The next Solidarity Economy European Congress will take place from the 5th of September to the 13th of September 2015 at the Technical University in Berlin, Germany.
From Saturday 5th of September to Thursday 10th of September 2015 the “Transformation Week” will take place with excursions all over Berlin and Brandenburg (the surrounding area). There are already nearly 80 projects, institutions and organizations, that might be part of this “exploration tour” week and open their initiatives to all who want to visit.
On the 10th of September at noon the congress starts with a regional (Berlin and Brandenburg) focus. In the course of the congress, both national and international dimensions will be adressed with hot topics like trade (TTIP and other trade agreements), climate change, fair trade and positive examples of the regional fora for solidarity economy in Latin America, as well as in other continents like Asia and Africa. There will also will be a focus on convergences among different alternative economy movements. The event will end on Sunday the 13th of September with the „planning“ of the next steps.
The main organizer of the congress is the German Forum for Solidarity Economy. Co-organizers are the ZTG (Center for Technology and Society at the Tech University Berlin), the ZEWK (Centre for Scientific Further Education and Cooperation at the TU Berlin) and RIPESS Europe and other 40 other partners.
More information and the Call for self-organised activities will follow soon…
