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SUMMARY:Conversion Worker-Owner Peer Networking
DESCRIPTION:This is a new network call for member-owners who have converted to the worker-co-op model. In this conference call\, we will cover:\n\n1) How can we use this space to support and improve our benefits for your businesses\, as well as connect converted worker co-op member-owners\n2) How often we should meet\n3) Discuss the idea of a peer to peer support\n4) Next Steps\nRegister here
URL:https://ussen.org/event/conversion-worker-owner-peer-networking/
CATEGORIES:Peer Networking
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180201
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Solutions to Our Housing Crisis
DESCRIPTION:How much do you pay for a place to live—and how much should you? Across the country\, housing prices continue to climb while wages essentially have been stagnant since the 1970s. At the same time\, the supply of housing isn’t keeping pace with population growth. Zillow has estimated that the current number of homes for sale is about the same as it was in 1994\, but the U.S. population has grown by 63 million people since then. Even in places with laws requiring developers to build a certain percentage of affordable housing\, “affordability” often applies only to a select few people within a narrow demographic. Most people below the upper middle class are priced out. \nWhere are the solutions? The last major drive toward public housing in the 1960s had wide-ranging effects that did little to alleviate poverty and\, in some places\, made it worse. Across the country\, innovations in housing—cohousing developments and community land trusts to urban mixed-use communities and rural cooperatives—have shown some promise\, but can they scale to address the scope of the problem? There are only 165 cohousing groups across the United States\, for example\, some having only a few homes and none more than a few dozen. And\, no\, a million tiny houses won’t fix us. \nWhat solutions can work at scale? How do we approach housing and the related problems of inequality\, since housing makes up about two-thirds of a median American family’s wealth? How can we provide enough housing without contributing to overdevelopment and environmental degradation in all stages of use? Can innovative solutions in housing address the profound wealth inequality for racial and ethnic minorities? The stories we are seeking will address these questions and more\, such as: \n\nWhat is the American Dream home now?\nShould the goal should be homeownership or long-term stable rentals?\nAre people choosing creative forms of “family” as a way of addressing housing needs?\nIs multigenerational living all it’s cracked up to be?\nHow are communities of color finding solutions to housing needs that also address other issues facing their communities?\nWhat kind of advocacy works to hold the line on raising rents\, foreclosures\, and up-market redevelopment?\nCan cooperative financing\, development\, and homeownership keep housing affordable?\nWhere are millennials finding solutions for first-time homeownership?\nAre rural communities on the rebound as more people abandon prohibitively expensive urban centers?\nIs our concept of “home” changing how we view “work”?\nDoes gentrification have to mean displacement?\nHow can we ensure that our homes—building and living in them—aren’t contributing to environmental decay?\nHow do other countries or cultures manage affordable housing?\nWhat are we going to do about the suburbs?\n\nDo you have expertise\, evidence\, or insight into how the housing economy has changed and how it can change for the better? Send us your ideas for a reported feature\, deeply researched think piece\, or insightful essay to housing@yesmagazine.org.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/call-for-submissions-solutions-to-our-housing-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Call for Submissions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180301
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SUMMARY:Love the People: Three-Part Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Are you concerned about how to build strength and sanctuary within your movements? \nOne year into the Trump Presidency\, how has the concept of sanctuary expanded and taken different meanings and urgency in different parts of the country? \nDo you want to learn and explore more about creating people-led alternatives to state-led “protection”? \nLove the People is a three-part webinar series that will bring together storytellers who will share their experiences with community-focused responses to interpersonal and systemic violence. We will cover interpersonal violence intervention in our homes and neighborhoods\, defending our demonstrations and movement spaces\, and community defense in our workplaces\, in sanctuary and across our communities. We will explore how to expand the concept of sanctuary and new ways to imagine community defense. \nSave these dates: \nSession 1: Wednesday\, Jan. 31st | 1pm- 2:30pm EST\nOur Homes and Neighborhoods- Interpersonal Violence Intervention \nSession 2: Wednesday\, Feb. 14th | 1pm-2:30pm EST\nLove the People: Defending our Demonstrations \nSession 3: Wednesday\, Feb. 28th 1pm-2:30pm EST\nSanctuary for All- Community Defense \nSave your spot in the series\, sign up today. \n \nThere is a single registration cost for the webinar series and it is on a sliding scale. We are making this program available to any organizer who wishes to attend\, and inviting you to pay what you are able. We also strongly encourage you to sign up with a buddy or a group of other folks you organize with\, so that you can take these conversations offline and into your everyday organizing work. \nPAST WEBINARS\nOur first public webinar series\, Multiply and Mobilize\, was launched in Spring 2017 provides tools and strategies for organizing and resistance in the current political environment in the U.S. Access the recordings and accompanying resources here: \n\nMultiply and Mobilize Part One: Narratives and Strategies for Resisting Divide and Conquer Tactics\nMultiply and Mobilize Part Two: Understanding this Political Moment\nMultiply and Mobilize Webinar Part Three: When We Fight We Win – Building the Rebel Alliance
