ASEF Philippines 2012 Souvenir Program

ASIAN SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FORUM PHILIPPINES 2012 October 26-‐27, 2012 Hotel Stotsenberg & Convention Center Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga Philippines

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TITLE Asian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF) Philippines 2012

THEME Solidarity, Interdependence and People-‐to-‐People Connectivity

MAIN Philippine Partners of the Asian Solidarity Economy ORGANIZERS Coalition:

On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines Inc. APPEND Inc. Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. World Fair Trade Organization Asia Federation of People’s Sustainable Development

Cooperatives

PARTNERS Department of Agriculture Angeles City Government

DATE October 26 to 27, 2012

CONFERENCE VENUE Stotsenberg Convention Center Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga Philippines Tel +6345.499.0777

HOTEL FOR DELEGATES Hotel Stotsenberg Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga Philippines Tel +6345.499.0777

CONFERENCE On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines Inc. SECRETARIAT APPEND Inc. Email: [email protected] Tel +632.932.5429 Tel +632.932.7690 Mobile +63917.599.9942

FORUM OVERVIEW

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A global economic crisis is confronting us today. Quite likely it will deepen in the coming years. We experience this crisis daily through increasing prices of commodities while incomes of the majority of workers are depreciating in value because of inflation.

The recently concluded Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio de Janeiro, June 22-‐24, 2012) provided an opportunity for governments from all over the world to put together a new model of development. But Rio+20 failed to do this.

We, the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) Philippines, are co-‐organizing ASEF Philippines 2012 with you not to play up the failure of Rio+20 but to pursue the process of advancing sustainable development, social and environmental justice. ASEF Philippines 2012, our forum, aims to contribute to sustainable development by raising awareness on the capacities of social and solidarity enterprises to build sustainable communities.

We shall attempt to achieve our forum’s goal by illustrating the dimensions of the SE sector and what it does to extend social development services to communities, conserve the environment, and build sustainable communities.

We shall encourage debate amongst ourselves on solidarity economy as an alternative model of development. Our forum seeks to provide opportunities for us to inquire, make comments, and reflect on lessons we shall have learned.

When we are done illustrating and debating, let us conclude our forum by proposing concrete actions we can do together.

Come then, brothers and sisters, let us make this forum work for you, your family, your community, and your country.

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Chairman, ASEF NOC Chairman, ASEC

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It is with great honor and pride to formally welcome you all to the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum Philippines 2012. As one of the members of the National Organizing Committee, APPEND believes that through this forum, we can create healthy discussion, develop friendships, foster exchanges of ideas and

outline best practices to grow and prosper the social enterprises in our respective countries.

Solidarity Economy is built on compassion and love for the poor, stewardship of the environment and financial sustainability of enterprises.

APPEND exists to make changes on the lives of people we serve who are also part of small and struggling enterprises. Thus, may this forum not only bring together great minds but also come forth with better understanding and workable models on how solidarity economy can bring about lasting and positive impact in local economies and the entire country.

Dr. Virginia P. Juan President and CEO, APPEND Inc.

The world’s economy is being shaken. Prophetic writer Joel Rosenberg said that “God will allow shaking of individuals and nations that we might let go of all of the flawed political, philosophical, intellectual and religious notions that we cling to that won’t give us true peace, that don’t give us real hope, that can’t

bring us any security.” His words confirm what the Good Book says about the shaking of nations as given by the Prophet Haggai. Now all economic indicators in Europe and the US point to the collapse of the Western economy. We cannot list all the reasons for such a collapse but one thing is sure -‐ we must secure our own nation’s economic fundamentals.

I believe that righteousness and justice is the foundation for stability. Let us learn to share our best practices, insights, wisdom and understanding founded on what is righteous and devoid of greed. We must learn from the mistakes of others who did not live to consider all the insights of the stakeholders of a nation or city. It is time to act now and so we gather here in this forum. No person lives unto himself, and no city or nation lives unto itself. We need to seek God’s grace and mercy and be meek to learn from each other what we need to do in the impending crisis of the future.

Welcome to ASEF Philippines 2012! Mabuhay and God bless us all!

Ptr. Eduardo de Guzman Chairman, On Eagle’s Wings Foundation

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Welcome to the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum Philippines 2012.Your presence by itself is overwhelming and is a testimony to a yearning for a new economy based on solidarity of the erstwhile disenfranchised. Driven by our experiences, beliefs, and community aspirations, we recognize that

globalization has not worked for the benefit of the poor as we have expected it to be. We have seen how an economy that works in the principle of competition, greed, and domination can lead to greater inequality and adverse environmental consequences.

