Many prominent organisations and people external to the co-operative movement highlighted its value last year
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Show filtersSolidarity in 2017: How did the movement work together last year?
Co-ops were active in the UK and around the world helping those affected by loneliness and…
A co-op year in review: The stories you read most in 2017
The ten most visited articles on the Co-op News website from 2017 ...
2017 in review: Remembering some of the great co-operators we have lost
The movement said a sad farewell to important figures such as Barbara Dure, Trevor Bottomley and…
2017 in review: Top stories from the co-op movement
A look back on the highlights from the past year in Co-op News
How an Egyptian co-op has made strides towards gender equality
Sekem provides education for smallholders, with a focus on gender parity
Co-operative Schools Network supports school bus for refugees in Calais
'It's a movement of volunteers and organisations who provide services that recognise that these are human…
Kwanzaa: African Americans end the year with celebration of co-op economics
The festival, created by leaders of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, is focused on…
Eight-year-old artist behind Southern Co-op’s Christmas card wins hamper
The society ran a competition for the corporate card, which goes out to colleagues and partners,…
Co-op scoops national award for its efforts to transform a Ballymena community
Raglan Community Development and Renovation Society is raising funds to create a business and cultural centre…
Tamworth Co-op holds memorial Christmas service for tributes to loved ones
The carol service, first organised by the society’s funeral division, has become a fixture in the…
US electric co-ops join industry effort to restore power to storm-hit Puerto Rico
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is working with investor-owned and community-owned companies to organise recovery…
