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  • Climate Global CampusEvents
    7 December Dec 2019 0800 07 December 2019

    Human rights Film Festival 2019: "What are we leaving for our children?"

    Cristina Barbetta

    The students of the European Master’s in Human Rights at the Global Campus Europe - Global Campus of Human Rights announce the 11th edition of the Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, 7 December, in Venice. On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the festival theme is "Future generations: what are we leaving for our children?”We have met Kosta Karakashyan, who is the director of the festival

  • Seedlings 3448883 1920 Foto Di Myriam Zilles Da Pixabay Sustainability
    2 December Dec 2019 1637 02 December 2019

    The social economy can be an economic model for tackling the dual challenges of ecological emergency and social crisis

    Staff

    Such is the message to the European institutions from the social economy actors meeting in Strasbourg – European capital of the social economy 2019, for the 4th European Day of Social Economy Enterprises, just as the European Parliament gives the green light to Ursula von der Leyen's new team

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    1 November Nov 2019 2128 01 November 2019

    From Venice to the world, to promote human rights

    Cristina Barbetta

    Cosmocafes are real conversations between people who are experts or interested in human rights, taking place all around the world, for 18 months in total. They are part of the Human Rights Pavilion, a project by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. The final goal? To establish a permanent and supranational Human Rights Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennial. The project was initiated in Venice, and there we embarked on participating in one of these conversations with Italian and foreign experts

  • Fb GC Awarding ceremony
    11 October Oct 2019 1725 11 October 2019

    Venice the centre of the most prestigious European human rights master’s programme

    Cristina Barbetta

    As of tradition the graduation ceremony of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) has taken place in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. EMA is the first master’s programme funded by the EU. 41 universities located in all EU member States are part of the programme. EMA is promoted by Global Campus of Human Rights, a network of more than 100 universities worldwide which offers training in the fields of human rights and democratisation

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    2 September Sep 2019 1505 02 September 2019

    Last call to enter projects for the EESC's 2019 Civil Society Prize

    Staff

    Launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this year the prize, rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives, is dedicated to the theme of gender equality. Final date for applications is 6 September

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Climate Global CampusEvents
7 December Dec 2019 0800 07 December 2019

Human rights Film Festival 2019: "What are we leaving for our children?"

Cristina Barbetta

The students of the European Master’s in Human Rights at the Global Campus Europe - Global Campus of Human Rights announce the 11th edition of the Human Rights Film Festival on Saturday, 7 December, in Venice. On the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the festival theme is "Future generations: what are we leaving for our children?”We have met Kosta Karakashyan, who is the director of the festival

Henrique Ferreira R Ksl Qosnu Tc UnsplashProjects
1 November Nov 2019 2128 01 November 2019

From Venice to the world, to promote human rights

Cristina Barbetta

Cosmocafes are real conversations between people who are experts or interested in human rights, taking place all around the world, for 18 months in total. They are part of the Human Rights Pavilion, a project by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen. The final goal? To establish a permanent and supranational Human Rights Pavilion as part of the Venice Biennial. The project was initiated in Venice, and there we embarked on participating in one of these conversations with Italian and foreign experts

Fb GC Awarding ceremony
11 October Oct 2019 1725 11 October 2019

Venice the centre of the most prestigious European human rights master’s programme

Cristina Barbetta

As of tradition the graduation ceremony of the European Master's Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA) has taken place in the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. EMA is the first master’s programme funded by the EU. 41 universities located in all EU member States are part of the programme. EMA is promoted by Global Campus of Human Rights, a network of more than 100 universities worldwide which offers training in the fields of human rights and democratisation

Photo By Buro Millennial From Pexels Architecture Asking Brainstorming 1438084Europe
2 September Sep 2019 1505 02 September 2019

Last call to enter projects for the EESC's 2019 Civil Society Prize

Staff

Launched by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), this year the prize, rewarding excellence in civil society initiatives, is dedicated to the theme of gender equality. Final date for applications is 6 September

Airstrikes In Syria Credit: Photoshot/SintesiEmergencies
29 August Aug 2019 1121 29 August 2019

Syria, the deadliest place in the world to be an aid worker

Staff

This emerges from an analysis done by CARE International, a major international humanitarian agency, founded in 1945 in the USA, delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Syria has been holding the sad record for the third year running

  • Oleg SentsovHuman Rights
    27 August Aug 2019 1631 27 August 2019

    Venice Film Festival: director Askold Kurov presents documentary about the case of Oleg Sentsov

    Staff

    In the framework of the Festival, Askold Kurov presented the documentary: “The Trial: The State of Russia vs. Oleg Sentsov” and spoke in a live panel organised by Global Campus of Human Rights at their headquarters in Venice Lido. Dissident Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for terrorism and arms trafficking after a trial denounced as “Stalinist”. In 2018 he was awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament

  • Launchpresso Digital Marketing Blockchain Blockchain Technology Business 2556699EESC
    5 August Aug 2019 1506 05 August 2019

    Blockchain can have multiple applications in the social economy, but must not create a new "digital economy elite"

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    Originally associated with cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are in fact very versatile and can be usefully applied to the social economy. However, it is important to regulate them properly and gear them to benefits for all, allowing everyone to participate, says the EESC in a report tabled at its July plenary

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    25 July Jul 2019 1749 25 July 2019

