How a worker co-op outlasted the collapse of London's print trade
Cherry Haynes and Siôn Whellens of Calverts on hiring sceptics, refusing to compete on price, and why control matters more than ownership.
Reframing
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Inside Europe's largest equal pay workers' co-operative
This deep dive explores their innovative approach to ownership, pay equity, decision-making, and resilience in a capitalist world.
Another way is possible: Businesses and economies can serve people, rather than the other way round
Conventional business practices are choices, and are not the only means by which success and growth can be achieved. The means of production can be owned by the workers instead of the capitalist class. The surplus produced by a company can be shared among the workers who sustain it.
We need to change the narrative
Prevailing narratives, while embraced by many and forces to be reckoned with, are not rigid, static things. They can and do change constantly.
Joanne Coates - Documentary Photographer
What really struck me about Joanne Coates was not only her work, but how in her biography and elsewhere she identifies as a working class photographer. I find that statement very powerful.
Think global, act local - documenting the lived experiences of others
Telling the stories right on our doorstep has the potential to have incredible impact on the critical issues of our time, while also reducing or avoiding the challenges and pitfalls that so often come with exploring stories within communities of which we are not a part.
Photography as a tool for change
As documentary storytellers we are uniquely placed to inform and influence through the work we produce. However, our practice should not be limited to simply sharing stories — doing little else but informing others.
Laurel Chor - Documentary photographer and filmmaker
This episode and features Laurel Chor – a documentary photographer, filmmaker and journalist who is exploring a range of different topics – from manta ray conservation to the war in the Ukraine, using a variety of media.
Under the Surface
Everyone has their own, unique relationship with nature. It’s shaped by where we live - from the continent right down to the street.
On the horizon
The climate crisis is propelling us into uncharted territory, and our relationship with technology and nature will dictate how we navigate our way through.
Damon Gameau - Documentary Film-maker
Damon Gameau – award-winning documentary film-maker, and the person behind a recently released feature-length documentary on climate change called 2040.
Lo-TEK
Designer and author Julia Watson describes the things she saw during a recent trip to Beira, Mozambique, as “the future of climate change”.