The organization APRES (Association pour la PRomotion de l’Economie sociale et Solidaire), with the support of more than 50 organizations from the Geneva region (organizations, foundations, cooperatives, others) is happy to invite to the you First Meetings of the Social and Solidarity Economy of the Geneva region that will be held on November 18 and 19, 2004 in Geneva.
For the detailed programme, see http://www.apres-ge.ch (only in French)

These Meetings constitute a first opportunity to put in presence those that will constitute the elements of a network of the social and solidarity economy in the region. It will be the opportunity - during the workshops and the plenary - to discuss the questions at the heart of the activities and values defended by the employees and voluntaries of the SSE:

• How to obtain the recognition of the social and economic utility of the SSE organizations?
• What are the means to be implemented to have an access to the financial resources and the public markets without losing one’s autonomy?
• What are the legal forms and management styles that enable to reconcile best the economic activities and the non lucrative aims in a sustainable way?
• What synergies can we imagine between the representatives of an economy alternative to the capitalistic economy in order to favour deep social changes?