The Homemakers United Foundation Cooperative runs a Green Learning School, inviting you to start taking action through dialogue
1. Purpose of the event:
"Cooperation" is the core spirit of the Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative. For more than 20 years, it has practiced the idea of cooperation through collective purchasing and has continued to pay attention to issues such as agriculture, the environment and food safety. Taiwan needs social forces with diverse perspectives. Different NGOs and NPOs focus on different social issues, but cross-organizational cooperation can create more strength and possibilities. "Cooperation Green School" begins with dialogue, sharing each other's experiences in action, and seeking possible connections for cooperation through discussion of the issues. In 2014, which coincides with the United Nations "International Year of Family Farming," the issues will also focus on agriculture and the environment, seeking more possibilities for action toward sustainable development.
2. Organizing units:
Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative, NewsMarket, Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association, Green Citizens' Action Alliance, Taiwan Rural Front, Citizens of the Earth Foundation, Green Line Association, Public Television Service - Our Island
3. Detailed sessions:
| Time | Location | Topic | Discussing unit |
| 5/23 (Fri) 18:10~20:40 | Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall (No. 128, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City) | Building a friendly platform from farm to table | NewsMarket |
| 5/28 (Wed) 18:10~20:40 | Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall (No. 128, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City) | From visiting places of origin to rural ecotourism | Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association |
| 6/7 (Sat) 18:10~20:40 | Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall (No. 128, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City) | The anti-nuclear path of homemakers and youth | Green Citizens' Action Alliance |
| 6/14 (Sat) 13:30~15:30 | Longyun Temple, Wanbao Community, Miaoli (No. 46-2, Neighborhood 4, Wanbao Vil., Houlong Township, Miaoli County) | Recovering the vanishing countryside | Taiwan Rural Front |
| 6/21 (Sat) 14:10~16:40 | Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall (No. 128, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City) | The development excavators reaching into the countryside | Citizens of the Earth Foundation |
| 6/27 (Fri) 18:10~20:40 | Masarofu (3F, No. 53, Sec. W., University Rd., Tainan City) | The springtime of small farmers | Green Line Association |
| 7/5 (Sat) 14:10~16:40 | Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall (No. 128, Sec. 2, Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei City) | Telling the story of our island | Public Television Service - Our Island |
*6/14 is the Taichung session, and 6/27 is the Tainan session.
4. Registration and contact information:
1. For detailed session information, please check the Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative website (http://www.hucc-coop.tw/).
2. Unified online registration (http://goo.gl/Z60TMI). For related questions, please call (02)2999-6122#518 Li Chien-wei.
5. Transportation:
1. Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall: Take the MRT to Minquan West Road Station, Exit 1, walk about 5 minutes toward Zhongshan North Road, then turn right and walk about 3 minutes to reach Zhongshan Civic Assembly Hall.
2. Longyun Temple, Wanbao Community, Miaoli: Dashan Railway Station is on the coastal line and only local trains stop there. Please first go to Zhunan Railway Station, transfer to a coastal line local train, and ride to Dashan Railway Station. After getting off, walk about 15-20 minutes to reach Longyun Temple. If driving yourself, when heading north, take National Highway No. 3 and get off at the Dashan Interchange, then take County Road 8 (Mingshan Road) straight ahead. Along the way you will pass Beiji Temple; please turn right at the red star (follow the sign), and you will reach Longyun Temple. If heading south, you can also get off at the Dashan Interchange on National Highway No. 3.
3. Masarofu: Exit from the rear station of Tainan Railway Station and walk straight along University Road for 3 minutes.
6. Notes:
1. All sessions are free of charge. Environmental groups will hold charity sales on site, so please offer your support.
2. Tea and water will be provided on site. In response to environmental protection, please bring your own cup.
7. Flow of each session
| Time | Flow | Speaker |
| 10 min | Opening | Moderator |
| 110 min | Group introduction Dialogue on issues | Cooperative board member Representative of invited unit |
| 30 min | Q&A exchange and discussion | All speakers |
8. Content of each session:
| Time | Topic | Discussing unit | |
| 5/23 (Fri) 18:10~20:40 | Building a friendly platform from farm to table | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Chair Hsu Hsiu-chiao NewsMarket Feng Hsiao-fei | 1. Experience in operating small-farmer support platforms (cooperative experience, NewsMarket experience) 2. Problems currently faced by small-farmer support platforms (and how to change them?) 3. The establishment of various platforms (such as farmers' markets and online shopping): what impact do the many blooming platforms have on small farmers? 4. How can cross-platform cooperation be made possible? |
| 5/28 (Wed) 18:10~20:40 | From visiting places of origin to rural ecotourism | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Member Wu Mei-hsiang Taiwan Thousand Miles Trail Association Hsu Ming-chien | 1. How to use rural tourism to promote rural development (tourism is not just tourism) 2. What is ecotourism? Why develop toward ecotourism? 3. The purpose and current situation of the cooperative's producer visits 4. The Thousand Miles Trail Association's experience in organizing small rural trips 5. How can the cooperative's producer visits be integrated into ecotourism? |
| 6/7 (Sat) 18:10~20:40 | The anti-nuclear path of homemakers and youth | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Member Huang Shu-te Green Citizens' Action Alliance Hung Shen-han | 1. The reasons for the founding of the Green Citizens' Action Alliance 2. The history of the Homemakers United Foundation's anti-nuclear efforts 3. Observations on the current state of Taiwan's energy development 4. Is nuclear energy an option for energy development? (The pros and cons of nuclear energy) 5. Future proposals for Taiwan's energy development (cooperative energy-saving proposals?) |
| 6/14 (Sat) 13:30~14:30 | Recovering the vanishing countryside | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Member Chiu Yen-ling Taiwan Rural Front Lin Le-hsin | 1. The current situation and problems of Taiwan's agricultural policy 2. The problem of land expropriation faced by Taiwan's countryside 3. The problem of loosening rural farmland policy (building farmhouses instead of growing crops) 4. How can the cooperative play a role in the rural support system (cooperative farms, back-end processing and production, manpower support) |
| 6/21 (Sat) 14:10~16:40 | The development excavators reaching into the countryside | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Member Chiang Shu-li Citizens of the Earth Foundation Tsai Hui-hsun | 1. The current situation of industrial development and farmland pollution in Taiwan 2. The farmland pollution issues that the Citizens of the Earth Foundation focuses on 3. The relationship between farmland pollution and agricultural product safety (the beginning of collective purchasing) 4. How to reduce the problem of farmland pollution (preservation of agricultural land) |
| 6/27 (Fri) 18:10~20:40 | The springtime of small farmers | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Board Member Lin Hsiang-yu Green Line Association Wu Tung-chieh | 1. What is family farming? Why is family farming important? 2. The composition of traditional Taiwanese family farming and the challenges it now faces 3. The cooperative's current farmer production model and the problems it faces (aging rural population and labor shortage) 4. How can the cooperative develop support that fits the family farming production model? |
| 7/5 (Sat) 14:10~16:40 | Telling the story of our island | Homemakers United Foundation Consumer Cooperative Chang Ya-yun Public Television Service - Our Island Kuo Chih-jung | 1. What is seen and not seen in the countryside 2. Why rural reporting and documentation are important (vanishing traditional agricultural culture) 3. The current situation and mission of the cooperative's rural (farmer) documentation (monthly magazine, website) 4. The future and possibilities of rural reporting in Taiwan (cross-media cooperation) |
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