Building Co-operation in the Capital
Dear Co-operatives London Members, supporters of co-operation! You are warmly invited to attend Co-operatives London Annual General Meeting to review our work in the last year and participate in the elections. Recognised voice of co-operatives in London we work to encourage cooperation and growth of cooperative economy in the Capital. Join us in uniting the voice of the … [Read more...]
Stir To Action, publishers of Stir magazine on co-operatives and commons run a series of workshops and short courses for the new economy in Central London. The great line-up of sessions that would benefit co-operators and progressive thinkers. Workshops are on from October to December 2016 and are organised in partnership with champions of co-op youth AltGen. … [Read more...]
Don't work alone! Altgen are launching a 'Freelancers Co-operative Pilot Programme' in London which will be based at their co-working space in Borough. They will be supporting 40 participants to pilot new models for self-employment, taking inspiration and knowledge from the most progressive co-operative models. You will benefit from mutual support and peer learning sessions, … [Read more...]
This post was originally published on the The Open Co-op blog Saturday night is not the time most people chose to meet to discuss disrupting democracy. But that's what happened at the Platform Co-ops event in London on the 21st of May 2016. Whilst most of Brick Lane was quaffing vast quantities of craft beer and sipping organic low-fat soya lattes with tofu sprinkles whist … [Read more...]
It's already been a busy month for the Co-operatives London co-op network, with three events in two days . We teamed up with Hackney Co-operative Developments and Hackney Fairtrade network for a Principle Six business breakfast at the CLR James library in Dalston on March 9th. Thirty participants passed more than 60 referrals for new business opportunities, making it one of … [Read more...]
Are you a co-op in London or interested in co-ops? Join us for a free workshop on Co-operative Values followed by a Principle Six networking event. 3:00 - 5:30pm Workshop on Co-operative Values A practical workshop on how to agree shared values in your co-operative, embed them and ensure they help guide and drive success in growing your co-op, led by Maria Harder, head of the … [Read more...]