To celebrate the United Nations International Year Of Co-operatives 2012, the Wales Co-operative Centre is screening ‘The Take’.
In the wake of Argentina’s spectacular economic collapse of 2001, Buenos Aires becomes a ghost town of abandoned factories and mass unemployment. Thirty unemployed auto-parts workers, part of a daring new movement of worker co-operatives, walk into their idle factory and refuse to leave. All they want to do is re-start the silent machines. But this simple act – the take – has the power to turn the globalisation debate on its head.
Submitted by Co-operatives UK on 6 April, 2010 - 17:11
As Co-operatives Fortnight approaches, we are pleased to announce that we are embarking on our first film project – and we need your voice!
A new film explaining how employee ownership can work for public services from the Employee Ownership Assocation, Local Partnerships and Co-operatives UK.
A video short of Ursula Lidbetter of Lincolnshire Co-operative explaining "Why co-operatives are a great way to run a business". Produced for Co-operatives Fortnight 2010 "There is an alternative".
Submitted by john.atherton on 18 June, 2010 - 14:50
Co-operatives Fortnight starts tomorrow, here is a round up of some of the things you can get innvolved in and what worker co-operatives are doing around the UK.
