Hosts Nonhlanhla Makuyana and Guppi Bola dived into Nourishing Economics and how we use the Solidarity Economy (SE) as a powerful organising framework to help guide us in this work.

This parallel session explored the role of community resistance organising for self determination.

Led by Simmone Ahiaku, featuring Javie Huxley (Save Latin Village), Huda Ammori (Palestine Action), Sara Bafo (No More Exclusions) and Mumtaz Musa (No More Exclusions).

This parallel session explored historic and contemporary forms of self help organising as solidarity economy practice, including mutual aid and mutual credit. 

Led by Nonhlanhla Makuyana and featuring organisers Nigel Carter (Oxford Community Action), Tobi Adebajo (Purple Rain Collective) and Makeda Bernard-Quaishe (Zenzele Village).

In this session, we explored the various strategies for working towards collective ownership of essential community infrastructure - including land and housing assets. 

Led by Guppi and featuring Claude Hendrickson (Frontline/Leeds Community Housing),  Angelique Retief (Black South West Network) and Kwame Lowe (Kin Structures).

This conversation centred solidarity economic thought and practice in Africa.

Looking into the specific historic context of slavery and resource extraction, we explored  movements for economic self determination within the African continent.

Led by Tanita Lewis, featuring  Adotey Bing-Pappoe (Cooperation Africa), Jermaine Craig (Kwanda) and Einass Bakhiet.

We completed the day's sessions with a discussion between authors Kimberly McIntosh and Mikaela Loach.

We called on our imaginations and experiments of building economies of care. 

Taking stock of organising within our current political context, we spoke about how the solidarity economy can be a powerful strategy for building an economic democracy.