Co-operative Futures

Tickets are live! Power to the People tackles far-right populism, the mainstreaming of extremist ideologies, and narratives of division. Join us for practical ideas and political imagination rooted firmly in co-operative values. www.tickettailor.com/events/coope...

Thanks to @coopnews.bsky.social for sharing this. Tickets available now for the next Future Co-ops Conference: Power to the People.
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Debbie Robinson to take the helm after Central and Midcounties merger A transitional board has chosen the leadership team for the new co-op formed from the Central and Midcounties merger

Debbie Robinson to take the CEO role after Central and Midcounties #coops merger

Strong words from #SaveBirmingham in this letter to BCC. They are going public with their growing concerns re the disposal of public assets and are seeking clarity, consistency and fairness for Brummies. savebirmingham.org/news/save-bi...

Future Co-ops 2026 is officially in the planning stage. We still need to book a venue & decide on the theme, BUT we have nailed down a date: Fri 27th & Sat 28th Feb 2026

Have an idea for a brilliant & topical theme? Or suitable venue (potentially in Swindon or Worcester)? We'd love to hear it!

We're glad no expiring was involved!

‘Why not work the system’? How punks inspired by Thatcher built a Hull housing cooperative Set up in the 1980s, Giroscope has morphed into a social agency running neighbourhood services and creating jobs

What an inspiring story about @giroscope-hull.bsky.social.
#Co-ops
#Cooperatives
#WorkersCo-ops
#SocialEnterprise
#Housing
#Renewal
Read more here
giroscope.org.uk

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Future Co-ops 2025 | Brilliant weekend of inspiring co-operation. Future Co-ops is the best event to start the UN International Year of Co-operatives.

See what happened at this year's Future Co-ops: The Trouble with Double futures.coop/future-co-op...

The long build up to Future Co-ops 2026 is officially starting. We need to book a venue, plan a marketing campaign, and most importantly decide on the theme. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Drop us a comment below.

Government wants to double the size of the co-op economy. At today’s pace, it will take decades.

Read @cooperativesuk.bsky.social new report: www.uk.coop/economy on growth that keeps money local, creates good jobs & builds resilient communities.

#coops #cooperatives #economy #CoopEconomy

The Renewable Illusion: Why Fossil Fuels Keep Winning Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.

1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...

Still time to invest in community shares and breathe life back into the wilderness! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/thewildern... The Wilderness Centre - a Community crowdfunding project in Mitcheldean by The Wilderness Centre

‘For our community, by our community’ embodies exactly what co-ops are about! Well done everyone at Wolvercote Mill for creating a vibrant community space that enhances the well being of local people 💚 Find them here: www.thewolvercotemill.org
#CoopFortnight #IYC2025

Join Co-operatives West Midlands, for an evening of networking & a celebration of the region's thriving #coops sector at their International Year of Co-operatives 2025 Celebration Event!

📍 25th June 2025, 4pm to 7pm @ BRIG Cafe at the Warehouse, Birmingham www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...

We launched a refreshed version of our website (futures.coop) earlier this year & we’d love your thoughts!

Can you spare some time to visit the website & take a 2-3 minute anonymous survey?

Please respond before Monday 7th July 2025.

Complete survey ➡️ forms.gle/NfipyoM5f3rR...

And some more detail…

As we reach the midway point of the year we’re reflecting on what has been a busy time for us. Check out our year at a glance…

How can we build new models of care? Lunch for care-workers and care-users and participatory research workshop

First workshop as part of the #Oxfordshire Care Co-op Project Pilot. Learn about #cooperative models of care provision, how to get involved in our new project & share your experiences of care. £20 voucher for participants/Dinner/Play space for kids
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Working together, local housing can be different…. come along and find out more! Community First Oxfordshire is hosting two events around housing:

📍 20th May, 7.30pm, Didcot Civic Hall, OX11 7JN

📍 10th June 2025, 7.30pm, Chesterton Village Hall, OX26 1UN

🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/together-w...

This year's Future Co-ops conference featured a series of practical workshops, to explore and agree on outcomes and asks across four different areas. Read more about 'The Trouble with Double' here > futures.coop/future-co-op...

What does 'doubling' the co-op economy mean – and how do we do it? Report from the Future Co-ops conference where co-op development workers met to discuss the agenda for the sector's growth

If you missed our Future Co-ops Conference at the start of the year there was a write up of the event by @coopnews.bsky.social > www.thenews.coop/what-does-do...

👋 We represent the UK’s co-operative sector. Our aim is for anyone in the UK to form or join thriving and sustainable co-operatives. Expect:

🫶 Inspiring content
📆 Brilliant events and training
🪧 Opportunities to engage with our campaigns and lobbying

🖱️ Read about out work at www.uk.coop #coops

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Over 8,000 online retailers will donate to your #Combiz when your volunteers/supporters shop with them.

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Find out more by signing up with @easyfundraising.bsky.social 👇 http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/community-business/

What does 'doubling' the co-op economy mean – and how do we do it? - Co-operative News Report from the Future Co-ops conference where co-op development workers met to discuss the agenda for the sector's growth

I was gutted to not be able to attend the @coopfutures.bsky.social event due to my poor health. So thanks @coopnews for this excellent report. @coopnews.bsky.social https://www.thenews.coop/what-does-doubling-the-co-op-economy-mean-and-how-do-we-do-it/

Come along to the Black County Living Museum to learn about the co-operative way of doing things!

Co-ops for Creative Freelancers and Social Enterprise | Tuesday 11th March | 5:30 - 7pm

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#coops #blackcountry #creativeindustries

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

Very interesting read. Includes example of a social co-op located in Camini, a village in Southern Italy, where they initiated & manage a widespread migrants’ welcoming, reception and integration system with the project “Jungi Mundu” (“Unite the world”).
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Mondragon as the new City-State—this cooperative could be its own country [The Elysian] — THE ALTERNATIVE Excerpt from Elle Griffin’s Substack The Elysian, here : Mondragon is the largest group of worker cooperatives in the world. With 92 cooperatives in the industrial, financial, retail, and educa...

As they say in the Basque Country: “Life is cooperatized here.” Can the UK ever get anywhere close to this level of co-operation? thealternative.org.uk/dailyalterna...

Coffee Morning Bookkeeping: Taking the Confusion Out of Managing Your Books Managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache! Join this informative 2-hour session designed to demystify bookkeeping.

Managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache! Join this 2-hour session designed to demystify bookkeeping. Suitable for early stage businesses and startups in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. See link for more info and to book a FREE space.
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Best of luck @babbinswoodfarmcbs.bsky.social