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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Cooperation Day is back on 4 July 2026 11am-6pm at @cooperationtown.bsky.social hub in Camden. Expect sessions around housing, worker and community co-ops, collective decision making, co-op finance and lots more. Open to all! Register for free: dandelion.events/e/cooperatio... #CoopFortnight

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Research for Action @research-for-act.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Our podcast explores how cooperation seems to be an idea whose time has come. With an interview recorded about @cooperationtown.bsky.social alongside a written interview with Co-operation Manchester. #MutualAid #Assemblies #Food researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Welcome Cooperation Rees, the 65th co-op to be part of our movement! Did you know we have a thriving network of food co-ops in Plymouth? If you want to join one (or start number 65) then get in touch!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Taking action to strengthen your community is always a political action, and one we can all be involved in. Whether it’s putting together a food co-op, defending your neighbours from ICE (yes, we’ve got them in the UK too), or organising child care on your street, we can all do our bit!

Research for Action @research-for-act.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

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📢 We ❤️Cooperation and we ❤️Cooperatives. Listen up to our first podcast, following up on Sheffield's #FearlessCities summit with tips and inspiration of how we can build an economy based on solidarity #SolidarityEconomy @cooperationtown.bsky.social researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

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Research for Action @research-for-act.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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📢 Check out our podcast, where Gloria speaks to Shiri Shalmy from the inspirational Cooperation Town, who aim to create a food cooperative on every working class street across the country. #Cooperatives #FearlessCities @cooperationtown.bsky.social researchforaction.uk/fearless-cit...

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Do you work in a sector that supports people? Need a space to let those creative juices flow? Come join The Art Therapy Cooperative at our Gospel Oak hub on Jan 31st - there will be materials and art therapists on hand to get you creating and sharing!

text reads: Not a Workshop, Sat 31st Jan, 2 - 5 Cooperation Town Hub, Gospel Oak, NW5 4RA

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Happy Fat Cat Tuesday! What an indictment of the system that a tiny group of CEOs can make everything most of us make in a year by Jan 6 - seems like a good time to start building bottom up, community led alternatives doesn’t it?

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

We've had a massive 2025 & we want to keep the movement growing in 2026! Want to lend a hand? Head over to Open Collective (link in the bio) and become a supporter! Whether it's a one-time donation or a monthly contribution, your gift will help us to keep organising, growing and cooperating!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Happy birthday to anarchist Santa, Mr Mutual Aid himself, Peter Kropotkin!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Another new co-op hits the scene! Welcome Cooperation Big Penny, the latest addition to our network of over 60 autonomous food co-ops! Want to join them saving money on food bills & organising in your community? Ask us how! P.s shout out to Big Penny Social for hosting!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Over in Plymouth, a bunch of Cooperation Town Food Co-ops took part in the @feedingbritain.org Spring Survey - and look at those numbers! Want to feel more connected to your community, improve your wellbeing and eat more balanced meals? Get in touch with us about starting your very own food co-op...

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Do you think that 'hard work' is enough to beat the rich at their own game? You can try if you like, but we say that organising in your community and building power from the bottom up is *always* a better choice.

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This year, our Gospel Oak Community Hub will once again be hosting events as part of the Antiuniversity Festival! We'll be kicking things off with a session on Why & How to Set up a Housing Co-op on October 13 - all Antiuni events are free, so come along! festival.antiuniversity.org/event/$RVOqZ...

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Organiser, inspiration and revolutionary- many happy returns to Red Emma! “Ask for work. If they will not give you work, ask for bread. If they will give you neither work nor bread, take the bread! It is your right!”

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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

There are viable alternatives to capitalism. Cooperative and participatory economics emphasize democratic decision-making, self-management, and social ownership for the common good. The profit motive is left behind in favor of a society where wealth is shared and no one is left behind.

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A Participatory Economy: a post-capitalist model

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We’re excited to be hosting Cooperation Day 2025! Ever thought about starting a coop? Or perhaps you’re interested in having more control over your daily life? Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We have *new dates* for a series of in-person workshops for folks who want to improve their cooperation skills and get their food co-ops running at max capacity! They're all free to join and will be held at the Cooperation Town Hub in Gospel Oak - we can provide childcare and snacks too!

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Landworkers' Alliance @landworkersuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🌳 Have you read 'Share The Land' yet? Our report models several scenarios for an agroecological #LandSharing approach to land use. Our conclusion? W/ the right trade policy, dietary changes & approach to land use, we can source the majority of our food via domestic agroecological local food webs.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Since the Guardian article last weekend, we've had loads of messages from people wanting to start new food co-ops! To help as many people as possible get up to speed as quickly as possible, we're hosting an online Introduction to Cooperation Town on June 25th! Register for free here: lu.ma/t37xhfbb

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An Introduction To Cooperation Town · Zoom · Luma

Want to start your own community food co-op but don't know where to start? You're in the right place! Cooperation Town is a network of over 40 independent food…

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Hey look, we’re in the paper! Tom Duggins wrote up his experience with Cooperation West Green, organising with neighbours and saving money on food bills - you can do it too! www.theguardian.com/money/2025/m...

