Past Events

Around the world, new ways of “deciding and doing” are emerging. People are testing new ideas, organizing in new ways, and mobilizing resources and constituencies through new or transformed institutional forms. In some cases, this emergence is driven out of a sense of frustration – a response to or rebuke of established, top-down structures and ways of working. In others, it stems from a sense of opportunity and urgency, and a belief that alternative models based on collective action are…

This year’s #ThisIsTheNorth Convention is in SUNDERLAND!!  As ever, together we will continue to inspire and lead change in the North, and we would love for you to get involved. Our mission is to bring people together for meaningful dialogue, sharing and action - be they community groups, young people, practitioners, policy makers, opinion formers, businesses, or MPs. We believe that by sharing platforms with each other, collaborating in formulating a programme for our day and continuing to work together beyond…

George Monbiot — Writer and Activist, Chair Sian Berry - Co-leader of the Green Party An author of the Land for the Many Report TBC Toby Lloyd - Former Senior Advisor to the May Government Hanna Wheatley — Researcher, New Economics Foundation More speakers TBC Choose any number of issues facing the UK today and you will find a route back to land. It underpins issues of housing, inequality, ownership, food, the climate emergency, and so much more. A burgeoning movement for national land…

With changing demographics, climate change, digital technologies and data now widely accepted as key drivers of future change, we need to think differently about how we plan to accommodate changes in how we live, work, move, shop and learn. The TCPA’s 2019 annual conference will focus on the implications of future change for planners and those involved in creating our environment, from digital masterplans and smart energy infrastructure to the future of public consultation. As we consider the places of…

Description Join us for the first West Midlands Community Wealth Building Summit Speakers Include Matthew Brown, Leader, Preston City Council Neil McInroy, CEO, CLES Chris Worsey, Cabinet Advisor for Community Wealth Building, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Community Wealth Building Across the UK – and beyond – people are recognising the limits of the economic development model that prizes economic growth over social and environmental need. They want to build a different kind of economy, one that is fairer, greener and…

What will the day be about? An interactive exploration of the history and application of the co‑operative enterprise model; the many different types there are and their distinctive features and advantages relative to other models. It will: Outline the opportunities that a co‑operative business model offers community groups and businesses Help groups already looking to start a business or organisation to determine whether the co‑operative option is right for them Help groups identify what further work is needed to do…

Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme What are the arguments for Universal Basic Income and for Universal Basic Services? How do they relate to each other and what might the difficulties be? Anna Coote is Principle Fellow at the New Economics Foundation. Louise Haagh is Professor in Politics at the University of York. Robin Archer is the Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme. The Ralph Miliband Programme (@rmilibandlse) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.

We live in a world of increasing inequality, exploitation, and a fixation on growth at all costs. We need new forms of business and there are a growing number of co-operatives that are owned and controlled primarily for the benefit of their workers. This workshop will be a practical journey through the stages of setting up a worker co-op, exploring the different options and decisions you’ll make along the way.