Who we are
RIPESS LAC is a continental network that brings together various community-based, associative, co-operative and mutual organisations as well as citizens’ movements that work towards the implementation of solidarity economy in Latin America. We contribute the production and sharing of resources and knowledge that creates the basis of an alternative movement to the current capitalist system.
News from Latin Amercia and the Caribbean—
The Government of Colombia: present at FORA’ESS thanks to RIPESS
Within the framework of the FORA'ESS Social Solidarity Economy Forum that took place in Yaoundé (Cameroon) on May 29-31; María Susana Muhamad González, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia and Mauricio Rodríguez, Director of the Solidarity Unit of the Government of Colombia send their message of support thanks to the work of RIPESS Intercontinental and RIPESS LAC. This [...]
RIPESS LAC at the meeting of the CONTINENTAL ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY and the Civil Society Consultation for the 38th FAO Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
On the 26th and 27th of February, a representative of RIPESS LAC participated in Santiago de Chile in the "Assembly of the Alliance, the Nyeleni consultation and the FAO consultation" together with the member organisations of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty of the Peoples of Latin America and allied networks. Iván Curiqueo, in addition to RIPESS LAC, was also a [...]
RIPESS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GUATEMALA
In view of the growing concern about the situation in the country, RIPESS echoes a statement that PECOSOL, a partner of RIPESS LAC, has written to denounce the problems suffered by citizens. RIPESS supports and signs it. Below: COMUNICADO GUATE enDescarga