Inclusive, just and diverse
Promote the economy of care
A new theory of value thrives and replaces the current one, i.e ‘valuing what matters’ and questioning the lens of economic value alone. Informal, essential workers and households are acknowledged as an essential part of our economy and society. They are critical to the survival, prosperity and justice of our societies. These essential sectors are health, care and emergency services, but also farmers, supermarket staff, workers in water, electricity and energy, teachers, telecommunication workers, transport staff, workers in law and justice and social security staff.
Proposals for structural change (
set of policies, practices and investments)
Non-monetized activities of caring and sharing regain their central importance.
Creation of national and local systems of care that place the sustainability of life and stewardship of nature at the centre of our societies. Recognition of the contribution to society and the economy of 'essential workers' and providing households with a decent salary and pension e.g. for unpaid care workers or parents raising children.
Build a workforce and create a significant number of jobs in care work (health, education, seniors, nursery schools, dependency, etc.).
Empower, respect and support Indigenous communities and their self-determination
We are guided by the vision of Indigenous communities who are living with respect for and in harmony with Mother Earth, in coexistence with the forest, and promote agroforestry initiatives.
The Indigenous cosmovision, a vision and a set of practices that have been devalued by capitalist modernity, needs to be relearned and adopted by our societies and economies.
In order to achieve strategic economic and political decision-making and a plural solidarity-based economy, we need to support and link with social movements that are fighting for social and economic justice such as the global movement for Indigenous rights, and take inspiration from their knowledge.
Proposals for structural change (
set of policies, practices and investments)
Recognise and uphold the rights of Indigenous peoples and communities, their intrinsic link to nature, their traditional knowledge systems and their role in protecting nature.
Secure and uphold land rights, access, and sustainable usage by Indigenous communities including across protected areas
Put in place policies, practices and investments that:
*Support Indigenous peoples in determining their own path to development in accordance with their own worldviews, Indigenous leadership structures, and justice systems.
* Accelerate decolonization to end assimilationist and integrationist policies and programs, among other things.
* Ensure no discrimination or any form of violence against Indigenous people.
* Encourage local Indigenous-run organizations and businesses.
* Secure and enforce the legal recognition of Indigenous land titles.
Empower and support women
Increasing the status and rights of women, in particular rural women, as it reinforces collective resilience to sustain shocks and be the basis for a better future. In the future we strive for, women and girls are empowered active agents and gender-based violence is eradicated. The issue of gender inequity is not distinct from environmental degradation or poverty or racism, all the issues intersect.
A system based on equity and equality between all humans and nature, on cooperation and respect between all components of the world is possible.
Proposals for structural change (
set of policies, practices and investments)
Policies, practices and investments that ensure gender equity in decision making processes.
Promote equitable participation of women in the economic and political spheres.
Ensure the higher education of girls.
Increase the status and rights of rural women.
Encourage pluralism with multiple new systems
Pluralist ‘post-development’ models replace the one-sided Western paradigm of extractivist development and are based on a diversity of ways of living and developing. There are different countries, with different cultures, so there are different approaches of development that can be adapted to any circumstances.