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SUMMARY:Newcastle Campaign Day
DESCRIPTION:Newcastle Co-op Campaign Day\nOn Thursday 5th May\, local elections are taking place across the UK and Co-operation is on the ballot!\nIn the run up to polling day\, we need to do our part to reach as many voters as we can so we can help get fantastic co-operators elected in every community. \nOn Saturday 16th April we’ll be holding a campaign day to support our candidates in Newcastle upon Tyne. \nThere are three sessions taking place throughout the day\, and we will be breaking to have lunch. \n10.30 – Door knocking with Paula Holland in Ouseburn. Meet at the Old Library Car Park\, Heaton Park View. NE6 5BF \n12.30 – Break for lunch \n2.00 – Door knocking with Stella Postlethwaite in North Jesmond. Meet outside Waitrose\, 87-89 Osborne Road\, NE2 2AN \n4.30 – Door knocking with Laura Cummings in South Jesmond. Meet outside Willi’s Café\, 23-25 Clayton Road\, NE2 4RP \nLet us know if you’re coming!
URL:https://party.coop/event/newcastle-campaign-day/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stephen Barry-Stanners":MAILTO:s.stanners@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T193000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live Rally – Launching our campaign for May's Local Government elections
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live Rally:\nLaunching our campaign for May’s Local Government elections\nWednesday 6 April at 7:30pm on Zoom\nThe Co-operative Party has nearly 1000 candidates standing for local government across the UK this May. \nJoin us on Zoom as we Rally for Co-operation and launch the Co-op Party’s 2022 campaign in advance of May’s local government elections. \nSpeakers include: \n\nAnneliese Dodds MP – Chair of the Labour Party;\nJim McMahon MP – Chair of the Co-operative Party;\nRokhsana Fiaz – Mayor of Newham;\nPhilip Glanville – Mayor of Hackney;\nCllr Denise Scott-McDonald – Royal Borough of Greenwich;\nJackie Jones – Wales Co-op Party.\n\nThis Co-operation Live Rally will be live captioned for greater access.
URL:https://party.coop/event/rallyLGelections2022
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T170000
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SUMMARY:North of England Regional Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nA Co-operative Party Regional Conference \nfor the North of England\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across the North of England are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 26 March from 2pm to 5pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives. We will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nThe programme\n14:00   Welcome address and introduction: \n\nKim McGuiness\, Lab & Co-op Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria\n\n14.15   Keynote address on the current work of a Metro Mayor + the Labour & Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and it’s influence in Westminster\, followed by Q&A: \n\nDan Jarvis\, Lab & Co-operative Mayor of South Yorkshire and MP for Barnsley Central.\n\n14.45   Building Community Power – hear from a series of speakers representing the breadth and diversity of community projects across our region as they share their learning and identify common principles that can be implemented on a wider basis.  Followed by Q&A: \n\nChair – Jo Platt\, former MP for Leigh\nMadhusudhan Roy – Regional Member Pioneer Manager – & Julie Lloyd  – Member Pioneer Co-ordinator \, The Co-op Group\nKay Johnson – Founder\, the Larder Lancashire\nClaudia Bowler – Chapel Street Studio & Bread and Roses Cafe co-ops\nGareth Nash\, Co-op Mutual Solutions\nCllr Clare Penny-Evans\, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Public Safety\, Newcastle City Councillor\n\n15.45   Co-op Party policy consultations for 2022 Members are are invited to join these workshops as we explore these important areas of policy in further detail: \n\nCllr Abigail Marshall-Katung\, NEC representative for the Yorkshire and Humber & Leeds City Councillor – chair.\n\nInternational development\, with: \n\nLouise Harbour – Field Organiser\, Aid Alliance\nAnna Geldred\, Labour Campaign for International Development Exec\n\n16.30   Health\, with: \n\nDebbi Shannon\, Link Psychology Co-operative\nEmma Back\, EqualCare Co-op\n\n17.15   Final words and thank yous \n\nGary Booth\, NEC representative for the North West\n\nRegister your interest in attending here:
URL:https://party.coop/event/regional22-north
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220326T130000
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SUMMARY:South West Regional Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nA Co-operative Party Regional Conference \nfor the South West region\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across the South West region are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 26 March from 10am to 1pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives. We will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nThe programme\n10:00    Keynote address on the current work of the Labour & Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and it’s influence in Westminster\, followed by Q&A: \n\nLuke Pollard MP\, Shadow Minister for the Armed Forces and MP for Plymouth\, Sutton and Devonport\n\n10.30    Spotlight on Local Government in the South West \n\nCllr Doina Cornell\, Leader of Stroud District Council\n\n10.40    Spotlight on MidCounties Co-operative Society \n\nPete Westall\, Chief Values Officer\, MidCounties Co-operative\n\n11.00    Building Community Power – hear from a series of speakers representing the breadth and diversity of community projects across our region as they share their learning and identify common principles that can be implemented on a wider basis\, followed by a Q&A.  