Newsfeed of the European Network on Independent Living http://www.enil.eu/enil Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:20:28 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.enil.eu/enil/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.enil.eu/enil Newsfeed of the European Network on Independent Living http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=507&Itemid=82 The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is a European wide network of disabled people. It represents a forum intended for all disabled people, independent living organisations and their non-disabled allies on the issues of independent living and the independent living movement. Below is a selection of our news, you will find more news, our newsletter, e-library and e-training material in the resources section on the left. You can also subscribe to all our news feed by rss or subscribe only to news on front-page. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:14:11 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=532&Itemid= International Conference “NETWORKING FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHINSOUTH EAST EUROPE” September 8 and 9, 2010, Ljubljana,Slovenia Invitation letter (Click Here) Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:18:20 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=525&Itemid=82 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:22:53 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=517&Itemid=82 Only six weeks for the General Assembly and from ENIL we would like to share important information with all our members regarding this important date. The ENIL General Assembly will be held September 20th this year at the St. Thomas Cultural Centre 2 rue de la Carpe Haute 67000 Strasbourg. The event will start at 10:00 and finish at 13:45 Please click on the links below to download the information Agenda Statutes ENIL Board nomination list Registration form List of accessible hotel in Strasbourg Next week the Five Year Strategy will be available along with all this information on our members only section which is currently under construction. Stay tune for more information concerning this service. It will be great to see you all in Strasbourg! Jamie Bolling ENIL Executive Director Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:10:50 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=518&Itemid=82 ENIL –The European Network on Independent Livingrespects the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. In 1994 theUnited Nations General Assembly claimed 9 August as the international day to beobserved for the world’s indigenous people. Past injustice is still to be recognized forvictims and the healing of relationships. Reconciliation between indigenouspeoples and States is taking many forms and differs from country to country. ENIL wants to highlight the situation for disabledindigenous people by asking the questions: Do these people receive the supportneeded? Are they accessing their human rights? The situation of the Sámi people, the indigenouspeople of the northern part of Scandinavia, isone of concern. One of the main occupations for the Sámi is that of deerherding which has a highrisk rate for accidents. There is an average of three deaths per year amongSámi deer herders.[1]Stress and transport injuries are also high. If accidents causing death arehigh, the question arises as to how many deer herders are left with injuriesthat limit function and cause disability. And again the question - do thesevictims receive the support needed? Accordingto the UN report - State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples[2] indigenous peoples suffer from poorer health; they are more likely to experience disability and reduced quality of lifeand ultimately die younger than their non-indigenous counterparts. Indigenous peoples make up 5% of the world’spopulation, but some 15 % of the world’s poor. ENILis aware of how the state of poverty contributes to the state of disability and devastating situations. The vision behind the ‘Declaration on the Rights ofIndigenous Peoples’ is that the situation of indigenous cultures, languages and ways of life under constant threatfrom climate change, armed conflict, lack of educational opportunities anddiscrimination is to be reversed. ENIL welcomes statistics ondisabled indigenous people in order to be at rest that these groups are notlagging behind in the fight for human rights. Jamie Bolling DirectorEuropean Network on Independent Living [1] http://www.prevent.se/sv/Arbetsliv/Artikel/2010/Stor-olycksrisk-for-renskotande-samer/[2] http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/SOWIP_web.pdf Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:36:18 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=433&Itemid=100 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:34:21 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=490&Itemid=82 Reminder of ENIL's General Assembly - 20th September in Strasbourg We are posting the 5 Year Strategy to be taken during General Assembly meeting. Please send us your suggestions to the strategy to Jamie Bolling at j.bolling@enil.eu In our next newsletter there will be more information on the General Assembly. To read ENIL's 5 Year Strategy click on the read more link below Wed, 12 May 2010 15:02:12 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=485&Itemid=82 EDF General Assembly in Madrid ENIL was present at the interesting and successful EDF General Assembly in Madrid last week end. Results of the meeting included EDF requesting its Members to act now on two main issues: - The issues stated in the European Disability Pact must be included in EU policies. Europe is now at an important stage where the policies for the next 10 years are at stake. The Lisbon Treaty has come to an end and the Council of Ministers is drawing up the 2020 strategy. This strategy will serve as the Treaty for the next 10 years and as of now “disability” is not an issue. Time is running out! We now urge you, all ENIL members around EU, lobby and write to your responsible ministers. The deadline is the 17th of June so please do what you can now! Read more in ENIL Press Release on this subject and find the template of the letter here. - Disabled people must not pay for the financial crisis that has been caused by speculation! We disabled women and men of all ages and our families are paying for the present financial crisis with reduction in income, benefits and support to employment opportunities or in cuts in support to our organizations. We are calling on the European Council, Commission and Parliament and other European institutions and all the Governments of Europe to ensure that we people with disabilities and our families do not continue to pay for the developing economic crisis. See the Press Release that EDF has sent out here. If you want to read more on the General Assembly go to www.edf-feph.org Tue, 11 May 2010 17:12:50 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=457&Itemid=82 ENIL attended the 3rd Fundamental Rights Platform Meeting on the 15-16 of April, 2010 in Vienna - (The platform meeting is a method of communication between the Fundamental Rights Agency and the EU civil society.) ENIL – European Network on Independent Living through its director Jamie Bolling was represented as one of the 162 members attending the meeting. On the agenda were discussions concerning poverty and social exclusion and on the Lisbon treaty as a tool for fundamental rights. The working plan for 2012 and the Multi-Annual Framework for 2013-2017 were also main points allowing for contributions from the Fundamental Rights Platform that represents the European Union’s Civil Society. The meeting had also the role of collecting input concerning reporting and running issues of the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). What is the FRA and what is the FRA platform? FRA or the Fundamental Rights Agency is a EU agency with the role to provide relevant assistance and expertise to institutions and authorities of the Community and its Member States for the implementing of community law relating to fundamental rights. This support for the different actors when they take measures or formulate courses of action within their respective spheres of competence is a way to make sure there is full respect for fundamental rights. The Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) is a method and network for cooperation and information exchange between the FRA and EU civil society. The platform is to act as the main channel for the FRA's cooperation with civil society ensuring a dialogue and cooperation between the Agency and relevant stakeholders. The FRA platform has an annual meeting. Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:44:50 +0100 http://www.enil.eu/enil/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456&Itemid=82 Download UN Convention Fact Sheets on the Rights of Disabled Persons, please click here (index.php?option=com_mamblog Itemid=113 task=show action=view id=450 Itemid=113). Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:53:22 +0100