Weaving networks to make a more diverse and inclusive social economy

PalmaThe social economy is also built from the experiences of migrant people, from community projects born in neighborhoods, and from initiatives that bet on other ways of organizing work and economic activity. But for this diversity to translate into a more inclusive economy, spaces for meeting, cooperation, and mutual recognition are needed. With this aim, on Saturday, November 7, the conference "Weaving networks: migrant, inclusive, and diverse social economy" will be held in Son Gotleu.

The meeting will take place at the Mater Auditorium and will bring together cooperative initiatives, entities, and people linked to the social and solidarity economy to share experiences and reflect on the role of migrations in this field. The proposal also aims to address how to incorporate an intercultural and anti-racist perspective into cooperative practices and forms of collective entrepreneurship.

The conference is organized by Mercat Social and the Intercoopera Foundation, with the collaboration of the Migration and Anti-Racist Social and Solidarity Economy Circle of the Barcelona Cooperative Athenaeum. The program will begin at 9:15 AM with the reception of participants. At 9:45 AM, an inaugural conversation with Herney Mosquera Garcés, Soly Sane Malamine, Karolyna Núñez Grez, Omaima Blal Lahlimi, and Jordi López will address the links between migrations, the social and solidarity economy, and cooperativism.

At 10:30 AM, various initiatives will share their experiences. Participating will be the Women's Solidarity Work Cooperative, the MigrESS Association, the Abarka Cooperative, La Tregua Cooperative, and the Illay Legal Cooperative. The presentation of these projects will allow for learning about different ways to promote economic alternatives based on cooperation and community work.

After a break for a snack and conversation, at 11:45 AM there will be three participatory workshops. The first, facilitated by Herney Mosquera Garcés and Soly Sane Malamine, will deal with how to move from discourse to practices to build an anti-racist social and solidarity economy. The second, led by Karolyna Núñez Grez, will propose alternatives for undertaking entrepreneurship based on cooperation, anti-racism, and sustainability. The third, conducted by Omaima Blal Lahlimi, will focus on regularization and labor hiring, regulatory changes, and the issues that must be taken into account when hiring migrant people.

The meeting will continue at 1 p.m. with a sharing session of the learnings and experiences from the workshops. At 1:35 p.m., Mercat Social Illes Balears and the Cercle de Migracions will read a declaration with commitments to advance towards a more inclusive, diverse, and anti-racist social economy. The closing of the day is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Participation requires prior registration through theconference form.