Cooperation Town
@cooperationtown.bsky.social
Cooperation Town is a movement of community food co-ops, self-organising on streets and estates across the country. Get organised and get involved! www.cooperation.town
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...
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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...
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.
We need to tax wealth not work.
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
Why? Because usually no matter how hard you work, the compound interest on huge wealth grows much faster than your wages + the rich use this passive income to buy all the assets.
Someone made a game to show this:
therichdont.work
Idle — The Wealth Race
Can your hard work beat The Rich? Play and find out!
therichdont.work
September 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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.
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/$RVOqZ...
festival.antiuniversity.org/event/$RVOqZ...
August 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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/$RVOqZ...
festival.antiuniversity.org/event/$RVOqZ...
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!”
“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!”
Happy birthday, Emma Goldman! On this day in 1869, the Lithuanian Jewish anarchist-feminist writer, philosopher and agitator was born. 🏴
June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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!”
“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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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.
A Participatory Economy: a post-capitalist model
YouTube video by Participatory Economy Project
youtu.be
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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.
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!
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
June 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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!
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
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!
June 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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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🌳 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.
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.
June 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
🌳 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.
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.
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
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…
lu.ma
June 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
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...
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
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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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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
May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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
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!
May 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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!
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!
May 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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!
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)
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)
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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)
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)
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)
April 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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)
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...
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...
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.
vchackney.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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...
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...
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!
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!
April 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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!
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!
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!
March 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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!
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
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
March 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
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
#WelfareNotWarfare
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025
March 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
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#WelfareNotWarfare
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025
March 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
#WelfareNotWarfare
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 2025
Stop the press 📢
Updated local actions map for the National Day of Action on Wednesday 26th March 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!
March 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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!
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.
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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.
Did you hear us on the Food & Climate Justice Podcast? Check out our chat on community action and how to challenge the food system!
🎙️Tune into the first episode of The Food & Climate Justice Podcast, hosted by Hussina Raja! 🎧
In this episode Zoe from Wen & Shiri from @cooperationtown.bsky.social discuss how food co-ops challenge traditional systems and drive community-led food justice.
Listen here: justfact.co.uk/just-fact-po...
In this episode Zoe from Wen & Shiri from @cooperationtown.bsky.social discuss how food co-ops challenge traditional systems and drive community-led food justice.
Listen here: justfact.co.uk/just-fact-po...
February 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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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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/...
Full blog here: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...
February 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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/...
Full blog here: www.wen.org.uk/2025/...