Building Co-operation in the Capital
Do you know someone, or are you, between 16-25, resident in Waltham Forest, London and currently seeking work? Have you (or that other person) ever thought about working in horticulture, food growing and associated enterprises? Come and find your place - as Organiclea is really pleased to offer for a second year, a work scheme for young people in partnership with Waltham … [Read more...]
Image: LCCU Cheif Executive Martin Groombridge (launching their new mobile phone text service) London Capital Credit Union has welcomed the latest figures from the Bank of England which show that credit unions have grown dramatically over the last decade. While the most recent figures from 362 credit unions show credit union membership and lending have more than doubled over … [Read more...]
The Co-operative Party has launched its manifesto for this year’s general election. The document, the result of a two-year policy process, sets out the party’s agenda on a number of areas, including energy, transport, housing, education and public services. The party suggests building and shaping institutions that serve collective needs, and promoting a different way of doing … [Read more...]
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...]
Co-operatives London and London Co-operative Development members GCDA are running more great free food business training sessions: Date: Thursday 6th OR 20th March Time: 10am - 4pm Venue: GCDA, in the heart of Greenwich Cost: Free to Greenwich residents, business & food projects. Absolutely Brilliant! Everyone in or setting up a food business should do this course -- June … [Read more...]
5-7pm, Wednesday 1st April [no joke] 2015 Room A130, College Building, City University London Speakers: Rhiannon Colvin, Tara Mulqueen, Robin Murray, Sion Whellens The lives of cultural workers are complex and contradictory; often combining work satisfaction, pleasure and autonomy with job insecurity, low pay, long hours, anxiety and inequality. This roundtable aims to … [Read more...]