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A Bottom-up Approach for a Safer Online Environment: The Results of #YouthAgainstCyberBullying

On July 12, SOLIDAR Foundation hosted in a hybrid format in Brussels the final conference of the Erasmus+ co-funded project #YouthAgainstCyberbullying. The project involved Solidar Foundation, ARCI Liguria (Italy), CEMEA (France), FIC (Denmark), IDC (Serbia), Progressive (Hungary) and Solidarna (Croatia) for the development of concrete tools to combat cyberbullying, disseminated through multiplier events engaging hundreds of young people. Consisting of two sessions, the conference touched first upon the main…

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European Peace Conference “Charting a path for common security in Europe” | Event Report

On June 1, SOLIDAR oganised a European Peace Conference titled “Charting a path for common security in Europe”, which was hosted by SOLIDAR’s member Foundation For European Progressive Studies (FEPS). SOLIDAR gathered with members, partners and progressive allies to discuss the current developments after the gruesome Russian invasion of Ukraine and their impact. The aim was to…

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Peace Education as a Lifelong Learning Means to European Democracy

On June the 15th, SOLIDAR Foundation launched its annual work on the topic of Peace Education and notably on the role of non-formal and informal learning for the citizenry to develop the competences that are needed to advance democracy in our societies. At times of warfare on European soil, the long-standing work of our members…

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Just Transition takes center stage at “Stockholm+50” UN Environmental Conference

June 07 2022 SOLIDAR and its member organisation Olof Palme International Center, as well as partners such as FEPS and ITUC, held a side event titled “Just Transition: The path to a healthy planet for the prosperity of all” in the framework of the UN Conference Stockholm+50, a major international environmental meeting taking place in Stockholm on…

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SOLIDAR network at Sabir Festival 2022: changing the narrative for more inclusive migration policies

The 8th edition of Sabir Festival took place from 12th to 14th May 2022 in Matera, Italy. Sabir, the festival of Mediterranean cultures, is co-organised yearly by SOLIDAR members ARCI and CGIL, along with Italian organisations ACLI, Caritas Italiana, ASGI and Carta di Roma. The Festival strives to offer moments of sociability, debate and in-depth…

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The Skills and Talent package: finally a step towards new regular migration avenues to the EU for low and medium skilled workers?

The proposals The Commission has released on 27 April a proposal for legal migration initiatives, called ”the Skills and Talent package”, though it doesn’t comprise strictly labour-related provisions. This package includes: 1. A legislative pillar, through the revisions of two existing Directives: 2. An operational pillar, through enhancing cooperation between Member States and with third…

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Coming up: Civil Society Forum for Sustainability – Shaping the European Green Deal

May 11, 2022 On 9 and 10 June 2022, Civil Society Organisations with an interest in sustainability, a socially Just Transition and climate and environmental action will gather in Brussels to conduct a mid-term review of the European Green Deal. In the framework of the Real Deal project funded by the EU programme Horizon 2020, SOLIDAR, the European Environmental…

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a Just Transition in France and the role of grassroots movements

May 10, 2022 SOLIDAR and its members La Ligue de l’Enseignement and Ceméa celebrated Europe Day with a roundtable discussion on a Just Transition in France and the EU, and on the role played by grassroots movements in connecting social justice with climate action. The roundtable, which gathered over 30 participants and was held in French,…

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Call for Nominations Silver Rose Awards 2022

Every year, since the year 2000, SOLIDAR has organised its Silver Rose Awards in the European Parliament in cooperation with the S&D Group and the Party of European Socialists (PES), an occasion to celebrate Civil Society Organisations and individuals whose extraordinary struggles contribute greatly to social justice and solidarity throughout the world. This year, however, the war in Ukraine…