Common Thread (Social Enterprise Video)

Common Thread

The following video is about the Common Thread sewing cooperative based in Vancouver, BC.  Common Thread is a cooperative of Canadian organizations that have sewing programs and enterprises. The cooperative provides brokering and production coordination for its members and other producers.  

The coop's members operate social enterprise - businesses that have a primary social purpose, such as creating employment for a specific group such as newcomers to Canada or Aboriginal communities. Like most social enterprises, they were started and continue to be hosted by non–profit organizations.

The video was produced by Intersections Media, a non-profit skills development program that works with at-risk youth and provides both workshop and project-based programs for film, video and arts production.  (For more information on Intersections Media, see bottom of this page).

Social Enterprise Stories, Snapshots and Videos

Enterprising Non-Profits has put together a collection of videos and stories/snapshots featuring different social enterprises from around BC.  Below is a video on Common Thread.  To see videos of other social enterprises, click here.  (And to see our collection of stories/snapshots on other social enterprises in BC, click here).

About Intersections Media (http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/)

Intersections was founded by the late Bill Vince, an Oscar nominated Vancouver filmmaker who overcame personal barriers to achieve international renown.  The continued success of the Intersections programming is inspired by Bill's commitment to helping others help themselves; and his belief in the potential of youth.

Intersections reaches a broad spectrum of youth located in the Lower Mainland who face multiple barriers to securing employment or accessing mainstream programs in film and video production.  Supported by mentors and role models drawn from the film industry and arts organizations, young participants at Intersections are introduced to opportunities for personal, creative and career development through workshops in film and video production.  By participating in and working on program deliverables, youth are taught how to communicate ideas, prioritize issues, analyze problems, cope with stress and assume responsibility.

At Intersections, youth are taught the essential 21st century skills required to break the cycle of social services and achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable employment.
 
To contact Intersections Media about video production, email fredthorsen@mac.com.