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Can food co-ops really cut grocery bills by 40%? I set one up with neighbours to find out

Tom Duggins sets up a communal shop – and finds big savings are possible for just £3-£6 a week

Netpol @netpol.org · 21/05/2025

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Kneecap's Mo Chara is the latest example of how terrorism arrests no longer bear any relationship whatsoever to any actual threat to the British public (and certainly not the audience at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town). Instead they've become the end product of contrived rightwing outrage

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Well done Coop Group members for voting to cease trading with Israel. Want to do one better? Start your own neighbourhood food co-op! Cooperation Town has never traded with Israel and has used its solidarity fund to support a Palestinian women’s co-op. See www.cooperation.town to find out more!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Housing co-ops can offer an alternative to the exploitative housing market, making housing for people not profit! Join our friends from MAJ and The Drive housing co-ops on the 15th at Pulse & Pickle in Walthamstow to find out how (and why) to set one up!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This month the Gospel Oak Menopause Cafe goes to the @vaginamuseum.bsky.social in Bethnal Green! If you live in Gospel Oak or are a member of a Cooperation Town food co-op, the Menopause Cafe or the GO Living Room, join us for a free visit to the world's first and only Vagina Museum. (1/2)

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the ‘biological’ definition of sex is an attempt to push trans people, particularly trans women, out of public life. (1/5)

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We're setting up new co-ops in Hackney! Here's a short write-up of one of the projects on of our organisers has been working on with @vchackney.bsky.social If you want to get involved, or set up your own food co-op in Hackney (or anywhere else) get in touch with us! vchackney.org/news/coopera...

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Volunteer Centre Hackney and Cooperation Town collaborate to produce fabulous food co-op in Hackney - Volunteer Centre Hackney

Volunteer Centre Hackney and Cooperation Town show how working together benefits Hackney.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

And another co-op joins the network! Congrats to Cooperation St Peter’s in Plymouth for getting organised and taking control of your food system! Want to start your own food co-op and save money on your shopping bills? You can! Get it touch and we’ll help you do it!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Another new co-op founded this week! Say hello to Kings Crescent Food Co-op in Hackney! Look what they got for £5 each on their first order!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Welcome Cooperation Edmonton Green! On Tuesday they had their first distribution day and become the newest co-op to join the movement. Each member chips in £5 a week to bulk buy food for way less than retail price! Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how! #coops

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Tomorrow is a day of action against proposed welfare cuts that will massively impact the lives of disabled and chronically ill people in the UK. Cutting PIP is a pointless and cruel attack - don't let it go unchallenged! Check DPAC for local demos or take part in the online action #WelfareNotWarfare

Disabled People Against Cuts - DPAC @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

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#WelfareNotWarfare Stop the press 📢 Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025

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Aberdeen
Brighton
Chesterfield Derbyshire
Cardiff
Derry Northern Ireland
Darlington
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Leeds
Lancaster
London
Margate
Manchester
Newcastle
Norwich
Swansea

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

5 years ago today, the first Cooperation Town co-op packed and shared their first delivery. 5 years later, we’re now a network of 40 co-ops with hundreds of members who organise each week to source and share affordable food! And we’re not done yet - join (or start) your local food co-op today!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This Saturday, March 8th, is International Women's Day! Cooperation Town supports the call for an international feminist strike - if you're in London, we encourage all our supporters, sisters and comrades to take to the streets. Meet at 3pm at Gandal's Corner near Hyde Park.

International Feminist Strike, Saturday 08.03.2025. 3pm Gandalf's Corner, NW1 4LB

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Did you hear us on the Food & Climate Justice Podcast? Check out our chat on community action and how to challenge the food system!

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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Have you read our latest blog post on food co-ops yet? We interviewed organisers from co-ops in Shadwell, Limehouse, and @cooperationtown.bsky.social to learn more about sustainable and just food systems. 🥦✨ Full blog here: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...

The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

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Imagine a network of worker-owned cooperatives that ensures all their workers are safe from the perils of unemployment. If a worker has to be laid off for whatever reason, the co-ops cooperate to find a position within another co-op. If no position is available, they provide unemployment benefits.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Part 2 of our explainer series on how our food co-ops work! How many people do you need? What kind of stuff can you get? Is there such thing as free supermarket food?? Read on and find out!

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Tackling poverty across London (and elsewhere) is going to require tackling the root causes of poverty. By building community power from below, we can create stronger communities that resist economic shocks through mutual aid. Building a local food co-op is a great way to start.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

We work with the excellent Felix project to get surplus food to our co-ops all across London - they do amazing work saving surplus from landfill and getting it into the hands of people who can use it!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Five years ago today, we gathered delegates from all over London, as well as Bristol and Edinburgh for our first ever Cooperation Town Initiators Workshop! It was amazing to see the support and enthusiasm for the Coop Town model, and its been incredible to see it grow into the network it is today!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

It's #WarmWelcomeWeek! From January 20th to 26th, the spotlight is on the UK's network of over 4600 Warm Welcome Spaces and the difference they make to people's lives. If you're looking for a space to chat to your neighbours and a hot cup of tea, check out warmwelcome.uk to find your nearest space.

Warm Welcome Week. People seated around a table with a bright pink tablecloth, sharing a meal. In the middle of the table is a green glass bottle of sparkling apple juice. On the right hand side, a person is looking at the camera and smiling.

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Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

So what are food co-ops anyway? Here’s a quick handy guide to get you started on understanding the what, how and why of what we do! #cooperatives

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We've been on the @justfact_th podcast! You can listen to our very own shiri talking about food systems, community organising and how co-ops can be a tool to fight food poverty. Thanks to our friends @wen_uk for joining us and making it happen! justfact.co.uk/uncategorise...

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

We had over 300 people come through the doors today for our All the Trimmings festive food giveaway- so many sprouts, potatoes, parsnips and all kinds of food distributed absolutely free!

Cooperation Town @cooperationtown.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

The doors are open for All the Trimmings! Neighbours are queuing up to come and get all the essentials to keep the family fed over the holidays. Best of all, it’s all free!