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Towards a global socioeconomy. Solidarity Economy in times of conservatism and populism
September 7 to 11, 2020, CES | Lisbon (Picoas Plaza | Rua Viriato, lojas 117 e 118)
The present global scenario is increasingly characterised by raising levels of social and economic inequalities as well as political conservatism and populism. Representative democracy is indeed under questioning in several contexts due to its incapacity to provide efficient solutions to the needs of citizens, who are often left to their own devices in a context of growing inequalities. Against this background, several initiatives from civil society are addressing unsatisfied needs through self-managed solutions defined by cooperative relations, solidarity and reciprocity. Not only are these initiatives a response to material needs of goods and services, but also a political action for creating and practicing a counter-hegemonic economy.
Targeted audience: researchers, post-graduate students and solidarity economy activists.
Pre-meeting to discuss the NETWORK STRATEGIC ORIENTATIONS FOR 2021-2023
10-11 September 2020, Toulouse University - Jean Jaurès, Toulouse
How the field of social economy questions the limits of economic ...
More10-11 September 2020, Toulouse University - Jean Jaurès, Toulouse
How the field of social economy questions the limits of economic activities
Capitalism is a dynamic system that is defined by an unceasing search for mastery and rationalisation of processes. To achieve this, it upsets modes of production, modes of work organization and modes of consumption, and ultimately shakes up "living together", i.e. social justice, citizenship and democracy. This trend towards rationalization has also spread over the past three decades to the public sphere and particularly to public policies that have incorporated criteria of increasing efficiency and rationalization. In this system, there is therefore no desirable state to achieve, no stable standards or optimal size, since the norm is the endless improvement of economic rationality, which must be embodied in the GDP growth figures but also in a series of indicators that are supposed to measure this improvement in efficiency.
During the 40th Days, the Social Economy Association will award two prizes:
Deadline for applications: Friday 27 March 2020
Dear members,
We are glad to invite you to RIPESS Europe next General Assembly meeting on September 18...
Dear members,
We are glad to invite you to RIPESS Europe next General Assembly meeting on September 18th 2020!
The General Assembly was initially supposed to take place in Wroklaw, Poland. After discussing with our Polish member about the possibility of actually being able to host it, due to the Covid-19 situation and its complications for travelling and security, we agreed that it would be better to organise our statutory General Assembly online. The meeting will be concentrated in one whole day, structured in different sessions from 9.00am in the morning to 5.30pm in the afternoon. All the documentation will be sent to you soon, we are currently finalizing and translating it.
The event will be scheduled as follows (we will send you a more detailed program at the beginning of September):
8:30am - CHECK IN AND WELCOME
9.00am to 12.30am - MORNING SESSION (3h30m) with a 30 min break Association's statutory assembly and institutional discussions (activity reports, financial reports, strategic orientations, new members proposals, election of the new Coordination Committee)
1.00PM to 2.30PM - LUNCH BREAK
2.30pm to 5.00pm - AFTERNOON SESSION (2h30m)
1) WORKING GROUPS - 1h session (between 5 to 10 people per group) Some topics will be proposed by the Coordination committee, others directly by members. Please, inform us of the topics/themes you would like to work on before Friday 4th September (write to: info@ripess.eu)
2) EXCHANGE SESSIONS WITH ALLIED NETWORKS We will invite representatives of some allied networks to discuss ongoing and potential collaborations.
5.00pm to 5.30pm - CLOSING SESSION (30min)Final remarks and conclusion of the GA PREPARATIONBecause of the concentrated nature of this GA and to allow members to effectively participate and contribute, we will organise some online meetings in September before the General Assembly, on different topics (such as the International Manifesto for Solidarity Economy with Jean-Louis Laville and MES France, the Transformative Economies pact and agenda (to contribute in the WSFTE). And most importantly, on Tuesday 8th of September, a meeting to discuss the RIPESS Europe Strategic orientations document together, for which you will receive both the last draft and a few questions to start the discussion.
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