URL:https://ussen.org/event/love-the-people-three-part-webinar-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180205
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SUMMARY:Peoples' State of the Union
DESCRIPTION:In January of most years\, the President delivers a State of the Union Address highlighting the past year and suggesting priorities for the coming year. It’s a broadcast from one to many. But democracy is a conversation\, not a monologue. Understanding the state of our union takes We the People reflecting in our own communities on our challenges and opportunities locally\, nationally\, and globally. \nSince 2015\, the USDAC has hosted the People’s State of the Unionas an invitation to supplement the President’s stories by coming together in our own homes\, schools\, houses of worship\, and community organizations to share our own take on the state of our union. Thousands of people in more than 350 communities have taken part over the last three years. \nThe People’s State of the Union has two main parts: Story Circles across the nation\, and a collaboratively composed Poetic Address to the Nation. The USDAC offers toolkits and online trainings to support anyone hosting a Story Circle\, bringing people together to share stories from their own experience. Stories are uploaded to an online story portal where they can be shared and browsed. Then—inspired by these stories—an invited group of writers collaboratively composes the Poetic Address to the Nation\, performed and broadcast live. \nFor #PSOTU 2018\, Story Circle participants are invited to share their own take on the state of our union by reflecting on any of the following prompts (or creating their own): \n\nShare a story about an experience that gave you insight into the state of our union.\nShare a story about a time you felt a sense of belonging—or the opposite—to this nation or your community.\nShare a story of an experience that gave you hope in the past year.\n\nThis year\, Story Circles will take place from January 25-February 4\, 2018. The Poetic Address will take place on April 15th. Download the toolkit to learn more about how to host a People’s State of the Union Story Circle in your community.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/peoples-state-of-the-union/
CATEGORIES:Forum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171118
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SUMMARY:2017 International Co-operative Alliance Global Conference and General Assembly
DESCRIPTION:Our world carries great wealth\, of which the resourcefulness of people is the most important. Serving the needs of people\, we co-operatives are a growing and sustainable form of enterprise which put people at the centre of growth. This is why the Alliance has chosen the theme of its 2017 conference to be “Co-operatives: Putting People at the Centre of Development”.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/2017-international-co-operative-alliance-global-conference-and-general-assembly/
CATEGORIES:Conference,Congress
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171017
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SUMMARY:4th World Forum of Local Economic Development
DESCRIPTION:via RIPESS \nThe 4th World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED) will be held at Praia\, Cabo Verde\, from October 17 to 20\, 2017. After previous meetings in Seville\, Spain (2011)\, in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) in 2013 and in 2015 in Turin\, Italy. \nThe theme of this year’s meeting is “Local Economic Development as a comprehensive framework to localize the Sustainable Development Goals: addressing rising inequalities“. \nThe theme of the event is totally aligned with a recent announcement by the UN Secretary General António Guterres of the importance of localizing the 2030 Agenda. \nIn 2014\, even before the adoption of the 2030 SDG’S\, in a position paper published by the UN Taskforce\, the 19 UN Agencies involved explicitly recognized the potential of the ESS for sustainable development. Chapter 3 of this document clearly specifies the importance of ESS for LED: \nSSE provides a vision of local development that proactively regenerates and develops local areas through employment generation\, mobilizing local resources\, community risk management and retaining and reinvesting surplus. SSE can serve to widen the structure of a local economy and labour market and addressing unmet needs with various goods and services. It can build trust and social cohesion and play an important role in participatory local governance. SSE principles can introduce added value within the sectors in which they operate owing to SSE’s compatibility with local interests and its capacity to pursue simultaneously several objectives. \nRIPESS decided to get involved last November 4 at the Symposium organized by the Taskforce in Rome. For RIPESS\, LED is important since SSE is rooted in local communities and we fully agree that the SDG’s need to be implemented at the local level. \nSince January\, we have worked with Jacinto Santos from Cape Verde to develop the SSE and LED approach. Jacinto Santos is a member of the national organising commission of the 4th Forum and in 2016\, was host to a first Portuguese speaking SSE conference. A network was created at that occasion. \nRIPESS is also actively working with UN Taskforce Agencies involved as a partner of the 4th Forum\, in particular UNDP and the ILO to assure that the potential of SSE\, one of the six sub-themes of the Forum\, is fully recognized to implement the SDG’s. RIPESS will be an Associate partner for the Forum. \nRIPESS is planning to be represented at the preparatory regional event in Bolivia in June and in a Symposium in July in Cape Verdi to prepare SSE organisations for October.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/4th-world-forum-of-local-economic-development/
CATEGORIES:Forum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170830
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170903
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SUMMARY:Sixth International Gathering of The Workers' Economy