Speakers include: \n\nJeff Turner\, Go-op\nCllr Yvonne Atkinson\, Devon County Council\nJohn Merritt\, Cooperative Development Worker\, Co-op Action Network\nChris Penberthy\, Plymouth City Council\n\n12.00    Co-op Party policy consultations for 2022 Members are are invited to join these workshops as we explore these important areas of policy in further detail: \n\nEmma Hoddinott\, Co-op Party Assistant General Secretary – chair.\n\nInternational development\, with: \n\nDr Nicola Bradbear – Director\, Bees for Development\nJonathan Wallcroft- Labour Campaign for International Development Exec\n\n12.30    Health\, with: \n\nChris Bain\, Chair Co-op Party Policy Sub-Committee & West Mids Healthwatch\n\n13.00    Final words and thank yous \n\nPat Juby\, NEC representative for the South West\n\nRegister your interest in attending here:
URL:https://party.coop/event/regional22-sw
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220323T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220323T190000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live – the Economic Crime Bill & Register of Overseas Entities
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nThe Economic Crime Bill & Register of Overseas Entities\nWednesday 23 March at 6.00pm on Zoom\nFor too long\, offshore companies have been able to buy up property in the UK without revealing their true owners – hollowing out communities and masking potential corruption.  The Economic Crime Bill is an important step in addressing the scourge of overseas tax evaders\, money launderers and criminals using the UK as a base for their economic crimes and one that\, given the devastating circumstances in Ukrine\, is sadly more important than ever. \nThis Zoom event will address the impact of the changes to the Register of Overseas Entities and how it will help unmask the real beneficiaries of ownership in the UK\, providing critical ownership transparency\, and could help fill the vacant buildings on our high streets\, hold landlords and investors to account\, and ensure a level playing field for UK businesses.  We call for the Government to close the loophole remaining in this legislation which allows overseas owners up to 6 months to comply with the new regulations\, giving oligarchs and criminals more than enough time to sell-up or find new ways of hiding their assets. \nSpeakers include Paul Monaghan\, Chief Executive of the Fair Tax Foundation and Seema Malhotra MP\, Shadow Minister for Business  Energy and Industrial Strategy \nThis online event is live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/economiccrimebill2022
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220312T190000
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SUMMARY:Welsh Labour Conference: Co-operators in Power fringe event
DESCRIPTION:CO-OPERATORS IN POWER\nFringe Event at Welsh Labour Conference: Saturday 12th March – 5.30pm to 7pm\nin association with Wales Co-op Centre\nJoin the debate: How can Co-operators in government deliver solutions for Wales that share power and wealth?  Organised by the Welsh Co-operative Party and the Wales Co-operative Centre\, with: \n\nJulie James MS\, minister for climate change\nVaughan Gething MS\, minister for the Co-operative economy\nDerek Walker\, Chief Executive\, Wales Co-operative Centre\nJackie Jones\, Chair\, Wales Co-operative Party Council\n\nVenue: Padarn Room\, Venue Cymru \nTHIS EVENT IS HELD IN THE SECURE ZONE AND WILL BE OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO HAVE ACCREDITION PASSES FOR WALES LABOUR CONFERENCE 2022. \n  \nCydweithredwyr mewn Grym  \nGyda Julie James AS\, Y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd\nVaughan Gething AS\, Y Gweinidog yr Economi (gan gynnwys yr Economi Cydweithredol) \nDerek Walker\, Prif Weithredwr\, Canolfan Cydweithredol Cymru\nJackie Jones\, Cadeirydd\, Cyngor Plaid Gydweithredol Cymru \n Ymunwch a ni a byddwch yn rhan o’r drafodaeth: Sut gall Cydweithredwyr mewn grym ddarparu atebion i Gymru sy’n rhannu pŵer a chyfoeth? \n Wedi trefni gan Blaid Gydweithredol Cymru a Chanolfan Cydweithredol Cymru \n Ystafell Padarn\, Venue Cymru\nDydd Sadwrn\, 12fed Mawrth\, 5.30 – 7.00yp \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/2022-welshlab
LOCATION:Padarn Room\, Venue Cymru
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220309T190000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live – International Women's Day
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nHighlighting International Women’s Day\nWednesday 9 March at 6.00pm on Zoom\nEach year International Women’s Day globally celebrates the social\, economic\, cultural\, and political achievements of women. Movements like #MeToo\, #TimesUp and the significant global rise in International Women’s Day activity in every corner of the world – along with the many female-focused days and initiatives around the world – mean gender is firmly on the agenda. \nCo-operative Party members are invited to join us on Wednesday 9th March from 6pm to 7pm on Zoom as we imagine a gender equal world. Our special guest speakers will discuss how we can celebrate the achievements of our elected women Co-operators\, how we can raise awareness\, encourage more women to stand for election and how we can smash the stereotypes that exist as we work towards a world free of bias\, stereotypes\, and discrimination; a world that is diverse\, equitable\, and inclusive; a world where difference is valued and celebrated; and where women’s equality is ensured. \nThis year\, the IWD theme is how we can #BreakTheBias. Whether deliberate or unconscious\, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough\, action is needed to level the playing field. As expectations rise and information spreads faster and wider than ever before\, we will address why organisations such as ours must actively address\, scrutinise and accelerate gender parity. \nSpeakers include Kim McGuiness – Northumbria Police & Crime Commissioner; Cllr Abigail Marshall Katung – Co-op Party NEC representative for Yorks & Humber and Leeds City Councillor; Emma Foody – Co-op Party Assistant General Secretary.  The event will be chaired by Cllr Joanna West\, Derby City Councillor and chair of the Party’s Women’s Network. \nThis online event is live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/iwd2022
