The Solidarity Economy Association has been documenting and publishing information about the amazing growth of the women led co-operative movement in Northern Syria, on our website cooperativeconomy.info. Our most recent post is an article about the success of a new food co-operative in the Afrin region. If you have been Read more
By Pat Conaty, Supporter Member and SEA Board Member Bruno Roelants, a longstanding champion of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), has been appointed Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). The ICA is the global umbrella body for the international co-operative movement and represents more than 300 co-operative Read more
We’re really excited to announce that we’re looking for someone to join our passionate team of staff as an outreach worker on our Open Data and Mapping Project! This brand new role will lead on all the public-facing aspects of our Open Data and Mapping Project. The project delivers Read more
If you’re heading to the Oxford Real Farming Conference this week, make sure you come and say hello! We’ll be sharing an exhibitor space in the foyer with Stir to Action and you’ll be able to pick up a copy of our new, collaborative issue of STIR magazine. The Read more
We’re really excited to announce we’ve collaborated with STIR magazine again for issue 20, which this time is on the theme of Power. The magazine will be available in January and can be pre-ordered now for a discounted price of £2.95. The Power issue features articles from a range Read more
The UK co-operative movement has sent a message of solidarity to its fellow co-operators in the Democratic Federation of North Syria (Rojava) as the first ever conference of co-operatives was held over the weekend in the region. This historic event has been co-ordinated by new Unions of Co-operatives Read more
A new film about farming and food sovereignty in the UK is set to be released by the Landworkers’ Alliance and Blackbark Films. In Our Hands: The seeds of a better food system is a feature length documentary that tells the story behind the blood, sweat and tears of Read more
A coalition of grassroots food and farming organisations has launched ‘A People’s Food Policy’, a comprehensive proposal for a more just and sustainable food system in England. As Brexit negotiations continue, the coalition is calling for the development of a progressive food policy in advance of leaving the European Union. Read more
Patterns for Decentralised Organising is a workshop series organised by Richard D. Bartlett and Natalia Lombardo, both of whom have been supporting non-hierarchical organisations for over five years, co-founding Loomio (a worker co-op building software for collective decision making) and Enspiral (a network of self-organising companies). They’re currently touring Korea, Read more
Latest STIR magazine focuses on community wealth building “There is a growing range of local agents who are driving the community wealth building movement, with organisations developing co-operatives and economic alternatives, and a greater acknowledgement of the public pound – democratised money.” – Neil McInroy, Chief Executive, CLES. Read more