But despite this, our ideal economy is achievable and the truth is that we are working for its outspread in our respective communities. And in the long experience of social movements and the tide of participatory citizenship in our country, we know that there is no single way of achieving our ideal economies and that adhering to our progressive social values is the unifying principle that can move our communities out of poverty. We hope that the Conference shall be a venue for strengthening our initiatives, enterprises and networks and for learning from each other.

In solidarity, Jay Bertram Lacsamana Executive Director, FSSI

Dear Friends,

The World Fair Trade Organization ASIA together with our Fair Trade Organizations in the Philippines supports the call for change to unite so that we can make that shift towards a more sustainable community. During the 2012 ASIAN SOLIDARITY

ECONOMY FORUM in Angeles City, Philippines, some Fair Trade Organizations will share their interesting Fair Trade stories for everyone to appreciate that it is possible to build a more sustainable community.

We want a fair world, a world that realizes the needs of the present-‐day without compromising the capability of the coming generations to meet their own needs.

Let us go for this social change and make that shift towards a more sustainable community!

Ramona Ramos Director

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Cooperatives have been at the forefront of Solidarity Economy since time immemorial and it is with great honor that FPSDC welcomes participants from the cooperative sector, non-‐government organizations, peoples’ organizations and other public and private sectors to the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum 2012.

We hope to be able to further contribute to building a solidarity economy in facilitating the exchange of best practices and system-‐changing ideas championed by cooperatives, with other progressive and like-‐minded organizations who advocate initiatives towards the development of people, planet, prosperity and peace. It is in our hope that ASEF continues to expand its network of passionate, pious, stewards and leaders of social entrepreneurs in order to strengthen the cause of moving towards a more socially and environmentally-‐conscious mode of production and exchange. May the conference bear sumptuous and filling fruits for the economy that we are striving to build. Cooperatively yours, Christie Rowena Plantilla General Manager, FPSDC

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The global crisis is a wake up call to all peoples of the world to challenge the old way and find a new recipe for sustainable development. A bold step is to call for the establishment of sustainable communities and shift from manufacturing-‐led export growth to a less energy-‐ and resource-‐intensive model of growth. A sustainable com-‐munity is a place where people thrive to enjoy good health and create a dignified quality of life. It aims for the triple bottom line goals of People (enhanced social wellbeing), Planet (healthy climate/environment) and Profit (economic security). These 3Ps are the necessary conditions for a sustainable community to exist, but there must also be sufficient conditions for its growth and development, such as: socially responsible governance, and edifying values that bring people together in harmonious endeavor.

The Asian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF) is organized primarily to promote the development of sustainable communities. Jointly undertaken by the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) Philippines composed of On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines Inc., APPEND Inc., Foundation for a Sustainable Society Inc., World Fair Trade Organization Asia, and the Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperatives, with the Department of Agriculture, the Angeles City government and the member institutions of the ASEF National Organizing Committee, the event is a precursor to the International Forum on the Globalization of Social and Solidarity Economy (IFGSE) to be organized by our consortium of civil society organizations in collaboration with the International Association for the Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy (RIPESS) in October 2013.

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Day 0 Day 1 Day 2

Inaugural Session Panel Discussion Coffee/Tea Break Coffee/Tea Break Paper Presentations ASEF Workshops Lunch Lunch Arrival and Registration

World Café Presentation of Workshop Outputs and Forum Synthesis

Free Time Interactive Panel Discussion

Closing Session

Free Time Vision-‐crafting Departure Welcome Dinner

Dinner City Tour

Program Summary

ASEF Philippines 2012 aims to contribute to sustainable development by raising awareness on the capacities of social and solidarity enterprises to build sustainable communities.

Three main sectors are involved in the development of sustainable communities/society: the public sector, the private corporate sector, and the social enterprise/solidarity economy (SE) sector. ASEF Philippines 2012 seeks to elaborate the dimensions of the SE sector, the institutional capacities of SE enterprises that comprise it, and the unique role they are playing to advance sustainable development of Philippine society.

Description

Theme

ASEF Philippines 2012 gives emphasis on solidarity, interdependence, and connectivity among stakeholders because these are the key elements the SE sector harnesses to build sustainable communities.

In contrast to the neoliberal economy’s emphasis on profits, social and solidarity economy puts priority on people and planet and makes use of profits to achieve this priority goal.