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220302T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220302T190000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live – Focus on Fairtrade
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nFocus on Fairtrade\nWednesday 2 March at 6.00pm on Zoom\nFairtrade is about social\, economic and environmental justice. For two weeks each year\, thousands of individuals\, organisations and groups across the UK come together to highlight Fairtrade Fortnight\, by examining how – in choosing Fairtrade – we can help make a difference to farmers all over the world. \nBack in 1998\, the Co-op was the first supermarket to stock Fairtrade in all it’s stores\, and they’ve been proud to support Fairtrade ever since. \nThis week\, in Co-operation Live\, we are delighted to welcome Orla Waters (she/her) – Policy Development & Planning Manager at The Co-op – as she highlight why their commitment to Fair Trade and the Fair Trade Mark is just as important today. \nThis online event is live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/fairtradefort2022
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T170000
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SUMMARY:Scottish Co-operative Party Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nScottish Co-operative Party Conference 2022\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across Scotland are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 26 February from 2pm to 5pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives. We will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nWe’ll also hear more from some our Labour & Co-operative elected representatives on their current work in Westminster\, Holyrood and in Scottish local government. \nProgramme\n\nIntroduction\n\nClaire Baker MSP\n\n\nWelcome address:\n\nAnas Sarwar MSP\, Leader of Scottish Labour\n\n\nKeynote address and Q&A: the Labour & Co-operative Party’s and their influence in Westminster\n\nIan Murray MP – Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland\n\n\nCampaigning update: #Not part of the Job and the impact of the change in law to protect shopworkers\, with:\n\nTracy Gilbert\, USDAW Scotland\n\n\nBuilding Community Power – hear from a series of speakers representing the breadth and diversity of community projects across our nation as they share their learning and identify common principles that bring communities together to make change happen\, with ideas and examples of how they can work for you and your local area:\n\nRhoda Grant MSP on the Right to Food campaign\nLinsay Chalmers\, Community Land Scotland\nCllr Joe Fagan\,  Leader of South Lanarkshire Labour group on community transport\nCllr Lezley Marion Cameron \, Director Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative & The City of Edinburgh Council.\n\n\n2022 Policy consultations  – members are invited to join these workshops as we explore these important areas of policy in further detail:\n\nHealth in Scotland with\n\nJackie Baillie MSP\, Scottish Labour Spokesperson on Health\nRichard McCready\, Co-op Party Scottish Parliamentary Officer – chair\n\n\nInternational development with\n\nAdam Gardner\, Head of Campaigns\, Fairtrade Foundation\nFoysol Choudhury MSP – Shadow spokesperson for Culture\, Europe and International development\n\n\n\n\nSummary of the afternoon\n\nRuth Hall\, Co-op Party NEC representative for Scotland\n\n\n\nRegister to join us on Zoom now
URL:https://party.coop/event/2022-scotland
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220226T130000
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SUMMARY:West Midlands Regional Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nA Co-operative Party Regional Conference \nfor the West Midlands\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across the West Midlands are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 26 February from 10am to 1pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives. We will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nProgramme\n\nKeynote address on the current work of the Labour & Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and it’s influence in Westminster:\n\nBill Esterson MP\, Shadow Minister for Business and Industrial Strategy\n\n\nBuilding Community Power – hear from a series of speakers representing the breadth and diversity of community projects across our region as they share their learning and identify common principles that can be implemented on a wider basis:\n\nTom McNeil – Assistant Police & Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands (chair)\nCarl Taylor – Director\, Redditch Co-op Homes\nLisa Trickett – chair The Active Wellbeing Society & Places in Common\nPhil Beardmore – Community Energy Birmingham & Co-ops West Mids\nSue Beeston – listing community assets in Newcastle under Lyme\nCllr Sheree Peaple – Director Tamworth Co-op Society & Deputy Leader Labour Group\, Tamworth Borough Council\nCllr Sharon Thompson JP – Cabinet Member for Vulnerable Children and Families\, Birmingham City Council\n\n\nCo-op Party policy consultations for 2022 – chaired by Emma Hoddinott\, Co-op Party Assistant General Secretary.   Members are are invited to join these workshops as we explore these important areas of policy in further detail:\n\nHealth\, with:\n\nChris Bain\, West Mids HealthWatch\nCllr Lucy Caldicot – Cabinet Member for Health\, Lambeth Council\n\n\nInternational development\, with:\n\nAdam Gardner\, Head of Campaigns\, Fairtrade Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to register on Zoom
