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Show filtersWe Own It campaign calls on next generation to create worker co-ops
A campaign to encourage young people to set up co-ops as alternative workplaces has reached half…
Global Co-operative Youth Forum launches manifesto
Young co-operators met up in Bulgaria for the Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide Global Youth Forum. The event…
Young leaders give advice on engaging youth in co-ops
Engaging young people in co-operatives was a key topic at the International Summit of Cooperatives in…
Student housing co-ops want national body to support expansion plans
A national body of student housing co-operatives is needed to help build the movement, say campaigners.…
International Summit of Cooperatives – Preview Day 2, Wednesday 12 October
The second day of the International Summit of Cooperatives will see delegates engage in discussions on…
International Summit of Cooperatives – Day 1 Preview
The International Summit of Cooperatives is underway today, Tuesday 11 October, in Canada. Around 3,000 delegates are…
Interview: Q&A with Monique Leroux ahead of the 2016 Summit
Monique Leroux is president of the International Co-operative Alliance. Prior to joining the Alliance last year,…
Can John Lewis teach us a better way to do business?
Right now, the John Lewis Partnership seems to be everyone’s favourite business. Its department stores offer quality and…
Social innovation and the social and solidarity economy
Simel Esim and Waltteri Katajamaki from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Cooperatives Unit look at the importance…
When big co-ops fail
The international co-operative movement has seen a series of catastrophic failures of large scale co-operatives in…
Let’s talk: inspiring young people to play an active role in communities
Too often, young people aren’t shaping the decisions which affect their lives, but they still inherit…