About the event
An opportunity to get as many members together. To build on liberating work, celebrate our successes and work together on our challenges.
workers.coop Autumn Assembly will be an opportunity for members and supporters to take stock together, since we were conceived at 2022's Worker Co-op Weekend. We created something new, that we owned, and that we alone were responsible for.
Join us on Wednesday 30 October in Sheffield.
Now it's time to relook at how things have been going alongside business and peer networking and learning from each other.
We believe in liberating work, and helping as many workers as we can to connect to the worker co-op movement.
Join us on the 30 October in Sheffield to work on challenges, celebrate what we've achieved so far and strengthen relationships. The event, like all our in-person meetings, will continue to help decide our future direction and work plan.
We will be having a pre-event social the night before, Tuesday 29 October, for those travelling the day before at the Rutland Arms from 6.30-9pm.
The ticket includes
- Full day event
- Tea and coffee
- Vegan and vegetarian lunch
- Evening social
Ticket prices
Based on feedback from last year, we are doing things a bit differently this time and subsidising tickets. We are charging a minimal sliding scale to book a place and contribute a little bit to recoup costs.
There are three ticket prices: Standard, Bursary aimed at members facing financial constraints and Solidariy aimed at members who can afford to pay a bit extra or for non members attending.
If you are not a member and would like to attend at the Bursary or Standard rate, Join us.
- Bursary - £10+VAT
- Standard - £15+VAT
- Solidarity - £ 30+VAT
Programme
To submit a programme suggestion, click here.
There is a Project Group that is forming the programme for the Autumn Assembly. It's open to anyone to attend, drop-in, or leave comments. The next meeting date is: Friday 20 September, 12-13.00, join here.
Social
Tuesday 29 October, 6.30pm-9pm - The Rutland Arms, Address: 86 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS. For those arriving the day before or local, join us for some food or a drink at this old pub. We will be in the upstairs Function room, ask for workers.coop!
Wednesday 30 October, 6/7pm till late - venue tbc. There will be an evening social in Sheffield city centre. This social will be open to anyone, locals and non-members very welcome.
Group walk. We will walk together from a central meeting point tbc to the evening venue in a group so that we can stretch our legs after the day and find our way together.
The evening venues are in part fully accessible and if anyone with accessibility or mobility needs intends to come just let us know and we will make sure that the arrangements are accessible.
Accessibility
The building is fully accessible and the upper floors will be accessible by lift.
Please let us know about any accessibility requirements when you register. Please get in touch with any ways we can assist with accessibility.
Accomodation
Accomodation is not included but we will share info on budget options and organising beds.
This is not a replacement for our usual Worker Co-op Weekend in May.
This event has some similarities:
- Self-organising, member led session - Share ideas for sessions here
- Great Vegan and Vegetarian Food
- Learn from and connect with other worker co-ops
Some differences
- Is not self-catered, so no potato peeling
- No accomodation, you need to sort yourself out
- Is more focused on workers.coop, getting value out of meeting in person, as well as developing the federation