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

2. Where are we? 2. Moving forward
EAPN ExCo
Where are we?
2. Moving forward
April

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

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

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 and 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 )
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
Getting out of poverty publication
Thematic milestones on the 2010againstpoverty website

16. EAPN ExCo
2. Moving forward
April

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 17th afternoon
EAPN Belgium lantern parade October 17th evening

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

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

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

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

22. EAPN ExCo
Thank you!
April