RIPESS

Last week, members of ASEC – RIPESS Asia participated in the ASEAN People Forum, an annual meeting of Civil Society Organizations held this year in Singapore. Denison Jayasooria, chair of ASEC – RIPESS Asia shares in this article the main issues that were discussed over three days. 

Within the framework of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF), RIPESS and REAS Euskadi have launched the Declaration for a Transformative Social and Solidarity Economy. The statement comes when it is the thenth anniversary since the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, the trigger that ignited the biggest financial crisis even known. The outbreak of the financial crisis in September 2008 …

The IV Global Forum of the Social Economy is about to open its doors. From October 1 to 3, Bilbao hosts the GSEF 2018 with the aim of highlighting the Social and Solidarity Economy, in its various expressions, as a viable option for progress and local development. It will be three intense days for all …