Discovery of Cooperation



Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.195

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Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.194

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Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.193

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Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.192

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Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.191

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PREFACE

Making the Cooperative Movement Responsive to Children’s Poverty and Difficulties?

FUJITA Toru

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Report on the 1st National Cooperative Research Meeting on Child Care 6

Part 1: Commemorative Lecture “Children, Parents and Communities Are Growing: The Marvelous Child Care at Atom.”

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Part 2: Panel Discussion “What is the New Cooperative Child Care in Demand?”

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Special Issue:Citizens’ Cooperation – Building the Future of Children and Community through Cooperative Work   51

New “Public” and Civil Governance: Vol. 7

 Research Meeting Report on Home Visiting (Home-Based Child Care Support)

SAIGO Yasuyuki

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Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.190

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Preface
Preface:Challenges in Employment among Persons with Disabilities and Hopes for the Workers Co-operative Law
  MURAKAMI Kiyoshi 2
Special Issues:    
　Now Is the Time for Persons with Disabilities to Stand Up：Creating Their Own Ways of Living and Working through Cooperative Work 　Basic Proposal

 

  
Let’s Change Our Lives through Our Voices: Voices of 400 People SEKI Hiroyuki 6
Hands-on Report： Minoh City: Future Directions in Social Employment by Disability Service Providers and Toyono Disabled Work Center’ Case Study ARAI Ryo and KURA Yukio 17
Supporting and Creating Employment through Cooperative Work
　Utilizing the Cooperative Framework in Promoting Disabled-Person-Centered Employment SUZUKI Haruhiko 36
Reports on “Network Development for Employment Promotion among Persons with Disabilities” Conference：An Overview and Conference Minutes    
Historical Steps of “Peer Support Center Sora” TAKAHASHI Hiroshi 79
Starting the Business: Case Study on “Futaba” YAMAKAWA　Mitsukazu 89
Creating Employment for Persons with Disabilities　　　: Case Study on “Mamenoki SATOH Mayu 91
Reports from MEnber's Paints of View
Employment Support Activities at “Mugi No Sato”: Support Activities for “Welfare Employment” and “General Employment” KATOH Naoto 96
Employment Support for Persons with Severe Disabilities TAKAGI Seiichi 101
Thoughts on “Job Coach Cooperative” SUZUKI Osamu 107
Employment Support for Persons with Mental Disabilities: Case study on “Wakuwaku Kan” WAKUWAKU-KAN 112
Significance for People with Disabilities to Work ITOH Yoko 115
Italian Social Cooperatives OKAYASU Kisaburo 118
“Key to the Liveliness”

"Secret to the Liveliness: An Energetic Neighbor Supporting Cooperative Work Vol. 2：Mr. KAJIWARA Mitsuo

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Workers' Co-op Legislation Movement News    
　 Participating in Toyama Regional Meeting for Workers’ Co-op Legislation TSUJISHITA Takashi 131
　Working on Hokkaido Civic Meeting for Workers’ Co-op Legislation OHTSUKA Hajime 134
2008 National Cooperative Meeting News OHBA Hiroshi 135
“Cultivating Cooperative Work: 2008 National Meeting in Niigata”    
: 1st Executive Committee Meeting Report AOKI Michi 140
“2008 National Meeting in Niigata”: Invitation to the Executive Committee Meeting   141
Book Review   146
NEWS FROM THE UNIONNEWS FURUMURA Nobuhiro 148
NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE AOKI Michi 149
JOURNALS   151

Discovery of Cooperation
APRIL 2008 No.189

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Preface
Special Issues
How Can We Build a Sustainable Community?:Integration of Cities and Rural Communities
    
From a crisis to a critical state-global enviroment and food TAKAHASHI Goro 2
Key Note Address    
Sustainable Community:Community Networking to Connect

