SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation  
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SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation  

SOLIDAR goes to SABIR Festival: our workshop on migrant workers’ labour exploitation SOLIDAR and a delegation of members from across Europe joined Sabir Festival in Palermo, from 23rd to 26th October. Sabir is the Festival of Mediterranean civil society, exploring topics linked to migration, solidarity and fundamental rights, which has been organised every year since 2014 by SOLIDAR’s Italian members ARCI, in collaboration with CGIL and other national organisations.   This year, SOLIDAR contributed to the rich…

Stronger Together: How EU–LAC Cooperation Can Shape a Fairer World? 
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Stronger Together: How EU–LAC Cooperation Can Shape a Fairer World? 

Stronger Together: How CAN EU–LAC Cooperation Shape a Fairer World?  The climate crisis, the current shift in geopolitical dynamics, and the renewed European Union’s focus on clean industrialisation and economic security present a critical opportunity to redesign the relationship between Latin America and the Caribbean (hereinafter LAC) and the EU and to advance a shared…

CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education
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CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education

x From 23-24 September, SOLIDAR joined a training event at the Comenius University in Bratislava as part of the CLADES project, an Erasmus+ project which focuses on critical language awareness, democratic engagement and sustainability. The training, ‘The Power of Words: Language, Responsibility and Sustainability in Education’ included sessions delivered by the project partners and brought…

Amplifying Learner Voices: Introducing the ENHANCE Matrix
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Amplifying Learner Voices: Introducing the ENHANCE Matrix

True participation isn’t just about being heard, it’s about being empowered to shape one’s own path and influence meaningful change. That’s where the ENHANCE Matrix comes in: it’s an interactive map of good practices aiming to empower adult learning organisations to amplify learners’ voices, co-create solutions, and drive inclusive change. The matrix showcases 30+ good…

Building bridges for a just transition: Just4All’s final EU policy roundtable
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Building bridges for a just transition: Just4All’s final EU policy roundtable

x On 24 September 2025, we were delighted to bring together civil society from across Europe with EU policy-makers for the final EU policy roundtable of the Just4All project. The project explored the role of adult education and lifelong learning in advancing a just transition for all.  The event kicked off with opening remarks from…

Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected, say more than 200 organisations
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Inhumane Deportation Rules Should be Rejected, say more than 200 organisations

On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised on an imperative of increasing deportation rates. Instead of focusing on protection, housing, healthcare and education, the Regulation is premised on…

LAUNCH CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
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LAUNCH CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

The Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education has been launched this summer! A dynamic new coalition of civil society organisations working to embed the values of global citizenship education, solidarity, and sustainability at the heart of education systems across Europe and beyond. The Alliance brings together around 25 organisations from across Europe with a…