9am to 10:30am Eastern Time

Join the next meeting of the International Working Group Women and Social Solidarity Economy!

More details to come soon about the meeting agenda! In the meantime, you can find in a shared folder:

• the summary of the first meeting in December
• a collaborative inventory of resources/publications (articles, tools, videos, documents, etc.) in relation to gender, women and the SSE to which we could give visibility in the new section of the RIPESS website. Thanks for including resources in the file and/or sending us documents by email!
• the contact info of the persons who participated to the first meeting or expressed an interest to be part of this group – please do not hesitate to invite other people or to write us to suggest other names of persons to invite.   

There will be written translation so as to allow participation in French, English and Spanish.

More information about the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS)

3pm to 4:30pm Eastern Time

On February 10th, join an exciting webinar with Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz and Stan Greenberg for an in-depth look at Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy.

Register for Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy

Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy (www.rewritetherules.org), authored by Roosevelt Institute Chief Economist Joseph Stiglitz and other Institute staff, provides:

1. The story of how we got to this point of severe inequality,
2. An evidence-backed economic frame to combat trickle down and the idea of perfect markets, and
3. A comprehensive policy agenda.

Senator Elizabeth Warren called Rewriting the Rules groundbreaking. Vox lauded it as "a far-reaching indictment of economic policy as it’s been conducted in recent decades, which have resulted in sluggish growth and booming inequality, with wealth growing considerably faster than incomes."

Learn about the report first hand from Nobel Laureate Joe Stiglitz, and get briefed on how to talk about the key messages within the report from pollster Stan Greenberg, who has conducted focus groups and polling on the report. Elected officials are expected to be particularly interested in some of the findings of the poll.

The presentation will focus on messages relevant to state and local elected officials.

Traditional economic development focused on attracting large companies promising many jobs has left behind many people in communities across the country, including working people, low-income individuals and families, people of color and immigrants. But, some communities have taken a different approach, one that embraces and cultivates local assets and ownership and that empowers traditionally excluded communities. This event will explore the approaches these communities have taken, including alternative business ownership models, leveraging the purchasing power of large public and nonprofit institutions to bolster communities, robust workforce development, more equitable infrastructure development, and more. Panelists will discuss how inclusive economic development cultivates economic opportunity and quality jobs for community residents. Join this exciting conversation!

Register for Can Inclusive Economic Development Build Better Jobs and a Stronger Regional Economy?

*Live Streaming Available*

Engage in the conversation via Twitter by using the hashtag #talkgoodjobs and following @AspenWorkforce.

Presenters

Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond, Virgina

Marjorie Kelly, Executive Vice President and Senior Fellow, The Democracy Collaborative

Sanjay Pinto, Sociologist and Fellow at The Worker Institute at Cornell and Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations

For further information contact

Claire Daviss
The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program
Tel: 202-736-3578
E-mail: claire.daviss at aspeninst.org

Who

The 12th Annual Meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development will bring together some 250 representatives of local partnerships, government officials, public employment services, local leaders, youth organisations, social entrepreneurs, business representatives, and academics.

How

Plenary sessions, thematic workshops, project visits and the Local Initiatives Forum will provide opportunities to learn from international experience, present projects and network with peers from other countries.

Where

‌The meeting will be held in Venice, Italy, one of the most iconic Italian city and seat of the new satellite office of the OECD LEED Trento Centre created to increase the capacity building offer.

Registration will be open in February 2016

Mark your calendar now!

Contact

For further information about the event, please contact the OECD Secretariat (Ekaterina.Travkina at oecd.org, Anna.Rubin at oecd.org, Elisa.Campestrin at oecd.org).

Forum Partners

The OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development is led by the OECD LEED Programme with the support of the European Commission, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK), Pobal (Ireland), the Australian National Employment Services Association (NESA), the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR-SLK) and the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)‌

Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)