John Restakis
John Restakis is Executive Director of the BC Co-operative Association in Vancouver, consults on international co-op development projects, is a founding member of the Advisory Committee for the MA Program in Community Development at UVic, and co-founded the Bologna Summer Program for Co-operative Studies at the University of Bologna. You can read more on his website, here.
Stories by John Restakis
How the NDP and Greens Can Grow BC’s Cooperative Economy
Co-ops make us wealthier and more equal, and government can do plenty to foster them.
A Co-operative Response to the Greek Crisis
From the rubble comes Bio Me, the country's first worker-run factory.
Calcutta's Brothels: A Terrible Reflection
The Durbar co-op's successes must be measured against vast injustices that foster prostitution everywhere. Last of four.
Paths to Prostitution: Two Women's Tales
Cruel realities drove Onima and Rheka to sex work in Calcutta. Building a co-op with their sisters lifted them from desperation. Third of four.
How Calcutta's Sex Workers Built Their Own Empowering Co-op
To loosen bonds of poverty and sexual servitude, thousands have banded together. Second of four.
The Daughters of Kali
A story of hope and self-empowerment in Calcutta's oldest red-light district. First of four.
