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How to win free tickets to see Jess Phillips MP in conversation with Big Issue editor Paul McNamee

Speakers at the event on 17 and 18 June include Mayors Andy Street, Tracy Brabin and Andy Burnham and Jess Phillips MP in conversation with Big Issue editor Paul McNamee

by: Steven MacKenzie

13 Jun 2022

Jess Phillips took to the streets in 2018 to have a go selling The Big Issue in Birmingham

Co-operatives UK is offering Big Issue readers an exclusive chance to secure free tickets to Co-op Congress in Birmingham on 17 and 18 June. There is also the option to join hundreds of attendees online.

Sessions include Jess Phillips, MP for Birmingham Yardley, in conversation with The Big Issue Editor Paul McNamee as well as a wide range of discussions addressing many of the challenges facing society today.

Co-op Congress is going to explore the whole of the democratic economy and how everyone has the opportunity to take control of how they work, consume and are entertained through fair and ethical business.

You can find out more about the programme here.

If you would like to attend the congress for free, simply book your place using the code BIGISSUEOFFER in the ‘special requirements’ box when you click on the booking link at uk.coop/congress

Learn more about our impact

When most people think about the Big Issue, they think of vendors selling the Big Issue magazines on the streets – and we are immensely proud of this. In 2022 alone, we worked with 10% more vendors and these vendors earned £3.76 million in collective income. There is much more to the work we do at the Big Issue Group, our mission is to create innovative solutions through enterprise to unlock opportunity for the 14million people in the UK living in poverty.

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