URL:https://party.coop/event/regional22-westmids
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220223T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220223T190000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live – Community Power Publication Launch
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nCommunity Power Publication Launch\nWednesday 23 February at 6.00pm on Zoom\nCommunity Power is co-operative politics. It’s a politics of empowerment. A new settlement which recognises and strengthens the democratic power of communities rather than top-down targets and reorganisation. A settlement which doesn’t just talk the talk about rebalancing\, but which shifts control from the centre to regions\, councils and communities. \nThat is why we are launching “Community Power” – a new publication which draws on our co-operative values and principles to define the building blocks needed for community power. Our policy officer\, Cllr Anna Birley\, will be joined by guests including Alex Norris MP\, the Shadow Levelling Up Minister and Labour & Co-operative MP for Nottingham North\, to discuss the building blocks of community power\, highlight the places and communities already taking power into their own hands\, and unpicking the rhetoric of the Government’s levelling-up agenda. \nBecause unlike the Conservative’s approach to Levelling Up\, community power done right has the potential to be genuinely transformative. Upending power imbalances in our society and economy allows us to create stronger\, more responsive institutions\, better services\, accountable decision-making and participation at every level of politics. Unlike the Government’s so called levelling-up agenda\, community power results in communities feeling empowered\, because they own a stake in the economy and because public institutions and political decision-making are rewired to ensure they don’t simply have a voice but that it is listened to. \nThis online event will be live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/buildcompower
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T193000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - A People's BBC
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nA People’s BBC\nWednesday 16 February at 6.30pm on Zoom\nSince 2015\, the BBC has faced massive changes to its funding and structure. This has led to cutbacks and controversial decisions such as the axing of free TV licences to over 75s\, without consultation with viewers and listeners. Now\, the Government has announced that it will be freezing the BBC’s funding and looking into axing the licence fee. This could threaten the future of our public broadcaster as we know it. \nThe Co-operative Party and many others believe that it should be viewers and listeners who decide its future\, not the current government’s Ministers or opaque committees. \nJoin this Zoom event as we hear from Philippa Childs – Head of BECTU – Andrew Pakes – Deputy General Secretary Prospect and Emma Foody – Assistant General Secretary Co-op Party – on what’s being done by the Co-op Party and unions representing those in the entertainment industry to lead the campaign to keep the BBC publicly-owned\, and to give licence fee payers a say and stake in its future. \nYou can sign up to our campaign by clicking here: https://party.coop/a-peoples-bbc \nThis online event will be live captioning for increased accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/bbc
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220211T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220128T143502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T143502Z
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SUMMARY:High Peak Co-op Party and Manchester based Carbon Co-op
DESCRIPTION:The British public are facing a particularly difficult time with energy prices expected to rocket in the next couple of months. Many families\, who are already facing financial hardship are confronted with the addition burden of whether to ‘heat or eat’. \nThe Co-operative Party Branch High Peak has invited  Jonathan Atkinson from the Manchester based Carbon Co-op (https://carbon.coop/) about what they\, as a co-operative\, are doing to help communities and individuals reduce their energy consumption and carbon footprint. \nJoin members of the Co-operative Party to discuss co-operative solutions to this problem. \nOn Friday 11th February 7:00 pm \nThe meeting is being held on Zoom\, if you would like to attend please contact j.boyle@party.coop for the zoom link. \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/high-peak-co-op-party-and-manchester-based-carbon-co-op/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220205T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220205T130000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220125T111520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T111158Z
UID:56651-1644057000-1644066000@party.coop
SUMMARY:Greater Manchester Co-operative Party Council Candidate Training and Induction Event
