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EDITORIAL
It
is a widespread fad nowadays to talk about the crisis. The word has
become almost magical — it is used in all sorts of conversations and
for all occasions. The truth is that educators and organizations that
work with impoverished people, who are in close contact with blatantly
precarious realities, were announcing this situation in advance since
years. It is true that, in the current socio-economical context, both
liabilities and demand for support have increased while the resources
available have kept on decreasing. We find countries in
Europe
that have drastically decreased their social expenditures, while the
funds aimed at international cooperation are lesser, too. We are faced
with this scenario and to that end we must heighten our ability to
re-invent our own work and perform it in a more efficient manner. But
it’s also our duty to defend our s! ocial public policies and the
necessity to provide support to those populations living in conditions
of deprivation. This is the challenge, and work at a local and
international level must serve to better resist in the volatile times we
live in. Our aim is to promote a social innovation based on the defence
of the individual, on producing knowledge together, on sharing proposals
and searching for those common challenges. And, of course, based on
having a wide circulation of Street Reasons.
THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND SOCIAL
EXCLUSION
Video about the 2nd International Forum
on Street Social Workers
The
report provides a summary of the main issues covered at the meetings and
debates that took place in
Brussels
due to the 2nd International Forum, held October 26-30, 2010: street
work, the fight against social exclusion and good practices.
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NEWS
The International Network of
Social Street
Workers contributes to the 16th Meeting of the United Nations Human
Rights Council about Children’s Rights, children that live or work on
the streets.
On
March 22nd, 2011, the United Nations annual event to examine
Children’s Rights issues within the framework of the 16th Plenary
Meeting on Human Rights was held. This year’s debate focused on those
children who live or work on the streets. The Human Rights Council, in
an official document used by the Network to extend their proposals,
urged the different nations to provide a global answer based on
children’s rights, from a gender standpoint.
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“El Caracol” and the Human Rights
Commission in
Mexico City
presented the publication “Street Population Rights”.
Last
March 22nd, in the City of Mexico, the publication named “Street
Population Rights” was presented. The document includes the strategic
lines necessary to build public policies that will benefit those persons
who dwell on public spaces, in addition to documenting the social
cleansing actions performed by the current government against the street
populations of
Mexico City
.
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A project that measures the effects of
street work in street violence
The
aim of Project “Touch” is to assess the role of work with young
people on the street in order to fight and prevent violence, in addition
to improving the performance by the social workers involved. The actions
taken by professionals who take part in such instances will be examined,
and the consequences for the youngsters involved or affected by street
violence will be evaluated.
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European groups for street education
meet in Prague
Starting
March 28th and until April 2nd, 2011, the city of
Prague
hosted a meeting where 15 representatives from the European groups for
street education gathered with the aim to define the activities to be
developed within the framework of the Progress Program 2011.
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The International Guide on Street Work
Methodology in the World is now also available in Norwegian
Norwegian
social workers have received their copies of the Guide in their own
language. The publishing work was carried out by members of the
International Network of Social Street Workers, including LOSU, a
Norwegian lobby and non-profit organization that works with young people
from the streets.
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“Intervention and prevention to help
young people on the streets, victims of child abuse and cruelty in
Vietnam
.”
As
a result of the “Coordination and Training of Social Street Workers
and Professional Reintegration of Young People on the Streets in Vietnam
Project” (2007-2008) and attendant to the development of the National
Network of Street Workers, the Ho Chi Minh Child Welfare Foundation (HCWF)
and Dynamo International (DYNAMO), with the financial support of
Wallonie-Bruxelles International, maintain their collaboration efforts
throughout the new project named “Intervention and prevention to help
young people on the streets, victims of child abuse and cruelty in
Vietnam” for a period of 2 years (2011-2012.)
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Creation of the International Day of
Street Children
Under
the slogan “Louder together”,
London
has seen the launch of a campaign in favour and for the recognition of
the International Day of Street Children on each April, 12th. On that
precise day, the
London
’s National Theatre held the opening ceremony, which was capped with a
photograph exhibition and speeches by several authorities on the matter.
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AGENDA
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CLUES - Social Innovation
We
will consider here a few key concepts in order to be able to speak of
social innovation. At present confusion is quite widespread in our
society: new ideas get confused with innovative ideas, avant-garde ideas
are mistaken for technological ideas, effective actions are mixed up
with efficient actions and productive plans are thought of as industrial
plans. It is necessary to overcome the current phase of dealing with the
symptoms in order to get down to their root: the actual causes.
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STREET WORDS - Conversations with Street
Educators in
Prague
During
a recess in the meeting for the representatives of the european
platforms held in
Prague
on March 30th, 2011, we had a chat over a cup of coffee with several
educators from various countries. On this particular occasion, the
educators were Sara Montipo, Andrzej Orlowski and Valvona Hystuna.
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