Local Government Conference

Join us in Newcastle

at our 4th annual Local Government Conference on Saturday 8 June for masterclasses, discussions, ‘spotlight’ sessions and keynotes across a wide range of subjects.

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10.00am Registration commences

10:30am Welcome and keynote address

• Nick Forbes – Leader of Newcastle and the LGA Labour Group
• Claire McCarthy, General Secretary, the Co-operative Party
• Andrew Gwynne MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

11:00am: Unleashing Community Power

• Cllr Angeliki Stogia – Greater Manchester Co-op Commission
• Paul Monaghan – Fair Tax Mark
• Cormac Hollingsworth– Hope Not Hate 
• Sophie Macken– Power to Change

11:40am: Masterclasses

• Newly Elected! How to unleash power across your community with Andrew Gwynne MP and Emma Hoddinott, Co-op Party Local Government Officer
• Community organising for Food Justice with Pam Warhurst – Founder of Incredible Edible 
• Tackling the climate emergency: What co-operators and their communities can do with Cllr Tom Hayes and Anna Birley, Co-op Party Policy Officer

12.45pm Lunch and networking

1:30pm Tacking crime – a community approach

• Scott Walker, East of England Society Community Safety Project
• Cllr Caroline Selman, Hackney
• Alun Michael, Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales
• Cllr Joy Allen, Durham County Council

2.15pm Coffee Break

2:30pm An education for every child

• Anna Turley MP
• Frank Norris, Director of the Co-op Academies Trust
• Jack Hunter IPPR North
• Sharon Hodgson MP
• Cllr Sean Fielding, Leader of Oldham Council

3:30pm Co-operative Devolution

• Janine Docherty, NEC member for the North East
• Jamie Driscoll,  North of Tyne Mayor
• Jim McMahon MP

16:00 Conference Close

4:00pm Close

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4:00pm ‘Be A Young Councillor’ networking session with Co-Op Party Youth Network

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4.00pm onwards: North East & Cumbria Co-operative Party Social in Bonbar, at the Assembly Rooms (ground floor)

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Marketplace includes:

• Co-operative Councils Innovation Network
• SERA
• Fairtax Mark
• Co-operative College
• Code-operative
• Moneywise Credit Union
• Mental Health North East
• Firesouls
• Gateshead Credit Union
• Co-operative & Mutual Solutions

Registration is £10 which includes a sandwich lunch.
This event is open to non-members, so please share with friends, Labour Party and trade union colleagues. You must register in advance to secure a place.

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Register for the Conference