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Kamloops Public Market Cooperative Co-op Cafe Series: Grocery Store Co-ops
Grocery stores bear tremendous responsibilities in the communities they operate. Their impacts on health, the food system, local economies and the environment are substantial, yet there are no mechanisms in place to hold grocery stores accountable in these key areas of impact. As market concentration in grocery retail increases, consumers and foodmakers alike are becoming further dependent on rarely more than a handful of companies. Jon makes a case for the consumer cooperative as a model of grocery store ownership that can ensure our grocery stores remain committed to the communities in which they operate.
Jon Steinman has studied and worked with all things food for over two decades. He was the producer and host of the internationally syndicated radio show and podcast Deconstructing Dinner, once ranked as the most-listened-to food podcast in Canada. Jon is the writer and host of Deconstructing Dinner: Reconstructing our Food Systema television and web series currently streaming online. Jon coordinates and curates the annual Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival of compelling food documentaries and was an elected director from 2006-2016 of the Kootenay Co-opCanada's largest independent retail consumer food co-op, serving as Board President from 2014-2016. He lives in Nelson, British Columbia.
Thompson River's University President, Dr. Fairbairn's academic work has focused on the history and interdisciplinary study of democracy, social movements, and co-operative enterprises in Canada and around the world, with a special focus on organizational governance. He has been supported through numerous grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. A strong believer in community-based research, Brett has more than 80 publications, which are a mix of scholarly and community-oriented writings.
Dr. Fairbairn will provide an overview of the cooperative model prior to Mr. Steinman's presentation about Grocery Store cooperatives as discussed in his book Grocery Story.
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LocationTRU Culinary Arts Building (View)
900 Mcgill Road
Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
Canada
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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