Resilience, livelihoods & local enterprise through community ownership & co-operatives

FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2015

This timely event will bring international experts, national thinkers and local entrepreneurs together to inspire and support a co-operative approach to nurturing resilience, livelihoods and new enterprises through community ownership.

Tipperary has a rich tradition of cooperative enterprise and in recent years this has taken off with the community tearoom in Loughmore, the co-operative energy projects in Templederry and Drumbane, as well as the many cooperative initiatives in food and housing at the Cloughjordan Ecovillage.

 

SPEAKERS INCLUDE
Peter Couchman -Chief Executive of the Plunkett Foundation
Mary Fogarty  – Cofounder of Loughmore Co-operative Shop and Tearooms.
Duncan Stewart – Head judge of the Get Involved contest
Kathleen Predergast – The Economic Development Officer with Tipperary County
Gerard Doyle – Third Systems Approaches
Peadar Kirby – Cloughjordan Ecovillage
Price: €30 (€20 CONCESSION) + €8 Lunch Option
Location: WeCreate, Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Cloughjordan, Tipperary
Full details and schedule on www.cultivate.ie
* To book or for more info contact Davie at davie@cultivate.ie