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe are delighted to invite you to our first online Greater Manchester Co-operative Party Council Candidate Training and Induction event. \nThis was planned to be held in-person but the ever-changing restrictions have kept us to online this year. \nThe event will be held on Saturday 5 February 2022 from 10.30am-1pm\, where we will hear from key speakers ahead of the elections in May and the campaign kicking off imminently. \nWe are pleased to welcome: \n🐝 Lucy Powell\, Labour and Co-operative MP for Manchester Central and Shadow Secretary of State for Digital\, Culture\, Media and Sport \n🐝Jonathan Reynolds\, Labour and Co-operative MP for Stalybridge and Hyde and Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy \n🐝Cllr Joanne Harding\, Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Urmston and Executive Member for Adult Social Care\, Trafford Council \n🐝Cllr David Meller\, Labour and Co-operative Councillor for Cheadle Hulme North and Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration\, Stockport Council \n🐝 Gareth Dowling\, Co-operative Party Regional Organiser (North West and Northern Ireland) and Local Government Support \nand just added \n🐝Jim McMahon\, Labour and Co-operative MP for Oldham West and Royton\, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs and Co-operative Party Chair \nThe event will provide you with a range of ideas and resources that the Party makes available to support you in your campaigning efforts. \nAnd if you haven’t yet signed up to stand as a Labour and Co-operative candidate this May\, click here if you are a first time candidate or here if you are a sitting councillor restanding. \nYours in co-operation\, \nAnne Unwin\nSecretary\, Greater Manchester Co-operative Party 
URL:https://party.coop/event/greater-manchester-co-operative-party-council-candidate-training-and-induction-event/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Greater Manchester Co-operative Party":MAILTO:manchester@local.party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220202T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220126T161110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220128T090727Z
UID:56689-1643824800-1643828400@party.coop
SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - Why being a Mutual Matters
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nWhy being a Mutual Matters\nWednesday 2 February at 6pm on Zoom\nMutuals represent the best of our co-operative values: they’re a fairer\, more ethical way of doing business and give us all a greater say and stake in the institutions that affect our lives. It’s important for our economy to have mutuals owned by millions of ordinary members who have a say over the decisions that business makes – decisions that take a longer-term look\, aren’t motivated by short-term profit\, and have members’ interests at heart. \nJoin Gareth Thomas MP\, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mutuals and former chair of the Co-op Party\, and Kate Creagh of the Building Societies Association – as they highlight why we should be strengthening and growing the mutual sector in the UK. \nThis online event will be live captioning for increased accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/mutualmatters
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220129T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220129T170000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211213T151105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T135622Z
UID:56161-1643464800-1643475600@party.coop
SUMMARY:Wales Co-operative Party Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nWales Co-operative Party Conference 2022\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across Wales are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 29 January from 2pm to 5pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives. We will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nThe programme\n2:00     Welcome to Conference and introduction to keynote speakers \n\nJackie Jones\, Chair Wales Co-operative Party\n\n2:05     Update on the work of the Co-operative Party: \n\nJoe Fortune\, General Secretary\n\n2.15     Keynote address: \n\nFirst Minister for Wales\, Mark Drakeford MS\n\n2.45     Building Community Power: \n\nChair – Huw Irranca Davies MS\, Chair Co-op Party Senedd Group\nHeather Powell – Wrexham Music Co-operative\nAlice Taherzadeh – Splo-down food coop\, Cardiff University & co-author of ‘Working Co-operatively for Sustainable and Just Food Systems’.\nDerek Walker\, Chief Executive of the Wales Co-op Centre and Board member Banc Cambria\nCllr Joanne Gauden\, Executive Member for Economy\, Skills & Regeneration\, Torfaen Council\n\n3.30     Worker Buyouts Law: \n\nHuw Irranca Davies\nChristina Rees MP\n\n3.45     Serving the Community with co-operative values: \n\nSarah Murphy MS – to chair & speak about setting up the Bridgend’s Coronavirus Support Group)\nBaroness (Debbie) Wilcox of Newport – Co-chair of Co-op Party’s Diverse Councils project\nDan McCallum\, Awel Aman Tawe/Egni Swansea\nPearl Costello\, Food Cardiff\n\n4.15     Policy – topics for members consultation in 2022. Members are invited to join these workshops as we explore these important areas of policy in further detail. \n\nAnna Birley – Co-op Party Policy Officer – introduction and chair for Health\n\nHealth policy development\, with \n\nMike Hedges MS\, Member of the Senedd’s Health and Social Care Committee\n\n4.45     Anna to pass over chair to Mary Wimbury\, Co-op Party NEC representative for Wales \nInternational development policy development\, with \n\ntbc\, Labour Campaign for International development LCID\nChair – Mary Wimbury\, Co-op Party NEC representative for Wales\n\n5.15     Closing remarks: \n\nMary Wimbury\n\nRegister your interest in attending here:\nThis Conference will be held on Zoom.  Please register using the form below.  Do check your in-box for a confirmation email which will contain the Zoom joining link.
