3. THE PROCESS PHASE 0. TRIGGERING FACTORS Insights from the case-study
Self-assessment questions
The Messina Community Foundation traces its origins starting from the strong and redeeming political and institutional movements calling for freedom from the mafia criminal organizations and mindset which was governing the Sicilian territory. Hence, the experience essentially arises from a strong and shared bottom-up civil desire for redemption in relation to external events and for change of the status quo. In particular, redeeming collective action and a strong solidarity feeling among citizens prompted in response to the mafia criminal organisations activities in the territory. Hence, the Foundation aims at giving continuity to these social and political processes which aim at freeing the territory from distortive capitalistic logics and egotism which are also the basis of criminal organizations and reflect the dominant profit maximisation-driven economic model.
Is there a strong social/environmental concern for which grass-route movements are calling for an innovative solution in your context?
Is there a strong perceived collective need for change in your context?
Are there already active social economy group of actors in your context sharing the same strong vision of human development and that could benefit from a overarching coordinating body?
Which are the objectives of your territory in terms of sustainability? Are they linkable and in line to the SDGs for the territory/community? Are they potentially generating cohesion for the territory/community?
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