Seminar in Paris on the occasion of 20 years of EoC

The Economy of Communion

issues and developments

10 September 2011, at 9-17.30
23 avenue de Friedland
Paris 8ème

The seminar is organized by the Focolare Movement and the Institut Politique Léon Harmel (IPLH), on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the launch of Economy of Communion. Founded in 1991 by Chiara Lubich, foundress of the Focolare Movement, the Economy of Communion embodies the gift and the fellowship in economic relations. TheInstitut Politique Léon Harmel, ain the light of Caritas in Veritate, wanted to join this trend of economy through a critical reflection.

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As part of the workshop the experts’ analysis and testimony of real life can help better understand the intuition of EoC and its development, the culture of giving and generosity underlying it. The specific contribution of the Economy of Communion will be studied in three laboratories dedicated to: new paradigms for the economy, a business practice that includes the gift, a culture of life for all.

Speakers: Luigino Bruni (University of Milan-Bicocca), Elena Lasida (Justitia et Pax), Gérard Thoris (Sciences Po Parigi), Michel Coquillon (CFTC)

Participation fee: € 25 (or € 12 without lunch)

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Further meetings to commemorate the 20 years of EoC will be held in various other cities of France, following are some dates:

Nantes 21 November 2011, Mulhouse 3 Dicember 2011,  Aix en Provence in January 2012.