Solidarity Economy Association are now working with the Lumpen Project and local grass-roots organisers in different cities to run a series of workshops focusing on class and co-operatives around the UK. The first collaboration took place in Brighton on the weekend of 25-26 January 2020. Around 25 people from a Read more
Call for co-operators to attend London ‘No to NATO’ demonstration in solidarity with Rojava and its co-operative economy Tuesday 3 December, 4pm – Trafalgar Square, London Following the withdrawal of US troops in October, the people of Rojava (North-East Syria), and their democratic self-administration, are currently under attack by the Turkish Read more
A coalition of Brighton’s grass-roots community groups came together to throw a full day mini festival in support of Rojava. The event took place on 2 November 2019 – World Resistance Day for Rojava. Since the Turkish military invasion and occupation of North East Syria (commonly known as Rojava) began Read more
The Newbridge Project, our partners in the North East have just wrapped up the ForSolidarity exhibition, that they have been hosting in their Gateshead studio over the last 5 weeks. The gallery acted as a backdrop for weekly solidarity lunches, and workshops like A Forum for Artists in Precarious Labour. Read more
Report from the Co-ops & Class workshop held near Edinburgh, 31 August – 1 September, 2019 If we continue to replicate the class dynamics capitalist society produces within our social movements, those movements will continue to fail. – D Hunter It can take me months to read a book these Read more
Yesterday, CECOP/CICOPA Europe, the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives, published a statement of solidarity with the co-op movement in Northern Syria. SEA wholeheartedly welcomes this announcement. This afternoon, at the general meeting of the ICA in Kigali, Rwanda, Sion Whellens, recently elected CECOP/CICOPA Europe board member made an Read more
On the morning of Wednesday 9 October 2019 Turkish State forces began military attacks against Northeast Syria / Rojava, both with shelling from the air and also ground incursions and conflict across the border with Turkey. These attacks come directly after United States President Trump announced a withdrawal of US Read more
The latest article to be reposted on our Co-operation in Mesopotamia website is a translation of an Arabic article that appeared on Rohani on 2 January 2019 and reposted on Co-operation in Mesopotamia’s website on 25 March 2019. The spread of co-operative societies in the region has strengthened the communal Read more
We at the Solidarity Economy Association are supporting the Women’s Strike on 8 March, with several of our worker members taking part. Actively participating in action with movements that share our values is an essential part of creating a thriving solidarity economy for the UK – an economy based on justice, Read more
We’re excited to share that we’re once again co-organisers of the NESI Global Forum, considered the most relevant event worldwide for everyone working towards building an economy for people and the planet! Held in Malaga, Spain from 24-26 April, the forum will be a crucial opportunity for people and Read more