SOLIKON - portoguese

Closing plenary: Steps towards transformation/ We know other ways! - Results

Sarah — Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:36:36 +0000

Podium

Sunday, 13.09.

11:00

2h 30min

HE101

Education and Science

General concepts and Discourses

At this closing plenary, we reflect upon the congress and discuss ideas for the future. We start out with two presentations of the main results of the regional forum initiatives and the transformation forum. With four speakers from different backgrounds, we then shed light on various threads of the conference. Did we bring the different strands of solidarity economy together? What are limitations to spreading it further? How to better disseminate our solidarity practices and cooperative networking to improve our impact and influence ? How can we link our struggles specially to reinforce and learn from the ones in Southern Europe? What are the next global (or pan-european) events where we can come together and focus our energy?

Speaker:

Eric Lavilluniere, Georgia Bekidraki, Sven Giegold, Thomas Brose, Moderation: Nina Treu

Eric Lavilluniere (RIPESS Europe), Georgia Bekidraki (Solidarity4All, Greece), Sven Giegold (MoEP), Thomas Brose (Klimabündnis/ Allianza del Clima), Facilitated by: Nina Treu (Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie)

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Opening- Plenum - Solidarity Economy and transformation

Sarah — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:20:55 +0000

Podium

Thursday, 10.09.

18:45

2h 15min

HE101

Cooperation and Self-organization

General concepts and Discourses

After some opening words by the organisers and a keynote by Paul Mason under the title „Capitalism is dying – What next?“, a panel discussion will engage with the role and strategic relevance of three transformational dimensions:
1.) Practice (concrete alternatives, solidarity economy) – from niched initiatives to widespread recognition
2.) Regime (economic and political structures and institutions): How can the global transformation towards an ecologically and socially just economy and politics be achieved?
3.) Culture (values, lifestyles, paradigms, „grand narratives“, visions): „steps and pioneers of a socio-cultural transformation“.

Speaker:

Clarita Müller-Plantenberg, Josette Combes, Gabriele Wendorf, Paul Mason, Ursula Sladek, Christoph Bautz, Barbara Muraca, Moderation: Silke Helfrich

Clarita Müller-Plantenberg (Forum *SÖ, VFSÖ), Josette Combes (RIPESS EU), Gabriele Wendorf (ZTG, TU Berlin), Paul Mason (The Guardian, Channel 4News, author of „PostCapitalism“, 2015) Ursula Sladek (EWSchönau), Christoph Bautz (Campact), Barbara Muraca (Degrowth-Researcher, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon). Facilitation: Silke Helfrich (Co-founder Commons Strategies Group)

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Regional Forum: Solidarity Economy in Berlin-Brandenburg and Brazil

Sarah — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:04:23 +0000

Forum

Thursday, 10.09.

14:00

1h 30min

MA001

Cooperation and Self-organization

Distribution and equal opportunities

General concepts and Discourses

How do we strengthen the economic and political networks of people involved in the alternative economies of Berlin and Brandenburg? How do we foster the development of a viable network for sustainable and solidarity economy, as a tangible alternative for the majority? The Podium introduces the current networking activities, offers access to the various aspects of regional networks and gives a focussed overview of the regional themes and possibilities for exchange beyond the Congress.

Speaker:

Ute Scheub, Prof. Rosangela Alves de Oliveira, Elisabeth Voß, Frank Wesemann, Prof. Clarita Müller-Plantenberg, Lisa Grossmann

Speakers: Prof. Rosangela Alves de Oliveira (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN), Elisabeth Voß (Netz für Selbstverwaltung und Selbstorganisation), Frank Wesemann (Ökohof Waldgarten, Community Supported Agriculture, Allmende-Projekt), Prof. Clarita Müller-Plantenberg (Forum *SÖ, VFSÖ, Vernetzung Nordhessen, Brazil), Facilitated by: Lisa Grossmann

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Learning from the global South!

Sarah — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:49:45 +0000

Podium

Friday, 11.09.

18:45

2h 15min

HE101

Agriculture and Food

Cooperation and Self-organization

Manual craft and Technology

The podium theme is the Solidarity Economy movement in Brazil. The development of the Solidarity Economy in Brazil grew out of the Forum on the Solidarity Economy, as well as the necessary political frameworks via the National Secretariat of Ministry of Labour. The questions in this panel will focus on the organisational structures, networking and ability to realize and implement goals as well as political frameworks and look towards perspectives for transformation. Also on the panel, alongside the development of solidarity economy in Brazil, is Farida Akhtar who represents a large co-operative of farmers, craft workers and artisans in Bangladesh. She will present the strategic aspects of the development of her organisation. These include: autonomy from multinational agricultural companies, the development of a seed bank and direct marketing.

Prof. Rosangela Alves de Oliveira (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN), Prof. Paul Singer (National Secretary for Solidarity Economy, Department of Labor, Brazil), Dr. Flávio Chedid (Nucleus of Technical Solidarity, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), Farida Akhtar (UBINIG, Bangladesh), Facilitated by: Christian Russau (FDCL, Journalist)

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