i would like to know what a co-operative society is?
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Generally, a cooperative comprises a legal entity owned and democratically controlled by its members. Membership is open, meaning that anyone who satisfies certain non-discriminatory conditions may join. Most cooperatives are governed on a strict "one member, one vote" basis, to avoid the concentration of control in an elite. Economic benefits are distributed proportionally according to each member's level of economic interest in the cooperative. The co-operative movement was founded in the late 18th century by a Welshman, Robert Owen, who made a living in the cotton trade. He believed in putting his workers in a good environment with access to education for themselves and their children. These ideas were put into effect successfully in the cotton mills of New Lanark, Scotland. It was here that the first co-operative store was opened. Spurred on by the success of this, he had the idea of forming "villages of co-operation" where workers would drag themselves out of poverty by growing their own food, making their own clothes and ultimately becoming self-governing. Although Owen inspired the co-operative movement, others – such as Dr William King (1786–1865) – took his ideas and made them more workable and practical. King believed in starting small, and realized that the working classes would need to set up co-operatives for themselves, so he saw his role as one of instruction. He founded a monthly periodical called The Cooperator, the first edition of which appeared on May 1, 1828. This gave a mixture of co-operative philosophy and practical advice about running a shop using cooperative principles. King advised people not to cut themselves off from society, but rather to form a society within a society, and to start with a shop. He proposed sensible rules, such as having a weekly account audit, having 3 trustees, and not having meetings in pubs (to avoid the temptation of drinking profits). A few poor weavers joined together to form the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society at the end of 1843. The Rochdale Pioneers, as they became known, set out the Rochdale Principles in 1844, which form the basis of the cooperative movement today.\nCo-operative communities are now widespread, with one of the largest and most successful examples being at Mondragón in the Basque country of Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MondragÃ³n_Cooperative_Corporation). Co-operatives were also successful in Yugoslavia under Tito where Workers Councils gained a significant role in management.
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Each of those organizations has a website where you could find material.  You could get additional info by going to www.findarticles.com and seaching for articles on each organization.  Limit the seach to "free articles only."  Also, you could go a library and check the Encyclopedia of Associations or its online equivalent.
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"Community-based ecconomics" is class-economics. You move into a neighborhood you can afford and your associates earn approximately the same as you do.\n\nCapitalism is when the elite members of a society control all the money and futures of companies and products that their wisdom persuades them to invest in.\n\nSocialism is best left to be enjoyed by the elderly and frail whom can not contribute to their society and can be sustained by a modest monthly stipend to pay for rents and a quota of food.
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Chambers of commerce are business networks with local, regional, national, international and bi-lateral Chambers.\n\nThey represent both a business network and an advocacy group which can be but are usually not associated with government.\n\nTheir primary goal is to improve the business climate in a locality, typically through business networks and lobbying and also common projects and a selection of business services.
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You can go to their website (http://www.freemasonry.org/) and check out the local chapters in your area.  Many have their own websites with information on becomng a member of the society.
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UNISON (1,2 million members)\nAmicus (1 million members)\nTGWU (800,000)\nGMB (600,000)\n\nHowever the last three are in the throes of amalgamation with one another and the combined superunion will have about 35% of the TUC's membership,\n\nAmicus is the result of an amalgamation of the engineers AUEW with MSF and others, UNISON was formed from the amalgamation of NUPE, NALGO and COHSE.
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The Religious Society of Friends.\n\n(Quakers)
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Is this a non- or for-profit organization?  For non-profit organizations, life memberships provide the basis for a  community in which members are vested in the long-term health of the organization.  Life members will often be interested in volunteering or serving on the board, etc., as a way of insuring what they see as something that they almost "own."
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Basically, a community where everyone works together to create a perfect society. The meaning is up to you.
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Contact the ILO or Labour Start.\n\nThey will help you organize.   Don't be scared -- workers have the right to form unions and bargain collectively for better conditions.\n\nGood luck and best wishes from your brothers and sisters of the Communications  Workers of America (CWA).
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union; guild; association; league
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To create a free and open society in which people can live and speak and practice in whatever way they see fit...Basically not what we are living upto. Email me if you disagree.
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look up some website for local human societies - the one in our area is www.mchumane.org
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I found this in the Guardian - you could try the other two banks:\n\nThe Co-operative Bank, Triodos Bank and the Ecology Building Society are the three front-runners in ethical banking and offer standard banking products.
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Standards board for England and Wales.\n\nHowever, Parish Councillors have such limited authority, you can often go to the District or Borough, Unitary or County Council to make representation on your behalf, even if this is in direct contradictionto a decision made by the parish
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According to wikipedia:\n\nCommunism is an ideology that seeks to establish a classless, stateless social organization, based upon common ownership of the means of production.  It can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement.\n\nSocialism refers to a broad array of doctrines or political movements that envisage a socio-economic system in which property and the distribution of wealth are subject to social control.  This control may be either direct—exercised through popular collectives such as workers' councils—or it may be indirect—exercised on behalf of the people by the state.
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Well, the best place to look is in your own community.  Ask around, does anyone know an organization or group that needs help?  Check to see if it actually counts as community service (ask for a definition if you need to) then go see how you can help.\n\nThere are also some websites, I think one is called Volunteer Net or something like that.  Google it.