Her Voice

Gender equality and sustainability in Europe
1st meeting in Spain with our partner AJC.

Meeting in Altea, Spain, with our partner AJC.

This week we're in Târgu Mureș, Romania 🇷🇴 , where the "Her Voice- Her Power, Our Future!" project meeting is taking place. The conference will focus on the theme of gender equality and sustainability in Europe.
The aim of the meeting is to analyse how women contribute to the development of sustainability and solidarity policies, and to fight discrimination against women through art and creative initiatives. Experts will also discuss issues related to solidarity and women's voice, and show examples of current social initiatives related to solidarity, gender equality, women's leadership and sustainability.

Preparatory meeting for the event in Poland.

We start the morning in the town and county of Sopot, in the north of Poland 🇵🇱, on the Baltic Sea, where the third meeting and working sessions of the HER VOICE project are being held. We will be taking part with the Federation of Women's Associations of the Comarca de la Vera, represented by its vice-president, Julia Martín, with whom we are collaborating, as well as with Adicover, to ensure that the project has an impact in the Comarca de la Vera and Extremadura.
At the SOPOT meeting, we will focus on the situation of women in politics in Poland, with the aim of raising awareness and promoting the role of women in politics at local level. We will also present innovative initiatives for municipal development and human rights protection linked to the SDGs and led by women, as a key factor in countering the growth of the far right which runs counter to feminism and women's rights, stressing that policies should be for all and equal and addressing the issue of inclusion in equality activities (Not just for women, not just for women's initiative). Other initiatives on women's safety in cities, a project related to the inclusion of disabled people and shelters for disabled people, the connection between public spaces and building spaces, gender policies, how to design urban space in a gender-sensitive way, and the creation of gender-safe spaces will also be discussed. We will also work on how to create a city map for women, and we will show and share projects and good practices related to the inclusion of migrants and refugees, particularly from Ukraine, taking into account that currently, and taking into account Poland's border with Ukraine 🇺🇦, there are more than 1.5 million migrants from Ukraine in Poland. Ukraine is a partner in the project and the partners are committed to including Ukrainian participants in all meetings, despite the fact that they are not part of the EU and therefore cannot rely on funding to attend meetings. In this case, the Jean Monnet Association donated one of its places to enable two young Ukrainian women to take part in the meeting.

We are hosting our partners from the Her Voice project in Paris at a Basque inn.
They are accompanied by our vice-presidents Angela Corjos, Miguel Martin Ramos, Lieven Taillie and Alberto Lorente Saiz administrator.
The project kicks off on 13 February in Paris with a visit to the Panthéon and the Marie Curie Museum on the theme "in the footsteps of Simone Veil and the role of women in French politics". The afternoon will be followed by debates at the National Assembly and contributions from associations and French and European political representatives.
The second day takes place at the Maison de Jean Monnet.

The day starts in Paris with a visit to the Panthéon and the Marie Curie Museum on the theme "in the footsteps of Simone Veil and the role of women in French politics".

Our partners will also visit the tomb of Jean Monnet, who was buried in the Panthéon in 1988.

The second day is held at the Jean Monnet House.
This session will continue to explore women in European history, European history and citizens' rights, as well as creative workshops and a talk by our partner AJC on the issue of women and violence.

Our partners will be following in the footsteps of Jean Monnet as they explore Bazoches-sur-Guyonne and visit the Maison.