Resources
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Shared space - how Scottish…
The study, published in 2019, says housing co-ops help to build stronger and safer communities, offer affordable rents and empower tenants – and calls on the Scottish government to encourage more of them. With 150,000 people on ...Read More
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Meaning of Rochdale: Rochdale Pioneers…
This essay by Brett Fairburn from the Centre for the Study of Cooperatives at the University of Saskatchewan analyses the origins and development of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers — a story often told, but one whose ...Read More
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City in a City
This video by CityLab tells the story of Co-op City, the world's largest housing cooperative in the Bronx, New York. Co-op City is a limited equity co-op, owned and governed by its residents. Member residents don't profit from the ...Read More
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Cooperative Housing International – The Year in Review
2018 was a busy year for CHI, involving many partnerships with various housing partners throughout the world. The first collaboration was in June with Housing Europe where we held our spring board meeting in conjunction with the ...Read More
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April 2018 – Trailblazing Women in Housing Cooperatives
For centuries women have been fighting for housing rights and many have turned to the cooperative model to provide security of tenure, affordability, and opportunities for member involvement. In this issue, we are featuring trailb ...Read More
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December 2017
At its Plenary at the ICA congress in Kuala Lumpur in November, the following board members were acclaimed: Anders Lago from HSB, Sweden as President; Guido Schwarzendahl from GdW, Germany as Vice-President; Blase Lambert from CCH ...Read More
Global News Feed
The state of retail: Japanese consumer-run co-op takes the sustainable route
February 13, 2019 | Miles Hadfield'We have been creating the materials we need for our daily life through collaboration ... and have been solving social problems through collective purchase' Read More
Media Co-op trains campaigners encouraging older adults to stay healthy
February 13, 2019 | Jen BanksThe new recruits - all aged over 70 – worked on a set of animated films to spread the message Read More
Co-op publisher launches book in community-owned pub
February 13, 2019 | Jen BanksGuide to South Yorkshire Moors and north Derbyshire is the latest release from outdoor book specialists Gritstone Read More
Events
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06 Jul
2019 International Day of Cooperatives
GlobalThe 2019 International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on 6 July 2019. It will be the 25th United Nations International Day of Cooperatives and the 96th International Cooperative day. The theme is COOPS 4 DECENT WORK. We ...Read More
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13 Oct
Cooperative Housing International Board Meeting
Kigali, RwandaThe next meeting of the CHI Board will take place on October 13 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. More information will be posted closer to the meeting. ...Read More
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14 Oct
International Cooperative Alliance – Cooperatives for Development Global Conference & General Assembly
Kigali Conference Center, KG 2 Roundabout, Kimihurura, Kigali, RwandaThe next annual conference of the International Cooperative Alliance 'Cooperatives for Development' will celebrate cooperatives’ vital contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. The conference will be structured aroun ...Read More