London Open Co-op

Building Sustainable Communities in London

The purpose of the London Open Co-op is to bring existing sustainable enterprises in London together into a sustainable collaborative community which can more effectively Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Ecological Footprint in London.

The following core projects will be initiated and developed by London Open Co-op members:

London's Computer and Communications Co-op

• Low Cost High Quality Broadband/Hosting/Servers/Telecomms
  • Community Broadband Network
  • The Phone Co-op
  • Wireless London
  • Consume
  • Free2air
  • OpenMute
  • Locust World
  • Hacklab
  • Rampart
  • GLLUG

London's Community Land Trust

see Creative Regen

• Ethical Property Company
• Bioregional Development Group
• Emmaz Social Centre
• The Hub
• SCRAP (Sustainable Community Regeration Art Project)
• Synergy Project
• Nomand Studios
• The Art Organisation
• This Land Is Ours

London's Co-operative Transport and Delivery (Logistics) Network

• Ealing Community Transport (ECT)
• Zero
• Electric City
• OYbike
• A>2>B
• Brixton Cycles
• London Cycling Campaign
• Critical Mass London

Co-opertive marketing and sale of ethical goods and services in London,.

The London Co-op will recruit 2 types of members:

• Individuals
  • Investors
  • Contributors
• Organisations
  • Social Enterprise
  • NGOs and charities

The London Fund

People

• Join The London Open Co-op
  • Become sales and marketing agents for London Open Co-op Member Organisations of their choice
  • Join London Open Co-op working groups
  • Join the q£ trading network and skills exchange
    • Earn q£ working with or for Organisations
    • Earn q£ work with or for eachother
• Exchange £ for q£
• Invest £ into Sustainable Enterprise projects of their choice for q£ return (i.e. pre-sale at discount)
• Donate £ to The London Fund, directing it towards their choice of the available (member-selected) projects
• Spend q£ with Organisations

Organisations

• Join The London Open Co-op
  • Get low-cost effective viral marketing
  • Join q£ ethical trading and barter network
• Accept q£ as part-payment for products and services

London Open Co-op

The London Fund