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Methods

Illustrate: During plenary sessions, resource speakers will explain what is social and solidarity economy using concrete examples from different countries. This will be followed by a ‘World Cafe’ session where participants will be exposed to live SSE models.

Debate: Open forums and reflection sections provide opportunities for participants to inquire, make comments, and reflect on lessons they have learned.

Propose: On the second day, October 27, participants will break out into 4 workshops. These workshops are intended to gather and synthesize the proposals of participants on key thematic issues.

World Café

The ‘World Cafe’ of ASEF Philippines showcases seven live models of SE supply chains from Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Participants will be divided into groups. Each group will visit one model at a time until it has covered all seven models.

Each SE model will brief participants on the five dimensions that make the SE effective in building sustainable communities. These are:

Socially responsible governance: SE supply chains contribute to the co-‐creation of a distinct identity for the SE sector that distinguish the latter from the other two sectors (public and private corporate sectors). In the aspect of governance, SE supply chains generally practice governance principles such as the following:

The SE supply chain is organized voluntarily & managed by citizens, not by government or the private corporate sector;

Community members are stakeholders of the SE supply chain; The SE stakeholders are free to participate in or exit from its

activities; The SE practices profit sharing among its stakeholders; and A certain portion of the SE profits is plowed back to social

development services for community members and to ecological conservation measures.

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World Café

Edifying values: SE supply chains are developing a distinct socio-‐economic culture of compassion and solidarity as it is being motivated largely by love, compassion, and respect for others, as well as by justice and fairness in relation to both people and the planet (environment). In other words, the SE sector is creating a new model of development that is oriented towards the ‘triple-‐bottom line’ of people, planet, and profit. This new model of development attempts to balance both the people’s rights to development and their human responsibilities towards other people (in other territories/ countries) and the biosphere.

Social development services to the community: SE supply chains are creating a new, socially responsible sector that is autonomous from the public and private corporate sectors by building its own capacity to provide social development services to local communities. These social development services may include:

Financing for SE enterprises of community members; Marketing of products of community members; Management capacity building for enterprises of community

members; Core values formation among community members; Health benefits for community members; and Skills development for community members.

Ecological conservation measures: SE supply chains deliberately adopt certain ecological conservation measures that give distinction to their products as being ecologically friendly and labeled as organic, fair trade, health-‐enhancer, or energy-‐saver.

Sustainability: SE supply chains ensure their own sustainability by:

Engaging in business (production, processing, or trading); Designing/conducting its own education/training services; Designing/undertaking its own production/distribution of

technologies; Mobilizing and investing its own equity capital; Providing appropriate salary/sales commissions for the staff; Practicing profit sharing among stakeholders; and Encouraging customer satisfaction through quality

products/services and customer retention through rebates on purchases.

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ASEF Workshops

Participants will contribute to a synthesis of experience gained and lessons learned. ASEF will have 2 Workshop Sessions.

On Day 1, participants will all together craft a shared vision of social and solidarity economy (SSE). After hearing and learning from the plenary sessions, discussions, and World Cafe, each participant will have an idea of how the SE supply chain looks like and behaves. How can we consolidate synthesize these ideas to form a shared vision of SE?

On Day 2, participants will break out into 3 workgroups for Workshop 1 (The Vision, Practice and Promotion of SSE). This workshop will answer the questions:

Given the SSE vision, (i) What can we do together to concretize the SSE vision? (ii) What can we do together to promote our shared vision of SE at the local and global levels? and; (iii) What can we do together to build the SE network at the local and global levels?

Simultaneously, Workshop 2 (Organizing ASEC and the ASEC Holding Company) will also be conducted among those who have signified their interest in becoming part of the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC).

Workshop 3 will be organized exclusively for the youth participants and aims to concretize the role of the youth in promoting solidarity economy.

Day-‐to-‐Day Program of Activities

Time Activity/Topic/Speaker Venue

13:00 – 19:00 Arrival and Registration of Delegates Emiliano Ramos Hall

19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Dinner E. Ramos Hall

Day 0: October 25, 2012



08:30 – 10:00 Plenary 1: Inaugural Session

Doxology by APPEND Kilos Movers

Welcome Remarks Brigido Simon, Jr. Chair, ASEF Philippines 2012

Welcome Address Hon. Edgardo Pamintuan Mayor, Angeles City

Inaugural Address Hon. Proceso Alcala Secretary, Department of Agriculture

Emiliano Ramos Hall

10:00 – 10:15 Coffee/Tea Break E. Ramos Hall

10:15 – 11:00 Plenary 2: Rediscovering Solidarity, Interdependence and People-‐to-‐People Connectivity

Chair: Virginia Juan, DTL President, APPEND Inc.

