Saturday, 29 July 2017
TorontotheBetter supports 401 Richmond and the Centre for Social Justice
Join us by signing the petition at:https://www.change.org/p/kathleen-wynne-save-401-Richmond
We hang together or we just hang.
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Reaching out from city to city: TorontotheBetter supports the Common House project in London and commons movements everywhere
www.commonhouse.org.uk
We recently received an appeal from the Radical Librarians Collective to support an important community initiative in London where the horrific Grenfell Tower block fire recently killed and severely injured hundreds of inner city tenants. In solidarity from another city TorontotheBetter calls on all to inform their networks others about initiatives like London's Common House, described below, that build commons where people are connected to others for the common good.
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Sunday, 16 July 2017
As Whole Foods Degrades Better Food Shopping Options Survive in the GTA
A supermarket with a good food mission - Mississauga's Goodness Me location continues the tradition of social commerce this Canadian enterprise started in downtown Hamilton in the 1980's.
As American natural foods giant Whole Foods (aka "whole pay cheque") disappears into the jaws of predator capitalist Amazon a different story can be found in less glamorous surroundings in the GTA. It is not the practice of TorontotheBetter to make recommendations among featured enterprises but as former "ethical" enterprise options erode an example of evolved commercial integrity in the GTA should not be ignored. Founded in downtown Hamilton over 20 years ago and now present in the Mississauga and several other locations in southern Ontario, fair trade enterprise Goodness Me! commits to creating "the healthiest offering possible" and acting with "integrity, respect, and sincerity" while working with its customers, staff and suppliers.
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
Musical instrument lending libraries in Toronto and other Ontario cities expand the "loaner-ship" social economy
Toronto is among several Canadian cities, most recently Kitchener-Waterloo, where as well as their traditional books and videos public library borrowers can find musical instruments for their playing and learning pleasure. This augments the tool libraries and non-profit carshare organizations that are growing fast as mainstream ownership economics makes less and less sense for more and more. The logical conclusion of this wave is a library of everything. Stay tuned to this space for more social economy news. Like our favourite music the social economy loan-not-own option is catchy, and catching on.
