Brought to you by Co-Operation Manchester & Seeds For Change

Fourth Thursday of the month - 27 August, 24 September, 22 October, 26 November. Same time, same place. Please let us know if you would like to attend but are unable to do so for the full course - we'll see what we can do 👍

We can’t have proper democracy without conflict. We can't go on just excluding opinions that we don’t like, treating people as if they’re disposable, this obsession with "being right" and “winning”... it's lazy and it just isn't working.

Conflict isn't something to be avoided - it's completely natural, and inevitable in our groups and communities, especially in our context of devastating inequalities and escalating social division. Neither is it something to be rushed or de-prioritised. Negotiating conflict has the potential to make our relationships deeper, stronger and more resilient - or to tear us apart even further, depending on how we deal with it.

This is the first of four sessions exploring and building skills for how to navigate conflict in our lives, groups and communities, calling upon research and of course much lived experience!

In this first session, we'll reflect on our conflict habits (individually and in group cultures), how we can address situations in ways that better match our values, and ultimately develop the art of real meaningful co-operation.

There will be a pay-as-you-feel hot meal to cater for a range of diets (please let us know your dietary requirements in the form), a creche managed by DBS-checked supervisors, and hot/cold soft drinks. Please bring cash donations.

Course schedule

CM & S4C x