What is Social Solidarity Economy?
Today, perhaps as never before, more people are becoming aware that capitalism has turned our lives and our planet into a commodity. A system that is environmentally unsustainable and socially unjust, and that it is not able to guarantee the happiness and dignified life conditions of all persons in any place on the planet.
Social Solidarity Economy includes a wide range of practices that span economic, social, environmental, political, communitarian or holistic dimensions.
News—
Towards an Ecofeminist Perspective on the Social Solidarity Economy: Recognizing, Redistributing, and Valuing Care
Care work sustains life, communities and economies, but it continues to be invisible and unequally distributed, falling mainly on women, especially those from marginalised communities. As highlighted at the recent Intergenerational Dialogue on Care and the Social Solidarity Economy, organised by the RIPESS Gender Commission, care is not only an individual responsibility, but a collective and public-community issue. From the [...]
RIPESS intervenes in the UCLG retreat advocating for the SSE as a catalyst in the provision of public services.
On the World Day of Social Justice, RIPESS was invited to take part in the retreat organised by UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) in Barcelona. The executive secretary, Sandra Moreno, had the opportunity to speak about ‘The Social and Solidarity Economy as a catalyst in the provision of innovative Public Services in Just Transitions and the Care Economy’. This [...]
Takeaways from Intergenerational Dialogue to Promote Care and the Social and Solidarity Economy
Success at the meeting organized by the RIPESS Gender Commission, with more than 300 registered participants. https://youtu.be/OlqPw8GYAvg https://youtu.be/OlqPw8GYAvg On 29 January, it was held the intergenerational dialogue ‘And for you, what is care?’ . The first webinar of the year on care and the Social Solidarity Economy was organised by the Gender Commission of RIPESS Intercontinental and in collaboration with [...]
What is RIPESS?
RIPESS is a global network of continental networks committed to the promotion of Social Solidarity Economy. The member networks themselves (Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) bring together national and sectorial networks, thus ensuring strong territorial anchoring.
The combined local and global scope gives RIPESS legitimacy to promote SSE, foster intercontinental cooperation, and advocate at different levels. RIPESS members believe in the importance of the globalisation of solidarity, and the ability to build and strengthen an economy that places people and planet at the centre of its activities.
