Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy in Greece
August 25, 2017 0:00 - Pas de commentaireThe Greek Parliament adopted on 20 October 2016 a new law that will create a supportive legal environment for the development of Social and Solidarity Economy. The priorities of the new law were further outlined in the speech minister Antonopoulos gave during the International Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy, organized by the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (3-4 November, Rome, Italy).
Le Coop Verte Transforms Run-Down Historic Site in Quebec Into Vibrant Hostel
August 24, 2017 13:32 - Pas de commentaireIt's summer in Chicoutimi, a town of 70,000 people in the picturesque Saguenay region in the Canadian province of Quebec. On Avenue Price, one of the city's main drags, behind a vast wooden house with bright red shutters, light from a campfire dances on the crowded backyard patio. A few guys with acoustic guitars sing a Québécois campfire song, to loud applause from a group of backpackers from Ontario. Inside, in the basement, a tattooed bartender serves up local microbrews to patrons.
Alrededor de 4.000 miembros de las Farc se capacitarán en economía solidaria
August 24, 2017 9:31 - Pas de commentaireEl proceso de aprendizaje cooperativo será voluntario y se dará en los Espacios Territoriales de Capacitación y Reincorporación.
Más de 4.000 integrantes de las Farc se van a capacitar en materia de economía solidaria, confirmó la ministra del Trabajo, Griselda Janeth Restrepo Gallego, en diálogo con 6AM Hoy por Hoy de Caracol Radio.
Economía solidaria: ruta alterna del envejecimiento activo
August 24, 2017 9:02 - Pas de commentairePor José Carlos García Ramírez para El Vigía
La cooperación, el trabajo digno, la educación crítica y las exigencias a ser tratados con justicia y equidad, son las mejores riquezas que se pueden resguardar de las personas mayores.
Sin tapujos en la boca, el fundador del cristianismo dijo alguna vez; "el injusto cosechará desdichas en su casa”, mientras que "el justo florecerá como la palmera” y en su comunidad (kehilá) acontecerá la "multiplicación de los panes y los peces”.
CategoríasGuatemala: Social debt and SDGs
August 23, 2017 12:46 - Pas de commentaire
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Guatemala faces a historic dilemma: if it does not leave the old patterns of ‘development’ based on the extraction of natural wealth, environmental predation and exploitation of cheap labour, and turn its gaze towards more creative and inclusive forms of production, democratize its democracy and make the distribution of wealth and political power more equitable, we will - soon - arrive at an ungovernable society, fueled by conflict. The SDGs require a huge country effort, with bold decisions, guided by their best men and women, where equity and social justice are the founding criteria.