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Open2017-data-handout A month ago we joined around 300 others at Open:2017, the UK’s first multi-day conference dedicated to platform co-operatives, organised by The Open Co-op LLP. As one of the early sponsors of the event, we were so excited to help make it happen, and to contribute to what became an incredibly inspiring couple of days. For those who might

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We’re really excited to say that the Winter issue of STIR magazine is now available to buy! We’ve been collaborating with the team at Stir To Action on the edition which is all about Solidarity Economics, including some really inspiring examples of solidarity economy initiatives around the world, interviews, and articles on how the solidarity economy movement is helping to

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Friday 20th January 09:30 – 16:30 Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester On Friday 20 January we’ll be heading up to Manchester for the Ways Forward 5 Conference: Roads to a Democratic Economy. We’re one of the key sponsors of the conference, which is about discussing co-operative and radical alternatives to austerity and capitalism and will debate a range of topics,

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A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to support Origin Club, a social enterprise that helps Greece’s small farmers to stay in business by selling their products online. The crowdfunding campaign began on Tuesday 4th October and is set to raise at least £10,000 within 28 days. Funds will be used to directly support local farmers by buying their products as

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In the wake of the recent UK referendum result in which the British public voted to leave the European Union, the national trade body for co-operatives has released a report into the effect the decision will have on co-operative businesses. Co-operatives UK’s ‘Brexit: Taking Back Control The Co-operative Way‘ sets out the organisation’s ‘positive vision for how co-operatives can fit

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