February 18, a day to intertwine territories and cooperatives from the perspective of Catalonia and the Basque Country

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February 18, a day to intertwine territories and cooperatives from the perspective of Catalonia and the Basque Country

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February 18, a day to intertwine territories and cooperatives from the perspective of Catalonia and the Basque Country

The conference will be held in Arantzatzu and the participants, among others, will include Josep Vidal, general director of Social Economics of the Regional Government of Catalonia.

2022·02·09

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On February 18, KoopFabrika has organized a conference entitled Territories and cooperatives; Catalan and Basque experiences in Arantzazu. The purpose of the conference is to learn first-hand about innovative public policies implemented in Catalonia in recent years and to reflect on the development of our own models for promoting these philosophies in the Basque Country.

In recent years, a large number of cooperatives have been created in different territories of the Basque Country, as have numerous networks and associations that group them, each according to the situation in their territory. Similar experiences are actively developing in Catalonia. In this sense, the innovative public policies launched by the Regional Government of Catalonia in 2015 in collaboration with the cooperative movement are yielding interesting results on the path toward social transformation, territorial sovereignty and a new cooperative wave.

The conference on February 18 aims to be a meeting place where participants will learn about these innovative public policies. The development of the Ateneu Cooperatius, the characterization of unique projects and the recently launched program for the promotion of urban communities. The general director of Social Economics of the Regional Government of Catalonia, Josep Vidal, will report on all of this personally at the conference. In addition, the cooperative members of three Ateneu Cooperatius who participate in the realization and execution of these public policies will participate, contributing their experience and vision.

Learn about new experiences to develop our own models

The purpose of the conference is to learn about the innovative public policies implemented in Catalonia in recent years, to understand their underlying philosophies and to reflect on the development of our own models for the promotion of those philosophies in the Basque Country. To this end, leading people in the field of self-management in the Basque Country and people who are generating innovative cooperative projects on a daily basis will participate in the conference: Leire Udabe, Elena Herrarte, Jon Sarasua and Xabier Barandiaran, among others.

Registration

To participate in the conference, you must register in advance on the KoopFabrika website. KoopFabrika is a project developed through the collaboration among the OlatuKoop network, the LANKI Institute of Cooperative Studies of Mondragon University, and GEZKI. Kindly note that the help and collaboration of the City Council of Oñati, the Debagoiena 2030 initiative and the Etorkizuna Eraikiz project of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa have been instrumental in organizing this conference.

PROGRAM

  • 9:30-10:00 a.m. Presentation and welcome. Izaro Elorza Arregi – Mayor of Oñati
  • 10:00-10:30 a.m. Self-management: a few observations in that direction. Jon Sarasua Maritxalar – Professor/researcher at Mondragon University
  • 10:30-11:30 a.m. Public policies for the promotion of transformative cooperativism in Catalonia. Josep Vidal i Fabrega – General Director of Social Economics of the Regional Government of Catalonia
  • 12:00-1:15 p.m. The intersection of territory and cooperatives, the experience of the Ateneus Cooperatius
    • CoopCamp (Tarragona) Maria Mestres
    • Ponent coopera (Lleida) Marcel Vidal
    • Coòpolis (Barcelona) Luz Helena Ramirez
  • 1:15-1:45 p.m. Territory and cooperative in the Basque Country, paving the way
    • Leire Udabe Aizpurua – OlatuKoop
    • Elena Herrarte Letona – Debagoiena 2030
  • 1:45-2:15 p.m. Cooperative governance and community constitution. Xabier Barandiaran Irastorza – Head of Etorkizuna Eraikiz

Update (03-23-2022) Video summary of the day: