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Interview with Creative Communities Group UK, Silver Rose awardees 2020

Our Silver Rose Award winners 2020, the Creative Communities Group from the United Kingdom, tell us about their endeavours in a candid reportage. Nominated by Professor Romesh Gupta OBE, the group has been awarded in the category “Building Learning Societies”, for its outstanding efforts in advancing education and lifelong learning. The impossibility to hold the Silver Rose ceremony due to the coronavirus crisis, and deliver a merited award to CCG, does not mean their work is on hold….

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Activity Report – Study Visit to Limerick

March 30, 2020 SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation´s Activity Report on the Study Visit to Limerick (Ireland – UNESCO Learning City in 2017), that took place on March 2020.We discussed: Special mentions in the Report to organisations that hosted us and took part in the activities: Paul Partnership, Limerick City Council, Tait House, DORAS.org, IDC Serbia, Limerick City Build, Place EE, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Univeristy of…

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Silver Rose 2020 Awardees

Presenting the 2020 Silver Rose Awardees, in the words of who nominated them… Since the year 2000, SOLIDAR organises annually its Silver Rose Awards in the European Parliament in cooperation with the S&D Group, an occasion to celebrate Civil Society Organisations and individuals whose extraordinary struggles contribute greatly to social justice and solidarity throughout the world. We are proud to…

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Majalat Civil Society Forum discusses EU Policy for the Mediterranean region

Majalat Civil Society Forum discusses EU Policy for the Mediterranean region On 2 and 3 December, more than 130 civil society organisations from the southern Mediterranean shore met with representatives of the European Institutions in Brussels in the second edition of the Civil Society Forum. This forum is part of the EU-funded MAJALAT initiative, which…

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Sirius workshop at CEPS – from the research to the policy angle on migrants’ integration

The workshop Revising the trend and recognising potential: towards more evidence-based policies on integration of migrants and refugees took place Wednesday 4 December at CEPS headquarter in Brussels. Besides being a great opportunity to present the Sirius project, the event was an opportunity for exchange and reflection among the various participants from the academic and…

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A joint Trade Union and NGOs path to promote Economic and Social Rights in Latin America

A joint Trade Union and NGOs path to promote Economic and Social Rights in Latin America In the framework of the DEVCO – SOLIDAR Framework Partnership Agreement “Organising International SOLIDARity”, 70 civil society organisations and trade unions, representing 18 countries from Latin America and Europe, met in Bogotá (Colombia) from 8 to 10 November, to exchange…

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SOLIDAR Study visit to Calais, France

The second SOLIDAR Study visit took place in Calais, France on 10 and 11 October. The study visit brought together 18 members of the SOLIDAR Social Affairs Forum from nine different countries. Hosted by SOLIDAR member La Ligue de l’Enseignement, the event was an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the conditions in which…

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SOLIDAR Training Academy and Political Dialogue on EU-Latin American Relations: Putting Freedom of Association and CSO Space at the forefront

SOLIDAR Training Academy and Political Dialogue on EU-Latin American Relations: Putting Freedom of Association and CSO Space at the forefront Between 15 and 17 October, SOLIDAR together with its member MPDL hosted its first Training Academy and Political Dialogue on EU-Latin American Relations. The event, organised in the framework of DEVCO – SOLIDAR Framework Partnership Agreement “Organising International…

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BUILDING SOCIAL EUROPE: People-centered economy and participation are key to social progress in Europe

BUILDING SOCIAL EUROPE: People-centered economy and participation are key to social progress in Europe “Decision-makers need to look at the impact of laws and policies on people’s lives and develop an economic model inclusive of all”, concluded participants at Social Platform’s ‘Building Social Europe’ Flagship Conference in Helsinki. At the three-day gathering, in which SOLIDAR…