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