Building Co-operation in the Capital
Huge congratulations to Organiclea a workers' cooperative growing food on London's edge in the Lea Valley who have won Best Producer is Sustain's inaugural Urban Food Awards 2014. They were also a runner up in the Best Retailer category. The good news was reported in national newspaper The Guardian, the local Guardian, in the Chingford Times and on the Transition Walthamstow … [Read more...]
An event about starting new Housing Co-ops is happening next week... (copied from an event on facebook go there to RSVP) WANT TO LIVE IN A HOUSING CO-OP? Our housing options in London are rapidly shrinking but we believe that housing co-ops can offer one solution to meeting our housing needs. Housing co-operatives can be a long-term answer to the question of how to control … [Read more...]
Principle Six and Co-operatives London are organising an event on co-operative democracy on 8 February. Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green E2 6HG Saturday, 8 February 2014 from 13:00 to 16:30 The crisis at the Co-operative Bank and Co-operative Group is a wake-up call for the traditional co-operative movement and its supporters. Rather than raking over the coals, … [Read more...]
Greenwich CDA are organising an event 'Exploring co-op models for financial sustainability & thriving communities', supported by Co-operatives London. Thursday, 13 February 2014 from 10:00 to 16:30 Greenwich, United Kingdom | Greenwich Digital Enterprise Centre There will be the chance to hear from co-operatives to inspire and demonstrate how these models work here and … [Read more...]
Image: Dalston Culture House, one of the many local community assets managed by HCD. Hackney Co-operative Developments are currently recruiting a Social Enterprise Development Manager to join their Business Development team. HCD are seeking a skilled and experienced individual to deliver support to a range of local co-ops and social enterprises, including running the new … [Read more...]
Co-operatives London joined with STIR Magazine in December to organise the event "Old Forms, New Strategies: Trade Unions, Co-operatives and the Commons" in East London. Featuring Tara Mulqueen, Sion Whellens and Dave Boyle, the event considered joint working between trade unions and co-ops. Here are some of the responses to the event: “I was particularly struck by the … [Read more...]