The 7th edition of Sabir Festival took place from 28th to 30th October 2021 in Lecce, Italy, under the title ‘’The frontier of rights and the pandemic’’. Sabir, the festival of Mediterranean cultures, is co-organised yearly by SOLIDAR members ARCI and CGIL, along with Italian organisations ACLI, Caritas Italiana, ASGI and Carta di Roma. This…
The Solidarity Labs keep spreading across Europe! The project valUE – Solidarity Matters funded by Europe for Citizens keeps engaging the citizenry across Europe in a collective reflection on the importance of Solidarity! Over 200 people have been involved in the Solidarity Labs organised over the past few months in Greece, Cyprus and Romania, leading to over 10 definitions of Solidarity that started feeding…
October 19, 2021 The last session of the 2021 European Civic Academy is coming up soon! The event was launched by the European Civic Forum in 2016 to connect and build bridges between civil society and academic agendas, to provide space for civil society actors to discuss with academics and identify priorities and possibilities for collaborations related…
Migrants are the only victims as Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and the EU are battling for border control and political gains. Ever since the illegitimate president of Belarus, Alexandar Lukashenko, made true of his threat to ‘’flood Europe with migrants and drugs’’, thousands of migrants are caught in a geopolitical play with deadly outcomes. Belarus has effectively opened a new migrant route to…
In view of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) that will take place on October 18th, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have sent a letter asking the EU Council and EU Member States to recognize the State of Palestine. The letter recalls EU’s obligation to promote respect for human rights in…
JOIN OUR SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN WITH CGIL On Saturday, 9 October 2021, a group of violent protestors affiliated to the far-right party Forza Nuova, well known for its fascist views, attacked the Rome headquarter of SOLIDAR’s member CGIL, the oldest and biggest trade union movement in Italy. The group left the main, unauthorized protest, of the no…
Every year, The State of the Union (SOTEU) address is a long-awaited moment in the EU debate, as it is the opportunity to hear the vision of the European Commission on priorities for the near future. Weathering the EU out of the pandemic and the fight against climate change remained the focus of the address,…
CALL FOR ACTION: STAND & ACT IN SOLIDARITY WITH AFGHAN PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM IN EUROPE Last month we witnessed a humanitarian and political crisis unfold in Afghanistan as the Taliban regime regained control over the country in a swift, landslide victory following the withdrawal of foreign troops. Once again, the country is now ruled by…
SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the state of the civic space in Europe The second annual Study Visit of SOLIDAR Foundation (12 – 14 July) addressed the issue of the state of the civic space in Europe thanks to the interventions of external experts and the exchange of experiences, common challenges and lessons learned by members and partners across Europe. SOLIDAR’s…
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