Building Co-operation in the Capital
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...]
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...]
London Mutual Credit Union, which covers the City of Westminster as well as Camden, Lambeth and Southwark, has entered into an agreement to have payroll deduction facilities with Parliament. This arrangement, which was reported by the Financial Times and launched at an event with Martin Lewis, the 'money saving expert', means that MPs and peers, their staff and support staff … [Read more...]
Five years after the beginning of the current crisis, there are good reasons for trade unions and the co-operative movement to collaborate. But are they too entrenched in tradition and ideology to come up with effective strategies for these times? Co-operatives London are sponsoring STIR Magazine's free event on Wednesday 4 December at 7pm, at Oxford House … [Read more...]