[Ialla_francophone] FW: Forum on Social and solidarity Economy

Lun 5 Sep 17:57:55 UYT 2011

Chers amis, chéres amies,

Ci-dessous vous trouverez information de votre interêt en francais.

Cordialement

Cecilia

International  Forum on the Social and solidarity Economy
From October 17th to 20th 2011 
Montreal, Quebec (Canada) 

PALAIS DES CONGRÈS, MONTREAL
http://www.fiess2011.org/en/ (English)
http://www.fiess2011.org/ (Français)
http://www.fiess2011.org/es/ (Español)

With the end of the early registration period, there are already registered
over of one thousand people from 61 countries throughout the world!
See the program here http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/workshops/

Event objectives:

- To bring together key players in the social and solidarity economy from
countries across the North and South and their partners in government,
labour movements, research institutes and international organizations. 
- To help strengthen partnerships between civil society and government that
support the social and solidarity economy in the various participating
countries. To highlight successful partnerships, particularly in the
development of public policy.
- To encourage the exchange of ideas around the theme of the social and
solidarity economy at the international and inter-regional level.

Working Themes
Research material prepared in advance will foster the discussions and
debates of the forum. These working papers will provide comparative
perspectives on policies and experiences of public/community partnerships
that have succeeded in facilitating the creation of social and solidarity
economy enterprises and in increasing their capacity to meet social and
economic development goals. More precisely, there will be five working
papers on the five specific themes, one cross-cutting paper as well as six
national case studies (South Africa, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Mali and
Spain).

Territory and local development
The social and solidarity economy is above all the outcome of collective
action at the local level, and the most successful initiatives are rooted
locally. This theme will be central to the Forum, and it is within this
theme that the role of public powers and local actors will be broached.

Innovation and collective entrepreneurship
The social and solidarity economy is characterized by new entrepreneurial
initiatives in every sector, through a collective approach which includes
social, economic and environmental commitments. Innovation is at the core of
this collective entrepreneurship. Whether it be new legal forms, new
partnerships being developed, new ways of meeting needs or new production
modes involving further workers, there is no doubt that the social and
solidarity economy generates innovations. These innovations are developed
within many sectors (housing, tourism, etc.) and often lead to the
implementation of public policies that ensure them a better stability.

Solidarity finance and trade
Access to capital suited to the needs of the social and solidarity economy
remains the greatest challenge in every country. Also problematic are the
availability of suitable financial products, tools for supporting emerging
enterprises, marketing, market access, etc. Within this theme, researchers
will explore the links between the social and solidarity economy, local
markets, procurement programs, and responsible investment.

Work and employment
Wherever it develops, the social and solidarity economy addresses a need for
job creation. It also promotes democratization in the work place. In
southern countries, processes of formalization of popular economy activities
leading to the creation of decent jobs are increasingly taking this path.
Additionally, in several countries, the labour movement plays an active role
in the development of the social and solidarity economy. For this reason,
the role of unions in the support of social and solidarity enterprises
creation and local and regional development must be analyzed in more detail.

Food security and sovereignty
The issue of food security and sovereignty is approached very differently in
countries in the North and in the South. Several developing countries have
designed and adopted food security policies thanks to a dialogue with civil
society organizations. Within this context, this theme will study the
emergence of social and solidarity economy enterprises producing and
transforming food, and beyond that the contribution of the social and
solidarity economy to food security and sovereignty.

Other activities organized around the FIESS
In addition to these moments, other activities organized around the FIESS
(see complete information here:
http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/) seek to bring
together actors with similar interests, namely:

The indigenous pre forum event <>  “ANICINAPE KICIKAN ”
This event, held in conjunction with the FIESS, will bring indigenous
experiences in the social and solidarity economy in Quebec and Canada to the
foreground while raising awareness of the issue among international players.
In addition, the event will provide an opportunity to highlight First
Peoples’ contribution to the development and implementation of the social
economy. The event will take the form of an exhibitor’s fair, at which
lectures will be given, and will be a unique opportunity to share and
discuss indigenous social economy practices as well as the measures needed
to influence public policy affecting indigenous with respect to the social
economy

Women and the social economy: <>  “Women at the heart of the Social Economy”
This activity will bring together women from all over the world to share
feminist perspectives and experiences with respect to the social and
solidarity economy. In particular, emphasis will be placed on the different
ways in which the social and solidarity economy can help improve women’s
economic security and under which conditions. What role can public policy
play? At the centre of the event is the sharing of concrete examples and
analyses from a feminist point of view of the social and solidarity economy
in order to identify directions and perspectives for the future. This
activity is open to men and women registered for the Forum, and to
individuals who have registered independently for the activity.
For more information : femmesaucoeur at relais-femmes.qc.ca

Research seminar <> 
In preparation for the forum, several working papers are being produced in
order to take stock of the situation within the five themes of the forum and
to facilitate discussion during the event. As part of this pre-forum
research project, national case studies presenting experiences of
public/community partnerships and the policies that have enabled the
emergence of social and solidarity enterprises were also carried out in
Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Mali, South Africa and Spain. These research
documents will be made public on the FIESS website several weeks before the
beginning of the forum. The free seminar, open to all and particularly to
students and researchers, will be an opportunity to meet the researchers and
field actors who produced these studies and to discuss the results with
their authors

Union Caucus <> 
Participants from labour organizations are invited by three Quebec labour
federations (Confédération des syndicats nationaux, Centrale des syndicats
démocratiques, Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec) to a
meeting on the evening of October 19th in the presence of representatives
from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), ITUC Africa, the
Bureau for Workers’ Activities of the International Labour Organisation and
the United Central of Workers (Brazil). On the agenda, a collective
reflection on the role of the labour movement in the development of the
social and solidarity economy.

Panel on collaborative <>  research/partner research
This activity is organized by the Canadian Social Economy Hub, a research
initative lead by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network
(CCEDNet-RCDÉC) and the University of Victoria. It is aimed at the academic
community and will underscore the importance of the link between researchers
and practitioners. For the last five years, a vast research partnership
between universities and communities on the social and solidarity economy
has been taking place in Canada. Thanks to a close collaboration between
actors and academics, the understanding of the needs, issues and challenges
of this sector in Canada has greatly improved. This research panel will
present several key actors of this project and highlight the important
contribution of this type of research for the social and solidarity economy.
Through the presence of an international guest, this panel will also offer
an outsiders’ perspective on these practices and present what is done
elsewhere in this regards.

Community radio and public policy <>  development
Inauguration <>  – ARCQ and AMARC
Youth and Cultural Evening at the <>  Society for Arts and Technology
Networking evening for collective <>  entrepreneurs

See complete information here:
http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/

María Cecilia Fernández
ICAE
International Council for Adult Education
General Secretariat
18 de Julio 2095 - Apto  301
11200 Montevideo - Uruguay
Tel/fax: 005982 409 79 82
E-mail: icae at icae.org.uy
www.icae.org.uy <http://www.icae.org.uy/>  

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