In 2008, just as the financial crisis was revealing the weaknesses in the capitalist system, the Futurscope National Congress in Poitiers passed a resolution to use communication to modernize the image of the “Scop” in France. A Scop (société cooperative et participative) is a cooperative enterprise in which the employees hold the majority of the […]

1974 saw the founding members of Vancouver Cooperative Radio, CFRO-FM shoveling inches of pigeon droppings out of an abandoned building in a marginalized neighborhood. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications commission had just granted the co-op a license and the group hurried to move into its new home, a long-unused bank. They replaced dust and bird […]

A cooperative of people serving people for the growth of local communities. These words sum up the mission of the Studio e Progetto 2 cooperative. Founded in 1992, the cooperative celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012, and it has always followed a path of steady growth, while allowing members and employees to learn, specialize and […]

We have just finished an animation film for fellow co-operative Scotmid. In two minutes, the film shows how far someone can go for their nominal membership fee, it can take them from a free bag for life all the way to the boardroom. It uses a combination of humour and a set of especially designed […]

I am a writer-director of corporate films & documentaries, based in Navi Mumbai (India). My creative agency “ASK For Ideas” specializes in making motivational, spiritual & concept marketing videos. We’ve now created a song that conveys the values, attributes & philosophy of the Co-operative movement. The lyrics of this song are in Hindi. A song […]