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With and For Youth, through the pandemic
As the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the past September, 2022 has been proclaimed the European Year of Youth. Therefore, in view of the Feast of the Don Bosco (31/1), DBI is organising an event for our friends and stakeholders in Brussels, celebrating those who are supporting youth through the pandemic.Accordingly, the title of this
Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe
The event “Our hope for Europe: Conference on the Future of Europe” took place on 7th December 2021 at the Chapel for Europe in Brussels, Belgium. It is part of the curches’ contribution to the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe. What is the Conference about? The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizen-led series of debates
SIRIUS 2.0 Project – PLA in Barcelona
SIRIUS 2.0 Project on Migrant Education has entered its 4th year. The first Peer Learning of this year took place in Barcelona on November 4 and 5, hosted by the Universitat Autonoma. DBI is dissemination partner of this project. Therefore, we were able to participate with one person, namely our Executive Secretary, Mr Renato Cursi. Other EU level networks too,
DBI attends the 3rd European Policy Dialogue Forum in Lisbon
The Executive Secretary of DBI was invited to join the 3rd edition of the European Policy Dialogue Forum, focused on Refugees and Migrants, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 19th to the 21st of October 2021. The event was organized by Kaiciid, in cooperation with the Network for Dialogue the European Council of Religious Leaders/Religions for Peace. Over 100
Fundamental Rights Forum 2021: Don Bosco International co-organizes the session “Partnerning with young people for social inclusion”
On the 11th and the 12th of October, the 2021 edition of the EU Fundamental Rights Forum is taking place in hybrid form. The Fundamental Rights Forum is the centre stage for human rights dialogue in Europe. It will build a vision of hope in a post-pandemic world, shaping and proposing ideas and solutions, in the face of pressing human
DBI promotes a work-free Sunday for the future of Europe
Since May 9, 2021, the European Union has launched a multi-language digital platform to European citizens to share ideas and organize events to rethink the future of Europe. This initiative represented the kick-off a participatory exercise known as the «Conference on the Future of Europe», involving both a panel of randomly selected citizens and elected representatives, supposed to reach consensus on
DBI & Misiones Salesianas: presentation of the documentary “Libertad” (from Sierra Leone) in Brussels
On Wednesday 6th of October, Don Bosco International had the honour to welcome in Brussels a delegation formed by representatives of Misiones Salesianas (Spain) and Don Bosco Fambul – Freetown (Sierra Leone) presenting the documentary “Libertad” (“Freedom”). The aim of this advocacy initiative is to raise awareness on the situation of minors serving their sentences in adult prisons around the
DBI joins the Pact for Skills
Don Bosco partners committ to a joint effort to upskill Europe Don Bosco International’s (DBI) candidature has been approved by the European Commission, who launched this Pact on 10 November 2020 inviting public and private organisations to join forces and take concrete action to upskill and reskill people in Europe. DBI is already working hard on this thanks to the
The right to disconnect and the need for a European weekly common day of rest
The Steering Group of the European Sunday Alliance invites you to its Webinar on “The right to disconnect and the need fora European weekly common day of rest” Tuesday 1st of June 2021 – 13:00-14:00 CEST – via Zoom – in English Register The Article 2 of the revised European Social Charter and the Article 31 Charter of Fundamental Rights
DBI: Education for the Future of Europe
On 9 May 2021, Europe Day, the European Union is officially opening the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). This Conference is a paneuropean participatory process, facilitated by a multilanguage digital platform available here from April 19. You can register within the ECAS system, login and share ideas or organize events on 10 thematica areas. DBI is contributing to