DESCRIPTION:The VI International Gathering of “The Workers’ Economy” will take place in Argentina between August 30 and September 2\, 2017. An opening event will be held at the worker-recuperated Hotel BAUEN in the City of Buenos Aires\, and the rest of the gathering will continue at the facilities of the Textil Pigüé Cooperative\, a worker-recuperated factory in the interior of the province of Buenos Aires. We invite the participation of all workers from recuperated and self-managed enterprises\, cooperatives and social and popular economy organizations\, as well as trade unions and academics interested in and committed to self-management practices and the project of a new workers’ economy. \nThis new\, sixth edition of the International Gathering of “The Workers’ Economy” will take place ten years after the first edition was organized by the Programa Facultad Abierta (Open University Program) of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Buenos Aires in July 2007. Subsequent editions have taken place in Buenos Aires (2009)\, Mexico (2011)\, Brazil (Joao Pessoa\, 2013) and Venezuela (Punto Fijo\, 2015). Beginning in 2014\, regional gatherings have also been taking place in South America\, Europe and the Mediterranean\, and North and Central America\, the last of which were held in October and November 2016 with the participation of representatives from 30 countries. \nThis new International Gathering will be held at a particular juncture when a workers’ economy based on self-management appears more and more as an alternative to savage capitalism. This is particularly so given that our contemporary capitalist order increasingly condemns the majority of the world’s working people to exploitation\, precariousness\, and unemployment\, while unleashing wars\, discrimination and destruction throughout the planet. In Argentina\, where the sixth edition of the gathering of “The Workers’ Economy” will take place\, one of the world’s most extensive experience of self-management and workers’ recuperations of shops and factories faces a new neoliberal offensive. From there\, at this critical moment\, we invite you to participate in this new edition of the International Gathering of “The Workers’ Economy\,” which intends to bring together and expand on the numerous debates\, discussions\, and shared experiences of the three most recent regional and earlier International Gatherings\, while also aiming to strengthen the organization of our growing world network. \nIn addition to the sessions that will begin on August 30\, the VI International Gathering’s local organizing committee is planning activities and visits to social organizations and worker-recuperated companies in Buenos Aires one week prior to the gathering. The organizing committee will also guarantee transportation logistics for all participants in the city of Buenos Aires and the city of Pigüé\, where most of the gathering will take place and which was already the site of the First South American Regional Meeting of “The Workers’ Economy” in October 2014. \nShortly\, we will be releasing a full schedule of the VI International Gathering’s themes and discussion topics\, the deadlines for presentation and panel proposals\, and other organizational details. \nFor more information\, we invite you to go to: www.recuperadasdoc.com.ar\, or contact centrodoc@gmail.com and sextoencuentrointernacional@gmail.com.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/sixth-international-gathering-of-the-workers-economy/
LOCATION:Buenos Aires\, Argentina
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170821
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SUMMARY:Congreso Internacional en Cooperativismo y economía social solidaria
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URL:https://ussen.org/event/congreso-internacional-en-cooperativismo-y-economia-social-solidaria/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170819
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SUMMARY:Institute for Advanced Trouble-making 2017
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Advanced Trouble-making is a week-long anarchist theory and action summer camp. Camp will take place from August 11th – 18th\, 2017 in Worcester\, MA. \nWe are a small collective of long time anarchist organizers seeking to create a lasting movement education hub in the Northeast of the so-called US. The I.A.T. seeks to train new and old organizers alike beyond the basics in anarchist theory\, anti-oppression\, direct action tactics and strategic movement building. \nThe I.A.T. aims to raise collective capacity to target our enemies at the systemic level with effective direct action and campaign work. As Trump’s presidency spurs a swell of anarchist organizing and renewed interest in anti-state anti capitalist perspectives\, we want to escalate by building skills in direct action\, creating movement infrastructure\, and community organizing for new anarchists. We also want to bring experienced organizers together to innovate strategies and tactics for our contemporary context. Rather than an activism 101\, our intention is to cultivate deeper understanding and praxis of anarchist organizing among people who are already doing some of that work. \nIn part we are inspired by long lasting radical education projects such as the IWW associated Work People’s College (1907-1941)\, Movement for New Society’s ‘Life Centers’ (1971-1988)\, the Highlander Folk School (1932-present)\, and the Institute for Social Ecology (1974-present). These examples are notable largely for drawing organizers together in order to innovate tactics and strategies for their context- tools that were intentionally injected broadly into radical movement work. These longer form education projects are also notable for their alumni largely remaining life long radicals. \nWhile informal education spaces\, campaign based action camps\, and book fairs are important elements of our struggle they have serious limitations as well. By creating longer form 1-4 session courses the I.A.T hopes to give space and time to go in depth on contemporary anarchist analysis\, theory\, and concrete movement building skills. The I.A.T. is a move towards creating a more rigorous exploration of anarchism that is: \n\nOutside of the purity of radical internet culture\nContemporary to our context\nRooted in social anarchist principles\nDirectly linked to movement struggle
