Conference

UK activities for the International Year of Co-operatives will culminate during the last week of October when the UK co-operative sector plays host to the international co-operative movement in a major week long World Co-operative Festival in Manchester.

Our annual event for retail consumer co-operative members of Co-operatives UK.

The Confederation of Cooperative Housing will be hosting it's usual variety of plenary sessions, talks, visits and workshops.

There is growing interest in groups of people buying goods and services collectively, from communities getting together to buy heating oil in rural areas, local food buying groups and new ways to b

Co-operatives London and Co-operatives South East

Key Note speakers include:

Futures North is an event for co-operatives across the North to come together and co-operate, learn and share on a wide range of co-operative issues./p>

The theme of this years Futures North is '

A one day FREE conference full of ideas and suggestions for running a successful co-operative - or for those thinking of starting one up.

You are invited to attend our forthcoming Health and Social Care Forum, taking place on the 19 October, at The Tab Centre, London.

Building Bridges - Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities and The Co-operative is a one day event on the 21st September in Manchester. If your co-operative works with, are has members from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, or you are helping to set up new co-operatives in these communities, then why not come along and participate - it's free and lunch is provided.

The
United Nations General Assembly will launch the International Year of
Co-operatives at the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday 31 October 2011 in New
York.