UEDA Kazuhiro

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People,Environment and Economy    
Thoughts on the Sustainnabillity : On-the-spot Report from Workers Co-ops  
Hokaido Yubari YOSHIDA Yutaka 36
Miyagi Onagawa KAJIWARA Mitsuo 39
Chiba Shibayama OGURA Shinichi 40
Column:implication of family farming and our calling Aoki Michi 41
youth Population Drain and a Sustainable Community    
Raising Issue: Consideraton on the Future of JAPAN'S Agriculture HARA Takeshi 43
Hands-on Reports:　At the Completion of a Four-year Study on Creatures in Rice Fields HARA Kouzou 49
Reports From Members    
The two futures seen from enviromental education and worker's cooperation ASAOKA Yukihiko 52
Perspectives for indigenous revitalization of rural societies in JAPAN IKEGAMI Kouichi 56
NEW Series:"Key to the Liveliness"    
An Energetic Neighbor Supporting Co-operative Work MATSUMOTO Yoko 62
Overseas Reports    
Meaningful Lives of the Older Persons YOKOTA yasuhiro 69
To Create Lives and and Places of Their Own for the Elderly HASEGAWA Yoshinori 82
A New Wave of European Social Enterprise Movement: European Social Franchising Network OKAYASU Kisaburo 90
Updates of the Legislation Campaign    
Now, Time to Be Positional in the Society? : Collective Works HUJIKI Chigusa 99
・Hokkaido GENDA Tomoaki 103
・Tohoku KINOSHITA Hiroyuki 104
・Chiba KIKUCHI Ken 105
・Kansai YASU Kenji 106
・Kyushu,Fukuoka TASHIRO Akira 107
・Okinawa YAMASHITA Taichi 109
On "Citizen Governd" Local Governance -From View Point of Neighbornhood
-Autonomy in the U.S as well as in the World-

 MAEYAMA Soichiro 111
NEWS FROM THE UNIONNEWS FURUMURA Nobuhiro 137
NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE AOKI Michi 138
JOURNALS   140

Discovery of Cooperation
MARCH 2008 No.188

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PREFACE
Social Exclusion and Workers' Cooperative Movement ＯＴＡＫＡ　Ｋｅｂр潤@ 2
Special Issues: Social Inclusion ? Countermovement Against Isolation, Exclusion and Poverty
・ Social Inclusion ? Its Philosophy and Practice SUMITANI Shigeru 7
・ Impoverishment of Youth and an Argument of Self-Responsibility ＹＵＡＳＡ　Ｍａｋｏｔｏ 23
・ Overcoming Isolation, Exclusion and Poverty ＯＫＵＤＡ　Ｔｏｍｏｓｈｉ 46
・ Global Co-operative Campaign Against Poverty ＩＣＡ　＆　ＩＬＯ 59
・ My Commitment Measured by Engaging in a Support Activity for the Homeless People ＴＡＮＩＭＯＴＯ　Ｃｈｉｓａｔｏ 60
・ Practice of Job Assistance for the Homeless People by Japan Workers' Co-operative Center Jigyodan ＹＡＭＡＤＡ　Ｍｉｃｈｉａｋｉ　　　ＫＡＪＩＫＡＷＡ Ｔａｔｓｕｙａ 63
Memories of Mr. Masazumi Kanno
・ Mr. Msazumi Kanno's Contribution as a President ＮＡＫＡＴＡ　Ｓ oichiro 73
・ Messages from Members
Diary of a Workers' Coop: Yubari Community Center “MINANO”
Report 4 YOSHIDA Yutaka 128
Co-op Plaza
・ Emergency Medicine at the Saku Hospital Head Also for Domino Collapse

IROHIRA Tetsuro 130
・ Kitamoto-City Council Approved Opinion Brief for Early Legislation of the “Workers' Co-operative Law” SHIMANO Seiki 132
・ Citizens' Forum Calling for the Legislation of “Workers' Co-operative Law” ? the Rally in Sendai MAEYAMA Soichiro 137
・ Addressing the Social Inclusion in Kagoshima KINOSHITA Hiroshi 139
Citizens' Participatory Park Maintenance Eliminates the Use of Pesticides ? Challenge for the Designated Management by the Workers' Co-op SUZUKI Takeshi 142
・ Reconsidering the Working Style of Workers' Collectives in Japan : More Emphasis on Individuals
KOBAYASHI Kaori 148
Workers' Co-op Legislation News 154
NEWS FROM THE UNIONNEWS FURUMURA Nobuhiro 162
NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE AOKI Michi 163
JOURNALS 166

 