URL:https://ussen.org/event/institute-for-advanced-trouble-making-2017/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170807
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SUMMARY:Democracy Convention 2017
DESCRIPTION:If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most … in our communities\, our schools\, our workplaces and local economies\, our military\, our government\, our media\, our constitution … you will find something inspiring in Minneapolis\, Minnesota this August 2-6\, 2017. Join us at the third Democracy Convention. \nMore than one conference\, the Democracy Convention houses many conferences under one roof\, as well as cross-conference tracks and plenaries. As the great progressive reformer Fighting Bob La Follette said\, “democracy is a life\,” and “involves constant struggle” in all sectors of society. With the Democracy Convention\, we recognize the importance of each of these separate democracy struggles\, as well as the need to unite them all in a common\, deeply rooted\, broad based\, movement for democracy.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/democracy-convention-2017/
CATEGORIES:Congress
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170730
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170806
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SUMMARY:Summer Institute 2017 - Building Global Solidarity in an Age of Division
DESCRIPTION:Summer Institute 2017 | July 30th – August 5th | Amherst College\nAn intensive residential training\nABOUT | COST & SCHOLARSHIPS | APPLY | FLYER \n\nHow have the economic structures of global capitalism helped to shape our current moment?\nHow do the structures of global capitalism currently function?\nHow can we marshal our understanding into building dignified lives for all?\n\nABOUT \nWe’re living in a global moment of reactionary backlash: fear mongering about immigration\, refugee crises\, climate change denial\, rising nationalism and conservative protectionism. These processes occur against the backdrop of increasing inequality\, division\, and conflict across the globe. At Summer Institute 2017\, we’ll explore the economic structures which have shaped this moment\, and how we can build alternative forms of global economic integration and solidarity. \nOur Summer Institute is a residential\, week long intensive training in economics for activists\, educators\, media makers\, and anyone who wants a better understanding of how the economy works. This year’s special track will offer economic tools and analysis to understand neoliberalism; ‘free’ trade agreements; movements of money\, people\, and goods; economic and military imperialism; and global environmental injustice. We will also explore existing and proposed alternatives for fairer trade and migration systems and equitable solutions to climate change. \nOur analysis takes us beyond harmful myths and tropes\, from ‘they take our jobs\,’ to the notion that jobs come at the expense of the environment\, allowing us to build the broad-based solidarity this moment calls for. Our participatory curriculum is led by staff economists from the Center for Popular Economics\, and the format will allow you to benefit from the rich knowledge and experience of other participants. No background in economics is necessary! \nCOST & SCHOLARSHIPS \nThe full cost of tuition is $900\, which includes housings and meals. For those not requesting overnight accommodations\, the cost is $700. Childcare and Spanish translation will also be available. \nWe have a strong commitment to providing financial assistance to help people attend the Summer Institute. We have a limited scholarship fund\, and we rely heavily on the honest assessment of each participant’s financial situation. You may request scholarship assistance when you fill out a registration form. \nIf you requested a scholarship we will be in contact with you to discuss scholarship availability on a case-by-case basis. \nPlease contact us for organizational rates! \nAPPLICATION FORM \nYou may apply for the Summer Institute using this form. \nFOR MORE INFORMATION\n \n\nEmail summerinstitute (at) populareconomics (dot) org\nCall 413-545-0743\nGet regular updates on the institute by following us on Facebook and Twitter (@Center4PopEcon)\n\nHELP SPREAD THE WORD\n \n\nShare our Summer Institute Facebook event\nHelp us raise funds for scholarships by directing people to our scholarship fundraising page.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/summer-institute-2017-building-global-solidarity-in-an-age-of-division/
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170726T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170726T163000
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SUMMARY:Sanctuary Workplace Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Immigrant-led worker cooperatives have been a successful tactic for migrant communities to build power\, build wealth\, and develop member-leaders. However\, the recent political situation is a reminder that migrant workers and other communities remain vulnerable to injustice and disempowerment. This is a call to action to extend protection and safety to all communities facing harassment and persecution in the workplace\, including all people of color\, immigrants\, Muslims\, and people with disabilities. This session will define what expanding sanctuary means\, how this strategy has been utilized over time to create safe and hate-free spaces for everyone\, in particular\, those being persecuted for their immigration status. We will share a new resource guide that has been recently launched by the USFWC and DAWI in collaboration with Urban Justice Center\, where people can obtain information about their rights as worker-owners within the workplace and as individuals/families
URL:https://ussen.org/event/sanctuary-workplace-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171121
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SUMMARY:Learning SSE From the Continents
