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…
RIPESS marks 20th anniversary of Lima Declaration The first meeting of the globalization of solidarity was held in Lima, Peru, from the 1st to the 4th of July 1997, as part of GRESP, the Peruvian network for the solidarity economy. From this meeting and declaration, the desire to internationalize Read more…
We’re excited to announce that we are officially relaunching ourselves today as the Solidarity Economy Association. The Solidarity Economy Association (SEA) is a not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder co-operative working to support the Solidarity Economy movement in the UK – a grassroots movement that is building a fair and ecological alternative Read more…
To mark National Volunteers Week we’re joining over 650 charities and voluntary organisations in pledging not to participate in any government workfare schemes, which force unemployed people to carry out unpaid work or face benefit sanctions. Keep Volunteering Voluntary is a campaign launched in April 2014 in response to the Read more…
“In the face of hate, walls and borders, we’ll build global networks of solidarity and hope.” Fearless Cities is a summit for the international municipalist movement which will take place 9-11 June in Barcelona, Spain. Around the world, towns and cities are standing up to defend human rights, democracy and Read more…
Dear friends, We were very sad to hear of the death of Robin Murray this week. He was known to many of us at the Solidarity Economy Association, in different guises – as a teacher, co-researcher, activist and a friend. It was one of our directors, Jane Grindey, who first Read more…