Fourth Webinar added to IDEA’s Winter Webinar Series

The fourth and final webinar in our Winter Webinar Series will be given by Jason Nardi of RIPESS  the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy, and Daniel Tygel of the Brazilian Forum of Solidarity Economy. They will share perspectives from Europe and Brazil on the practical impact that social and solidarity economy has on rebuilding economies and societies.

The webinar is free but registration is essential. The webinar series is brought to you by the partners of “ Challenging the Crisis ” a 3-year EU funded programme that seeks to champion global justice perspectives during times of austerity.

Jason Nardi  is coordinator of the Social Watch Italian Coalition and member of the RIPESS-Solidarity Economy Europe coordination committee. Together with other member s of RIPESS worldwide, he has contributed to the creation of the first interoperability standards for Social Solidarity Economy mapping (ESSGlobal). Jason has been working for several civil society organizations – Fondazione culturale responsabilità etica (the Cultural Foundation of the Italian Ethical Bank), the International Council of the World Social Forum, Terra Futura, annual festival on sustainability and good practices – and created Zoes.org, the first Italian social network for solidarity economy. A founder of Solidarius Italia, he is working on the strengthening of solidarity economy networks in Italy, where he lives.

Daniel Tygel

M.Sc in Theoretical Physics. Participated in community outreach movements at the university and in environmental education, field in which he worked with the public education system in southern Minas Gerais. He worked for seven years as executive secretary of the Brazilian Forum of Solidarity Economy and two and a half years as Operating Manager ofthe Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy. Works in the development of solutions in information technologies for social movements, such as maps and communication protocols in Brazil and abroad. He is a member of EITA (Education, Information and Technology for Self-Management) a self-managed collective dedicated to supporting the struggles of social and popular movements by building free information technologies and participatory methodologies for their use and appropriation. Blog: www.cirandas.net/dtygel

 

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IDEA’s Lab 2025

May 2, 2025
Dates: Thursday 10 July,10.00am-6.00pm and Friday 11 July, 10.00am-3.00pm Location: An Tairseach, Wicklow IDEA is thrilled to open applications for our second iteration of the IDEA's Lab. In this first of its kind residential Lab, we will create space where members can bring their ideas for projects and try out new planning and design methods. Participants will have the opportunity to work on an idea from scratch to (almost) finish with the support of expert trainers and learn through group exchange in a welcoming and inspiring setting. Participants will come out of the training with: An early project design proofed, tested and built through group feedback, iteration, trialling and support. New approaches in designing innovative projects they can apply to their workplace Headspace and time to work on the design of an innovative project A chance to actively learn through group exchange and strengthen the sense of an innovative community of practice in Ireland How? Please email anya@ideaonline.ie to request an application form. Requesting an application form does not commit you to applying. The deadline for returning application form (including organisational sign off letter) is Friday 23 May, midnight . You will find further details in the application form. Participants must register as a team of 2min.- 4 max. Participants without a team member will be asked to pair up with other individual participants or find a partner outside their organisation. Cost : This training is funded by Irish Aid at the Department of Foreign Affairs and offered at a reduced rate. This training is only available to IDEA members. Non-IDEA members can participant as part of an IDEA member team. Fees for members of IDEA is €50  Irish Aid is the Government’s overseas development programme which supports partners working in some of the world’s poorest countries. Irish Aid also supports global citizenship education in Ireland to encourage learning and public engagement with global issues the ideas, opinions and comments expressed in this training are entirely the responsibility of its author(s) and do not necessarily represent or reflect DFA policy. Timeline: Applications open: 07 May Applications close: 23 May, midnight Preparatory session with trainer (30min, online): Mid June Lab arrival: Where possible we advise arrival on Wednesday 09 July in the evening. Accommodation and food will be provided from 09 July, 5.00pm - 11 July, 3.00pm Lab: 10 July,10.00am-6.00pm. 11 July, 10.00am-3.00pm Please don’t hesitate to get in touch at anya@ideaonline.ie if any of the above pose a barrier to your participation, or if you have any other questions.