DESCRIPTION:Starting from June 2017\, Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC) which is a member of ASEC/RIPESS-Asia based in Japan\, will host a webinar series “Learning SSE from the Continents“. \nWhat is it that comes across between movements in EU\, Africa\, Latin America\, North America\, Asia and Japan? \nIn spite of the divers socio-economic situations that these places face\, there is yet a growing movement of social solidarity economy that has something in common. What exactly is the vision that we all share? What are some of the challenges that are shared\, and how can we all work in solidarity; overcoming the contextual differences that we face. \nThis webinar series is aimed at finding hints to these questions by bringing aboard leading SSE practitioners/activists from EU\, North America\, Africa\, Latin America and Asia and listening to the state of SSE movements in their respective continents\, sub-regions\, or specific countries. Most of them are working closely for the Ripess continental network they are belonging to. \nThe aim is to broaden our standing of SSE by understanding better the circumstances of the respective territories and through that to better grasp the Global Vision of SSE that RIPESS has drafted. \nSpeakers will speak to audiences in Japan through video conferencing software\, and consecutive interpretations will be offered only into Japanese from the speakers’. In addition\, some of the speakers will be speakers from Japan who will be only speaking to those physically present in the venue in Tokyo\, Japan. \nHowever\, international participants are welcome to join the webinars through video conferencing software to listen into the speakers give their lectures. Those attending must keep in mind that Japanese consecutive interpretations will cut in between\, but the webinar part will be open to the international community\, and any participation fees will not be collected. \nWe aim at publishing some articles along this webinar series in order to highlight our common visions and the state of SSE movements over the world. \nPlease see below the schedule of speakers: \n\nJune 26th 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Jason Nardi (RIPESS EU/Solidarius)\nJuly 10th 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Elandria Williams (Highlander Center)\nSep. 4th 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Madani Koumare (RAESS – RENAPESS)\nOct. 23rd 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Euclides Mance (Solidarius)\nNov. 6th 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Judith Hitchman (Urgenci)\nNov. 20th 7PM-9PM JST (UTC+9)\, Lawrence Kwark (GSEF)\n\nSince bandwidth is limited\, we do ask that participants register at least 1 week in advance. \nPlease contact Shigeru Tanaka (alter@parc-jp.org) at PARC for further information and registrations.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/learning-sse-from-the-continents/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170626
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170701
DTSTAMP:20170424T224533Z
CREATED:20170424T211302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T224533Z
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SUMMARY:8th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy
DESCRIPTION:Known as the ILO Social and Solidarity Economy Academy (SSE Academy)\, this inter-regional training event has gathered together more than 500 practitioners and policy-makers from around the world\, to share their experiences and meet leading SSE specialists. In its 8th edition\, the SSE Academy will have a special focus on SSE ecosystems and the future of work. \nThe main objective of the SSE Academy will be to generate a better understanding of the concept of SSE and its possible contribution to social innovation in the world of work.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/8th-edition-of-the-ilo-academy-on-social-and-solidarity-economy/
CATEGORIES:Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170614T203000
DTSTAMP:20170613T232206Z
CREATED:20170613T232206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170613T232206Z
UID:1127-1497466800-1497472200@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Movement for Black Lives: Community Control Webinar
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to the Movement for Black Lives fifth political education webinar this coming Wednesday\, June 14th at 7 ET/4 PT. The webinar will be focused on Community Control. We will be discussing different perspectives on the possibilities and challenges of community control as it relates to land\, gender justice\, policing and participatory budgeting.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/movement-for-black-lives-community-control-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
DTSTAMP:20170424T212701Z
CREATED:20170424T212701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T212701Z
UID:953-1496966400-1497225599@ussen.org
SUMMARY:2017 European Social Solidarity Economy Congress
DESCRIPTION:The 4th European Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) Congress will take place in Athens on the 9/10/11th of June. Cooperatives\, grassroots initiatives\, SSE organisations\, groups and people that work to promote and advance SSE from all over Europe will meet for the event. \nDuring the 3day Congress\, we are going to have the opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas\, experiences\, expertise and common strategies around SSE. We consider SSE to be a dynamic space that spreads all over Europe\, in which people organise their social and economic activity in many different ways.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/2017-european-social-solidarity-economy-congress/
CATEGORIES:Congress
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170609
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170612
DTSTAMP:20170424T224525Z
CREATED:20170424T210523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T224525Z
UID:931-1496966400-1497225599@ussen.org
SUMMARY:2017 Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) will be held this June 09-11\, 2017 at Fordham University Lincoln Center in New York City in partnership with NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives. \n\n\n\nThe ECWD is a biannual conference of nearly 400 people that provides practical tools\, networking\, and strategies for worker-owners\, union members\, technical assistance providers\, community organizers\, and scholars. We support an economy that utilizes cooperative and democratic organizational structures to support equitable systems for exchanging goods\, services & products and stewardship of the commons for mutual benefit by all. We believe that democratic workplaces are the fundamental building blocks that power our work towards economic\, social\, and environmental justice and solidarity.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/2017-eastern-conference-for-workplace-democracy/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170526
