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• Public Policy for the Social Economy: Building a people-centred economy in Canada
  1 June 2010
  Sarah Amyot, Rupert Downing, and Crystal Tremblay, Canada
• Public Policy Trends and Instruments Supporting the Social Economy: International Experiences
  7 April 2010
  Chrystal Tremblay, Canada

VIII International Meetings of the RIUESS
Social and Solidarity Economy: development, mobility and relocalization

Universitat Abat Oliba CEU, Barcelona

# May 8-9, 2008

Summit of the Peoples: Enlazando Alternativas 3

Lima (Peru)

# May, 2008

2008 unMoney Convergence

Paris (France)

# April 25-26, 2008

> Fair Trade

2008 unMoney Convergence

Seattle, USA

# April 14, 2008

> Social Money

Launch of the ProsperA network: social performance in microfinance

# January, 2008

> Solidarity Finance

Indicators of well-being for a solidarity based and responsible territory

# December, 2007

INEES

> Indicators

Inner City Development Cooperative (Quezon City, Philippines): An original savings and loans initiative for the urban poor

International Newsletter on Sustainable Local Development #44

# December, 2007

Yvon Poirier

The 4th Meeting of the Université Populaire et Citoyenne will host a conference on Solidarity-based Economy in the South: Reality and Policies

Paris, France

# Decembre 7, 2007

> programme (pdf - 677 ko) - in French

First Asian Forum for Solidarity Economy in Manila

# November, 2007

Yoko Kitazawa

The role of large enterprises in democracy and society

Conference

Krakow, Poland

# 25-26 October, 2007

Money differently. Can money be social? Can finance be solidarity-based? (in French)

Université Populaire et Citoyenne de Paris

# Paris, October 13, 2007

> Social Money

Why Investment Matters: The Political Economy of International Investments

Kavaljit Singh

# October, 2007

Forum on Solidarity Economy was launched in Japan

# April, 2007

Yoko Kitazawa

Second Latin American Meeting of Fair Trade and Solidarity-based Economy

La Havana, Cuba

# February 20-23, 2007

> Fair Trade

Regiogeld Summit and Monetary Regionalisation: DVD is available!

# January, 2007

> Social Money

Reinforcing Solidarity Economy

# january 2007

Forum Brasilero de Economía Solidaria (FBES)

German Conference on Solidarity Economy

Berlin, Germany

# November 24-26, 2006

A Conference on Monetary Regionalisation

Weimar, Germany

# September, 2006

Gill Seyfang

> Social Money

A wonderful world, but...

# July, 2006

Vincent Commenne

> Societal Responsibility

Brazilian Forum of Solidarity Economy (FBES), an inspiring network

# July, 2006

Yvon Poirier

Philippe Amouroux passes away

# March 25, 2006

WTO Ministerial - a disappointment

# January, 2006

Arun Raste

VI International Meeting of Solidarity Economy - Ecosol

Caracas, Venezuela

# January 24-29, 2006

The economy for the 3rd millennium will be spiritual or there will be no economy!

# December, 2005

Philippe Amouroux

An important step towards the integration of solidarity socio-economy issues

# December, 2005

Pierre Johnson

> Dakar 2005

The Structural Blaze

# November, 2005

Laurent Fraisse and Oriol Alsina

Women's Place in the Solidarity Economy - Globalization of Solidarity Meeting - Dakar 2005

# September, 2005

Madeleine Hersent

> Women and Economy workshop

Towards an integrated vision of the solidarity socio-economy in Dakar?

