>> LIMA 1997
The first International meeting for the globalization of solidarity was held in Lima, Peru. It allowed various networks and activists of the social solidarity economy on a global scale to meet and exchange their experiences and practices on the matter. The Social Solidarity Economy was then defined as all economic activities and practices with a social finality, which contribute to build a new economic paradigm.
See the Lima Declaration

>> QUEBEC 2001
The second meeting was held in Quebec, under the slogan “Resist and Build”. At the end of this meeting, the International Liaison Commission (ILC) was established. This is an instrument for sustainable dialogue between continents in order to induce the creation of a resisting rally against neo-liberal globalization management and strategies, and to create effective and sustainable alternatives. The ILC then decided on its first internal meeting to name the process: the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS).
See the Quebec Declaration

>> DAKAR 2005
The third International Meeting on the Globalization of Solidarity was held in Dakar in 2005, under the slogan « Empowering People ». It was jointly organized by RIPESS and the Senegalese Social Solidarity Economy Group (GSESS). The meeting changed the capital of Senegal for a few days into a place of convergence for worldwide social activists and social solidarity economy public decision-makers. It was also the opportunity for Africa to share its vision of the social solidarity economy with countries of other continents.
See the Dakar Declaration