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</span></font><b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>International Forum on
the Social and solidarity Economy<br>
</span></u>From October 17th to 20th 2011 <br>
<st1:City w:st="on">Montreal</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Quebec</st1:State>
(<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>) <br>
<br>
</b><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>PALAIS DES
CONGRÈS, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">MONTREAL</st1:place></st1:City><br>
</span></font></b><a href="http://www.fiess2011.org/en/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/en/</a>
(English)<br>
<a href="http://www.fiess2011.org/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/</a>
(Français)<br>
<a href="http://www.fiess2011.org/es/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/es/</a>
(Español)<br>
<br>
With the end of the early registration period, there are already registered
over of <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>one thousand people from 61 countries
throughout the world!<br>
</span></b>See the program here <a
href="http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/workshops/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/workshops/<br>
<br>
</a><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Event objectives:<br>
<br>
</span></b>- 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. <br>
- 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.<br>
- To encourage the exchange of ideas around the theme of the social and
solidarity economy at the international and inter-regional level.<br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Working Themes<br>
</span></b>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 (<st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Bolivia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Mali</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Spain</st1:country-region></st1:place>).<br>
<br>
<b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Territory and
local development<br>
</span></font></b>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.<br>
<br>
<b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Innovation and
collective entrepreneurship<br>
</span></font></b>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.<br>
<br>
<b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Solidarity
finance and trade<br>
</span></font></b>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.<br>
<br>
<b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Work and
employment<br>
</span></font></b>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.<br>
<br>
<b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Food security
and sovereignty<br>
</span></font></b>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.<br>
<br>
<b><u><span style='font-weight:bold'>Other activities organized around the
FIESS<br>
</span></u></b>In addition to these moments, other activities organized around
the FIESS (see complete information here: <a
href="http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/</a>)
seek to bring together actors with similar interests, namely:<br>
<br>
<u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_preforumkicikan">The indigenous pre forum event
“ANICINAPE KICIKAN ”<br>
</a></u>This event, held in conjunction with the FIESS, will bring indigenous
experiences in the social and solidarity economy in <st1:State w:st="on">Quebec</st1:State>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
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<br>
<br>
<u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_womense">Women and the social economy:
“Women at the heart of the Social Economy”<br>
</a></u>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.<br>
For more information : <a href="mailto:femmesaucoeur@relais-femmes.qc.ca"
target="_blank">femmesaucoeur@relais-femmes.qc.ca</a><br>
<br>
<u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_researchseminar">Research seminar<br>
</a></u>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<br>
<br>
<u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_unioncaucus">Union Caucus<br>
</a></u>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.<br>
<br>
<u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_panelresearch">Panel on collaborative
research/partner research<br>
</a></u>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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Victoria</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Thanks to a close
collaboration between actors and academics, the understanding of the needs,
issues and challenges of this sector in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place> 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.<br>
<br>
<u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><a
href="#1323afbe974801ac_communityradiopp">Community radio and public policy
development<br>
</a></span></font></u><a href="#1323afbe974801ac_inaugurationarcq">Inauguration
– ARCQ and AMARC</a><br>
<a href="#1323afbe974801ac_culturalyouth">Youth and Cultural Evening at the
Society for Arts and Technology</a><br>
<a href="#1323afbe974801ac_networkingevening">Networking evening for collective
entrepreneurs<br>
<br>
</a>See complete information here: <a
href="http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/" target="_blank">http://www.fiess2011.org/en/program/related-activities/<br>
<br>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>María
Cecilia Fernández<br>
ICAE<br>
International Council for Adult Education<br>
General Secretariat<br>
18 de Julio 2095 - Apto 301<br>
11200 <st1:City w:st="on">Montevideo</st1:City> - <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Uruguay</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
Tel/fax: 005982 409 79 82<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:icae@icae.org.uy" target="_blank">icae@icae.org.uy</a><br>
<a href="http://www.icae.org.uy/" target="_blank">www.icae.org.uy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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