Co-op News - March 2021
The March edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue looks at ways co-ops can help to drive greater equality, with initiatives on racial equity from organisations including the UK's Co-op Group and Inclusiv Credit Unions in the USA. Meanwhile work is being done by Europe's energy co-ops to increase female participation at all levels. Plus the usual updates from the movement around the world.
The March edition of Co-op News: connecting, challenging and championing the global co-operative movement. This issue looks at ways co-ops can help to drive greater equality, with initiatives on racial equity from organisations including the UK's Co-op Group and Inclusiv Credit Unions in the USA. Meanwhile work is being done by Europe's energy co-ops to increase female participation at all levels. Plus the usual updates from the movement around the world.
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DIARY<br />
With the <strong>Co</strong>vid-19 crisis<br />
affecting mobility in the UK<br />
and across the world, many<br />
co-<strong>op</strong> events are now taking<br />
place online, including<br />
some of those listed below.<br />
If you would like to add any<br />
virtual events taking place,<br />
please email us at:<br />
events@thenews.co<strong>op</strong><br />
Worksh<strong>op</strong>:<br />
Social economy and youth<br />
entrepreneurship<br />
2 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Worksh<strong>op</strong> organised by Social Economy<br />
Eur<strong>op</strong>e and <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>eratives Eur<strong>op</strong>e,<br />
gathering young entrepreneurs in the<br />
social economy and co-<strong>op</strong>eratives,<br />
bringing knowledge from educational<br />
institutions, to spark an exchange on<br />
EU initiatives aimed at supporting youth<br />
entrepreneurship in the social economy.<br />
c-::> s.co<strong>op</strong>/2kec8<br />
<strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong> Retail <strong>Co</strong>nference<br />
5 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
The <strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong> Retail <strong>Co</strong>nference will feature<br />
an overview of retail trends from a leading<br />
economist, case studies from senior<br />
co-<strong>op</strong>erative retail executives, interactive<br />
networking and a celebration of how<br />
much has been achieved in one of the<br />
most challenging years for retail<br />
in modern times.<br />
C-::> tinyur/.com/y2boy3ha<br />
Abcul annual conference<br />
10-11 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
The largest gathering of credit union<br />
personnel in Britain. Full details tbc.<br />
c-::> tinyur/.com/y4d9vf4o<br />
Just Don't Call it <strong>Co</strong>nflict Resolution<br />
24 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
Stir to Action webinar on why conflicts<br />
erupt and what to do about it, facilitated<br />
by Kate Whittle, who has been involved in<br />
the co-<strong>op</strong> sector for over 30 years. The<br />
event will explore the pros and cons of<br />
different conflict resolution styles.<br />
Participants will also learn about the<br />
different steps involved in using a<br />
retrospective technique to resolve<br />
team conflicts.<br />
C-::> tinyur/.com/yyhk5bsz<br />
CFCFE Credit Union <strong>Co</strong>nference: Towards<br />
New Business Models<br />
29 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
<strong>Co</strong>vid-19, fintech and big data technology,<br />
such as <strong>op</strong>en banking, will bring change<br />
to the financial services industry,<br />
and credit union mergers may be one<br />
response. This conference will look at the<br />
implications of this.<br />
c-::> s.co<strong>op</strong>/2kec7<br />
Global Youth Forum<br />
31 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
The second edition of the Global Youth<br />
Forum - <strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>erative Entrepreneurship.<br />
Organised by the International<br />
<strong>Co</strong><strong>op</strong>erative Alliance, within the<br />
framework of ICA-EU Partnership<br />
(#co<strong>op</strong>s4dev) and in collaboration<br />
with the ICA Youth Network, it will bring<br />
together young co-<strong>op</strong> entrepreneurs<br />
and professionals from all around the<br />
world to discuss new solutions and<br />
recommendations, learn from the best<br />
practices, and to foster new ideas and<br />
innovation.<br />
C-::> s.co<strong>op</strong>/2kec5<br />
Food Justice <strong>Co</strong>nference<br />
31 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
<strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong>eratives East Midlands hosts an<br />
on line discussion with Paul Gerrard from<br />
the <strong>Co</strong>-<strong>op</strong> Group, Nigel Adams from H<strong>op</strong>e<br />
Foodbank,Nottingham, and Tanya Noon<br />
from Kandaroo.<br />
C-::> co<strong>op</strong>eratives-em.co<strong>op</strong><br />
World Credit Union <strong>Co</strong>nference<br />
11-14 July <strong>2021</strong> •<br />
World <strong>Co</strong>uncil of Credit Unions' <strong>2021</strong><br />
conference will feature more than 30<br />
educational sessions with t<strong>op</strong>ics relevant<br />
to all credit union leadership levels.<br />
Delegates will also be able to network<br />
with other attendees and industry<br />
partners from across our international<br />
co-<strong>op</strong>erative movement. Further event<br />
details will be available in early <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
C-::> tinyur/.com/y6hgh8w4<br />
50 I MARCH <strong>2021</strong>
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