Rockdove Rising Housing Co-operative is a housing co-op formed in July 2013 on the Redbricks estate in Hulme, Manchester. Its listed contact address is 39 Rockdove Avenue, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5EH. 2 The co-operative is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014, registration number 32128R. 2
Members live in several flats and collectively manage them through consensus decision-making and shared responsibility. 1 The co-op is part of Radical Routes, a UK network of co-operatives, and is listed in the network’s directory as based in Manchester; the directory records its join date as 15 February 2015. 14
Its activities extend beyond managing housing. Members take part in community activities on the Redbricks estate and work on environmental campaigning, food awareness, and promoting vegetarianism. The co-op also describes involvement with youth and homeless charities, unions, campaigns against the arms trade, support for young people with disabilities, and efforts to provide affordable housing and social space in Manchester. 2 It also provides support and training to activists, campaigners, community groups and other co-operatives. 2 Its stated ambition is to grow the co-op and encourage the creation of further housing co-ops on the estate. 2