Rediscovering Solidarity in Building Sustainable Communities

Benjamin Quiñones, Jr., Ph.D. Chair, Asian Solidarity Economy Council

The “Masyarakat Economi”: The Malaysian Experience

Datuk Denison Jayasooria, Ph.D. ASEC Malaysia

The Mapalus Economy Peggy Adeline Mekel, Ph.D. ASEC Indonesia

E. Ramos Hall



11:00 – 11:30 Plenary 2 Reflections, Open Forum and Synthesis

Chair: Dr. Virginia Juan, APPEND

Emiliano Ramos Hall

11:30 – 12:15 Plenary 3: Policy Support for Solidarity Economy: The Social Entrepreneurship Bill of the Philippines

Chair: Jay Bertram Lacsamana Executive Director Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc.

Panel: Earl Parreño President Social Enterprise Empowerment for Rural Development, Inc.

Cong. Teodoro Casiño BAYAN MUNA Representative and Chairperson of the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development

Emiliano Ramos Hall

12:15 – 13:00 Lunch Break E. Ramos Hall

13:00 – 14:00 Plenary 4: SSE Supply Chains

Chair: Dr. Benjamin Quiñones, ASEC

Rice, APPEND -‐ TSKI Coco Sugar, WFTO Asia Coffee, WFTO Asia Onion, APPEND -‐ ASKI Chicken, On Eagle’s Wings Foundation Ecotourism, Khmer Village, Cambodia SSE Model, Indonesia

Emiliano Ramos Hall

14:00 – 14:15 World Café Mechanics

Moderator: Jay Lacsamana, FSSI

Emiliano Ramos Hall





14:15 – 16:30 World Café: SSE Supply Chains

Rice, APPEND -‐ TSKI Coco Sugar, WFTO Asia Coffee, WFTO Asia Onion, APPEND – ASKI Chicken, On Eagle’s Wings Foundation Ecotourism, Khmer Village, Cambodia SSE Model, Indonesia

Benjamina Hall Zolla Hall Teofila Hall E. Ramos Hall

Loreto Lazatin Hall Rafael Lazatin Hall

Tipanan Hall

16:30 – 17:15 Plenary 4 (continued): SSE Supply Chains (Interactive Panel Discussion)

Chair: Dr. Benjamin Quiñones, ASEC

Emiliano Ramos Hall

17:15 – 18:00 Plenary 5: Crafting the SSE Vision

Moderator: Eduardo Canela, Ph.D.

E. Ramos Hall

18:00 – 20:00 Dinner E. Ramos Hall

20:00 – 23:00 Guided City Tour Angeles City


08:30 – 08:35 Doxology by APPEND Kilos Movers E. Ramos Hall

08:35 – 09:30 Plenary 6: Solidarity Trading (Panel Discussion)

Chair: Dr. Benjamin Quiñones, ASEC Panel: Dr. Peggy Adeline Mekel

Datuk Dr. Denison Jayasooria Ramona Ramos, WFTO-‐Asia Angel de Leon, Chair -‐ APPEND Rey Corpuz, AHI Roy Oscillada, MSI

Emiliano Ramos Hall

09:30 – 09:45 Briefing on ASEF Workshops

Moderator: Eduardo Canela, Ph.D.

E. Ramos Hall

09:45 – 10:00 Coffee/Tea Break E. Ramos Hall




10:00 – 10:30 Oath-‐Taking Ceremony of the Founding Members of the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) Philippines

Emiliano Ramos Hall

10:30 – 12:30 ASEF Workshops

Workshop 1: The Vision, Practice and Promotion of Solidarity Economy Workgroup 1: Miriam Azurin, FSSI Workgroup 2: Danilo Ocampo, ACSent Workgroup 3: Mercedes Castillo VICTO National

Workshop 2: Organizing the Asian Solidarity Economy Council

Moderator: Mr. Wyden King Pres., Armadillo Holdings Inc.

