Oxford has a thriving cooperative scene with many people committed to making their cooperative run democratically and make a positive change. We would like to celebrate those of you who are members of cooperatives (or community benefit societies, CICs, unincorporated coops etc.) and encourage people who are thinking about changing their organisation or business to be a cooperative, to come and meet people with the practical know how. Food will be provided by the Syrian Sisters’ Damascus Rose Kitchen and drinks will be available at Flo’s. Let’s get together to provide support and celebrate the cooperative community.

This is a get together for Oxfordshire Co-ops or collectives which run cooperatively.

We will kick off with a welcome talk about cooperatives, before opening to the room for questions and discussion, with lots of opportunities to meet and connect with others.

Food and drinks are funded by the eScalate business support programme.

Facilitator

Christabel Buchanan – CAG Oxfordshire

CAG Oxfordshire consists of over 85 groups across Oxfordshire who are at the forefront of community led climate change action tackling issues including waste, transport, food, energy, biodiversity and social justice.

Started in 2001, the network is the largest of its kind in the UK, running over 2,000 events per year, attended by around 80,000 local residents and contributing over 20,000 volunteer hours to the county.

For more information about the eScalate programme , visit www.oxfordshirelep.com/escalate

Please note that this evetn is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is delivered as part of the eScalate programme to help SMEs. By engaging in this programme you are being offered assistance under the De Minimis regulation which allows a company to receive up to but not exceeding €200,000 of public funding (at the applicable exchange rate) of De Minimis aid over a rolling three-tax year fiscal period. This de minimis declaration does not cover undertakings engaged in: the primary production of agricultural goods and fisheries/aquaculture, road freight, services of general economic interest and export related activities and activities favouring domestic over imported goods. Please note, support cannot be given to undertakings (businesses) in difficulty. In order to receive support from this programme, you will be required to complete an application form and other relevant documentation.