“EAPN Ireland call for Jobs Strategy and Plan for Tackling Poverty”. A decade of progress on poverty in Ireland will be reversed without immediate action from the Government, according to Anna Visser, Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland.
The Collectif des femmes (Women’s association) from Louvain-La-Neuve and the Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (Walloon Anti-Poverty Network) organised a conference on « La pauvreté au féminin – Elles, leurs droits, leurs revendications, leurs stratégies,… » « Women’s poverty – They, their rights, their demands, their strategies, … » on 2 March 2010, in Louvain-La-Neuve.…
The Belgian Network is organising a meeting where people experiencing poverty wish to debate with you on recommandations concerning health, social security and social inclusion, on 26 February 2010 at the Belgian National Bank. Access all information on the website of BAPN.
The Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres is one of the most high profile campaigning organisations in the UK on issues around unemployment and benefits issues. To receive the Annual Report and Quarterly campaign bulletin contact Colin Hampton at colin.hampton@duwc.org.uk.
Responding to the publication of the Survey on Income and Living Conditions, Anna Visser Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland, welcomed the 2.1% fall in the at risk of poverty rate but warned of significant challenges ahead for 2010. The full report is available from www.cso.ie.
A series of 10 FREE seminars, January-March 2010 – 2010 will be a significant year in the fight against poverty.
On the 11-12 December an important working conference was held in Pamplona, Spain, which developed and agreed the Pamplona Declaration for a pro-active exit strategy from the crisis delivering on social inclusion.
From 26 till 28 November, EAPN Spain held its General Assembly in Valencia, involving over 200 participants from EAPN networks from nearly all autnonomous regions. The Final report of the seminar is now available together with the Final Declaration – in Spanish. Read more here. For more information, please contact Isabel Allende – isabel.allende@eapn.es.
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The Collectif SSIG (Social Services of General Interest Group) welcomes the French Parliament’s initiative to transpose in France the Community principle of protection of missions of general interest of social services, notably as it explicitly excludes the Services Directive.
