As we welcome 2025, Stirchley Co-op Development (SCD) is excited to announce a series of free online workshops, open to anyone interested in co-ops. These monthly, beginner-friendly sessions cover key topics such as self-organising, co-op history, facilitation, and inclusion.
Whether you’re just starting or already part of a co-op, these workshops are designed to prepare you for your co-op journey with practical knowledge and support the community ahead of our building’s completion later this year. Spaces are limited, so don’t wait to secure your spot!
Details and booking links are below.
Self organising 101
7pm-8.30pm Tuesday 28th January 2025
In this workshop we’ll be looking at the concept of self-organising. What does it mean ‘have no one in charge’? How do we work together without having hierarchies? How does power and privilege show up in self-organising?
Intro to Co-ops and Co-op History
7pm-8.30pm Tuesday 25th February 2025
In this workshop we’ll be answering the question: what is a co-op? We’ll be looking at the history of the co-op movement, different types of co-ops and how we can embody values of the co-op movement today.
Facilitation 101
7pm-8.30pm Tuesday 25th March 2025
In this workshop we’ll be looking at what skills are needed to have inclusive and productive meetings. We’ll be sharing our experiences of good and challenging meetings, what makes for great facilitation and how we can deal with some of the challenges of leading meetings and how we can overcome them.
Democracy 101
7pm-8.30pm Tuesday 29th April 2025
In this workshop we’ll be looking at different types of decision making, why SCD chose a democratic decision-making model and learn the basics of democratic meetings such as voting, elections and more.
Access & Inclusion 101
7pm-8.30pm Tuesday 27th May 2025
In this workshop we’ll be looking at how we’ll be thinking about how you can make your co-op a welcoming and accessible place for all. We’ll be thinking about what inclusion is and sharing common practices for making our spaces accessible.