DTSTAMP:20170424T212507Z
CREATED:20170424T212507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T212507Z
UID:950-1495411200-1495756799@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Second Financing For Development Forum
DESCRIPTION:The second FfD Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC from 22 to 25 May 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. \nBuilding on the inaugural FfD Forum\, which devoted particular attention to setting up the monitoring framework for the follow-up to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (Addis Agenda)\, the 2017 Forum is expected to provide impetus for the implementation of FfD outcomes and the delivery of means of implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. \nThe 2017 Forum will begin with the ministerial segment\, which\, on 22 May will feature the Special High-Level Meeting with the Bretton Woods institutions\, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. It will provide an opportunity for the heads of international trade and financial institutions as well as their intergovernmental bodies to interact with their United Nations counterparts on issues of common interest in the follow-up to the FfD outcomes. \nThe ministerial round tables\, to be held on 23 May\, will be the main novelty of the 2017 Forum\, responding to the mandate in the Addis Agenda for the FfD follow-up process to promote the sharing of lessons learned from experiences at the national and regional levels. Each round table would bring together a balanced mix of ministers from developed and developing countries\, as well as high-level officials of international organizations and other stakeholders to share their steps taken towards implementation of commitments contained in the Addis Agenda and other FfD outcomes. \nThe 2017 FfD Forum will also provide the opportunity for Member States to express their views through the general debate. It is expected that the intergovernmentally agreed conclusions and recommendations of the Forum will be adopted at the conclusion of the ministerial segment. \nThe expert segment\, which will take place from 24 to 25 May\, will focus on all seven action areas of the Addis Agenda\, as well as other specific issues that Member States mandated the FfD Forum to address. It will also feature a dedicated panel discussion on the IATF report\, a dialogue with stakeholders\, as well as briefing on progress in initiatives mandated by the Addis Agenda or launched at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/second-financing-for-development-forum/
CATEGORIES:Forum
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170517T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170517T213000
DTSTAMP:20170509T213806Z
CREATED:20170509T213806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170509T213806Z
UID:1039-1495053000-1495056600@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Solidarity Economy Organizing in a Moment of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Popular struggles– ranging from earliest modern labor movements in Britain and the US\, to the global Black Liberation movement\, to Energiewende and other climate justice campaigns in Europe– have all demonstrated that to be successful “resistance” work must go hand in hand with concrete visionary organizing. \nJoin us next Wednesday\, May 17th for a livestream of an exciting panel co-hosted by In These Times exploring the movement to build a “new” or “solidarity” economy in the current moment of resistance and struggle. \nThe panel features leaders from across the country sharing how their communities have organized to simultaneously fight back far-right attacks and build powerful bottom-up solutions that model economic democracy\, sustainability\, and social justice as cornerstones of a new world in waiting. \nWhen: Wednesday\, May 17 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM CDT\nWhere: University of Illinois\, Chicago Student Center and livestreamed on the In These Times Facebook page. \nPanelists include: \n\nHarper Bishop – Open Buffalo\nJulia Ho – Solidarity Economy St. Louis\nIya Ifalola Omobola – Cooperation Jackson\nAmara Enyia – Public Policy Expert\nAnand Jahi – New Economy Coalition (Moderator)\n\nLearn more and RSVP on the event page. \nA New World From The Ashes Of The Old: Solidarity Economy Organizing In a Moment of Resistance will be at the University of Illinois\, Chicago Student Center.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/solidarity-economy-organizing-in-a-moment-of-resistance/
CATEGORIES:Panel
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170515T200000
DTSTAMP:20170511T182205Z
CREATED:20170511T182205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170511T182205Z
UID:1049-1494874800-1494878400@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Black Land & Liberation Initiative Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Over the past nine months\, circles of Black farmers\, educators\, healers\, cultural workers\, and organizers have been aligning their analysis and visions through the Black Land & Liberation Initiative. \nWe believe all peoples have the right to the resources required to create their own productive\, dignified and sustainable livelihoods through their own labor and self-governance. The wealth created from the theft of Black peoples and Indigenous land form the foundation of the U.S. economy. \nIn June\, we are launching a National Call to Reclaim land as Black folks to steward and govern as centers of joy\, healing\, and sanctuary. This is a step in co-creating strategies for transformation grounded in a long-term vision\, guided by the resilience and creativity of our ancestry\, and rooted in our sovereignty. \nWe must transfer wealth from where it has been concentrated and used as a weapon against Black bodies\, Indigenous lands\, and the very planet we all depend upon. We must assert our right to the self-determination of our peoples alongside Indigenous sovereignty. \nPlease join us for a webinar on Monday\, May 15th to learn more about how you can support strategies for transformation and Black liberation. \nWe look forward to connecting with you soon!\nBlackOut Collective\, Movement Generation\, and Solidaire
