MW150126 - The Political Imperative.pdf

Nancy Neamtan

1983 " work for welfare " in Québec , lead s to marginalization . Allied with unions , business , politicians, institutions, government . RESO . 1996 Summit on the Economy and Employment . Chantier de l'économie sociale (task force for the social economy ). Six months for job creation strategies . Social economies ( third sector ): aim to serve their members/community, instead of just profit; not private or public ; democratic and participatory for users and workers; priority to people and employment rather than capital in the distribution of revenue and surplus; based on principals of participation, empowerment , individual and collective responsibility. Shift required in community sector and social movement s from opposition to proposition, from conservation to innovation in political discourse.

MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf Nancy Neamtan

1983 " work for welfare " in Québec , lead s to marginalization . Allied with unions , business , politicians, institutions, government . RESO . 1996 Summit on the Economy and Employment . Chantier de l'économie sociale (task force for the social economy ). Six months for job creation strategies . Social economies ( third sector ): aim to serve their members/community, instead of just profit; not private or public ; democratic and participatory for users and worker s; priority to people and employment rather than capital in the distribution of revenue and surplus; based on principals of participation, empowerment , individual and collective responsibility. Shift required in community sector and social movement s from opposition to proposition, from conservation to innovation in political discourse.

MW150132 - New Synergies.pdf