NOVEMBER 2018

DIARY
FROM FAR LEFT: Lord Victor Adebowale is
keynote speaker at the Practitioners Forum
on 22 Nov; #SCIS2018 takes place in
Naples at the end of October; CoTech are
working to grow co-ops in Islington; and
Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, is speaking
at the Locality Convention on 7-8 Nov
25 -28 Oct: Social Cooperative
International School
#SCIS2018 consists of three thematic
sessions and one international seminar.
Each thematic session consists of a
theoretic introduction on the topic,
the presentation of best practices and
a workshop to deepen the participants’
knowledge on different aspects of
social co-operative and social
enterprise activities.
WHERE: Hotel Royal Continental, Naples
INFO: s.coop/2ai3t
27 Oct: What If We Ran It Ourselves?
Community Ownership
What are community businesses and why
are they on the rise? How can you work
out if you could start one (or more!) in
your community? How can you fund them
to get going and keep going? And what
challenges will you face along the way?
Hosted by Stir to Action.
WHERE: Restore, Oxford
INFO: www.stirtoaction.com/workshops
7-8 Nov: Locality Convention
Join hundreds of inspiring members,
partners and people working in the
community, voluntary and social
enterprise sectors to unlock the
power of community.
WHERE: Bristol Marriott City Centre
INFO: locality.org.uk/events/convention
7 Nov: The Co-operative College:
Exploring International Co-operative
Development
The role of co-operatives in international
development. This unique course has
been designed to respond to the growing
interest in the role that co-operatives play
in the field of international development.
Webinar 1/3
WHERE: The Co-op College, Manchester
INFO: co-op.ac.uk
22 Nov: Co-operatives UK’s
Practitioners Forum
The Practitioners Forum offers
professional training for people
operating in key roles in co-operative
businesses. The event is made up
of a series of specialist forums:
communications; finance; governance;
HR; and membership. This year’s
keynote speaker is Lord Victor
Adebowale CBE.
WHERE: The Studio, Manchester
INFO: s.coop/29xlr
24 Nov: The Community Shares
Company: Don’t Let the Man Get You
Down - Brighton
This isn’t some pipe dream but
something creative businesses are doing
the world over. Come and find out about
how it works there, and - much more
importantly - how you can transform
your own workplace to benefit too.
This event is part of the fringe for the
2018 Meaning Conference. Attendance
if free, and we’ll even throw in some
free food and delicious bison beer too.
What more could you ask?
WHERE: The Hideout, Brighton
INFO: s.coop/2aq8j
27 Nov: Supporting Co-ops in Islington
CoTech would like to see more co-ops
thrive in Islington, so are organising an
event to support and inform local people.
There will be some short presentations by
experts and practitioners, followed by an
opportunity to ask questions.
WHERE: London
INFO: s.coop/2aqbw
Strategic Planning in Cooperatives
A one-day training event from Cooperative
Futures looking at what
strategic planning is and why it’s
important.
WHERE: Birmingham
INFO: s.coop/2aqbx
LOOKING AHEAD
8 March 2019: Co-operatives UK’s
Co-operative Retail Conference (Cheshire)
21 June 2019: Co-operative Congress
(Manchester)
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