URL:https://ussen.org/event/black-land-liberation-initiative-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170512T150000
DTSTAMP:20170503T045125Z
CREATED:20170503T045125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T045125Z
UID:1016-1494597600-1494601200@ussen.org
SUMMARY:United in Advocacy: How We're Organizing for Worker Co-ops
DESCRIPTION:Learn about USFWC and member-driven policy initiatives at the national\, state\, and local levels\, and help to inform how we can best organize with our members.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/united-in-advocacy-how-were-organizing-for-worker-co-ops/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170512
DTSTAMP:20170424T212124Z
CREATED:20170424T212124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T212124Z
UID:947-1494460800-1494547199@ussen.org
SUMMARY:2017 European Forum on Social and Solidarity Economy
DESCRIPTION:Preparations already began and in the early months of 2017 there will be national meetings to decide the themes to be discussed in the second EFSSE (SSE European Forum) promoted by the GUE/NGL Group in the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium)
URL:https://ussen.org/event/2017-european-forum-on-social-and-solidarity-economy/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T203000
DTSTAMP:20170508T200645Z
CREATED:20170508T200542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170508T200645Z
UID:1033-1494442800-1494448200@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Reparations: Political Education Webinar by Movement for Black Lives
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to the Movement for Black Lives fourth political education webinar this Wednesday\, May 10th at 7PM ET/4PM PT. The webinar will be focused on Reparations and explore different ways that organizers across the country are working on reparations for past and continuing harms from the government\, responsible corporations\, and other institutions. Please register here for the webinar\, and share!
URL:https://ussen.org/event/reparations-political-education-webinar-by-movement-for-black-lives/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170515
DTSTAMP:20170424T211954Z
CREATED:20170424T211954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T211954Z
UID:944-1494374400-1494806399@ussen.org
SUMMARY:IV International Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies
DESCRIPTION:The 4th International Conference on Social and Complementary Currencies\, organized by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya UOC\, will take place from 10th to 14th May 2017\, at the Parque Tecnológico Nou Barris. \nUOC will organise the event together with Research Association on Monetary Innovation and Community and Complementary Currency Systems (RAMICS)\, International Journal of Community Currency Research (IJCCR)\, Instituto de la Moneda Social (IMS)\, Xarxa d’Economia Solidària (XES) and Sustainability School.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/iv-international-conference-on-social-and-complementary-currencies/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170510
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170513
DTSTAMP:20170608T060227Z
CREATED:20170424T210055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170608T060227Z
UID:926-1494374400-1494633599@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Sixth Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise
DESCRIPTION:The Social Enterprise Council of Canada welcomes you to join us in Winnipeg from May 10-12\, 2017 to attend a conference of social entrepreneurs\, progressive non-profits\, and social enterprise support organizations\, funders and policy makers. Full information about the conference agenda\, registration and location can be found at this link. \nThis conference will showcase fantastic examples of social enterprises operating in and around Winnipeg\, and will engage participants with site tours\, thematic discussions on common challenges and opportunities as well as a half day of plenary sessions with colleagues from across the country. \nEarly bird registration is available until April 7th\, and we look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/sixth-canadian-conference-on-social-enterprise/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170502
DTSTAMP:20170427T200332Z
CREATED:20170427T200332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T200332Z
UID:995-1493596800-1493683199@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Shut It Down May 1\, 2017
DESCRIPTION:We are responding to a call for action for mass marches\, shut down actions\, and a general strike coming from many local and national community and resistance organizations. To learn more about different May Day calls for action visit: \nThe Food Chain Workers Alliance\, Movimiento Cosecha\, SEIU United Service Workers West\, Alliance to Reclaim our Schools\, Beyond the Moment\, Voces de la Frontera \nThe May 1st Day of Action is a demonstration of our collective resistance. We stand together in the face of a profiteering economy that leaves behind working families and the growing racist attacks on our immigrant\, Muslim and Black neighbors. \nWe will show the Trump administration and the world that our work is more powerful than his agenda of hate and greed. Our contributions are essential to American society. Our work must be valued and our humanity must be respected.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/shut-it-down-may-1-2017/
CATEGORIES:Direct Action
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170502
DTSTAMP:20170426T204635Z
CREATED:20170426T204635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T204635Z
UID:984-1493596800-1493683199@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Beyond the Moment - May Day 2017
