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MAIS focusing on setting up a care co-operative
After our public event in 2021 showcasing two care co-operatives (recording at link), and a well attended strategy meeting in December 2021, Mutual Aid in Sussex has been focusing on helping setting up a care co-operative in Brighton & Hove. … Continue reading
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Care Co-operative Strategy Meeting
Join us on 16th December to discuss setting up a care co-operative in Brighton and Hove. This is a meeting for local carers, service users, and anyone with an interest in radical care alternatives, to discuss setting up and/or supporting … Continue reading
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The care system is broken! It’s time to create Cooperative Alternatives
The recording from this talk can now be found below: Join us on 10th June to hear Sarah Pollard (Shepshed Carers workers’ Co-op) and John Roberts (North West Care Co-op) talk about their care cooperatives and what they’ve learnt about … Continue reading
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Mutual aid in a time of Covid-19
Several mutual aid groups have been set up across Sussex to build local support networks during the Covid-19 pandemic and (hopefully) beyond! All the groups can be found on this map – they include Brighton & Hove, Eastbourne, Worthing and … Continue reading
Brighton Co-op Connections
Want to connect with more co-operators in Brighton & Hove? Is your co-op grappling with a problem? Join Co-operatives UK for this Co-op Connections event in Brighton on Tuesday, 9 July 2019 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Infinity Foods Kitchen, … Continue reading
Building the solidarity economy: Cooperation Jackson style
Can we replace the current economic system of exploitation, exclusion and the destruction of the environment with an alternative that’s built on equity, cooperation, worker democracy, and environmental sustainability? That’s what Cooperation Jackson are trying to do in Jackson, Mississippi. … Continue reading
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Mayday! Mayday! Sail Cargo Tasting Event
Sail Boat Project is a Workers’ Co-operative aiming to widen access to the sea and working towards zero emission transport for their products. On Wednesday 1 May, from 7pm there will be a chance to try and buy some of … Continue reading
Getting your message out there: promotion on a budget
Running a co-operative, social enterprise or community group and looking for tips on raising your profile or getting more people involved? Join us on Monday 19 November to hear local co-operators share their experiences and what they have learned about … Continue reading
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Co-operation under Occupation: The story of the Palestinian Women In Hebron co-operative
Nawal Slemiah co-founded the Women In Hebron co-operative in 2005 in the West Bank, Palestine. It began by selling handicrafts in the Old City market of Hebron – an area which is under Israeli military control. Nawal will be speaking … Continue reading
What is it like to live in a housing co-operative? Join the bus tour on 30 June
As part of Co-operatives Fortnight 2018 Brighton & Hove Community Land Trust (BHCLT) are organising a tour of local housing co-ops on Saturday 30 June, each with its own story. This is a chance to see some of the ways … Continue reading
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