The present volume is the outcome of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing project. It is divided into three parts, each addressing a different set of concerns: firstly, rethinking a unified approach to the role of grassroots organizations in enhancing local well-being; secondly, reconceptualizing practice from the standpoint of the grassroots organizations, and thirdly, addressing the challenges which lie ahead in policy prioritizing at both the national and the EU level.
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Events — International events
14/11/2011 (09:00) — 14/11/2011 (13:30)
Brussels, Belgium
The event took place in the framework of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing project, initiated by the Open Society Foundations and co-financed by the European Union. During the project, more than 100 community-based organizations got together to discuss about their role and responsibility in building inclusive and tolerant societies. A delegation of 50 project participants traveled to Brussels to share their in-depth knowledge and expertise working with marginalized communities and to initiate a consultation process to make policies more relevant to the needs of European citizens.
Resources — Background materials
The presentations of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing conference (Budapest, 7-9 October 2011) can be downloaded from the links below.
Events — International events
07/10/2011 — 09/10/2011
Budapest, Hungary
The Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing conference aims at bringing together more than 100 representatives of European grassroots organizations active in the field of education and social inclusion, who already participated in the national workshops and conferences during the project.
The conference brochure and detailed program can be downloaded from here.
Click on More to read more about the conference topics and watch a short video containing interviews with conference participants.
Resources — Background materials
On 1 August 2011 the European Commission agreed to measures that should make a significant contribution to getting some of the EU's most troubled economies back on track.
In July 2011 the participants and faculty of the Regionalization, Globalization and Privatisation of Education Summer School visited the Gloves Factory Community Center and Mr. Konczey's caricature exhibition.
The third event of the Hungarian grassroots program series aimed at involving various CSOs for experience sharing with the project members.
The literature review, the first publication of the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing Initiative has been published by the Czech project partner, AGORA CE. The study aims at exploring the concept of ‘grassroots volunteering'.
The Roma magazine of Kossuth radio, one of the most popular Hungarian radio stations featured a spot on the Grassroots Europe for Local Wellbeing Initiative. In this, Laura Cziszter, the manager of the project invited the audience of the radio to the 'Vice versa' exhibition at Kesztyugyar ('Gloves Factory'), showcasing the cartoons of Mr. Elemer Konczey, a Cluj-based artist. She also provided a short description of the project.
You can listen to the spot at the following link:http://hangtar.radio.hu/kossuth#!#2011-07-10