# September, 2005

Alain Simon, Marcos Arruda

> Vision of an integrated Solidarity Socio-Economy workshop

Democracy and freedom

# September, 2005

Marcos Arruda

Solidarity Economy Experiences: interviews

# 2003-2005

> Vision of an integrated Solidarity Socio-Economy workshop

Ist Fair of Solidarity Economy for the Mercosur

# July 9-10, 2005

Saint Maria, Brazil

> Fair Trade workshop

Together towards Dakar 2005

# May, 2005

Abdou Salam Fall, President of RIPESS

Solidarity Economy and Fair Trade: a way to raise EU citizens'awareness on Sustaibale Development and North-South Solidarity

European Conference on Awareness-Raising and Development Education for North-South Solidarity, Brussels, Belgium

# May 19-20, 2005

Ecological Debt. The Health of the Planet and the Wealth of Nations

Andrew Simms

# May, 2005

> Environmental Justice, Ecological Debt and Sustainability workshop

Forum on Fair Trade in Africa

Aurélien C. Atidegla

# May, 2005

> Fair Trade workshop

The Highways and Byways of the World Social Forum

# April, 2005

Philippe Amouroux

Another Forum is possible, if...!

# January, 2005

Nicolas Haeringer

The alternative economy

a feature on the social and solidarity-based economy, from the magazine 'Vers un développement solidaire' n°179, Switzerland (print run: 2,000 copies)

# February 2005

> website (in French)

First Meetings of the Social and Solidarity Economy of the Geneva region

# November 18-19, 2004

Geneva, Switzerland

APRES

Forum 2004: Socially responsible consumption and finance systems

Socially responsible consumption and finance systems: public authorities’ and citizens’ commitment for social cohesion
> Palais de l’Europe, Strasbourg

# November 4-5, 2004

> Solidarity Finance workshop

Launching of the Portal of the Social and Solidarity Economy

# November, 2004

www.apres-ge.ch

The social and solidarity-based economy at the London European Social Forum

# November, 2004

Laurent Fraisse

Towards a solidarity-based economy in the Parlatino

# October 14-15, 2004

Sao Paulo, Brazil

First National Meeting of Entrepreneurs of the Solidarity Economy

# August 13-15, 2004

Brasília-DF, Brazil
Organized by the Brazilian Forum of Solidarity-based Economy together with the Ministry of Work and Employment of Brazil

Verdict of the Court for Food Sovereignty

Quito, Ecuador
as part of the Social Forum of the Americas
# July 27, 2004

> Environmental Justice, Ecological Debt and Sustainability workshop

Launching of the North American Network for the Solidarity Economy (NANSE)

# July, 2004

Trois Rivière, Quebec (Canada)

Charter of Principles of the Brazilian Network for a Solidarity Socio-Economy (RBSES)

June 6, 2004

> Vision of an integrated Solidarity Socio-Economy workshop

Seminar on Ecological Debt

Pisa, Italia

May 10, 2004

information on the web site (in Italian)

Heloisa Primavera (PSES) presents Solidarity Economy and social money in Porto Alegre

May 14-15, 2004

> web (in portuguese)

Social finance in progress

Conference Jointly organised by Inaise and Integra Foundation, Bratislava, Slovakia

June 2-4, 2004

> Solidarity Finance workshop

The ecological debt

Lyla Bavadam (Frontline)

January 31, 2004

> Environmental Justice, Ecological Debt and Sustainability workshop

News from Cancun

September 30, 2003

Pierre Johnson

Fair Trade Expo in Cancun, Mexico

September 9-12, 2003

Celebrating and Expanding the Ethical and Sustainable Economy
During the WTO Ministerial Meeting -- September 9-12, 2003 Cancun, Mexico

Debate on Social Performance Indicators

Start in June 23, 2003

And how to measure Social Capital in Solidarity Finance Institutions

> Solidarity Finance workshop

Barcelona workshop on strategies of change

June 10-12, 2003

Challenges and implementation of strategies of change and action by citizens alliances: A workshop of reflection organised next June 10/11 and 12, in Barcelona, Spain

State plenary of solidarity economy in Brazil

June 5, 2003

Marcos Arruda

Porto Alegre: Economy of Solidarity Becomes Major Theme for International Civil Society

February 2003

Françoise Wautiez and Philippe Amouroux