DESCRIPTION:Next Monday – on May Day – It Takes Roots is joining hundreds of thousands of people for a day of mass direct action and strikes. Together with the Movement For Black Lives\, Fight For 15\, United We Dream\, National Domestic Workers Alliance\, Food Chain Workers Alliance and hundreds of other national and local organizations\, our members of leading actions\, marches\, strikes\, and political education events to defend our communities and people\, defy systems that threaten our survival and existence and expand the notion of sanctuary to secure justice\, dignity and safety for all communities. \n Download the #BeyondTheMoment Action Toolkit here.\nMobilization Toolkit [English Download]\nPlaneando una Acción de Movilización [Descargar en Español] \nAs alliances who are rooted in migrant\, black and indigenous communities and who are led by communities on the frontlines of attacks and solutions for toward a world where we can live fully with dignity & freedom for all\, It Takes Roots pledges to stand with the hundreds of thousands who are risking their jobs and their lives to build the better world we know is possible. \nTogether\, united as the majority\, we are powerful. We can build block-by-block\, city-by-city to transform our world and win a just transition to a regenerative economy with self-determination\, sovereignty\, and justice for our communities. Join us on International Workers Day! \nFind or host an action near you! Share your actions on social media using #BeyondTheMoment #TheMajorty #ItTakesRoots
URL:https://ussen.org/event/beyond-the-moment-may-day-2017/
CATEGORIES:Direct Action
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170429
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170430
DTSTAMP:20170426T205245Z
CREATED:20170426T205245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T205245Z
UID:987-1493424000-1493510399@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Peoples Climate March
DESCRIPTION:On the 100th Day of the Trump Administration\, we will be in the streets of Washington D.C. to show the world and our leaders that we will resist attacks on our people\, our communities and our planet. \nWe will come together from across the United States to strengthen our movement. We will demonstrate our power and resistance at the gates of the White House. We will bring our solutions to the climate crisis\, the problems that affect our communities and the threats to peace to our leaders in Congress to demand action. \nWe invite you to join the Peoples Climate Movement on Saturday\, April 29th as we march to: \n\nAdvance solutions to the climate crisis rooted in racial\, social and economic justice\, and committed to protecting front-line communities and workers.\nProtect our right to clean air\, water\, land\, healthy communities and a world at peace.\nImmediately stop attacks on immigrants\, communities of color\, indigenous and tribal people and lands and workers.\nEnsure public funds and investments create good paying jobs that provide a family-sustaining wage and benefits and preserve workers’ rights\, including the right to unionize.\nFund investments in our communities\, people and environment to transition to a new clean and renewable energy economy that works for all\, not an economy that feeds the machinery of war.\nProtect our basic rights to a free press\, protest and free speech.\n\nMarch with us on April 29th as we come together to resist and march for our families\, our communities and our planet. \nFind a sister march\, bus\, or local group.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/peoples-climate-march/
CATEGORIES:March
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170430
DTSTAMP:20170424T224417Z
CREATED:20170424T205201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T224417Z
UID:923-1493337600-1493510399@ussen.org
SUMMARY:2017 California Co-op Conference
DESCRIPTION:Join us on April 28 & 29 in San Francisco for the 2017 California Co-op Conference!  We’ll celebrate cooperatives by sharing successes and provide you with the most effective ways you can help strengthen and expand the cooperative movement! \nFeaturing Keynote Speaker Dr. Carol Zippert\nGrowing up & Standing up in the South: 50 years of Cooperative Organizing \nDr. Zippert will tell her story of growing up in the segregated American South\, and how the African-American community she was part of moved from cooperation to cooperatives. She will share examples of community empowerment through cooperative solutions\, as well as reflections of lessons learned for future generations to further social progress and equality. \n  \nOther workshops will reveal how cooperatives revitalize and fortify local economies by creating jobs\, housing\, and locally owned businesses.  You will learn how to start a new cooperative\, how to develop and how to strengthen your own cooperatives.  The conference offers you an opportunity to engage with other cooperators and discuss ideas\, experiences\, and strategies.
URL:https://ussen.org/event/2017-california-co-op-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170426T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170426T140000
DTSTAMP:20170424T204808Z
CREATED:20170424T204808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170424T204808Z
UID:919-1493211600-1493215200@ussen.org
SUMMARY:Impact Investing in Worker Cooperatives: How to get involved
DESCRIPTION:Worker cooperatives are a highly underrepresented business model that have tremendous positive impacts for employees\, businesses and communities. \nThis webinar is targeted for impact investors and others who want to better understand investment options for targeting impact capital to worker coops. We will provide background about worker cooperatives and the opportunity in worker coop conversions\, review worker coop investment structures\, and delve into investment options ranging from direct investing\, loan and equity fund investing and investment crowdfunding. \n\n\nBlake Jones\, Co-founder\, Namaste Solar\nChristina Jennings\, Executive Director\, Shared Capital\nMatt Glatting\, Treasurer\, Capital Impact Partners\nAnnie McShiras\, Investment Associate\, Self-Help Federal Credit Union\nAlison Lingane\, Co-founder\, Project Equity
URL:https://ussen.org/event/impact-investing-in-worker-cooperatives-how-to-get-involved/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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