First contact with the Canadian Federal Government to support SSE at an international level
Last January 20, Béatrice Alain from the Chantier de l’économie sociale du Québec, Michael Toye and Yvon Poirier, respectively Executive Director and International Delegate of the Canadian Community Economic Development […]
The SSE in The New Urban Agenda! – Habitat III Quito, 17 – 20 October 2016
The third United Nations Conference on housing and sustainable urban development (HABITAT III) took place in Quito, Ecuador, between the 17th and […]
COP 22 “The COP for action” – Marrakech, Morocco – 6 to 18 November 2016
The 22nd Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) will be […]
The SSE will be represented at The Development Evaluation Week held by the The African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 7 to November 10, 2016
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the 2016 Development Evaluation Week from November 7-10, 2016 at its Headquarters in […]
The international leading group on social and solidarity economy adopts a declaration in view of HABITAT III
Meeting in New York in parallel with the 71st United Nations General Assembly, the States, International Institutions and civil society organizations that […]
High Level Event at the United Nations: RIPESS intervention by Yvon Poirier
On September 20, 2016, in New York, the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE) held a high-level event organized by France and […]
The New Urban Agenda: a year-long process
Habitat lll, formerly known as the UN Conference on Sustainable Habitat and Cities, has been a bi-decennial global process, taking place in […]
GSEF 2016, Montreal. A Social and Solidarity Economy Forum under the sign of cooperation between local groups and SSE´s actors.
Jason Nardi (RIPESS EU), Laure Jongejans (executive secretary RIPESS INT), Judith Hichman (Urgenci), Tetay RIPESS ASIA, Anna Leighton RIPESS LAC, Yvon Poirier […]
A cooperative Call Center from Refugees to Refugees (R2R)
The phone line of the cooperative call service ‘Refugees to Refugees (R2R) Solidarity Call Center’ began to operate on Thursday 8th September […]
Follow Up Of The Inclusion Of The SSE In The Implementation Of The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals : Un Inter Agencies Working Group Meeting On The SSE At The High-Level Policy Forum (HLPF), July 11-20, NY
UN Inter Agencies Working Group on the SSE (UN Task Force on SSE, in English) organized in collaboration with France and Costa Rica, […]
Collective Letter On The SSE Sent To Habitat III Secretariat For A New Urban Agenda
In collaboration with the Global Fund of Cities Development (FMDV), the […]
Public Spaces and Right to the City: Barcelona paves the way towards Habitat III
RIPESS/Urgenci participation in the Right to the City Platform meeting and Habitat lll Consultation on Public Spaces in Barcelona 2-5th April 2016
At the Mexico City Habitat lll meeting, a session […]
Declaration of the Social Solidarity Economy Movement in Defense of Democracy in Brazil
The movements for social solidarity economy express their support and solidarity with the Brazilian society and solidarity economy, which live crucial moments in defense of democracy and transformations achieved by […]
Call for sign-ons – Declaration of the Social Solidarity Economy Movement in Defense of Democracy in Brazil
We present the following declaration of support and solidarity with the Brazilian society and solidarity economy, which live crucial moments in defense of democracy and transformations achieved by the social […]
RIPESS at the Preparatory Meeting of Habitat III in Mexico, March 9-11 – “Localizing finance for inclusive change”
At the recent HABITAT III preparatory thematic meeting in Mexico City (9-11 March 2016) on “Localizing finance for inclusive change”, Judith Hitchman (Urgenci) represented RIPESS in a roundtable discussion with Yasy […]
Legal and political recognition of social solidarity economy (SSE). An overview on SSE public policies and guidelines.
Author: Yvon Poirier, January 2016
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Summary
This document is a tool for governments, public services, SSE organizations, development organizations, researchers […]
Joint Declaration Signed by the International Leading Group Members
On September 28, a High Level Event of the International Leading Group on the Social Solidarity Economy was hosted by French President of the Republic François Hollande in the […]
RIPESS joins the Global Platform for the Right to the City
In September 2015, the Intercontinental network for the promotion of social solidarity economy (RIPESS) has joined the Global Platform […]