Building Co-operation in the Capital
GRITtv with Laura Flanders and The Toolbox for Education and Social Action (TESA) have created a great new documentary all about worker co-ops called Own the Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time. The film is very US-focussed and some of the info is only relevant to people wanting to start worker co-ops there, but most of it is pretty university and it … [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...]
Hackney’s first solar energy co-operative is currently being set up at the Banister House Estate. Hackney Energy has been working with Repowering London to launch the project. The project will be installing a 120kW solar PV array on the Banister House roofs later this year. This system will save an estimated forty-one tonnes of carbon dioxide per year compared with grid … [Read more...]