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Inside Argentina’s Worker Owned Factories
1 de Outubro de 2013, 12:37
A Decade after ‘The Take’ By Nora Leccese SolidarityEconomy.net via Shareable The economy is pretty untrustworthy in Argentina right now – the economy’s 30% inflation will eat away at your paycheck till there is nothing left and it’s not wise invest with Argentina pesos. It is very difficult to conduct business at all given the... ...ADFIAP assists Myanmar business group on website content development
1 de Outubro de 2013, 4:02
On the request of the SMART Myanmar project team and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI), ADFIAP conducted a 7-day website content development seminar-workshop for UMFCCI officers and its ICT team on September 18-24, 2013 at the UMFCC Headquarters in Yangon. ADFIAP is part of a... ...UNRISD evaluators pay their first visit
30 de Setembro de 2013, 21:00The evaluation of UNRISD for the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) is now underway. Two representatives of the evaluation team made their first visit to Geneva on 18-19 September to kick off the project.
Chile’s Early Cybernetics: How Allende Attempted a Socialist Internet to Organize the Economy
28 de Setembro de 2013, 12:20
Red Pepper, UK, tells the story of Cybersyn, Chile’s experiment in non-centralized economic planning which was cut short by the 1973 coup The Cybersyn Opsroom By Leigh Phillips SolidarityEconomy.net via Red Pepper, UK The story of Salvador Allende, president of the first ever democratically elected Marxist administration, who died when General Augusto Pinochet overthrew the... ...10 Principles of Fair Trade
26 de Setembro de 2013, 22:14
The Member Organizations and Partners of the World Fair Trade Organization and WFTO Asia commit themselves to respect the following 10 principles: (click on the right or left to navigate) For More Information, visit WFTO websiteWhat Do Cooperatives Have To Do with the Post- 2015 Development Framework and Proposed Sustainable Development Goals?
26 de Setembro de 2013, 21:00Cooperative enterprises are instrumental in providing opportunities for productive employment as well as offering services such as health care, education, credit, improved infrastructure and sustainable energy. They are guided by values of social dialogue and democracy, and are often rooted in local communities, making them a sustainable option for achieving development. However, recognition within UN... ...
New Strategy to Create Jobs and Attract New Investment in Ontario
26 de Setembro de 2013, 14:28Impact – A Social Enterprise Strategy for Ontario is the province’s plan to become the number one jurisdiction in North America for businesses that have a positive social, cultural, or environmental impact while generating revenue.
Government of Ontario Launches Social Enterprise Strategy
26 de Setembro de 2013, 12:43
The Government of Ontario today launched Impact – A Social Enterprise Strategy for Ontario. It represents an important new stage in the official recognition of social enterprise and accompanying policy support. Theme: National Policy WorkThings Are Different When a University Is Owned by Faculty, Staff and Worker Coops
25 de Setembro de 2013, 14:45
What American Universities Can Learn From The Cooperative Mondragon University This unique college in the Spanish countryside has cut out the middlemen–career administrators–and gives the faculty more dignity than they usually have at U.S. schools today. For American college students, the biggest problem with higher education is how much it costs. But the faculty who... ...Australia: Take Back the Economy Panel
25 de Setembro de 2013, 9:41
Source: https://gleebooks.worldsecuresystems.com/BookingRetrieve.aspx?ID=124758 Event: Thursday October 17, 6 for 6:30pm. Book here or phone 02 9660 2333. Panel: Katherine Gibson, Jenny Cameron, Melina Morrison and Kurt Iveson, chaired by Julie McCrossin In the wake of economic crisis on a global scale, more and more people are reconsidering their role in the economy and wondering what they... ...What Then Can I Do? 10 Ways to Democratize the Economy
25 de Setembro de 2013, 8:26
By Gar Alperovitz and Keane Bhatt Truthout | Op-Ed Sept 24, 2013 – The richest 400 Americans now own more wealth than the bottom 180 million taken together. The political system is in deadlock. Social and economic pain continue to grow. Environmental devastation and global warming present growing challenges. Is there any path toward a... ...Community Sector Banking – in the loop | September 2013
25 de Setembro de 2013, 6:40Community Sector Banking – in the loop | September 2013 http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f6549c93b526d89b51ae5efcc&id=181e5db202&e Language Undefined Tags: Community Sector Banking CSB INAISE Australia NEWS Social Finance
Green light for creation of a new bilingual Canadian association
24 de Setembro de 2013, 15:03Delegates from Canada’s two national cooperative associations have voted strongly in favour of creating a single bilingual organization to represent cooperatives, credit unions and mutual insurance companies in every region of Canada . The decision is considered historic because it brings together English and French speaking cooperators, who have been largely divided along linguistic lines... ...
Fair Trade at London Fashion Week
24 de Setembro de 2013, 11:37Award winning Fair Trade fashion brands, Pachacuti and People Tree, led the movement as cutting edge designers committed…
200 Mayors Support Fair Trade Beyond 2015
24 de Setembro de 2013, 11:11The signers of the “Fair Trade Beyond 2015” Declaration were unveiled today ahead of the United Nations’ event on the Millennium Development…
