The ICA’s new president, Dame Pauline Green, expressed today, on behalf of the entire international co-operative community, support for the United Nations resolution on the role of co-operatives in social development, which proclaims 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives. … Read more
On Friday 11 December, students from Sutherland School in Shropshire and St Benet Biscop School in Northumberland set of on the journey of a lifetime – to southern Africa.
They were part of a group from the Co-operative College who attended, … Read more
The Schools Co-operative Society, formerly known as Co-operative Schools Network, was launched at a special conference in Manchester on the 5 November 2009.The conference was attended by over 100 delegates who voted on a resolution to established the Network.
The vote … Read more
The rapidly growing network of co-operative trust schools has been boosted by the creation of the new Co-operatives Schools Network, which was officially launched on 5 November.
The Co-operative Schools Network will be run as a co-operative by its members, co-operative … Read more
Over a hundred and twenty primary and secondary school pupils learned about the ideas of Robert Owen through activities and games during the Co-operative College’s first Robert Owen Day.
The event, which was held at the Museum of Science and Industry … Read more
Co-operatives for Development features in the latest Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation Newsletter. To view the article, please click here. (Or download French version)
NOW AVAILABLE! Co-operatives for Development is pleased to announce the launch of three new publications discussing … Read more
“Co-operatives in Social Development” : This United Nations paper discusses the socio-economic impact of co-operatives and the desirability of proclaiming an International Year of Co-operatives. It is also a useful source of information for general statistics on the co-operative movement.
The … Read more
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