The production of medicines and vaccines is largely left to the hands a profit-seeking private sector, despite the vital importance of public health, as well as massive public investments in underlying research. Why do covid-19 vaccines belong to private pharmaceutical companies, and not the people?
Συζήτηση στο πλαίσιο του 1ου Ευρωπαϊκού Φόρουμ για την Κοινωνική και Αλληλέγγυα Οικονομία, που διοργανώθηκε στο Ευρωπαϊκο Κοινοβούλιο στις Βρυξέλλες, στις 28 Ιανουαρίου 2016.
Catalonia has been historically a fertile land of the co-operative movement and now is one of world’s leading regions in terms of solidarity economy which is in close touch with different social movements. This documentary highlights a number of such initiatives in Barcelona, such as healthcare, housing, incubator, bar, finance and culture, as well as XES (Catalan Solidarity Economy Network) which links such experiences.