Social Europe Conference 2025 – affordable housing is both a matter of social justice and democracy 
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Social Europe Conference 2025 – affordable housing is both a matter of social justice and democracy 

Social Europe Conference 2025 – affordable housing is both a matter of social justice and democracy  SOLIDAR’s 2025 Social Europe Conference titled “Housing for all: delivering social rights to strengthen our democracy” explored the connection between the housing crisis and the erosion of trust in democratic institutions, highlighting the need to provide effective solutions to the current emergency to ensure that…

EQUAL FUTURES: Advancing Global Citizenship Education for All Learners
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EQUAL FUTURES: Advancing Global Citizenship Education for All Learners

On Tuesday 2 December, SOLIDAR+ organised EQUAL FUTURES: Advancing Global Citizenship Education for All Learners, at the European Parliament in Brussels. The hybrid event brought together policymakers, educators, practitioners, and civil society representatives to discuss how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) can strengthen inclusion, equality and democratic participation across Europe. The event also marked the presentation…

SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation  
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SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation  

SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation SOLIDAR and a delegation of members from across Europe joined Sabir Festival in Palermo, from 23rd to 26th October. Sabir is the Festival of Mediterranean civil society, exploring topics linked to migration, solidarity and fundamental rights, which has been organised every year since 2014 by SOLIDAR’s Italian members ARCI, in collaboration with CGIL and other national organisations.   This year, SOLIDAR contributed to the rich…

Stronger Together: How EU–LAC Cooperation Can Shape a Fairer World? 
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Stronger Together: How EU–LAC Cooperation Can Shape a Fairer World? 

Stronger Together: How CAN EU–LAC Cooperation Shape a Fairer World?  The climate crisis, the current shift in geopolitical dynamics, and the renewed European Union’s focus on clean industrialisation and economic security present a critical opportunity to redesign the relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean (hereinafter LAC) and the EU and to advance a shared…

CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education
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CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education

x From 23-24 September, SOLIDAR joined a training event at the Comenius University in Bratislava as part of the CLADES project, an Erasmus+ project which focuses on critical language awareness, democratic engagement and sustainability. The training, ‘The Power of Words: Language, Responsibility and Sustainability in Education’ included sessions delivered by the project partners and brought…

Building bridges for a just transition: Just4All’s final EU policy roundtable
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Building bridges for a just transition: Just4All’s final EU policy roundtable

x On 24 September 2025, we were delighted to bring together civil society from across Europe with EU policy-makers for the final EU policy roundtable of the Just4All project. The project explored the role of adult education and lifelong learning in advancing a just transition for all.  The event kicked off with opening remarks from…

Annual General Assembly 2025: movement-building for resistance
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Annual General Assembly 2025: movement-building for resistance

x On 25 June 2025, the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation took place in Brussels. We gathered our members and allies to take important decisions, exchange about our shared challenges and connect.    The meeting was kicked off with introductions by Mikael Leyi, SOLIDAR Secretary General, Salima Chitalia, Project Manager at Pour…