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

An online workshop exploring the fundamentals and CLES’s latest thinking around community wealth building Book your place → About the workshop In this workshop you will be taken through the five pillars of community wealth building, what they are, what they mean in practice and what it looks like when action is taken on each pillar in a place. The session will invite participants to explore community wealth building in the current UK context and evaluate its key role in

The Janette Kirton-Darling Memorial Prize celebrates the initiative of organisations who have developed local community initiatives as effective means to #ShiftThePower to people whose voices are rarely heard in society. We invite you to our awards ceremony, in which we'll celebrate outstanding leadership, creativity and impact in our region. Please join us in our showcase of actions taken by local people to produce a good society in communities that have seen economic decline over the years. The prize is being