URL:https://party.coop/event/2022-wales
LOCATION:Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220129T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211213T124820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T162547Z
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SUMMARY:East of England\, London & South East Regional Conference: Building Community Power
DESCRIPTION:BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER \nA Co-operative Party Regional Conference \nfor the East of England\, London and the South East\nIn 2022\, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic\, the Co-operative Party is once again holding a series of virtual Conferences across all regions and nations of the UK.  Members and supporters from across the East of England\, London and the South East are invited to take part in this online Zoom event on Saturday 29 January from 10am to 1pm. \nThe pandemic has shown that we respond to crisis with kindness – shown in the hundreds of mutual aid groups that have established\, in the way that community and co-operative businesses have stepped up to support those in need\, and in the way that people made huge sacrifices to limit the spread of the virus. As we rebuild from Covid-19\, we want to look at how we ensure this co-operation can live on. \nThe theme for this Conference is Building Community Power – how we can strengthen community wellbeing and resilience by examining how communities themselves can make a difference.  By empowering our communities we can actively involve them in the decisions that affect their lives.  Using a series of participatory online workshops\, we will examine how we can widen ownership in our economy and give people the tools and support to tackle the big issues from inequality and hunger to green jobs and high street regeneration. \nThe programme\n\n10.00   Welcome to Conference and introduction to keynote speaker\n\nPreet Kaur Gill MP\, Chair Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development\n\n10.10   Keynote address on the work of the Co-op Party Parliamentary Group (followed by questions – if time) \n\nDame Meg Hillier MP\, Chair Public Accounts Committee\n\n10.30   Building Community Power in the East\, South East and London regions \n\nPreet Gill MP – introduction and chair\nChris Llewellyn – Secretary The Bevy co-op\, a community-run pub in Moulsecoomb\, East Brighton\nClaire Pritchard – Chief Executive\, Greenwich Co-op Development Agency\nPhil Glanville – Mayor of Hackney\nMiatta Fahnbulleh – Chief Executive\, New Economics\n\n11.30   Campaigning with the Co-op Party \n\nJames Butler – Co-op Party Campaigns Officer – introduction and chair\nCllr John Howard\, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities\, London Borough of Redbridge Council\nCllr Kim Powell\, Cabinet member for Business and Community Wealth Building. Lewisham Council\n\n11.50   Policy – topics for members consultation in 2022: \n\nAnna Birley – Co-op Party Policy Officer – introduction and chair\nVal Sullivan – Secretary Chelmsford Star Party Council\n\n12.00   International development policy development\, with \n\nDavid Taylor\, Labour Campaign for International development LCID\n\n12.30   Health policy development\, with \n\nAndrew Gwynne MP\, Shadow Minister for Public Health\nEd Rosen\, Founder – Lambeth GP Food Co-op Lambeth.gpfoodcoop.org.uk \nMo Girach\, Buckingham & co-author of ‘Power to the People – the mutual future of our National Health Service’ \n\n13.00   Closing remarks \n\nChris Vince\, Co-op Party National Executive Committee for the East of England region\n\n\n\nRegister your interest in attending here:\nThis Conference will be held on Zoom.  Please register using the form below.  Do check your in-box for a confirmation email which will contain the Zoom joining link.
URL:https://party.coop/event/regional22-eoeselondon
LOCATION:Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220126T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220114T141114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T141114Z
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SUMMARY:Warrington Co-operative Party AGM
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the branch Chair and Secretary\, please find below an invitation to\, and agenda for\, the Warrington Branch Co-operative Party AGM\, to be held on Wednesday 26 January at 7.30pm on Zoom. \nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oc-GtqD4rG9doQVOpoCefiYQsAWBn6vw6 \nThe meeting should take no longer than an hour\, with the main focus being on the election of branch officers and delegates to Party Council and CLPs. If you are interested in a post and wish to discuss your interest before submitting a (self-)nomination\, please don’t hesitate to contact me. \nNominations would be welcome both in advance of the meeting and ‘from the floor’ of our Zoom meeting. \nI hope to see as many of you there as possible. \nIn co-operation\,\nGareth
URL:https://party.coop/event/warrington-co-operative-party-agm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220114T141648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220114T145055Z
UID:56466-1642622400-1642626000@party.coop
SUMMARY:Chorley and West Lancashire Co-operative Party AGM
DESCRIPTION:You are hereby invited to the Chorley and West Lancashire Co-operative Party Branch AGM and Branch Meeting to be held from 8pm on Wednesday 19th January 2022 on Zoom\, register at the below link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUof-morzMsHdDx7JMtsCjSN7Na9KQ_xbjx \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThe meeting should take no longer than an hour\, with the main focus being on the election of branch officers and delegates to Party Council and CLPs. If you are interested in a post and wish to discuss your interest before submitting a (self-)nomination\, please don’t hesitate to contact me. \nNominations would be welcome both in advance of the meeting and ‘from the floor’ of our Zoom meeting. \nI hope to see as many of you there as possible. \nIn co-operation\,\nGareth \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/chorley-and-west-lancashire-co-operative-party-agm/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220111T102033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T131553Z
