The film is about Moses Coady, who was called many things in his lifetime, but who proved to be the most effective social reformer Canada has known. He went into the villages, organized the people into study groups, helped them set up credit unions and co-operatives, and freed them from the semi-feudal conditions they lived in. Today, people from all over the world come to study his methods at the Coady International Institute in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Voice and narration: Joan Orenstein.
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ACMI Identifier
311334
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Canada - Commerce
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Finance
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Financial management
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cooperative societies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Credit management
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics - Study and teaching
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finance
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Financial management
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social action
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social influence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Adult education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Economics - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)