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“No Hate Speech: Building Together a Culture of Human Rights” – DBI’s position paper
With an educational and charismatic identity-based approach, Salesians have decided to commit themselves to helping educators, families, the media and young people themselves recognize and defuse hate speech, discriminatory and violent messages, circulating on social networks and beyond. According to UN reports, a disturbing wave of xenophobia, racism, and intolerance is emerging around the world with a worrying rise in
Malta- Don Bosco International at the first plenary meeting of the EUAA Consultative Forum
On Thursday 10th November 2022, the first plenary meeting of the Consultative Forum of the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA) took place in Malta, in which “Don Bosco International”, the body that represents the Salesian Congregation within the institutions of the European Union (EU), participated as a member. After 10 years of operation, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) was recently
High-level Presidency Conference on the European Child Guarantee in Prague
On the 7th and 8th of July 2022, the incumbent and the future Executive Secretary of Don Bosco International had both the pleasure to attend the High-level Presidency Conference on Child Support in the Context of the Child Guarantee organized by the Czech Presidency of the EU in Prague.
DBI attends the DB WAVE Final Conference in Seville
The 28th April 2022, the Executive Secretary of DBI and our Advocacy Trainee had the pleasure to attend the DB WAVE (Don Bosco Web for a More Inclusive VET in Europe) Final Conference at the SMX Provincial House – Inspectoria Salesiana Maria Auxiliadora in Seville (Spain) with the possibility to follow the event via youtube mainstream. The Conference agenda included
SIRIUS Watch 2021 “Towards inclusive digital education for migrant children”
As member of the SIRIUS Network on Migrant Education, DBI is glad to disseminate the new “SIRIUS Watch 2021” on inclusive digital education for migrant children. The objective of the SIRIUS project is to support the major education policy debates with evidence by analysing and co-creating knowledge on the main challenges and policy approaches for inclusive education in Europe, by
DBI attends the final event of the Civil Society Convention for the Conference on the Future of Europe
On the 21st and 22nd of March 2022 Don Bosco International attended the on-site final event in Brussels of the Civil Society Convention for the Conference on the Future of Europe. Founded in February 2021, the Convention actively engages in scrutinizing the democratic functioning of the Conference on the Future of Europe, ensuring genuine involvement of citizens and representative associations in this process. This
DBI at the European Parliament for the Conference on the Right to Disconnect and Telework
On 15th March 2022, the Executive Secretary of DBI and our Advocacy Trainee had the honour to attend an on-site event at the European Parliament hemicycle for the Conference on the Right to Disconnect and Telework, organized by the European Commission Directorate General for Employment and Social Inclusion and the European Parliament. This future-oriented conference aimed at providing a forum
Don Bosco International promotes child participation as the key of the European Child Guarantee
On the 4th of March 2022, the Ministers in charge of Family and Children Affairs of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) gathered in Paris, hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The aim of this conference was to monitor the national implementation of the European Child Guarantee, a brand new social policy
DBI at the European Economic and Social Committee for “Shaping Europe Together” – CoFoE
After a two-year stop, we finally had the opportunity to phisically attend the first on-site event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels “Shaping Europe Together”, in the framework of the Conference on the Future of Europe. Due to the ongoing tragic events taking place in Ukraine in these days , it has been an occasion to
DBI at SAAM Seminar “Capacity Building for Leadership in VET Mobility between Africa and Europe”
Today, the 14th February 2022, our Executive Secretary and our current DBI Trainee participated to a Seminar organised by SAAM (Supporting Alliance for African Mobility) pilot project, in the framework of an interesting and fruitful week dedicated to VET Mobility between Africa and the European Union. After having received a warm welcome from the SAAM promotors and coordinators and an