Célébrons solidairement la Journée internationale des travailleurs et des travailleuses !
May 1, 2014 7:46 - no comments yetMONTRÉAL, LE 1ER MAI 2014 _ À l’occasion de la journée internationale des travailleurs et des travailleuses, le 1er mai 2014, le Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre et de l’économie sociale et de l’action communautaire (CSMO-ÉSAC), de concert avec les partenaires du secteur d’emploi, souhaite présenter au grand public les multiples visages des travailleurs et travailleuses
Study tour heads to Dominican Republic
May 1, 2014 5:59 - no comments yet
This year Oikocredit will be hosting two study tours, its first to the Dominican Republic. A group of volunteers, members and investors of Oikocredit in Canada and the USA will visit partners across the Dominican Republic from 27 April to 2 May 2014. The second tour heads for Bolivia in May. The annual tours are
PRESS RELEASE: World Fair Trade Day, 10 May 2014
May 1, 2014 3:11 - no comments yetFair Trade producers and the people buying their products are the real drivers of the growth of Fair Trade. Backed…
Conditionalities, Cash and Gender Relations
April 30, 2014 18:00 - no comments yetIs the empowerment of women through conditional cash transfers illusory? It is important to distinguish between the positive effects of conditional cash transfers and ‘empowerment’ as well as between different degrees of empowerment. But to effectively and sustainably tackle women’s poverty and vulnerability we must support women’s capabilities and income-generating capacities, and understand the gender
Social Economy, Culture and Identity across the Border: Lessons from the Basque Case
April 30, 2014 18:00 - no comments yetThis think piece addresses the role of the Third Sector and Social Economy in the emergence of cross-border network governance in the Basque border region between France and Spain. Cross-border relations have historically been initiated by movements within civil society, anticipating policy actors in this matter. A policy change occurred in the 1990s, with the
How to Upscale your Social Economy into a Trillion Dollar Global Market. The Convergence Paradox of Islamic Finance
April 30, 2014 18:00 - no comments yetThe contemporary Islamic banking and finance industry provides a radical critique of finance as currently practiced. In spite of this moral stance, Islamic finance has expanded in a few short decades into a trillion dollar global market. Perhaps surprisingly, many Islamic finance products have converged in both quality and price with their conventional counterparts so
O poder feminino na economia solidária
April 30, 2014 12:12 - no comments yet
Fonte: http://namu.com.br/materias/o-poder-feminino-na-economia-solidaria No Brasil, existem cerca de 33 mil empreendimentos sem patrões. Neles, máquinas, terra ou qualquer instrumento de produção pertencem a todos. As decisões administrativas são tomadas em grupo. E, assim como o trabalho, o lucro é dividido entre todos. Esses empreendimentos compõem a chamada economia solidária, um sistema de cooperativas, empresas, grupos informais
Quelle intégration de l’ESS dans les dynamiques de développement et les politiques économiques locales ?
April 30, 2014 10:28 - no comments yetL’économie sociale et solidaire est aujourd’hui présentée comme recelant un gisement potentiel d’innovation sociale, d’activités et d’emplois à conforter. Elle est également réputée plus résiliente et plus apte que « l’économie classique » à jouer un rôle d’amortisseur dans un contexte économique difficile. La loi ESS en cours de préparation s’appuie sur cette analyse. Elle
ESS et transition écologique : quels enseignements des initiatives locales européennes ?
April 30, 2014 10:16 - no comments yetAfin d’enrichir les réflexions des collectivités territoriales et des acteurs franciliens, l’ARENE et l’Atelier ont mené une étude comparative de politiques locales européennes au croisement de l’ESS et du développement durable : Quels types d’initiatives d’ESS répondant aux enjeux de développement durable sont créés en Europe ? Quelles mobilisations des collectivités locales dans ces projets