Workshop 3: The Youth in SSE

Moderator: Walther Hontiveros, FPSDC

Benjamina Hall Zoila Hall Teofila Hall

Twist Café (near Hotel lobby)

Emiliano Ramos Hall

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break E. Ramos Hall

13:30 – 14:30 Plenary 7: Presentation of Workshop Outputs and Forum Synthesis

Chair: Cielito Habito, Ph.D. Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development

Emiliano Ramos Hall

14:30 – 15:30 Plenary 8: Closing Session

Affirmation of Youth Delegates

Closing Remarks by Dr. Cielito Habito

E. Ramos Hall


Program Hosts

Jeanne Marie Bernardo Noel Embing Executive Director Program Director On Eagle’s Wings Foundation APPEND, Inc.

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On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines, Inc. (OEWF) acts as the champion of the Solidarity Economy (SE) framework in the Philippines. It convenes socially responsible enterprises and organizations to share experiences to achieve the triple bottom line goals of economic sustainability, social development, and environmental justice. It provides a general framework from which SE projects may be adopted and implemented by enterprises and their communities.

OEWF endeavors to achieve its objectives through advocacy, training, project development and management, participatory research and development, among others.

Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC) Philippines

APPEND is a network of 11 of the biggest microfinance institutions in the country, and exists mainly to: Facilitate the growth and viability of its

partner organizations and the development of poor micro-‐entrepreneurs, their families and communities;

Strengthen the technical competence, leadership and spiritual health of staff, clients and children of microentrepreneurs by developing simple tools, training and devotional materials and by conducting regular training, conferences and research in micro-‐enterprise development and spiritual transformation; and

Coordinate the mutual accessing of resources, information and technology for the benefit of poor communities in the country.

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rs The Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc. is a social investment organization committed to support the development of sustainable communities through social entrepreneurship. Since 1995, they have developed social enterprises with triple bottom lines that are owned, managed and operated by the poor, economically sound and environmentally friendly in marginalized communities.

We nurture partnerships that help empower the poor to become productive members of society and stewards of our natural resources. We support social enterprises that undertake development, production, processing and marketing of commodities by marginalized social sectors. We also support alliances among social enterprises, civil society, national and local government agencies, and the rest of the business sector that are inclined to work with social enterprises.


World Fair Trade Organization Asia (WFTO-‐Asia), a consortium of producers and marketing and development organizations in the Asia Pacific region, commits itself towards enabling disadvantaged producers to improve their livelihoods through Fair Trade by linking, promoting, and protecting the integrity of Fair Trade organizations, and speaking out for greater trade justice in world trade.

As the regional chapter of World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), WFTO ASIA provides impoverished food and crafts producers, from all over Asia, greater access to regional and inter-‐regional export markets. It operates in 15 countries within the region and has over 90 member organizations.


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The Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperatives (FPSDC) is a unique organization that brings together NGOs, Pos and Cooperatives into one institution. It is a federation of organizations that provides financial and non-‐financial services to empower marginalized sectors; ensuring the development of stakeholders (people) and the preservation of the environment (planet) while ensuring economic viability and equitable growth (prosperity), in the hope of promoting harmonious coexistence within and among communities (peace).

FPSDC also encourages member-‐organizations to support advocacies on sustainable agriculture and to engage in activities that take into consideration the 4Ps of sustainable development namely: people, planet, prosperity and peace.

The Department of Agriculture is the principal agency of the Philippine government responsible for the promotion of agricultural and fisheries development and growth. In pursuit of this, it provides a policy framework that directs public investments and, in partnership with the local government units, provides the support services necessary to make agriculture and fisheries, and agri-‐based enterprises profitable and to help spread the benefits of development to the poor, particularly those in the rural areas.

DA envisions prosperous rural communities built on profitable farms that provide surplus for agro-‐industry and guarantees food security, by increasing the income of farmers and fisherfolk, thereby contributing to the achievement of the national goals of alleviating poverty, generating productive opportunities, fostering social justice and equity, and promoting sustainable economic growth.

Government

Angeles City is located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines and is locally classified as a first-‐class, highly urbanized city.

Considered as one of the fastest-‐growing cities outside of Metro Manila, it is also known as the entertainment capital of the Philippines. It has a most advantageous location, with the quickest access to Clark Freeport Zone and, not an hour away, Subic Freeport Zone, both special economic zones which attract major attention from some of

the world’s biggest investors.

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FIND THE MEANING OF ‘SOLIDARITY ECONOMY’ IN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE

by Dr. Benjamin R. Quinones, Jr.

Five years after the first Asian Solidarity Economy Forum (ASEF) was launched in Manila in October 2007, majority of those who attended ASEF for the first time are still asking the question: “What is solidarity economy?”

