Co-op Films in Canada, 1940–2015 A Filmography - George Melnyk - Creating Knowledge for a Better World

Executives and members of the Credit Union League of South Africa comment about the history of the credit union movement and how it be- came a national movement, the persistent problems facing the growth of credit unions in their country, and how the isolation of the movement in South Africa has prevented it from utilizing international experience in order to cope with these problems. [...] Members of this association include the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina, Kelsey Institute of Applied Art and Sciences, Saskatchewan Community Colleges, the Co-operative College of Canada and Co-operative Network, and the Saskatchewan Department of Health. [...] The film considers the housing shortages of the mid-1970s, describes the benefits of co-op housing in a crisis period, and defines the ideas of security, tenure, and mutual aid in the words of people who own and operate these dwellings. [...] Uplink ’86 was an educational program produced by the Saskatchewan Tele-Learning Association, whose members included the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Regina, the Kelsey Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, Saskatchewan Community Col - leges, the Co-operative College of Canada and Co-operative Network, and the Saskatchewan Department of Health. [...] In co-ops, the board of directors is elected by members; the board, in turn, elects the president of the board and hires the general manager.