Jim Green Memorial Lecture 2017: Cooperative Social Innovation

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For the 5th annual Jim Green Memorial Lecture, Ashley Proctor explores the cultural impact and complexity of collaboration between residents, activists, artists and entrepreneurs as the coworking movement expands around the globe. As one of the original voices of the movement, Ashley is now leading the 312 Main project, working to build Canada's largest and most inclusive collaborative workspace built on cooperative values, in partnership with this vibrant and diverse community of engaged citizens and organizations.

ABOUT JIM GREEN

Jim Green (May 25, 1943 – February 28, 2012) was an American-Canadian dual citizen who was a longshoreman, taxicab driver, community activist, non-profit housing developer, municipal politician, university instructor, and development consultant. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Green moved to Canada to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War. Green completed a Masters in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Carolina, and studied at the Sorbonne, the Millennium Film Institute in New York, and the University of Colorado.

During the 1980’s, he was Executive Director of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association. He served in numerous roles in the provincial government in community economic and social housing development. In 2002, he was elected to Vancouver City Council. He was one of the leading forces behind the Woodward’s redevelopment, completed in 2010.

SPEAKER BIO

Ashley Proctor began working with artists and entrepreneurs in 2001 when she first became involved with the OCAD Student Union. As Director of Finance and an artist herself, Ashley worked to develop the first representational Board of Directors in 2003, and the student-funded, student-run Xpace Cultural Centre in 2004. Ashley began independently representing local artists in 2005, and she launched Creative Blueprint in September of 2006. In 2009 Ashley was a finalist for the Toronto Business Development Centre's Excellence in Perseverance Award, and the national Impact
Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2010 Ashley was also a finalist for TBDC's Excellence in Youth Entrepreneurship Award.

Foundery officially launched in January 2011 and after extensive renovations in the summer of 2011, The Foundery Buildings were completed. 
Ashley launched the CB Gallery in December of 2011. In the spring of 2012 Creative Blueprint expanded once again to include a second studio location on College Street near Kensington Market in downtown Toronto, ON.

As a founding member of the Coworking Toronto and Coworking Ontario regional collectives, Ashley created and launched COHIP – the first Coworking Health Insurance Plan in 2013.

In 2015 Ashley brought the first Global Coworking Conference to Canada. GCUC Canada was produced by Creative Blueprint in Toronto, Ontario in 2015, and in Montreal, Quebec in 2016. Ashley expanded Creative Blueprint in 2015, crowd-funding a new location in Seattle, WA. Creative Blueprint became members of the Seattle Collaborative Space Alliance in 2016.

In 2016 COHIP was expanded across Canada, providing affordable, accessible health and dental insurance for all artists and independent workers in Canada. In 2016 Ashley also became the Executive Director of the 312 Main project in Vancouver, BC. In partnership with the City of Vancouver and Vancity, she is now developing Canada’s largest and most inclusive coworking community. 312 Main is set to launch in the spring of 2017.

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