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May 8 martyrs
May 13, 2014 21:41
Government Assures of Honouring the May 8 Martyrs The Ministry of Public and Political Affairs of the Government of Sierra Leoneans has assured Sierra Leoneans that henceforth the Commemoration of the 22 Sierra Leoneans that lost their lives during a peaceful protest march to the residence of the Revolutionary United Front leader, Corporal Foday Sankoh,... ...Poussons les portes de l’ONU : notre journée au sein de l’UNRISD
May 13, 2014 21:00Trois lycéennes genevoises ont pu faire connaissance avec l’UNRISD ce mercredi. Participantes à une formation sur la Genève internationale organisée par la Fondation Eduki, elles ont pu découvrir le travail de notre institut de recherche. En voici leur compte rendu.
Partnerships Between Government and the Social Economy Strengthen Communities
May 12, 2014 16:58
A special supplement of Canadian Public Policy, Canada’s foremost journal examining economic and social policy, highlights some of the key policy research produced by the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships (CSERP) that was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanitie Theme: National Policy Work ResearchSAVE THE DATE: 2014 SAGE Assembly – September 20th
May 12, 2014 14:02The 2014 Worcester SAGE Assembly will be held on Saturday, September 20th, 2014 from 10am-4pm. The structure of this year’s event has changed from a conference to a decision-making assembly where we will pick a campaign to focus on. Check out our proposed structure for the assembly here!
Charities get a steer on the road to growth – Charity Bank offers free seminars to help social sector organisations get ready to grow
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Charity Bank – the bank that takes savings from individuals and lends solely to social sector organisations – is offering a series of free half-day seminars to help such organisations prepare for investment and growth The seminars, called The Road to Growth, are taking place in June and July in London, Nottingham and Leeds. They are... ...Sign of Hope: Solar Cooperatives Growing
May 12, 2014 10:16
By Laurie Guevara-Stone Rocky Mountain Institute April 29, 2014 – Rocky Mountain Institute just came out with a new article on the state of solar cooperatives around the U.S. Cooperative business structures in the solar and renewable energy space more broadly serve a vital function by aggregating the purchasing power of individuals, businesses, and organizations. ... ...Special Program on Agriculture Finance for Credit Ease (SPACE China) Inc.
May 12, 2014 2:51PROGRAM BACKGROUND: The Association for Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP) has been requested to conduct a Special Program on Agricultural Finance for Credit Ease (SPACE) China Inc., for its senior management team from May 26 – June 03, 2014 in Manila, Philippines. In general, the study tour program aims to enable... ...
Luca Dal Pozzo, new President of CECOP
May 9, 2014 7:45The General Assembly of CECOP, gathered today in Brussels, has elected Luca Dal Pozzo as the new President of CECOP. With this election, he becomes also Vice-President of CICOPA for Europe. Mr. Dal Pozzo has been Vice-President of CECOP since 2010, and in his own country, Italy, he is Vice-President of Federsolidarietà-Confcooperative, the largest Italian... ...
Jackson Rising: An Electoral Battle Unleashes a Merger of Black Power, the Solidarity Economy and Wider Democracy
May 8, 2014 23:30
Photo: Closing session of Jackson Rising By Carl Davidson SolidarityEconomy.net Nearly 500 people turned out over the May 2-4, 2014 weekend for the ‘Jackson Rising’ conference in Jackson, Mississippi. It was a highly successful and intensive exploration of Black power, the solidarity economy and the possibilities unleashed for democratic change when radicals win urban elections.... ...CoopZone Announces Online Co-op Development Training Program 2014-15
May 8, 2014 20:47
CoopZone is again accepting applications to its co-op development training courses for 2014-15. Theme: Practitioner StrengtheningCICOPA to represent the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference
May 8, 2014 15:32From 28 May to 12 June, the International Labour Conference will initiate a discussion on how to facilitate the transition from the informal to the formal economy. Bruno Roelants, Secretary General of CICOPA has been asked to represent the cooperative movement vision at this event, in the International Cooperative Alliance’s name. - News / Portada,... ...
Organized Labor, Public Banks and the Grassroots: Keys to a Worker-Owned Economy
May 7, 2014 11:46
By Matt Stannard SolidarityEconomy.net via Nation of Change May 4, 2014 – Before his death in February, Jackson Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Lumumba was helping his constituents chart an economic plan whose main component was worker-owned cooperatives. In her recent article about Lumumba and cooperatives, Laura Flanders cites Collective Courage author Jessica Gordon Nembhard’s point that... ...Spain: 23% more worker cooperatives created in 2013 and generating net employment
May 7, 2014 11:46At the close of 2013 there was a 23% increase in worker cooperatives than at the same time the previous year. Up to 2013, there had been 10 points’ worth of fewer job losses in cooperatives than in other company types. Worker cooperatives are currently creating net employment, in a country where there are 5... ...
Exploring Oikocredit’s work in Bolivia
May 7, 2014 8:38
Oikocredit’s second study tour for this year is about to begin. A total of 15 participants, including staff, volunteers, members and investors will travel to Bolivia to visit partners, those organizations Oikocredit invests in, from 11 to 17 May. The Bolivian study tour will begin in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz). Study tour... ...