UID:56416-1642615200-1642618800@party.coop
SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - a right to food as a legal requirement
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nA Right to Food in Legislation \nWednesday 19th January at 6pm on Zoom\nAccess to food is a human right\, but it is currently being denied to too many people across the UK. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated this and dependence on food banks and other sources of free food are growing. Under international obligations\, we already have the right to food\, but we believe it is important to enshrine that in law with a regulatory body to oversee implementation. \nJoin Rhoda Grant MSP as she discuss the proposed bill – currently up for consultation before being put to the Scottish Parliament – which will ensure that\, now and in the future\, food is accessible to people – financially and geographically – and that food is adequate in terms of nutrition\, safety and cultural appropriateness. \nWe’ll also hear from Geraint Davies MP and representatives from charities working to stop hunger with the steps being taken to extend this legislative commitment across the whole of the UK.  Geraint is a campaigner on Right to Food and a member of the Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee which has undertaken inquiries into food supply\, food poverty and the impact of the pandemic on people’s ability to put food on the table. \nDO NOTE: The consultation closes on 16 February. You can add your response electronically by clicking on the link here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/RightToFood2/ \nThis online event will be live captioning for increased accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/righttofood
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220118T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220118T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20220105T134549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220105T135134Z
UID:56365-1642528800-1642532400@party.coop
SUMMARY:Central Midlands Council Candidate Session
DESCRIPTION:Central Midlands Council Candidate Session\nTuesday 18th January – 6pm\nAs part of promoting more democratic and ethical communities\, the Central Midlands Co-operative Party is hosting a series of online information sessions aimed at aspiring and existing local authority councillors. \nWith around 300 seats up for election in May 2021 across the West Midlands\, there is a great opportunity to grow the number of co-operative councillors and help to increase their understanding and awareness of co-operative issues in their communities. \nThe second of these online sessions focuses on how to achieve co-operative changes in local government – both in power and in opposition – and will be delivered by representatives from the Co-operative Councils’ Innovation Network including Cllr Sharon Taylor OBE\, Chair of the CCIN and Leader of Stevenage Borough Council and Cllr Sue Woodward\, Vice Chair of Values & Principles Board and Leader of Burntwood Town Council. \nThis follows a successful event in December on the national Co-operative Party’s process and how it can support candidates. Future sessions will look at how you can put co-operation into action in your local community.
URL:https://party.coop/event/central-midlands-council-candidate-session/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emma Hoddinott":MAILTO:e.hoddinott@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211214T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211117T134616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T134927Z
UID:55877-1639504800-1639508400@party.coop
SUMMARY:Central Midlands Co-operative Party - Being a Co-operative Councillor
DESCRIPTION:As part of promoting more democratic and ethical communities\, the Central Midlands Co-operative Party is hosting a series of online information sessions aimed at aspiring and existing local authority councillors. \nWith around 300 seats up for election in May 2021 across the West Midlands\, there is a great opportunity to grow the number of co-operative councillors and help to increase their understanding and awareness of co-operative issues in their communities. \nThe first of these online sessions focuses on the party process – it will cover:\n– What it means to be a Co-operative Party councillor\n– The process and procedures for becoming an official candidate\n– What help is available from national and local parties \nFuture sessions to be arranged in the new year will focus on examples of co-operation in local government from across the country (led by the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network) and community co-operatives in the West Midlands. \n  \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/being-a-co-operative-councillor/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jeevan Jones":MAILTO:jeevanjones@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211201T112035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T112035Z
UID:56063-1638988200-1638991800@party.coop
SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - Delivering change in Town & Parish Councils
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nDelivering change in Town and Parish Councils \nWednesday 8th December at 6.30pm on Zoom\nThere are many thousands of Town and Parish councillors across the country yet their work goes largely unsung and their efforts generally receive very little attention or support. \nCo-operative Party members are invited to join this Zoom event as we seek to begin to address that. Whether you are co-opted or elected\, our panel drawn from Town and Parish councils across England focuses on how you as a Co-op Party member can deliver progressive change in your community\, at the first tier of government. \nSpeaker include Cllr Chris Emmas-Williams – Leader of Codnor Parish Council\, Cllr David Griffiths – South Swindon Parish Council\, Cllr Susan Woodward -Burntwood Town Council and James Butler – Co-op Party Campaigns Officer. \nThis event will be live captioned for greater accessibility..
