INAISE events Last update 05-08-2008

Other conferences or training courses Last update 29-02-2008

INAISE conference 2008

The annual conference took place in Quebec on June 5 & 6, 2008. The conference, co-organised with our member the Caisse d'Economie Solidaire Desjardins, was preceded by field visits on 2-3 & 4 June. Plenary sessions and round tables to inspire our debates and working groups to realise concrete projects that continue after the conference, are some of the opportunities of mutual enrichment and partnership building that delegates enjoyed during this conference. The working groups which started in Quebec will continue their work all year long. If you are interested in sharing, being involved and contributing to one of them, please contact the group leader. Information, documents, list of participants and blog are available on the  Working Groups website Press review available in the "press review"' section.

INAISE conference 2009: Lux 09

Next INAISE meeting will take place in the framework of the fourth International Forum on the Globalisation of Solidarity organised in Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg) from 22 to 25 April 2009.

A series of workshops will be organised on topics related to all aspects of social economy. Workshops' interactive forums will prepare the discussion and you are warmly invited to join via the Lux09 website.

2nd International Summer School 2008 and Master in Social Banking

The Institute for Social Banking (ISB) organised the 2nd International Summer School 2008 - under the title “Social Banking: Profit for People and Planet”, from July 27 to August 1, 2008, in Rønde (near Åarhus), Denmark.
With the help of numerous experts from academia and practice, this event will provide a thorough overview of the socially and ecologically oriented banking and finance sector.

The event not only provides a thorough insight into the topic of Social Banking but also a possible entry route into further training offers by the Institute for Social Banking, such as the part-time Masters “Social Banking and Social Finance“. This programme will commence, next, in March 2009.

For any further information please contact: Institute for Social Banking, Sven Remer, tel.: ++49-234 5797-185, e-mail: sven.remer@gls.de
or visit their website www.social-banking.org

INAISE past events

INAISE - CSRSME ASIA co-organized Forum

Asian Forum for Solidarity Economy, the Philippines - Manila, October 17-20th 2007
Close to 700 delegates from 26 countries, two-thirds comprising women, attended the Asian Forum for Solidarity Economy at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines on 17-20 October 2007. The Asian Forum was organized by the Coalition of Socially Responsible SMEs in Asia (CSR SME Asia) with the support of the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation for the Progress of Humankind (FPH) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
The first of its kind in Asia, the Asian Forum for Solidarity Economy was an unprecedented event where various stakeholders met to articulate a uniquely Asian solidarity economy as a people- and eco-centered way of governance over the production, financing, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The Asian Forum came at a time when interest is growing for alternatives to the current global economic system that has only deepened the wedge between the haves and the have-nots, and further alienated those who are already marginalized.  For more information visit the Forum website.

World Social Forum 2007 - Dakar 2005 - WSF 2005 - ESF 2004 - WSF 2004 - ESF 2003 - WSF 2003 - ESF 2002

World Social Forum 2007: Nairobi, Kenya 20-25 January 2007

The 7th World Social Forum took place in Nairobi. Inaise participated in this event together with our African network partner MAIN and our French member SIDI.

Click here to access the report of the round table organised by Sidi, Inaise and Main on January 23rd (in French)

Click to access the press reviews: Le Soir, Le Monde, Libération, The Guardian, El Mundo, La Republica, Lavangardia, Le Vif, Vers l'Avenir.

Click here to access the pictures

Dakar 2005: INAISE participated in the 3rd Intercontinental Meeting on Globalisation of Solidarity, November 22 - 26, 2005

Dakar 2005 was organised by the members of the Groupe Senegalais d’Economie Social et Solidaire (GSESS) in close collaboration with the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (INPSSE), whose technical team is based in Dakar, and the International Liaison Commission, made up of delegates from Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Asia.
The mission of INPSSE is to strengthen the dynamics of intercontinental exchange and different ways of thinking about the social/solidarity economy

During the meeting, seminars, workshops and plenary exchanges were organised on the following 5 main themes:

- Solidarity financing
- Popular alternatives to privatisation
- Local development
- Fair trade
- Promotion of the social/solidarity economy

The content of the meeting was open to other topics related to these main themes, such as: social currency, the social responsibility of businesses, gender equality, ethical consumption, active citizenship, the social habitat, access to basic care and resources, etc…

Visit their website for more information on this event

  View the pictures of this conference

World Social Forum 2005 : Porto Alegre 26-31 January 2005

Click here to access the report on INAISE seminar. Other reports on social and solidarity economy events are available on the website of the Workgroup on Solidarity Socio-Economy, co-organiser of our seminar.
The pictures of the World Social Forum are available (Click on the camera)

European Social Forum 2004 : London 14-17 October 2004 - During the forum, INAISE organised a workshop and a seminar. The seminar attracted more than 100 people. The workshop was rather small but very interesting too.

During the ESF, UK Inaise members, together with other social finance organisations, had two stands next to Inaise stall. Social finance was thus represented by: ICOF, CDFA, Charity Bank, Triodos bank, Shared Interest, Ecology Building Society, INAISE, IDES and Merkur.

The photos of the European Social Forum are available (Click on the camera)

World Social Forum 2004 took place in Mumbai from 16 to 21 January 2004.

Access the Press Review on the forum - Click here to acces the document (PDF  )
The pictures of the World Social Forum are available (Click on the camera)

A report on all events related to social and solidarity-based economy is available in French. Access the content. Access the report (pdf file)
You will also find a lot of information and documents related to social economy events (including social finance) on the website of the workgroup solidarity and social economy of Alliance 21 (France). Information is available in French, English and Spanish.

European Social Forum 2003
The  ESF  took place in Paris and Saint Denis from November 12 to November 15, 2003. "Solidarity" economy is one of the topics that has been discussed in one conference, seminars and workshops. A "solidarity" village has been organised and gave the opportunity to all social economy and social finance organisations to be present in one place. More information on the ESF site: www.fse-esf.org.

A report of the seminar on social finance organised by Inaise is available. Click here to access the report (pdf file, 9 pages)

World Social Forum 2003
Inaise was present in Porto Alegre and contributed to different workshops and seminar on ethical and solidarity finance.
The summary of the workshops is now available. Click here for English version or Spanish version

Photo-reportage on the World Social Forum. Click here

European Social Forum 2002
INAISE has been actively participating in the social forum in November 2002 in Florence (Italy).
A summary of the seminar on ethical finance and micro credit lead by Frans de Clerck, president of Inaise, is available in English - French and Spanish.