    Circular Economy: time to unleash the power of consumers, urges the EESC

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    So far, actions to boost the development of a circular economy in Europe have centred on production, getting industries to introduce circular business models and bring circular options to the market. Now conditions are ripe for getting consumers involved, and empowering them to make sustainable purchasing choices in their daily lives, says an EESC report adopted in July

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    14 June Jun 2019 1728 14 June 2019

    Equal opportunities, the theme of the 2019 EESC Civil Society Prize

    Staff

    The EESC dedicates its flagship Civil Society Prize in 2019 to the empowerment of women and the fight for gender equality. Applications for 2019 are now open

  • Collective Memory VanmechelenVenice
    3 May May 2019 1422 03 May 2019

    Belgian artist launches worldwide Human Rights project

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    In the context of the 58th Venice Biennale, internationally renowned Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen launches a project called the Human Rights Pavilion, whose purpose is to explore the possibility of a universal concept of human rights and the role of art in its development, with the collaboration of the Global Campus of Human Rights, Fondazione Berengo and the MOUTH Foundation. The launch of the project will take place at the Fondazione Berengo ART SPACE in Murano, Venice, on 8 May. Vita International is media partner of the project

  • Lorent Saleh Democracy
    15 April Apr 2019 1400 15 April 2019

    Lorent Saleh: Venezuela needs the respect of law, not military intervention

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    Venezuelan activist for human rights, ex political prisoner, Sakharov Prize laureate 2017 for freedom of thought, Lorent Saleh speaks about the situation of his country starting from the rise to power of Chávez, and asks for the intervention of the international community, “not to support democratic opposition in Venezuela, but to support our Constitution, guaranteeing free elections”. Here is his speech In Venice, where he was hosted by the Global Campus of Human Rights

  • Eiuc Global Campua Venice School Saleh 1Democracy
    3 April Apr 2019 0900 03 April 2019

    Civil rights in Venezuela: Sakharov Prize laureate Lorent Saleh speaks in Venice

    Staff

    The Venezuelan activist for human rights has been invited on the 6th of April by the Global Campus of Human Rights, a network of more than 100 universities worldwide offering postgraduate education in the field of human rights and democracy. He will participate at a round table on “How to defend the democratic change in Venezuela”

  • Rawpixel:Pexels Arms Bonding Closeness 1645634Brussels
    25 March Mar 2019 1800 25 March 2019

    European Philanthropy Manifesto calling for a Single Market for Philanthropy

    Staff

    European foundations, philanthropic organisations and policymakers have come together to jointly launch the European Philanthropy Manifesto and to advocate for an enabling environment for philanthropy in Europe. The European Philanthropy Manifesto is a call to policy makers in Europe to work towards a Single Market for Philanthropy

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    8 March Mar 2019 1552 08 March 2019

    Geneva becomes the stage for human rights

    Cristina Barbetta

    47 films, 200 debates and conferences, 300 guests, among whom artist Ai Weiwei and actor Forest Whitaker. These are the numbers of FIFDH, the most important event at international level on human rights and cinema, that is taking place from the 8th to the 17th of March. A festival with a strong social impact, that includes educational programmes for students, and involves migrants and detainees

  • HomelessEurope
    4 March Mar 2019 1622 04 March 2019

    The EESC votes in favour of decent minimum income for all EU citizens in need

    Staff

    The consultative body of the EU representing civil society has adopted an opinion to guarantee a minimum income for all European Union citizens who need it. It is a tool to address the serious and persistent problem of poverty in Europe, which affects 112.9 million people

  • Brussels Eu ParliamentRights
    20 February Feb 2019 1126 20 February 2019

    No stone should be left unturned in ensuring that EU elections are accessible to all

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    An Eesc hearing has revealed that almost a million Eu citizens may be deprived of their right to vote in the upcoming European elections as a result of their disability, and many more may face obstacles when casting their ballots

  • Buiona Twitter The Big LemonUk
    5 February Feb 2019 1455 05 February 2019

    The Big Lemon, bottom-up solar powered electric bus service

    Cristina Barbetta

    The social enterprise has converted its fleet of old diesel buses into electric vehicles. The Big Lemon are finalists at the Social Enterprise Awards organised by Social Enterprise Uk. Their vision is that every community in the Uk by 2030 has access to zero-emissions public transport powered by renewable energy

  • Ioana Cristiana 1049242 UnsplashHealth
    8 January Jan 2019 1145 08 January 2019

    Canada, doctors can prescribe art visits as therapy

    Cristina Barbetta

    The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, together with the Francophone Association of Doctors in Canada, has launched a pilot project lasting one year. Associated doctors will be able to issue up to 50 prescriptions to guarantee patients and their families a free visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, as complementary therapy to traditional medical treatments

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    12 December Dec 2018 1634 12 December 2018

    Berlin, the foundation contributing to the development of the city

    Cristina Barbetta

    Born in Pfefferberg, an area that has become an important cultural and social centre, the Pfefferwerk Foundation has contributed to the regeneration of the site. It carries out and supports projects to help disadvantaged people enter the job market, in all areas of Berlin. Its experience has been selected by the European Economic and Social Committee as a story of innovative and successful social enterprise at European level

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    14 November Nov 2018 1124 14 November 2018

    Ankara, garbage collectors open library with discarded books

    Cristina Barbetta

    Dustmen of the Turkish capital have rescued books left on the streets and in rubbish bins, creating a big library, open to the public, which collects more than 6000 books

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