1 / 22

Update on 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

Get the latest on the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, including activities, national ambassadors, events, and outcomes. Join the coalition for awareness-raising events, NGO cooperation, and more to support post-2010 initiatives. Engage with European Commission campaigns, initiatives, and consultations for a united front against poverty. Identify opportunities for collaboration with EU institutions, trade unions, cities, foundations, and more. Plan activities for the National Focus Weeks, evaluate progress, and participate in impactful events to strengthen the message of solidarity and shared responsibility across Europe.

gmurphy
Download Presentation

Update on 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pauline Geoghegan, EAPN EY 2010 Coordinator, Update on 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion EAPN Executive Committee April 24th 2010

  2. Where are we? • 2. Moving forward

  3. EAPN members

  4. Funding Funding successes are mixed • Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden. Any others? EAPN members as national EY Ambassadors • Ninetta (Cyprus), Katarina Klamkova (Czech Republic)… others?

  5. A flavour of EY 2010 actvities • TV spots(Malta, Poland, Czech Republic…) • Meetings of people experiencing poverty(Austria, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and more) • Competition for best diary of people experiencing poverty(Poland) • ‘Think and write’ (Estonia) • Exhibition “on “Art despite/defies Poverty”(Germany) • Film project about people living in bankruptcy(Germany) • And much more…

  6. Cooperation at national/local level? • Link with National Implementing Bodies • Awareness-raising activities: seminars, concerts, social networking • NGOs linking into events organised by other organisations • Organising events during the National Focus Weeks • Joining the human chain in Brussels or in your city on October 12th

  7. Feb 15-21 Ireland Feb 22-28 Austria Mar 1-7 France Mar 8-14 Slovenia Mar 15-21 Luxembourg Mar 22-28 Hungary Apr 5-11 Malta Apr 12-18 Czech Republic Apr 19-25 Slovakia May 3-9 Iceland May 17-23 Poland May 24-30 EU focus week May 31-Jun 6 Spain Jun 21-27 Germany Jun 28- Jul 4 Bulgaria Jul 5-11 Romania Aug 29- Sep 5 Norway Sep 6-12 Estonia Sep 13-19 Lithuania Sep 20-26 Belgium Sep 27-Oct 3 United Kingdom Oct 4-10 Portugal Oct 11-17 EU Focus Week Oct 18-24 Cyprus Oct 25-31 Sweden Nov 1-7 Denmark Nov 8-14 Greece Nov 15-21 Italy Nov 22-28 Finland Nov 29 – Dec 5 Latvia 2010 Focus Weeks

  8. Carrying the shared message across Europe, a sign of solidarity and sharing between networks Feb 15-21 Ireland: from Ireland to Austria Feb 22-28 Austria Mar 1-7 France: from France to Slovenia Mar 8-14 Slovenia: carried to Luxembourg Mar 15-21 Luxembourg: carried to Hungary Mar 22-28 Hungary: from Hungary to Malta, to the Czech Republic, to Slovakia…and so on… Linking the National Focus Weeks

  9. The Coalition of European NGOs working together for 2010, the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

  10. European NGO coalition Promoting our demands for post 2010 National Focus weeks: spotlight on each country EU Focus weeks: • Spring EU media focus week (May 24-30) • Human ring around the EU institutions (Oct 12) NGO coalition website www.endpoverty.euand indentity

  11. Building alliances to make it happen (1) European Parliament: for support to carry the message for 2010 • Meetings with group coordinators • Following inter groups • Identifying EP initiatives on poverty and social exclusion • > AGORA, (end October / early November) • Séance solonelle (Oct 20)

  12. Building alliances to make it happen (2) And also • Committee of the Regions: Forum on “Local and regional responses to poverty and social exclusion” (June 8 2010) • Economic and Social Committee: forum on the outcomes of the Year (November 22nd) • Trade Unions: join forces to carry a message and ? mobilise around our events • Cities (Eurocities events) • Foundations: input to their GA • And more …

  13. European Commission 2010 campaign

  14. Interacting with European Commission consultation tools • EU Stakeholders’ meetings: Oct 09 & Feb 2010 • EU Consultative Committee (NIBs): Oct 09 & April 2010 • NGO Communications Experts Advisory Board Oct 09 till Feb 2010 • Now: bilateral consultation on a project basis

  15. European Commission 2010 initiatives • Art initiative: people in situations of poverty, art schools and NGOs: up to October 15th • Journalism awards: deadline August 31st • Circus for social inclusion : participation forum, Oct 18 – 21 • Baltic Solidarity Days, Latvia , October 28 - 29 • Getting out of poverty publication • Thematic milestones on the 2010againstpoverty website

  16. 2. Moving forward

  17. Next steps Supporting the message for strong outcomes of 2010 • Activities around October 17th • The Human Ring around the institutions in Brussels and other capitals on October 12th And also cooperation with • Euro Marches arrive in Brussels on October 16th • ATD Quart Monde: young people from across Europe present a message at the memorial on October 17thafternoon • EAPN Belgium lantern parade October 17th evening

  18. What are you planning? During your National Focus Week (including the transfer of the shared messages)? During the October Focus Week (October 11-17) What first evaluation of the Year? 2010 National Focus Weeks and first evaluation

  19. Group one (with Ireland, Austria and France) (May 3-9 Iceland absent) May 17-23 Poland May 31-Jun 6 Spain Jun 21-27 Germany (Jun 28- Jul 4 Bulgaria absent) ExCo discussion on the National Focus Weeks

  20. Group two (withSlovenia, Luxembourg and Hungary) Jul 5-11 Romania Aug 29 – Sep 5 Norway Sep 6-12 Estonia (Sep 13-19 Lithuania absent) Sep 20-26 Belgium ExCo discussion on the National Focus Weeks

  21. Group three withMalta (Czech Republic absent) and Slovakia Sep 27-Oct 3 United Kingdom Oct 4-10 Portugal (Oct 18-24 Cyprus absent, Oct 25-31 Sweden absent, Nov 1-7 Denmark absent, Nov 8-14 Greece absent) Nov 15-21 Italy (Nov 22-28 Finland absent , Nov 29 – Dec 5 Latvia absent) Netherlands ExCo discussion on the National Focus Weeks

  22. Thank you! pauline.geoghegan@eapn.eu

More Related