Sustainable Communities and Co-operative Action
Conference Programme - Thursday 10th July ... updated
| 9.30 | Registration and Refreshments |
| 10.00 | Sustainable Communities Act - a new agenda for rural co-operative action |
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Chair's Introduction: Simon Harris, Welsh Assembly Social Enterprise Group The Sustainable Communities Act, Steve Shaw, Local Works Sustainable Communities and Co-operative Action Potential, Mick Brown, Rebuilding Society Network Community Finance and Rural Regeneration, Rina Clarke, Robert Owen Community Banking | |
| 10.35 | Questions and answers |
| 10.45 | Sustainable Communities Act - opportunities: new roles for credit unions & community finance |
| Leighton Andrews, Deputy Minister for Regeneration | |
| 11.05 | Question and answers |
| 11.20 | Refreshments and networking |
| 11.40 | Sustainable Community Action Plans - different practices and approaches |
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Jeremy Thorp, Newtown Action on Climate Change Mark Barnes, Buy Local Networks, The Pool Card Elaine Brook, Greenlinks | |
| 12.10 | Questions and answers |
| 12.20 | Development banking toolkit for micro-businesses and social enterprise |
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Mutuals for self-employed people, Pat Conaty, new economics foundation Finance and local intermediaries for social enterprise, Rumbi Tarusenga, London Rebuilding Society |
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| 13.00 | Questions and answers |
| 13.15 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Mobilising land, labour and capital for regional self-reliance: workshop task groups |
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Group 1: Food Link Case Studies Group 2: Fuelsaver and Energy Case Studies Group 3: Community Reinvestment Case Studies |
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| 15.15 | Refreshments and networking |
| 15.40 | Community Land Trusts - land for affordable housing, energy and farming needs |
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Chair's Introduction, John Harrington, Rebuilding Society Network Nick Salt, a Community Land Trust case study: Pantydwr, Powys Bob Paterson, Holsworthy Community Property Company, Devon |
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| 16.15 | Questions and answers |
| 16.30 | Sustainable Community Action - lessons from international experience |
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Mike Lewis, Centre for Community Enterprise, Canada Nuria del Rio, REAS, Spain Shann Turnbull, International Institute for Self-governance, Australia Maurizio Spedaletti, Banca Etica Populare, Italy |
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| 17.10 | Questions and answers |
| 17.30 | Close |