing. The 2nd International Social Housin ...Read More
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05 Jun
Panel Discussion on Development Best Practices Involving Partnerships
International Social Housing Festival, Lyon, FranceThis panel will discuss cooperative housing developments involving partnerships with other organizations or institutions such as: • government agencies • landholders • housing financing institutions including financial coope ...Read More