On 12 and 13 November, several national networks (FNARS, UNIOPSS, Secours Catholique, Fondation de l’Armée du Salut, Croix rouge Française, UNCCAS, Advocacy) and local networks (FNARS Basse-Normandie, URIOPSS Basse Normandie, Commission régionale « dire et réagir ensemble » made of users and professionals, ATD Fourth-World, CAF du Calvados, IRTS de Basse-Normandie) organized a national meeting on the participation of citizens, in Caen.
These meetings give the opportunity to people facing economic and social difficulties, people living on social benefits, unemployed people, to present their own projects and initiatives and share their experiences, together with social workers, academics, politicians, etc. more info on the blog http://www.dire-reagir-ensemble.new.fr (in French).