Why is there a seeming lack of understanding of solidarity economy particularly in Asia and including the Philippines? One reason is that we do not use this term when describing people’s collective actions to overcome challenges and constraints. Rather, we label these joint actions with terms that are more familiar to us such as cooperative, collective action, mutual guarantee, mutual help, and the like.

We did try using one ubiquitous Filipino word to describe it all: ‘Bayanihan.’ But this term has also been abused by people who take collective actions in pursuit of selfish gains. Thus, we translated ‘solidarity economy’ into ‘Bayanihan Compassionate Economy’.

Another reason why Filipinos have difficulties accepting the term ‘solidarity economy’ is that we have known in our lifetime only one kind of economy which we inherited from America, and that is capitalism. To the ordinary Filipino, America remains the dream society. Because America is prosperous and powerful, capitalism must be good, so the naive reasoning goes.

But today, the American economy is in decline. Millions have lost their jobs. The ranks of the poor are increasing. The mighty US dollar is losing its dominance as the global currency standard. Even the American people are asking themselves whether an alternative economy is possible and can replace the greed-‐ridden economic system that has overwhelmed their democratic ideals.

Galileo Galilei once said: “We cannot teach a man anything, we can only help him find it within himself”.

I hope ASEF Philippines 2012 will help you find the meaning of solidarity economy within your own experience.

ASEF PHILIPPINES 2012 NATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

CHAIR Brigido “Jun” Simon, Jr. On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines, Inc.

MEMBERS Virginia “Jeng” Juan, DTL APPEND Inc.

Benjamin Quiñones, Jr., Ph.D. Asian Solidarity Economy Council

Cielito Habito, Ph.D. Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development

Danilo Ocampo Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship

Fleurdelys Cupino Ethics and Responsibility Forum

Christine Rowena Plantilla Federation of People’s Sustainable Development Cooperatives

Jay Lacsamana Foundation for a Sustainable Society, Inc.

Eduardo Canela, Ph.D. K+eVentures Asia

Pilar Habito Life Learning Organization of Peace

Mercedes Castillo VICTO-‐National

Nyledame Monsanto Ubuntu Realty

Ramona Ramos World Fair Trade Organization Asia

SECRETARIAT Jeanne Marie Bernardo On Eagle’s Wings Development Foundation Philippines, Inc.

Noel Embing APPEND Inc.

Volunteers: Arlie Bamiano, APPEND Anthony Nacino, OEWF Marvin Belina, APPEND Ana Dominique Nacion, APPEND John Lexter Calamba, APPEND Renmark Parreño, APPEND Merv Derek Camado, APPEND Mark Josep Perez, APPEND Jouvy Anne Color, APPEND Rose Sharon Rasquero, OEWF Joy De Guzman, APPEND Seann Chloe Salas, APPEND Andrea Eslisa, APPEND Janice Sapinoso, OEWF Cyril Ganea, APPEND Glen Rose Solinap, APPEND Andy Herbota, APPEND Shari Mae Tamisin, APPEND Florence Limen, APPEND

THE MEANING OF THE ASEF PHILIPPINES LOGO

The ASEF Philippines logo bears branches of the laurel leaf, which has long been a symbol of victory. History reveals that during the Pythian games in Ancient Greece, laurel leaves were made into a wreath and given as a crown of victory to the winner. The ASEF logo is embraced by such a wreath – evergreen and fresh for victory – victory of the farmers, agricultural producers, consumers and clients who would benefit from the lessons learned during ASEF.

The globe in the center symbolizes the nations and international partners sharing the ideals of ASEF. The map of the Philippines is highlighted in green, showing the nation as the center of solidarity-‐based development of social enterprises and eco-‐tourism in Asia.

The ring encircling the globe is depicted in solidarity colors of green, blue, yellow and orange, which represent the Philippines as a tropical archipelago. Composed of more than 7,100 islands, the Philippines rests in a basin of different bodies of water and is matted primarily with rice fields, mountains, rivers and lakes. This is the main reason why farming and fishing are the major sources of income for majority of the Filipino people, especially the poor.

It is the development of these people that ASEF seeks to promote by showing that it is possible to build sustainable communities through solidarity and cooperation, prioritizing people’s welfare, and taking care of the natural environment.

Asian Solidarity Economy Forum Philippines 2012

Solidarity, Interdependence and People-‐to-‐People Connectivity

Towards a Bayanihan Compassionate Economy

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