An inspired closing to the 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy
A very full four days wrapped up today at the 5th International Meeting of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Manila.
My last blog post outlined the ambitious agenda […]
Building a Global Agenda at the International Meeting of the Social Solidarity Economy
Posted: October 15, 2013
As a fitting part of New Economy Week and Co-op week, today 650 participants from 35 countries gathered in the Philippines to share strategies for […]
Economists push zones for clean local industries
By Julie M. Aurelio to the Philippine Daily Inquirer
THE INCREASINGLY concentrated […]
RIPESS Calls on UN to Promote Social and Solidarity Economy
Welcoming the recent initiative of 14 United Nations agencies to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy, the 600 participants at the 5th RIPESS International […]
Main achievements of Social Solidarity Economy Movement from 2011 to 2013
By daniel tygel (RIPESS, operations manager)
In the last years, the Social Solidarity (SSE) movement has had major achievements […]
In the last years, the Social Solidarity (SSE) movement has had major achievements […]
Manila 2013: State of the Art of Social Solidarity Economy in the Continents
By David Ingles
Mr. Daniel Tygel (operations manager of RIPESS) gave the over-all achievements made by RIPESS for the years 2011- 2013. He first highlighted the visibility and recognition of RIPESS […]
Opening speeches in SSE Manila 2013
By David Ingles
The 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy was opened by Mr. Jun Simon, Chairman, National Organizing Committee. More than 400 attendants were present throughout the day in […]
650 participants arrive to the 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy
By David Ingles
More than 650 participants, coming from six continents of the world, representing 31 countries have started to arrive in Quezon City, Philippines to attend the 5th International Meeting […]
Fair Trade & Fair Finance
50% advance payments are a key principle of Fair Trade. Fair Trade’s main objective is to promote good incomes and livelihoods for the most marginalised people and communities in the […]
A great day for the social economy in Quebec, Canada!
Final adoption of the Act on the Social Economy in the National Assembly
Montreal , October 10, 2013 – The National Assembly today unanimously adopted the draft law on the social […]
General summary of preparatory discussions – Theme no. 2: “SSE Initiatives in Territories”
For the 5th International Meeting of Social Solidarity Economy – Manila 2013: http://ripess.org/manila2013-en/?lang=en
Here : http://www.pactes-locaux.org/bdf/docs/generalsummary-ess-territories.pdf
Programme extract
This group will be focused on the ways that existing SSE initiatives undertake their […]
Bangla-Pesa – Empowering a Grassroots Economy
By changing how we think of money and development we can move from poverty to abundance. Bangla-Pesa was shown to increase local trade by 22% in only two weeks in […]
UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy Established
- Author(s): Jenifer Freedman
United Nations event brings together 1000 representatives of civil society, governments, and the UN to discuss the regional recommendations to the post 2015 Global Development Agenda
Source: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) – http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article4350
Over 1,000 representatives from civil society, governments and the United Nations gathered on 22 September at UN Headquarters […]
The Story of Solutions
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal. In the current ‘Game […]
RIPESS intervention in the UN: Dialogue about the post-2015 Development Agenda
On September 22, the United Nations Non Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) organized a dialogue with Civil Society Networks […]
