October 2022 digital edition

DIARY
Do you have a co-operative
event – taking place in person,
online, or as a hybrid – to be
featured?
Tell us at: events@thenews.coop
Cooperative IMPACT Conference
5-6 October (Washington DC and online)
Under the theme “Forward, Together”
NCBA CLUSA’s IMPACT 2022 will
challenge co-ops to come together and
capture a generational opportunity:
applying the lessons of the past two years
to our work as we move forward.
bit.ly/3APetY4
Co-op Party Conference
8-9 October (Leeds)
From Crisis to Co-operation: the Co-op
Party’s annual conference will bring
together members and supporters from
across the co-operative and labour
movements to learn more about its work,
help shape Party policy and discuss
priorities and campaigns.
party.coop/event/annconf022
Co-ops and social enterprises
12 October (London)
A session to better understand the terms
Co-operatives and Social Enterprises and
how to access resources available.
bit.ly/3tUey9h
CCH Annual Conference
14-16 October (Warwick)
The Confederation of Co-operative
Housing will bring together the UK’s
housing co-op housing sector under the
theme Sustainability – rethink:reset
cch.coop/cch-annualconference-2022
World Coop Management conference
17-18 October (Brazil)
Coonecta organises WCM2022 as the
world’s biggest co-operative sector
management event, covering innovation,
technology and practical learning for coop
thinkers and leaders.
wcm.coop/WCM22
Cooperative Ways Forward
20-21 October (Manchester)
Over 150 co-operators will gather at the
city’s Central Hall to share information
and strengthen the co-operative networks
that are needed to act on pressing issues
including climate justice and how to
build effective alliances to address the
need for systemic change
waysforward.coop/about/
ICMIF Centenary Conference
25-28 October 2022 (Rome)
The ICMIF Centenary Conference will be
hosted by the Unipol Group, an ICMIF
founding member, in Rome, where the
organisation was formed.
icmif.org/icmif-conference
Owning the Future
4-6 November (Rio de Janeiro)
Organised by the Platform Cooperativism
Consortium, the event will look at how
platform co-ops in the Global South can
scale to successfully compete with large
tech companies.
bit.ly/3QbdExI
Locality Convention
8-9 November 2022 (Sheffield)
Locality’s annual convention brings
together people who believe in the power
of community to explore how best to
build thriving neighbourhoods and how
policymakers can support this.
locality.org.uk/events/
convention-21-2
Co-operative Women’s Voices:
Tiziana O’Hara
15 November (11am-12 noon, online)
CWV is a series of monthly interviews
with women from the global co-op
movement. November’s guest is Tiziana
O’Hara, from Northern Ireland’s
Cooperative Alternatives.
bit.ly/3SiYcAY
Young people and the future of
cooperation in Europe
21 November (Cardiff)
Cwmpas and Cooperatives Europe will
welcome co-operators from across Europe
to explore the role of young people in the
co-operative movement.
bit.ly/3DM2c8I
Practitioners Forum
23 November (Manchester)
Organised by Co-operatives UK, the
Practitioners Forum is a professional
training and development opportunity,
featuring specialist forums.
bit.ly/3LCUHTz
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