RIPESS News

The Intercontinental RIPESS network is responsible for the coordination of a working group in September at the GSEF2016 Forum that will focus on fostering synergies between organizations / networks that are working on supporting SSE. Many different organizations are now working on different aspects of SSE, and it seems important to join forces and ensure… Read more »

As per today GSEF has registered participants from over 50 countries and government representatives from nearly 250 international cities. It is therefore an excellent opportunity to learn about good practices from local governments and the SSE around the world and an outstanding opportunity to share your experiences globally! >> See the promotion video RIPESS, as a… Read more »

 The next World Social Forum will be held in Montreal from 9 to 14 August. Under the first theme of the WSF ” Economic, social and solidarity alternatives  against the capitalist crisis” RIPESS organizes two activities: first a crossed perspective between continents on the challenges and opportunities in the construction of the SSE movement (Africa,… Read more »

In its second year, ASEC Indonesia (also known in Indonesian language as the Gerakan Ekonomi Solidaritas Indonesia (or GESOLIN) has been developing its public image in an attempt to define better the combination of its local and international sense of being. ASEC Indonesia/GESOLIN enlivens its movement by having regular discussions with people who have interest… Read more »

Building the New Economy: activism, enterprise, and social change The two day conference will bring together community activists, social entrepreneurs, economists, academics, lawyers and regulators, to discuss, showcase and weave together the explosion of experiments that are bubbling up around peer-to-peer initiatives, “commoning”, maker movements, sharing, “buen vivir”, collaborative economies, solidarity economies, localization and cooperative… Read more »

The International Association of Investors in the social economy (INAISE) held its annual conference in Montreal, May 11-13 May. About 180 participants were present. This association includes various types of institutions of social and solidarity finance on an international level, ranging from cooperative financial institutions such as the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins, Banca Etica in… Read more »

UN Inter Agencies Working Group on the SSE (UN Task Force on SSE, in English) organized in collaboration with France and Costa Rica, a meeting as part of a side event of the High Level Policy Forum (HLPF) of the UN which was held in New York from 11 to 20 last July. As a… Read more »

RIPESS is an accredited organization with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The UNCTAD 14 meeting was held in Nairobi, Kenya the past 22 to 27 July. RIPESS was represented in the preparatory meetings held in Geneva in April and May. Madani Koumaré from Mali, President of the African Network of SSE… Read more »