Opening and 2023 – 2024 Recap

Opening

The Global Gathering 2024’s program is intended to be a celebration, a celebration of the Community of Economy of Francesco, of the efforts made during this past year, the dialogues and conversations held, the laughs shared, the not so pleasant conversations.

We celebrate our Community, we celebrate the Economy of Francesco, we celebrate the past, live the present and aim for the future.

The agenda for the Global Gathering is:

Start with a brief recap of what has happened between 2023 and 2024
The presentation of the EoF Foundation. We moved from a one time event to a Foundation!
Spaces for music, for art, to breathe and to follow up
Some members of the EoF Community, from different countries, from Singapore, from Lebanon, from Ukraine, from Venezuela, from Haiti, and from many more places, will share what peace is for them.
Presentation of some of the projects of the EoF community.
This year has been marked by the need to call for peace. Presentation of the campaigns that have been carried out by members of EoF.
Presentation of the EoF Academy and everything that it’s being done.
Invite to the Latin American and the Caribbean Congress will be made.
Reflections on peace.
Message of Bishop Sorrentino.
Message from the Pope!

EoF International Campaigns:

2023

  • Esperar: There is a time for Peace and a time for Peace – An Advent 2023 initiative featuring four online meetings to reflect on hope, peace, and the commitment to building a new world through collective action and spiritual waiting. (30 November – 21 December 2023)
  • Pope Francis’ letter to the Bishop of Assisi and the EoF Committee: “I entrust EoF to you” – In December 2023, Pope Francis reaffirmed Monsignor Domenico Sorrentino, Luigino Bruni, and Francesca Di Maolo as custodians of The Economy of Francesco, marking a new phase of creativity and commitment for the initiative’s future. (5 December 2023)
  • EoF Christmas Greetings Gathering – On December 22, 2023, online celebration where the community gathered to share joy, gratitude, and hope, marking the last event of the year. (22 December 2023)

2024

  • In January 2024, EoF launched two new institutional videos, “The Beginning and Who We Are” and “The Activities and What We Do”, highlighting the community’s mission and initiatives. Spread the message!
  • Unveiling the results of the 2023 EoF Survey, promoted by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in collaboration with the EoF Organizing Committee: “let’s see what our Community has to say!” (13 February 2024)
  • On February 13, 2024, the results of the 2023 EoF Survey, conducted by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the EoF Organizing Committee, was unveiled in a special virtual gathering that explored our community’s collective impact.
  • On March 29, 2024, EoF hosted the “Ask for Peace: Reading Marathon,” a 12-hour global event featuring readings, performances, and discussions centered on peace.
  • The EoF Summer Workshop “GRIOT,” took place from June 23-27, 2024, at Polo Lionello Bonfanti in Italy.
  • From September 1-6, 2024, the International Summer School at La Verna, Italy, focused on “Homo Mendicans: Companionship, Wandering, and the Pursuit of Joy,” featuring discussions on frugality, reciprocity, and interconnectedness inspired by Pope Francis and St. Francis.
  • The EoF Academy Research Seminars, held monthly from September 2023 to July 2024, offered young doctoral-level or master’s students an opportunity to engage with leading researchers and enhance their knowledge in economics and social sciences.
  • The 4th edition of the EoF School, running from March to September, explored the impact of the digital revolution on economic, social, and environmental issues by examining various forms of capital and capabilities needed to address global challenges in the “on-life” era.
  • From April to September 2024, the “Steps for Peace” campaign aimed to honour Pope Francis’s call for peace by walking 8 million steps, symbolically connecting Assisi to Jerusalem, ultimately gathering over 14 million donated steps!
  • Due to the huge success of S4P, we launched Steps for Peace: The Journey to Jerusalem Crowdfunding Campaign aimed to raise €15,000 to support the delegation’s travel costs and aid the Bethlehem Children’s Hospital, encouraging contributions of any size to help spread a message of peace and solidarity.
  • The launch of the EoF Foundation, aiming to create a structured, participatory organization rooted in Assisi to support young economists, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in driving global economic change inspired by the ideals of Pope Francis and the community’s commitment to fraternity and social justice.

Summer Schools Around the World:

  • Summer School Brazil: “Economias da Terra e do Caminho” – Escola de Verão Pela Economia de Francisco e Clara (5-10 February 2024)
  • International Summer School Mexico: “Economías para el Buen Vivir” – Primera Escuela Internacional de Verano de la Economía de Francisco en español con perspectiva latinoamericana (16-22 June 2024)
  • European Summer School Croatia: Distribution of Wealth and Integral Human Development: the Contribution of The Economy of Francesco (18-25 August 2024)
  • Summer School Czech Republic (16-18 August 2024)

Living EoF Events:

  • Sostieni l’economia circolare. Spegni lo spreco (19 October 2023)
  • Convegno Nazionale “Non fare parti eguali tra diseguali – Lavoro e disuguaglianze in don Lorenzo Milani” (20 October 2023)
  • EoF Sénégal: Rencontre Décanale de Rufisque (5 November 2023)
  • The Economy of Francesco: Radici, sfide e prospettive (9-10 November 2023)
  • Gestión de una organización política (21 November 2023)
  • Generazioni che sfidano le transizioni | Ambiente, innovazione e impresa (30 November 2023)
  • Casos reales de gestión empresarial: Dilemas en la gestión sostenible”, del Grupo de Gestión Empresarial de Humanidad Nueva de Barcelona (12 March 2024)
  • Encontros Economia de Francisco por Acredisol, Caxias do Sul, Brasil (March to July, 2024)
  • Forum Economy of Francesco France: Pour une économie prophétique (16-17 March 2024)
  • I Simpósio Caritas Arquidiocesana de Sao Paulo (28-29 Maio 2024)
  • “Caso práctico: El interés por el otro y el crecimiento de la empresa”, del Grupo de Gestión Empresarial de Humanidad Nueva de Barcelona (4 June 2024)
  • Wondering and Wandering: Writing Paths Towards a New Economy (12-16 June 2024)

Also! Publication Living EoF: Why and How to Accredit? (April 2024)

Other initiatives where EoF was present through our community members:

  • EoF no Genfest 2024, Aparecida/SP, Brasil (12-24 July 2024)
  • La Salute Disuguale: quando i dati parlano alle politiche e all’economia (12 September 2024)
  • Verso La Transizione Agricola partendo dall’Agricoltura Conservativa (16 September)