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.
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Ripess Europe deepens its roots in the continent after the general assembly
Country representatives [France (APES, MESS Occitanie, UFISC, Université Paris 8, MES France), Portugal (REDPES), Luxembourg (INEES), Poland (FAIRTRADE POLSKA), Germany (CSX), Italy (RIES Italia), Switzerland (Après Genève; Après Vaud), Norway (Nedenfra / From below CO/Tøyen Unlimited), Czech Republic (EKUMENIC ACADEMY), Croatia (ZMAG), Hungary (KIFESZ / FAKETE) and Greece (DOCK)]; together with representatives from GSEF, Social Economy Europe, SSE International Forum [...]
In solidarity with the Moroccan people
We wish to express our solidarity with the Moroccan people, and in particular with our colleagues from the Social Solidarity Economy in that country, particularly in the High Atlas region, whose losses we deplore. InSolidarityWithMoroccoENG-1-1Descarga
RIPESS Report at GSEF23 Dakar
We publish a detailed report about the activities in which RIPESS participated and/or (co-)organised within the official programme of the Global Forum of the Solidarity Economy, held the first 5 days of last May in Dakar, Senegal: Report RIPESS at GSEF23, DakarDescarga
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.
