Co-ops Building a Better World

#4 Educating and participating for a co-operative world

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss co-operative principles number 5 (education) and 2 (democratic participation), including: * Argentina's school co-operatives * The Co-operative University of Kenya * An interview with Ilana Gotz from the International Co-operative Business Education Consortium  * Democratic innovations in the co-op movement, including sociocracy and assemblies  If you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining Co-op News and becoming a co-owner of the world’s longest-running independent media co-operative!  Find out more about membership here [https://www.thenews.coop/become-a-member/].

#3 The Iran crisis & winds of change

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss: * Food security and how agri co-ops are responding to the war in Iran   * Energy security, including an interview with Chris Vrettos, senior policy advisor at REScoop.eu * The challenges facing rules-based transnational institutions * Countries offering support to their co-op sectors, such as Singapore  * The International Cooperative Alliance Global conference theme, Building bridges: cooperative contributions for a peaceful world If you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining Co-op News and becoming a co-owner of the world’s longest-running independent media co-operative!  Find out more about membership here [https://www.thenews.coop/become-a-member/].

#2 Bridging Castes, Building Futures

In this episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss: * Co-ops tackling caste divides in Nepal [https://www.thenews.coop/how-nepals-co-ops-are-minimising-caste-based-discrimination/] * Co-op development in a post-USAID world * What co-ops mean to different people across the political spectrum * The recent Future Co-ops conference * Community power and the rebirth of the social club * Professor Dario Azzellini's new book, 'Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work' If you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining Co-op News and becoming a co-owner of the world’s longest-running independent media co-operative!  Find out more about membership here [https://www.thenews.coop/become-a-member/].

#1 Growing co-ops and global shifts

In this first-ever episode of Co-ops Building a Better World, Rebecca and Colin discuss: * The UK's Co-op College moving to an unstaffed model [https://www.thenews.coop/co-op-college-moves-to-unstaffed-model-and-online-legacy/] * An interview with Giuseppe Guerini, president of Cooperatives Europe [https://www.thenews.coop/meet-giuseppe-guerini-president-of-cooperatives-europe/] * A new book from Bruno Roleants, former director general  of the International Cooperative Alliance [https://www.thenews.coop/bruno-roelants-on-co-operativism-at-work/]  * Rising worker co-ops in the US [https://www.thenews.coop/worker-co-ops-rising-in-the-usa/] * How you, yourself, are a co-op [https://www.thenews.coop/you-are-a-co-operative-and-heres-the-scientific-reason-why/] If you enjoyed this podcast, consider joining Co-op News and becoming a co-owner of the world’s longest-running independent media co-operative!  Find out more about membership here [https://www.thenews.coop/become-a-member/].