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Thematic Meeting on Inclusive Language in Social Rights Communication
2026-06-18 12:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Our next Thematic Meeting on Inclusive Language in Social Rights Communication will explore how the words we use to talk about poverty and social exclusion shape perceptions, reinforce or challenge stigma and influence power relations.
Language is never neutral. The way we frame poverty in policy, communication and everyday discourse has a direct impact on how people are understood and treated.
Building on the COMM’ON Guidelines, which stress that communication should be not only accessible but also participatory, this session will reflect on how language can either reproduce or challenge exclusion.
🗓️ Date: Thursday 18th June
🕒 Time: 12:30 p.m. (CET)
📍 Format: Online
We’re happy to announce Dr. Keetie Roelen from the Poverty Unpacked Media Project and Karen Grech, a representative from Malta’s Anti-Poverty Forum, as our speakers. It will be an interactive session, in which everyone will have the opportunity to actively participate.
📩 To register, send an email to laura.ballester@eapn.eu
