For our 2026 Autumn Assembly\, we are excited to be partnering with workers.coop member Stir to Action an d support their national initiative 21st century s ocial clubs.
\n \nDat es: Thursday 19th and Friday 20th Novembe r
\n \nLocation: The H olbeck (Working Men’s Club)\, Jenkinson Lawn\, Holbeck\, Leeds LS11 9QX
\n \nTick et prices: Inclusive of refreshments and lunch on Thursday. Does not include accommodation.
\n \nSmall co-ops and individuals - £40
\n Larger co-ops with ten or more members - £80
\n Solidarity tickets to enable some bursary
places - £120
Bursaries for members of workers.coop
\n \nThere is a bursary applicatio n form for members of workers.coop to apply fo r a bursary\, deadline 2 November and we will conf irm bursary distribution 6-8 November. The Young C ooperators Network (YCN) also offer travel bursaries. Please apply to the YCN bursary for travel before you apply to workers .coop for those who are eligible.
\n \n\n \n
The Autumn Assembly is a chance for membe rs of our federation to come together and take sto ck of what we have built so far and join others\, whether from our local communities\, new generatio ns or sectors of workers\, or the wider co-operati ve movement\, to explore future possibilities toge ther.
\n \nThis year we’re hosting the Autu mn Assembly in a new kind of space at The Holbeck in Leeds\, a community club which has been serving its members and the wider community for 150 years . We are connecting with Stir to Action's 21st Cen tury Social Club\, an essential\, long term initia tive to revitalise member-owned social spaces for a new generation.
\n \nPreserving and grow ing community spaces which are democratically run by the people who use them is essential to worker cooperation. These spaces bring us together\, fost er the skills we need to participate effectively i n direct democracy in our working lives and build our capacity to advocate for worker control.
\n \nProgramme
\n \nThe programme will be based around member submissions for workshops and activities.
\n \nWe'll be hosting break-out sessions covering some of the f ederation's main activities and working groups. \n \n
\n \nAs always the programme will be membe r-led\, please add submissions to the collaborativ e document above.
\n \nOur Thursday evening social will be joining in with The Holbec k’s weekly pub quiz.
\n \n5.30pm o nwards
\n \nWe'll organise a table at a loc al restaurant if you want to grab food with others between the end of Thursday's programme and the e vening social at 8pm.
\n \n7.45pm onwards\n \n
Arrive for 7.45pm. The quiz starts at 8 pm\, 4 per team\, 40 questions and the winning tea m gets a £30 bar tab.
\n \n\n \n
Th ank you to Stir to Action for their sponsorship of this event. We are proud to be supporting their v ital 21st Century Social Clubs programme.
\n \n
DESCRIPTION:For our 2026 Autumn Assembly\, we are excited to b e partnering with workers.coop member Stir to Acti on (https://www.stirtoaction.com/) and support the ir national initiative 21st century social clubs ( https://www.21stcenturysocialclubs.com/). \n \n \n \n Dates: Thursday 19th and Friday 20th November\ n \n \n \n Location: The Holbeck (https://theholbe ck.com/theholbeck/index.php) (Working Men’s Club)\ , Jenkinson Lawn\, Holbeck\, Leeds LS11 9QX\n \n \ n \n Ticket prices: Inclusive of refreshments and lunch on Thursday. Does not include accommodation. \n \n \n \n Small co-ops and individuals - £40\n \ n Larger co-ops with ten or more members - £80\n \ n Solidarity tickets to enable some bursary places - £120 \n \n \n \n Bursaries for members of worke rs.coop\n \n \n \n There is a bursary application form (https://office.workers.coop/apps/forms/s/Lg2 MszLBedJJpk4R4ApyTJYA) for members of workers.coop to apply for a bursary\, deadline 2 November and we will confirm bursary distribution 6-8 November. The Young Cooperators Network (YCN) also offer tr avel bursaries (https://ycn.coop/network-updates/s olid-fund-travel-bursaries/). Please apply to the YCN bursary for travel before you apply to workers .coop for those who are eligible.\n \n \n \n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n \n By Lajmmoore - Own work\, CC B Y-SA 4.0\,\n \n https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/in dex.php?curid=82124763\n \n \n The Autumn Assembly is a chance for members of our federation to come together and take stock of what we have built so far and join others\, whether from our local commu nities\, new generations or sectors of workers\, o r the wider co-operative movement\, to explore fut ure possibilities together.\n \n \n \n This year w e’re hosting the Autumn Assembly in a new kind of space at The Holbeck in Leeds\, a community club w hich has been serving its members and the wider co mmunity for 150 years. We are connecting with Stir to Action's 21st Century Social Club\, an essenti al\, long term initiative to revitalise member-own ed social spaces for a new generation. \n \n \n \n Preserving and growing community spaces which are democratically run by the people who use them is essential to worker cooperation. These spaces brin g us together\, foster the skills we need to parti cipate effectively in direct democracy in our work ing lives and build our capacity to advocate for w orker control.\n \n \n \n Programme\n \n \n \n The programme will be based around member submissions for workshops and activities.\n \n \n \n We'll be hosting break-out sessions covering some of the f ederation's main activities and working groups. \n \n \n \n Programme submission document (https://o ffice.workers.coop/s/Q8frP4nGfSpSWyn)\n \n \n \n A s always the programme will be member-led\, please add submissions to the collaborative document abo ve.\n \n \n \n Our Thursday evening social will be joining in with The Holbeck’s weekly pub quiz.\n \n \n \n 5.30pm onwards\n \n \n \n We'll organise a table at a local restaurant if you want to grab food with others between the end of Thursday's pro gramme and the evening social at 8pm.\n \n \n \n 7 .45pm onwards\n \n \n \n Arrive for 7.45pm. The qu iz starts at 8pm\, 4 per team\, 40 questions and t he winning team gets a £30 bar tab.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank you to Stir to Action for their sp onsorship of this event. We are proud to be suppor ting their vital 21st Century Social Clubs program me.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T120000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261119T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T150000 URL:https://www.workers.coop/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=273 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR