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Symposium on Social & Solidarity Economy as an Alternative

Development Policy and StrategySponsored by Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC), U.P. Asian Center, and U.P. College of

Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD)

March 2, 2013, 2.30 to 5.00 p.m.

Venue: U.P. CSWCD

Information Note

In the midst of the ongoing global crisis, people have lost faith in the old way and are now

looking for a new recipe for sustainable development. An emerging alternative to the

neoliberal economy is the social & solidarity economy (SSE). This has recently caught the

attention of the UN Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) as it prepares its

research focus for the international development community to consider in the post-2015

development agenda.

Researchers, advocates and practitioners of development work are also looking for new ways

to advance sustainable development, especially in the light of the failure of Rio + 20 to reach a

consensus on our planets conservation. The Symposium on Social Solidarity Economy as an

Alternative Development Policy and Change addresses this important concern.

The main speaker of the Symposium is Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria, former commissioner of

the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia and concurrently Vice Chairman of ASEC and

Board Member of the RIPESS global network (Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of

Social & Solidarity Economy). He will present his views on SSE, and how it could become part

of the global sustainable development agenda and be recognized as a viable option.

Registered participants will be provided with an e-copy of two background papers: one by Dr.

Jayasooria, Global Public Policy Ensuring Social Solidarity Economy as a Cornerstone of

Sustainable Development Agenda, and the other by Dr. Benjamin R. Quinones, Jr. (ASEC

Chairman and Executive Coordinator of RIPESS), Rediscovering Solidarity Economy.

It is hoped that the March 2 Symposium will pave the way for a robust dialogue on SSE to

blossom in U.P.

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Symposium on Social & Solidarity Economy as an Alternative

Development Policy and StrategyMarch 2, 2013, 2.30 to 5.00 p.m.

Venue: UP-CSWCD

Chair: U.P. Asian Center

Program

2:30-3:00 p.m. Registration

3:00-3:15 p.m. Introductions

- Welcome remarks by Dr. Carolyn I. Sobritchea, Dean of Asian Center

- Introduction of the Guest Speaker, by Dr. Benjamin R. Quiones, Jr.,Chairman of ASEC

3:15-3:45 p.m. Talk by Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria, Principal Research Fellow, Universiti

Kebangsaan Malaysia

3:45-4:30 p.m. Open Forum

4:30-5:00 p.m. Closing session

- Reflections from selected individuals:

Dr. Ed Tadem, Professor, U.P. Asian Center

Dr. Emmanuel Luma, Chair, Social Protection Center, UP-CSWCD

Natsy Verseles, PhD candidate, UP-CSWCD

Mr. Jay Lacsamana, Executive Director, Foundation for SustainableSociety Inc (FSSI)

Mr. Wyden King, President, Armadillo Holdings Inc. (AHI)

- Announcement on the RIPESS Global Forum, October 15-18, 2013, Manila,

Philippines