The Global News Hub for Co-operatives
22 May '12

Content about Manchester

Global NewsOpening co-operative data

Co-operatives strive for openness and transparency; and compared to their corporate counterparts the Movement now has an opportunity to take a major step ahead.

United KingdomFutureEverything celebrates co-operative collaboration

The internationally renowned digital arts festival, FutureEverything, will be celebrating co-operation as part of it’s annual conference this week.

Chris Taggart from OpenCorporates discusses how co-operatives can take advantage of open data

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United KingdomCo-operatives start to tackle open data

People from across the co-operative sector came together today to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of co-operatives opening up their data.

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Little Clay Men take over

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United KingdomCo-operative project brings together people of Manchester

A massive co-operative project that aimed to bring the people of Manchester together took over the city last week.

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Global NewsThe Week in Review: Fairtrade, Ireland and #LittleClayMen

Co-ops around the world joined together to support World Fairtrade Day on Saturday 12 May, Ireland has had a busy week for co-ops as they held a national conference and in the UK a digital arts festival celebrating co-operation and collaboration started on Wednesday.

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Ushahidi allows people to collectively report on events, which can include natural disasters and acts of oppression

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United KingdomUshahidi - connecting information across the world

Ushahidi has helped to connect people from across the world and reported on conflicts, earthquakes and created a network of information for citizens.

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Media2012 Logo

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United KingdomCitizens collaborate to give their Olympics story

Citizens from across the UK are co-operating to give their perspective of the Olympics. The project, Media2012, will allow everyday people to create their own media of the ...

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Zombies Run, the app created through a crowd funding initiative

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United KingdomMass participation brings new life to start-ups

The theme of the FutureEverything festival, which is being held in Manchester this week, is FutureEverybody to mark the International Year of Co-operatives. As part of a talk on ...

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Global NewsDeadline approaches for Coop'Art contest

A final call has been made for creative co-operators around the world to submit entries for the Coop'Art contest.

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Natasha Ngabo and Luke Tobin of The Co-operative Academy of Manchester

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United KingdomVantastic co-op tour set to make the UK smile

Students in Manchester were left smiling as they waved off a 1970s camper van on its national tour to drive awareness of the United Nations International Year of ...

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