Discovery of Cooperation
FEBRUARY 2008 No.187

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PREFACE
Eulogy: Mr. Masazumi Kanno, We Will Never Forget You, Forever. NAGATO Yuzo 2
Toward Legislation of “Workers' Co-operative Law”
・ Seeking a Passage of the Bill in 2008 FURUMURA Nobuhiro 6
・ Statement of Petition 8
・ Summary of Draft Outline of “Workers' Co-operative Law” (Tentative Name)
・ Kitamoto-City Council Approved Opinion Brief Calling for Early Legislation for the “Workers' Co-operative Law” 24
・ On Legislation of “Workers' Co-operative Law” OKAMOTO Yoshihiro 26
Center Jigyodan: New Resolution to Develop Workers Co-operatives for Social Change Ceremony Address
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・ Greeting Message Marking the 20th Anniversary of the Center Jigyodan: Take the Lead on Change for a Better Society NAGATO Yuzo 35
・ Our Cleaning Sites Go On ? Community Welfare Centers and “Three Children” As Well NISHIMAKI Kimiko 38
・ Complimentary Messages from the Members
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Special Issues ? Networking to Create Jobs for Youth and Their Bright Future
・ Roles of “Youth Support Station” to Overcome Difficulties of the Youth MIYAMOTO　Michiko 49
・ Looking Back at Painful Days before Joining the Youth Support Station OZAWA Makoto 73
・ Looking Back on the Five Months at the Niigata Youth Support Station TAKEDA Sadahiko 80
・ Looking Back over the Past Six Month at the Miyagi Youth Support Station BABA Tatuyoshi 83
・ Potentials of Co-operative Work in Terms of Work Issues with the Youth 86
SUGITA Shunsuke/OＨSAWA Nobuaki/KURITA Ryuko
Community Regeneration and Social Enterprise: Community Regeneration Based on the Mutual Cooperative Economy NAKAGAWA Yuichiro 96
Diary of a Workers' Coop: Yubari Community Center “MINANO ” YOSHIDA Yutaka 117
CO-OP PLAZA
・ Consideration on Achievement of Alternative Economy/Society from the Viewpoint of Fair Trade KITAZAWA Koh 119
・ Observation on “Commitment Economy” OSHIMA Shigeo 122
REPORTS FROM MEMBERS MATSUMOTO Noriko 126
Condolences for Mr. Masazumi Kanno 129
Launch of a Parliamentary Promoters Group on Legislation of Workers' Co-operative Law 134
NEWS FROM THE UNION FURUMURA Nobuhiro 135
NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE AOKI Michi 136
JOURNALS 140

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Discovery of Cooperation
JANUARY 2008 No.186

Contents
PREFACE
Planting Forest Creates Cloud over Itself, Enriches Soil, And Fertile Soil Creates Peace - Challenging for A New Paradigm of the People-centered Economics
FUJIOKA Atsushi 2
Proposing A Community Business Support Bill
Comments SHIMAMURA Hisoshi/FUKUSHIMA Hirohiko/MAEYAMA Soichiro 10
SPECIAL ISSUES － Care Prevention at Workers ' Coops
・ Care Prevention ? Basics and Practices TAKEUCHI Takahito 19
・ Care Prevention at Workers' Coops 40
Reports on The ICA General Assembly in Singapore
The ICA General Assembly / The CICOPA World Conference TOMOTA Takayoshi 101
The ICA Youth Conference Oba Hiroshi/ Ｔ anaka Ｃ hizuru/AOKI Michi 106
Diary of a Workers' Coop: Yubari Community Center “MINANO ” YOSHIDA Yutaka 115
Book Review Goshima Yui 119
CO-OP PLAZA
・ The 5th Nagano Cooperative Meeting OZAWA Fusao 136
・ Efforts for Management Reform and Networking at The Osaka Senior Coop USUI Yuzo 140
REPORTS FROM MEMBERS
・ The Workers' Collective 25th Anniversary / The 8th National Meeting Kumamoto IWAMI Takashi 144
・ Notice from Promoters of “The Slow Town Tomita” SAKAI Takeshi 147
NEWS FROM THE UNIONNEWS FURUMURA Nobuhiro 151
NEWS FROM THE INSTITUTE AOKI Michi 152
JOURNALS 154

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