1. Launch of the project – Outline
Liverpool’s Collaborative History
This project will research peoples' stories,
knowledge and experiences of collaboration and
mutual aid in Liverpool. We will explore workers
co-operatives, housing co-operatives, friendly
associations, mutual aid centres, trade unions,
credit unions, LETS systems, and social centres,
with particular focus on unearthing lesser known
and small scale cases. Liverpool’s Collaborative
History, which is funded by 'All Our Stories'
(Heritage Lottery Fund), will look at what these
ventures did, why they did it, what effect they had,
what worked, what didn't work and how this has
relevance for today.
In the light of the current world economic troubles
we are keen to seek out alternatives to the
prevailing competition-based economic system
and to learn lessons from the past.
