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The World Social Forum this year took place for the first time (as international event) in the “global north”, hosted in the city of Montreal, Quebec – Canada, from the 9th to 14th of August 2016. According to the organisers, there were a total of 35.000 participants from 125 countries, 1000 volunteers, 1300 self-managed activities, …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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The National Network of support for the promotion of the social economy of Mali (RENAPESS-Mali), was proposed at the 3rd meeting of the African Network of the Social Solidarity Economy (RAESS) held in Morocco in April 2014 to host the 4th meeting of the African social economy in 2016. The event called “Bamako 2016”, took …
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RIPESS-NA (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy-N. America) initiated the process of organizing this forum. RIPESS-NA members include the following national networks: the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (SEN), the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNET) and the Chantier de l’économie Sociale in Quebec. See the presentation of the Forum (in English). …
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