Upcoming Events

From pubs and farms to launderettes and lidos, communities are creating democratically controlled, viable, and sustainable businesses. According to Power To Change, there are 7,800 community enterprises in England alone, and the Community Shares Unit reports over 500 businesses established using community shares in the last 10 years. As public funding recedes and the charity sector shrinks, community enterprises provide a creative way to address local needs, with democratic control by the community at the heart of what they do.…

About this event The Staffordshire University Action on Poverty and Hardship team, CHAD research centre and Connected Communities team welcome you to come and join us for our first Action on Poverty Conference on Monday 20th June 2022 9am to 5pm. Conference speakers include leaders from the Re-Thinking Poverty network, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Portland Inn Project and the Faculty of Public Health, alongside academics from Staffordshire University. A series of breakout sessions are also planned and currently include working…

In 2021 the TCPA published 20-Minute Neighbourhoods, Creating Healthier, Active, Prosperous Communities: An Introduction for Council Planners in England. The guide made it clear that one of the first things that should be done when introducing 20-minute neighbourhoods is to gather data to inform the process and provide a baseline for later evaluation. This webinar – the latest in a series of TCPA webinars about 20-minute neighbourhoods – will explore ways to gather baseline data to shape, inform, achieve, and evaluate…

Some of the most common criticisms of a basic income are that it is too expensive and that it’s not possible to win the public and political support for the policy. But the research presented at this event shows that an affordable basic income can have a dramatic impact on poverty and that a basic income is a vote winner, specifically in crucial swing seats. REGISTER HERE. How can a modest basic income cut poverty by half? Is basic income…

Event details The headlines of our time are enough to make anyone feel helpless. But when we start to think and act like Citizens, not just Consumers, everything changes. In his book, CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us (co-authored with Ariane Conrad), activist and strategist Jon Alexander argues that the ‘Consumer Story’ that has dominated society and all of its institutions for the last eight decades is in collapse; in its place, the ‘Citizen Story’ is rising…

We appear more divided than ever, whether it is over Brexit, or a whole host of questions. Meanwhile, almost every issue goes beyond a disagreement as we line up as ‘opposing forces’. We seem to have lost the art of seeing our neighbours as part of a larger ‘us’ even when we disagree, and instead feel ever more surrounded by a threatening ‘them’. The aim of this session is to link the two questions, ‘Why are our communities increasingly divided?’…

Join Co-operatives UK for this event on Wednesday 29 June from 3.30pm-4.30pm. Co-op Connections are networking events that enable co-ops to connect, learn and discuss topical themes. About the event This event will start with a short talk from a Co-operatives UK member, showcasing a problem that they have experienced and how they overcame it. This will allow everyone in attendance to learn from another organisation's practical experience, and generate some great ideas to take back to your co-op. Format…

We’re back – The Playground for the New Economy Festival is returning for its fourth year. We're holding it at our very own campus in Devon – the New Economy Centre at Selgars Mill! What to expect Critical conversations Interactive workshops Idea surgeries Sustainable food Local craft beer and, of course, live music! What I'll leave with New ideas Practical Solutions Solidarity with others in the sector Who's it for? Community leaders Co-operators Third sector organisations Civil servants and local…