Our week-long forum will be organized around:

• 5 Plenaries with simultaneous translation in English, French, and Spanish;
• 10Thematic sessions on youth, women, local governments, civil society, researchers, and indigenous communities;
• 11 Sessions proposed and organized by our members and partner organizations
• 6 Special sessions composed of individual initiatives under various subjects related to the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

*If you would like to support the promotion of the forum, all outreach materials can be found here.

A new expert advisory panel of leaders from community and socially trading organizations across the Liverpool City Region has been launched last month. The Social and Solidarity Economy Reference Panel will advise Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram and Combined Authority policymakers on how to maximize the contribution of the burgeoning social sector as the city region economy recovers from the effects of Covid-19. Learn more about the 18 inspiring leaders tasked with helping to boost the community and social sector as part of the Liverpool City Region’s economic recovery plan in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

On 17 September, Laurence Kwark, Secretary General of GSEF, participated in the first meeting of the 2020 International Mayors Forum Preparatory Webinar Series organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD). She shared her insights into how Social and Solidarity Economy can accelerate decent work and economic growth for urban recovery in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GSEF @ Asia Pacific Social Innovation Summit