Co-operative Alternatives

Conference in Belfast on the 21st and 22nd February 2025 in Boundary Brewery Co-operative. The UK Society for Co-operative Studies (UKSCS) and the Society for Co-operative Studies Ireland (SCSI) are thrilled to invite you to a landmark event. This is a big moment for the co-operative movement across our islands! Co-op Alternatives is delighted that this event is taking place in Belfast at the Boundary Brewing Co-operative. What a way to start the year on co-operation!

Young Co-operators Conference 2023 wants to celebrate the newest co-operatives in Northern Ireland and inspire a new generation of co-operators. This year also marks Co-operative Alternatives 10th anniversary and the beginning of a new strategy to connect, engage and co-operate with young(er) generations. Co-operative Alternatives is a co-operative development body based in Belfast and the organisers of this conference. The event is funded by the Belfast City Council.

This is an ONLINE EVENT. A webinar part of Co-operative Skills Series 2022 funded by the Belfast City Council and delivered by Co-operative Alternatives.

Are you involved with a community group and have an interest in finding out more about farming? Or, are you a farmer interested in finding out more about working with the community?

A new webinar series open to anyone involved in co-ops or anyone thinking to set up their own co-op. The webinars aim to develop the necessary co-operative skills to run a successful co-operative. Join any or all the four webinars. The webinars cover topics from development to new decision making tools such as sociocracy to funding such as community shares and loanstock offers.

This is the third event of the series 'The Transformational Power of Co-operatives'. The webinar series explores what co-operatives can offer and how their development can be supported. Co-operatives are a vehicle for transforming local economic development – a business model that allows people and communities to meet their needs and aspirations. Co-operatives offer a unique answer to contemporary problems – a space where solidarity and mutual aid are valued, and where economic pursuits are embedded within considerations of the communities and the planet in which we live.