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ECOLISE launches open online knowledge and learning meeting series
Continue reading(21 May 2018; updated 5 July, 12 September, 11 Nov) – The ECOLISE Knowledge & Learning Working Group is launching an open monthly online meeting series in June. The aim of the series is to seed further collaborative developments that help advance the implementation of ECOLISE’s strategy. Each meeting will focus on a specific topic […]
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ECOLISE welcomes five new members from Ireland, Portugal, Romania and Spain
Continue reading(17 April 2018) – The ECOLISE network has grown to 43 member organisations and networks following the welcoming of five new organisations at the recent annual General Assembly in Luxembourg. The five are: Carraig Dulra, which focuses on permaculture training and education in Ireland; Caixa de Mitos, which supports social innovation and local development in […]
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Sharing stories, building empathy and making wise decisions – Talanoa comes to Brussels
Continue reading(10 April 2018) – Talanoa, a traditional process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue from the Pacific islands, comes to Brussels next week in the form of an event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Dialogue on Non-State Climate Action. The event recognises that the shift towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient […]
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Calling all social innovators! Your final chance to co-produce a Declaration for Social Innovation
Continue reading(9 April 2018) – If you are part of Europe’s diverse social innovation community you have a few days left to help co-produce a European Declaration for Social Innovation. How? By completing a short 5 minute survey (English version). It is part of a series of public consultations that have been hosted since January by Social […]
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ECOLISE members reiterate the need for government and EU support for community-led initiatives
Continue readingHollenfells, Luxembourg (28 March 2018) – ECOLISE member organisations have reiterated their call on policy makers from the local to the European level to recognise and support the vital role that grassroots organisations are playing in the transition to a healthy and sustainable zero-carbon society. The 43 leading networks and organisations supporting community-led initiatives for […]