Co-ops Building a Better World

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss how agricultural co-ops are feeding the world during challenging times, as well as the possible new UK prime minister, Labour Co-op MP Andy Burnham. If you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining Co-op News and becoming a co-owner of the world’s longest-running independent media co-operative!  Find out more about membershi...

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss co-operative principles number 5 (education) and 2 (democratic participation), including: Argentina's school co-operatives The Co-operative University of Kenya An interview with Ilana Gotz from the International Co-operative Business Education Consortium  Democratic innovations in the co-op movement, including socioc...

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss: Food security and how agri co-ops are responding to the war in Iran   Energy security, including an interview with Chris Vrettos, senior policy advisor at REScoop.eu The challenges facing rules-based transnational institutions Countries offering support to their co-op sectors, such as Singapore  The International Coopera...

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World , Rebecca and Colin discuss: Co-ops tackling caste divides in Nepal Co-op development in a post-USAID world What co-ops mean to different people across the political spectrum The recent Future Co-ops conference Community power and the rebirth of the social club Professor Dario Azzellini's new book, 'Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work&...

In this first-ever episode of Co-ops Building a Better World , Rebecca and Colin discuss: The UK's Co-op College moving to an unstaffed model An interview with Giuseppe Guerini, president of Cooperatives Europe A new book from Bruno Roleants, former director general  of the International Cooperative Alliance   Rising worker co-ops in the US How you, yourself, are a co-op If you enjoyed this p...