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Men and women serving as elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary co-operatives members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote) and co-operatives at other levels are also organised in a democratic manner." [2]
At the outset, the Pioneers had a clear set of objects, as set out in "Law the First" of its rules: The objects and plans of the Society are to form arrangements for the pecuniary benefit, and improvement of the social and domestic condition of its members, by raising a sufficient amount of capital in shares of £1 each, to bring into operation the following plans and arrangements:
A housing cooperative is a legal mechanism for ownership of housing where residents either own shares (share capital co-op) reflecting their equity in the cooperative's real estate or have membership and occupancy rights in a not-for-profit cooperative (non-share capital co-op), and they underwrite their housing through paying subscriptions or ...
Alongside these consumers' co-operatives, there exist many prominent agricultural co-operatives (621), co-operative housing providers (619), health and social care cooperatives (111), cooperative schools (834), retail co-operatives, co-operatively run community energy projects, football supporters' trusts, credit unions, and worker-owned ...
Social co-operatives are legally defined as follows: the objective is the general benefit of the community and the social integration of citizens; type A co-operatives provide health, social or educational services; those of type B integrate disadvantaged people into the labour market.
Of the hundreds of refugees gathered on the grounds of a small village school in eastern Hungary, almost all are women and children who left their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons behind to ...
A small number have been identified from a 300-strong group of adults who called for legal sex with children. Men on secret 1970s pro-paedophile list could still work with children today Skip to ...
Studies show young women now outpacing young men in leaving the church. Experts blame frustration over gender roles and concerns over social issues. Americans are becoming less religious.