URL:https://party.coop/event/parish%26towns
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T163000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211105T111158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T171507Z
UID:55320-1638628200-1638635400@party.coop
SUMMARY:Campaigning in Derby North
DESCRIPTION:Saturday 4th December 2.30pm\nThe route to a Labour and Co-operative Government runs right through the East Midlands. That is why East Midlands Co-operative Party is planning a series of regional campaign days across the East Midlands – in the key seats we must win. \nOur second campaign day will be in Derby North where we will be joined with Labour & Co-operative councillors and council candidates. \nThe meeting point is the corner of City Road and Chester Green Road at 2.30pm: City Rd – Google Maps \nThere is free parking opposite. \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/campaigning-in-derby-north/
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ORGANIZER;CN="James Butler":MAILTO:j.butler@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211204T123000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211026T082053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211026T082053Z
UID:55162-1638610200-1638621000@party.coop
SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting: Co-operative Party Ltd
DESCRIPTION:Co-operative Party Ltd\nAnnual General Meeting\nSaturday 4th December at 9.30pm on Zoom (rescheduled from its original date of 16 October)\nDue to the ongoing pandemic\, the Co-operative Party Ltd’s Annual General Meeting for 2021 will be once again online online on Zoom. This is one of the main ways that members can engage in the democracy of our Party. \nAGM resources including the Annual Summary 2020\, Board Report and Finances 2020\, Policy Papers\, Organisational Motions and Membership Subscriptions for 2022 can be found here at: https://party.coop/conference21#resources \nPlease note that this event is open to members and delegates only. \nThis event will be live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/agm2021
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211203T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211203T193000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
CREATED:20211102T094225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T140314Z
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SUMMARY:Co-operative Party (dis)Ability Network - Co-operation & Social Care
DESCRIPTION:Co-operative Party (dis)Ability Network:\nCo-operation & Social Care\nFriday 3rd December at 6.30pm on Zoom\nAccording to the World Health Organisation\, around 15% of the world’s population are considered to have some form of disability. But all too often\, the needs of people with disabilities are not catered for by the society they live in.  International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD) is a day which promotes equality for people with disabilities in all areas of society.  This day was first announced by the UN in 1992 with the aim of advancing disability rights and protecting the wellbeing of people with disabilities. \nBought to you by the Co-operative Party’s (dis)Ability Network Steering Committee\, members are invited to join this online event to mark IDPWD and will focus on co-operative solutions to the crisis in Social Care. It will also report on the role of the Network over the last year and its ambitions for the future. \nFollowing the discussion\, there will be the opportunity to ask questions\, interact with speakers as well as other (dis)Ability Network members. \nWe look forward to hearing from you. \nPlease note\, this event is open to all members and will be live captioned for greater accessibility. It replaces the event postponed from 15 October.
URL:https://party.coop/event/disAbilityNtwk2021
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211202T190000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
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SUMMARY:The history of the Co-operative Party
DESCRIPTION:The history of the Co-operative Party \nThursday 2nd December 2021 \nJoin our team as we hear the story of how ordinary people came together to do an extraordinary thing – and from which our movement began. \nPlease note that this event is open to members. \n  \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/our-link-with-the-labour-party-2/
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - Stop cuts to International Development funding
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nStop the cut to International Development Funding \nTuesday 30th November at 6.30pm on Zoom\nEarlier this year\, the UK government reduced its annual aid budget from 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.5% and the recent budget confirmed that this cut to foreign aid will continue until at least 2024. This represents a decrease of between about £4bn and £5bn.  Charities\, NGOs and others have submitted evidence to Parliament detailing the likely cuts they need to make. The UN’s family planning agency (UNFPA) looks set to lose some 85% of its UK funding with Unicef seeing its funding reduced by about 60% \nWith thousands facing famine in Afghanistan\, humanitarian catastrophes in Yemen and Tigray\, support needed for Syrian and Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugees as well as commitments to help developing countries tackle the impact of climate change\, members are invited to join this zoom event as we examine the impact of these cuts and call for reinstatement of the 0.7%. \nWith Preet Kaur Gill MP\, Secretary of State for International Development and Chair\, Co-operative Party Parliamentary Group. \nThis online event will be live captioned to allow greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/intdev
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211129T203000
DTSTAMP:20260626T004412
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SUMMARY:New members event with our Party Chair
DESCRIPTION:New members event with our Party Chair\nMonday 29th November 2021 \nJoin Jim McMahon our Co-op Party Chair as we hear more about the Co-op Party and our vision for the movement as well as getting the chance to ask your questions. \nPlease note that this event is open to members. \n  \n 
URL:https://party.coop/event/our-link-with-the-labour-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211123T190000
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SUMMARY:Co-operation Live - Reflections on COP26
DESCRIPTION:Co-operation Live:\nReflections on COP26\nTuesday 23rd November at 6pm on Zoom\nThe 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference has brought people from across the globe together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. \nAs part of the Co-operative Party’s focus on COP26\, this online event will examine the key pledges made and what we need to do to ensure these are met. While long-term commitments send a very important signal\, it’s the key decisions on climate action made over these 2 critical weeks in Glasgow will really have the biggest impact. \nWith Ed Miliband MP\, Shadow President for COP26 and Shadow Secretary of State for Business\, Energy and Industrial Strategy. \nThis facilitated event will be live captioned for greater accessibility.
URL:https://party.coop/event/reflectionCOP26
LOCATION:Live Online (subject to FCA approval)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Co-operative Party Events":MAILTO:events@party.coop
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