As part of our New Economy Programme, Stir to Action’s democratic learning and action platform, we’ve partnered with The Hive – a support programme for co-ops delivered by Co-operatives UK in partnership with The Co-operative Bank — to run two free webinars during October.
The webinars (below) are for individuals and organisations who are interested in the role of co-operatives in the response to racial injustice and youth unemployment.
What Future? Co-ops & Youth Employment
Wednesday 21 October 7.30pm-9pm
Find out more and book your free place
In the years following the last economic crisis in 2008, young people turned to co-operatives as a way to create decent work and alternative careers for themselves, after most entry-level and graduate jobs were turned into precarious, short-term, or zero-hour contracts. Now with young people most likely to be affected by the current economic crisis, getting to know more about co-operatives can offer the opportunity to create work where you're in control.
Interested in co-ops but not sure where to start? Interested in the experiences and challenges of other young people who have started co-ops themselves?
Co-ops & the Movements for Racial Justice
Wednesday 28 October 7.30pm-9pm
This event is now fully booked.
The rise of anti-racist and Black Lives Matter movements, particularly in 2020, is necessarily demanding all of us to review racial and economic inequality in the UK. While estimates suggest that BAME co-ops only constitute 1-2% of the UK’s co-operative movement, there’s a responsibility to remake the connection between co-operatives and economic justice in marginalised communities.
Looking to understand why and how co-ops can be part of the response to racial injustice? Are you interested in co-ops but not sure where to start?
