Events

The European Network on Independent Living is organising a regional members’ meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on 9-10 September 2019. Due to the limited budget, this meeting is by invitation only. The meeting will provide an opportunity for our members from Central and Eastern Europe, and the Baltics, to gather and speak about the Independent Living situation…

The study session “Mind the gap: supporting young disabled people’s right to live independently and to be included in the community through exploring mental health as a disability issue” is organised by the European Network on Independent Living Youth Network and the Euro Youth Mental Health, in co-operation with the Youth Department of the Council of…

In cooperation with Disability Rights International (DRI) and Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI), ENIL is organising a side event during the 12th Conference of States Parties (COSP 12) to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York (10 – 13 June 2019). WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE SIDE EVENT HERE…

The Independent Living Institute, Sweden and the European Network on Independent Living are holding a webinar to introduce the work of the Disability Rights Defenders Network. The webinar will take place on 20 May 2019, from 17:00 – 19:00 CET. About the webinar: Disability Rights Defenders (DRD) Network is run by disabled people as means…

The European Network on Independent Living and Disability Rights International are holding a webinar on ‘Family and Community Integration of Children under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Group Homes and Residential Care of New Human Rights Standards and Findings from Research’. The webinar will take place on…

[Updated on March 5th, 2019] The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is organising a half-day conference on ‘The Present and Future of Personal Assistance in Europe’. Personal assistance (PA) is essential for realising disabled people’s right to independent living and community inclusion. However, in recent years, PA schemes in Europe have been subjected to…

MEP Marian Harkin, the European Disability Forum (EDF), the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) and Eurofound warmly invite you to a lunchtime event on facilitating independent living of people with disabilities. The event will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels on the 6th March from 12:00 to 14:00 (Room A-5G1). The event…

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This event is organised in cooperation with the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), as part of the European Disability and Development Week. Building partnerships for the implementation of SDGs and the CRPD 7th December 2018, 11:00 – 13:00 European Disability and Development Week UN Human Rights Office, Rue Montoyer 14, Brussels To register, e-mail ines.bulic@enil.eu…

On the 8th of June, the Centre for Independent Living Sofia (CIL Sofia), the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) and the European Disability Forum (EDF) are organising an event in Sofia on the topic ‘Investing in Independent Living’. It will focus on how the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are used in relation to persons…

Together with our Swedish member the Independent Living Institute (ILI), ENIL is co-organising a conference on ‘Using the Law as a Tool for Social Change’. The conference will take place on 30th May (9:00 – 17:00) in Stockholm, Sweden and will also mark 25 years of ILI’s work. The conference is aimed at disability activists,…

The theme of this year’s European Independent Living Day on the 5th May is ”Barriers to Independent Living”. We would like to encourage you to mark the day by organising events in your countries. We invite you to take pictures and record testimonies, describing the barriers to Independent Living you face, and to share these with…

To mark this year’s 5th May – the European Independent Living Day, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is organising a screening of “Defiant Lives”, a documentary on the history of the Independent Living movement. You can watch the trailer here. The screening will be held on 4th May, 2018 in room PB4001 of…

The third webinar from the ENIL-ECCL series entitled “One Person at a Time” will take place on Friday, 23rd March, 11:00h – 12:30h Central European Time (CET, Brussels time). We will be hearing from Anja Kutnjak and Andreja Rafaelic in Slovenia about their personal planning with people in institutions, as a first step to them moving…

The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is pleased to invite you to a hearing in the European Parliament on ‘EU Funds and Independent Living’. We will present a briefing with our most recent concerns about the use of ESI Funds in the Member States, in relation to transition from institutional care to community living….

As part of the European Disability and Development Week, ENIL is organising an interactive event on 7 December 2017, on the topic “UN CRPD + SDGs = Real Inclusion for All?”. The event, hosted by Helga Stevens MEP, will use the battle-debate format to discuss the following questions: – How can the UN Convention on…

On 2 October 2017, the European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) and the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) are holding an introductory roundtable on the General comment No 5 on living independently and being included in the community. The recently adopted UN guidance provides clarity around the States…

ENIL will hold its General Assembly (GA) on 27 September, from 17:30h to 19:30h at Autoworld, Parque de Cirquantenaire 11. During the ENIL GA the ENIL Board elections will be held. All Freedom Drivers are welcome to attend the General Assembly, but only ENIL Full members (individual and organisations) have the right to vote. If you…

The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is holding a briefing for MEPs on the Effect of Austerity on Access to Independent Living in the EU. The briefing will take place in the European Parliament on 26 September (16:30 – 18:30) and will be hosted by MEP Marek Plura (EPP). Since 2011, ENIL has been…

The Freedom Drive is coming to Brussels for the second time – from 24 to 28 September 2017. You can find regularly updated information about the event here. You can register by completing the Registration Form by 15 June 2017. Download Freedom Drive’s flyer here. Freedom Drive on Facebook.   The goals of the ENIL…