In This Issue
Editorial Team Update
Freedom Drive Update General
Independent Living Conference on 16th of April in Antwerp, Belgium
29th of March Manifestation in the Netherlands
NDA Research Promotion Scheme; Call for applications
CIL Serbia has achieved something for what they have fought for 10 years
FRA Stakeholder Online Survey
First Conference of Croatian Self-Advocates
14th of April 2011; ENIL attended the Foundamental Rights Platform
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     15th April, 2011

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Editorial Team Update

Welcome to a new edition of Independent Living News!

In this issue, with a special focus on the West European countries. We would also like to inform you that new ENIL webpage is up and running ENIL, please feel free to check it and let us know your comments at secretariat@enil.eu

 

  


Freedom Drive Update

General Assembly Update 

   

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ENIL is negotiating a new route for the Strasbourg Freedom Drive 2011. This route would ensure the visibility of the participants. Details of the new route coming soon! Start thinking what you will write on your placards and banners! 

 

Also we would like to inform you that ENIL General Assembly will take place on 15. Septemebr in Strasbourg at Association Culturelle du Foyer Protestant du Neudorf 23, rue Lazaret 67100 Strasbourg. For details please visit http://www.le23neudorf.org  

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us at secretariat@enil.eu if you want more information about ENIL 

 

Independent Living Conference on 16th of April in Antwerp, Belgium 

 

The Expertise Centre Independent Living &  ENIL are organizing a conference titled: "Independent Living: from idea into practice" Conference of persons with disabilities and their supporters. 

 

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29th of March Manifestation in the Netherlands 

On March 29th I participated in the Manifestation 'Ratify the UN Convention!' (Manifestatie 'Het VN-verdrag Waarmaken!') in the Beatrix building in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Coalition for Inclusion (de Coalitie voor Inclusie) took the initiative for this event.

       Peter Lambreghts at the Manifestation 'Ratify the UN Convention!'                                             

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NDA Research Promotion Scheme; Call for applications

The National Disability Authority (NDA) is an independent statutory advisory body to Government on issues of disability policy and practice in Ireland.

 

The NDA's Research Promotion Scheme (RPS) aims to enhance the knowledge base on key policy issues and practice relevant to people with disabilities.

 

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CIL Serbia has achieved something for what they have fought for 10 years

CIL Serbia wants to share with all of you our joy as we have achieved something for which we fought for 10 years! We started our advocacy activities related to personal assistance service in year 2000. and since then we were promoting the idea through few action-research projects.

 

 

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FRA Stakeholders Online Survey

The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) is in the process of reviewing its activities and relations with its stakeholders in order to strengthen its engagement and develop better tailored products. In this context they have developed an electronic survey, which they would like to disseminate to different stakeholders active in the field.

 

Follow this link and take 5 minutes to participate in the short survey.

First Conference of Croatian Self-Advocates

On April 1 and under the theme: Me and You - We Are the Same. To Live Like All Other People the Association for Self Advocacy organized the first conference of Croatian Self-Advocates.

 

The event took place in Zagreb and gathered participants from 11 Croatian cities.

 

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14th April 2011; ENIL attended the Foundamental Rights Platform

The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) held its Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) on the 14- 15 April 2011. ENIL had several of its members attending the meeting: Jamie Bolling - Executive Director of ENIL, Silvia Cutrera - Avi Onlus Roma (Agency for Independent Living) and Chrysis Michaelides European Social Forum Cyprus - ESFCCyprus.

 

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