The Council of Europe is organising in partnership with the European Union, a conference on “Poverty and Inequality in Societies of Human Rights: the paradox of democracies – Proposals for an inclusive society -“. This event will be held at the Council of Europe’s Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg on 21-22 February 2013.
The Conference is open to all people interested in the issues raised including public authorities, researchers, NGOs and civil society organizations. Within the limits of available resources, the Council of Europe will be covering travel and/or accommodation expenses for participants. One panel will be specifically devoted to a discussion of basic income.
The Conference aims to analyse these growing phenomens through the prism of Human Rights and Democracy. It will also explore paths for a renewed strategy to fight poverty and inequalities based on Common Goods and the sharing of social responsibilities, whilst avoiding waste. Hundreds of participants from different backgrounds are expected in Strasbourg to :
• Analyze the current situation and identify problems / obstacles to the combat poverty and inequalities (limits of legal and democratic mechanisms to ensure the voices of people living in poverty are taken into account, changes in redistribution policies, etc.);
• Formulate concrete proposals to progress in the fight against poverty, taking into account the need to include the voice of each person, to better utilize and share resources in order to avoid waste and ensure a more equal access to them, in a perspective of well-being for all;
• Exchange and share experiences, knowledge and practices to implement innovative actions to fight against poverty and inequalities, based on the concepts of common goods, shared responsibility and avoiding wasted resources.