The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), which forms the core of the WTO’s food and agriculture trade policies, continues to wreak havoc on people’s lives. Over the past 30 years, La Via Campesina has consistently highlighted the negative and devastating effects of WTO policies on both people and the planet. Whenever the WTO convened its ministerial […]
The EMES International Research Network, in partnership with Competence Center for Social Intervention Research at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences are pleased to announce the 9th EMES International Research Conference on the theme Act locally, change globally: Social enterprises and cooperatives for more resilient economies and societies at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt […]
The 12th Congress and General Assembly (GA) of RIPESS Europe – Solidarity Economy Europe will be held from the 19th to 21th September 2023 at La Bergerie de Villarceaux (Paris, France), with the support of the FPH (Foundation for human progress). This GA is the opportunity to meet again and celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the network in a convivial atmosphere and to continue planning together […]
Babelica, the international online book fair of independent publishing, will take place from 20 to 22 September - 21 September is the Bibliodiversity Day! Babelica is a unique and original project to promote bibliodiversity, conceived and hosted by the International Alliance of Independent Publishers.
The European Day of Sustainable Communities (EDSC), celebrated every September since 2017, showcases thousands of transformative initiatives across Europe. This year’s campaign #JoinTheBigTable will bring the EDSC to the digital landscape for the first time, spreading the word to a wider audience. Citizens out there want to do something about the ecological emergency and we […]
About The Planet Local Summit is a project of Local Futures, an international nonprofit and pioneer of the localisation movement. The Summit will shine light on localisation as a solution-multiplier and bring attention to the worldwide grassroots movement that is unfolding. Central to this movement is a focus on the local food economy, but it also embraces […]
The 4th UNTFSSE technical symposium will take place on October 2-3, 2023, in Montreal, Canada, in partnership and through the support of the city of Montreal, the province of Quebec, and Caisse D’Économie Solidaire Desjardins. The event will contribute to strengthen UNTFSSE’s team and actions and build on the different members’ and observers’ broader expertise […]
For young people aged 18-30 who enjoy creative teamwork. We are seeking 12 volunteers for a 24 days period (21 Nonember - 14 December)
MedTOWN final conference in Seville, Spain: Co-production & social and solidarity economy, permeating social policy in Mediterranean countries through social innovation. This final conference marks the culmination of the European MedTOWN project , funded by the EU through the ENI CBC Med Program. It aims to bring together professionals, researchers, policymakers and stakeholders from Mediterranean […]
The event is ECOLISE’s main policy event, co-organised by ICLEI–Local Governments for Sustainability and the European Economic & Social Committee (EESC). Local levels and citizens - especially marginalised people in the global south - are most impacted by the planetary crisis. This is the case also in Europe: local governments and citizens are the ones […]
The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy organize in Donostia-San Sebastián – Social Economy Capital of Spain 2023- on November 13th and 14th 2023 the European Conference “Social Economy: People, Planet, Action”, within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Recent years events at both European and global level, […]
Social Economy refers to economic practices that pursue social and/or environmental goals. It also includes democratic and participatory decision-making structures. The focus of the "Social Economy Enquete:Democracy" is the question of how the democratization of the economy can be advanced, especially in times of the erosion of democracy and the increase of authoritarian developments, and […]
