Co-op Party Regional Conference: Midlands

Watch Session 1 Live: 02:00PM – 04.00PM

Join Session 2 on Zoom: 04:15PM – 05:45PM

Session 2 of this regional conference will be held on Zoom, so you can interact with your fellow members from the Midlands, ask questions and more.

Simply click on the button below, enter your name and email, and you should be able to view the link to enter the Zoom. Information on how to join will also be emailed to the email address you provide.

If you have any issues accessing the Zoom, please email events@party.coop.

Programme

Session 1: Party Policy – 2pm-4pm

Joe Fortune, Co-operative General Secretary: Welcome to conference
Preet Kaur Gill MP, chair of Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group: keynote speaker address
Equalities update, Chantal Lee, Co-op Party Equalities Officer
Social Care Policy panel debate followed by facilitated Q&A with
- Anna Birley, Co-operative Party Policy Officer (chair)
- Karen Creavin, Active Wellbeing Society
- Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Cabinet member for Adult Social Care and Health, Birmingham City Council
- Chris Bain, West Mids NEC representative & Chair West Midlands Healthwatch
Reinvigorating Our High Streets Policy panel debate followed by facilitated Q&A
- Tanya Noon, Director of Central England Co-operative & a member of the National Members’ Council, Senate and Chair of Governance (chair)
- Anna Birley, Co-operative Party Policy Officer
- Cllr Sam Webster, Portfolio Holder for Finance, Growth & City Centre, Nottingham City Council
- Cllr Andy Furlong, Deputy Leader of Labour group, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
- Cllr Emma Monkman, Belper Town Council Mayor & AVBC Councillor

Session 2: Our Region – 4.15pm-5.45pm

Introduction
- Jamie McMahon, NEC rep for East Mids
Getting elected – standing as a candidate and manifesto ideas
- Emma Hoddinott, Co-operative Party Local Government Officer
Spotlight on Elections across our region, with:
- Liam Byrne MP, candidate for West Mids Metro Mayor
- Paddy Tipping, Police & Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire
- Cllr Rosanne Kirk, Labour & Co-operative Portfolio Holder Reducing Inequality on City of Lincoln Council and PCC candidate for Lincolnshire (2021 election)
- Alison Martin, Labour & Co-operative Party candidate, Derby City Council
- Jamie McMahon, NEC rep for East Mid (chair)
Campaigning during the pandemic
- #FoodJustice with Cllr Joanna West and Richard Bickle
- #FreedomFromFear with Sharon Langham, USDAW
- Cllr Olivia Birch, Wolverhampton Council, on tackling the myths and untruths about the Covid vaccine
- Chris Bain, West Mids NEC representative & Chair West Midlands Healthwatch (chair)
Final words and event close
- Chris Bain, West Mids NEC representative & Chair West Midlands Healthwatch

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