Social Platform Networking Visit

“Preparing for the Polish Presidency 2011”

Warsaw (Poland),June 9-10, 2011

Objectives

  • To deliver messages to the Polish presidency on social CSOs priorities
  • To build alliances between European and Polish CSOs in order to join forces to influence the Polish government

Participants

  • Social civil society organizations (CSOs) in Poland
  • Social Platformand European networks of social CSOs which are members of Social Platform

Contact list of registeredparticipants to the Networking Visit

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Agenda

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Venue:

Nowy Wspaniały Świat
ul. Nowy Swiat 63, 00-042 Warsaw
Interpretation English/Polish

09:45-10:00 Welcome coffee and registration

10:00-13:00 Priorities of the Polish Presidency

The objective of this session is to discuss the priorities of the Polish EU Presidency together with European and Polish social civil society organisations.

» Key-note speech: Presentation of Polish Presidency social priorities - Jolanta FEDAK, Minister of Labour and Social Policy

Q&A: Exchange with European and Polish social CSOs

» Presentation of Social Platform priorities: Conny Reuter, President, Social Platform

»Discussion with European and Polish social CSOs on their priorities

»Panel discussion: how we ensure that EU social priorities are implemented in EU agenda?

- Agnieszka Grzybek, Member of the Green Party

- Krzysztof Więckiewicz, Director of Department of Public Gain, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

-Marcin Kwasowski,Deputy Head of Economic Policy Department, Ministry ofForeign Affairs

-Mieczyslaw Augustyn, Senator, Family and Social Policy Committee,Chair of the Civic Platform political party (PO)

» Concluding remarks - Conny Reuter, President, Social Platform

13:00-14:00 Lunch buffet for participants

14:00-16:30 NetworkingWorkshops(four groups)

The objective of this session is for European CSOs to better understand the social realityand challenges in Poland, and for Polish CSOs to better understand the advantages to build European networks and be involved inEU-level policy making

» Presentation of work of European networks of social CSOsmembers of Social Platform

»Feedback from the inputs of the morning session

»Networking according to themes:Health / Family / Poverty and social inclusion / Social services

16:30-17:00 Closing session (Plenary)

Rapporteurs of the Workshops present main messages/recommendations to policy makers and CSOs

» Concluding remarks–Pierre Baussand, Director, Social Platform

17:00-18:00 Reception for all participants

Friday, June 10, 2011

09:00 Departure to field visitsfromthe Hotel Lobby (Hotel Gromada Warszawa Centrum, Pl. Powstanców Warszawy 2, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, 00-030)

09:30-11:00 1st FIELD VISIT to Warsaw-based CSO(choose one):

  1. ATD Fourth World Poland (ATD Czwarty Świat w Polsce)
    Participation of people experiencing poverty
    Al Waszingtona 4 lok 8, 03-910 Warszawa,
  2. Stowarzyszenie “Otwarte Drzwi” (Association "Open doors")
    Community development in the field of homelessness, disability and youth
    ul. Równa 10/3,03-418Warszawa,

11:30-13:00 2nd FIELD VISIT to Warsaw-based CSO (choose one):

  1. Warszawski Dom "Pod Fontanną"("Varsovian Fountain House", Coalition for Mental Health)
    Club house for people experiencing mental health problems
    Ul. Nowolipki 6A, 00-153 Warszawa,
  2. Association for Legal Intervention (Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej – SIP)
    Legal and social assistance for discriminated and marginalized communities
    Al. 3 Maja 12/510, 00-391 Warszawa,

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