A Silent Transformation Film Night

Cinema Nova, Carlton 380 Lygon Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

Common Equity Housing Limited is hosting a screening of A Silent Transformation A film about the transformative power of the co-operative enterprise model. Screening followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Anton Smolski plus special guests. $10 waged $5 Concession Conference attendees FREE Book tickets  

Cooperative Pitch Night

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cooperatives are the new zeitgest. With 8 of 10 of us already a member of a coop or mutual, they have been hiding in plain sight. Now they are coming out of the shadows as we become more and more aware of the need for a new approach to sharing. One that both emboldens the […]

Free – $5

Transforming Governance for People and Planet

Ross House Association 247 Flinders Lane Melbourne, VIC 3000 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

You’re invited to a one-day interactive workshop, to be held on Saturday 28th July. Governance is at the heart of the great challenges we face - whether or not our democracies can protect that which we mutually depend on for our survival and wellbeing. We are at a crossroads. Will we live in a world […]

888 members past, present & future

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Come along to the Kelvin Club for a aperitif and nibbles with 888 members. A very informal affair to catch-up over the open-fire and share stories of current adventures and co-operative happenings. The event is free but please rsvp if you are joining us, so that Harry and the Kelvin Club team can make sure […]

Free

Co-operative Approaches to the Affordable Housing Crisis

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The home ownership dream is increasingly out of reach and everyone in Victoria is feeling the impact. Co-operative housing most commonly sits in the ‘social housing’ space but is starting to be discussed as a shared ownership option too. The idea is pretty new to Australia - so we thought it was time to start […]

Free – $5.00

Solidarity Economy Learning Circle

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

When it comes to building a new kind of economy that is built on mutuality, shared ownership and co-operation - a solidarity economy - many of us are convinced. We know that the extractive economy can’t continue without causing increasing levels of economic inequality, environmental destruction and human suffering. We know why we need change. […]

Free

Our housing future is collaborative

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

What are the housing alternatives of the future? Come and find out about cohousing and why everyone is talking about it. This is an exciting opportunity to learn the value of community living and resource sharing. Find out how cohousing and alternative ownership models can lift community engagement and build a more sustainable future. Learn […]

$25

Who’s afraid of Big Data (a Jobs Killer)?

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Image: Edgarodriguezmunoz (Wikimedia Commons) Is data-fueled automation realistic or hyperbole? In recent times ‘big data’ has become synonymous with “automation” as data fuels the artificial intelligence behind systems designed to replace workers. Is this really the future of the workplace and if it is, is it imminent or do we have time to influence the […]

Free – $25

From charity to solidarity – overseas aid and economic development

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Meet Elsa and Lanu Timorese co-operators, Elsa Pinto (pictured above working in her community) and Lanu de Sousa are inspiring people. Elsa is working with farming communities to reduce Timorese reliance on imported food. Lanu has established a grass-roots credit union that is assisting three hundred families to access credit for the first time. Both […]

$10 – $25

The co-operative commons

Kelvin Club 30 Melbourne Pl, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Would you like to join a group of likeminded people who are all working on new approaches to build a more inclusive economy? 888 Cooperative Causeway in partnership with Commoners Co-op invites you to an evening of collaboration at 'The Co-operative Commons'.  This event has been organised to provide people interested and active in Solidarity/Commons/Regenerative […]

$10 – $25