Invitation - EESC conference on "The future of the European Social Dialogue" (Brussels, 24.2.2015)

 Invitation - EESC conference on "The future of the European Social Dialogue" (Brussels, 24.2.2015)

View this message in your browser Version française ci-dessous. Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship     EESC Conference    The future of the European Social Dialogue  ​ 24 February 2014, 9:00 - 16:00 Please register before 22.2.2015 On 24 February 2015, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will hold a conference on the future of the European Social Dialogue. The purpose of this conference would be to explore possibilities of strengthening and expanding EU social dialogue as a means to enhance the social dimension of the European Union. The conference would cover topics such as: The role of social partners in EU economic and political governance. The enabling conditions for well-functioning social dialogue, and how can the EU contribute to creating such conditions. How to improve the structure and especially the content and substance of the European Social Dialogue. Broadening the coverage of collective bargaining. Effectiveness of transnational collective bargaining. European social dialogue's contribution to globalisation with a human dimension. The synergies between social and civil dialogue. Amongst the participants are social partners, civil society, academia and EU institutions.   Find the draft programme on the EESC website   Sign up and join us!   Please feel free to forward this invitation to anybody that may be interested.    N.B.: The European Economic and Social Committee does not cover participants' travel and subsistence costs. EESC, meeting room VMA 3, 2, Rue Van Maerlant, 1040 Brussels Section 'Emploi, Affaires sociales, Citoyenneté'   Conférence CESE   L'avenir du dialogue social européen   24 février 2015, 9h00 à 16h30   Merci de bien voulour vous inscrire avant le 22.2.2015 Le 24 février 2015, le Comité économique et social européen (CESE) organise une conférence sur le thème "L'avenir du dialogue social européen". L'objectif de la conférence est d'examiner les possibilités de consolider et d'élargir le dialogue social européen pour renforcer la dimension sociale de l'Union européenne. Cette conférence couvre les sujets suivants: Le rôle des partenaires sociaux dans la gouvernance économique et politique de l'Union européenne. Les conditions nécessaires au bon fonctionnement du dialogue social; comment l'UE peut-elle contribuer à la création de ces conditions. Comment améliorer la structure et en particulier la teneur et la substance du Dialogue social européen. Comment assurer la couverture la plus large possible des négociations collectives. L'amélioration de l'efficacité de la négociation collective transnationale. La contribution du dialogue social européen à une mondialisation à dimension humaine. Les synergies entre le dialogue social et le dialogue civil. Découvrez le projet de programme au site web du CESE   Inscrivez-vous et rejoignez-nous!   N'hésitez pas à transmettre cette invitation à toute personne intéressée par ce sujet.   N.B.: Le CESE ne couvre pas les frais de voyage et de séjour des participants.  CESE, salle VMA 3, 2, Rue Van Maerlant, 1040 Bruxelles You are receiving this message because we believe you are interested in this kind of event. Should this not be the case, please update your profile.   If you don't want to receive invitations from the EESC SOC section, please change your subscription preferences.

Preview "Untamed Skin - The Romanian Blouse" | Fashion exhibition

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From tradition to contemporary design: a visual memoire View this email in your browser Friday 20 February, 7.30pm-9.30pm | free Romanian Cultural Institute 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH Discover the creative forays of contemporary Romanian fashion design with a spectacular showcase centred upon the interplay between tradition and innovation. Fashion designers Alexandru Nimurad and Alexandra Abraham, and jewellery designer Victoria Tonu take the story of the exquisite Romanian blouse back to its roots, developing their clothing and accessories around its symbols, forms and colours, as well as its rich cultural background and visual connections. The exhibition, part of the International Fashion Showcase at the London Fashion Week, is made in collaboration with GALATECA Gallery of Contemporary Art and Design in Bucharest.   Followed by a wine reception. Entrance is free, but please book your tickets at Eventbrite.       Romanian Cultural Institute 1 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8PH t: +44 207 7520 134 | www.icr-london.co.uk Copyright © 2015 Romanian Cultural Institute in London, All rights reserved. You are receiving this newsletter because you, or someone using this email address, subscribed to the ICR London calendar of events. To unsubscribe from this email, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to discontinue receiving emails from us. Our mailing address is: Romanian Cultural Institute in London 1 Belgrave Square London, SW1X 8PH United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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Visit our website    View online    Forward this email   February 2015 LITERATURE 3 February, 7pm RCI London Free FASHION INSIDE OUT In eager anticipation of London Fashion Week, we invite you to explore fashion as a discursive practice and critical theme in the company of two of the most astute observers of this glamorous and pervasive cultural phenomenon, Sanda Miller and Peter McNeil. The two authors will present their recent publication, Fashion Writing & Criticism, and will examine various discourses by which, from rococo to punk, the ever changing world of fashion has been interpreted, approximated, and reported. more MUSIC 5 February, 7pm RCI London Sold out LPO CHAMBER ENSEMBLE TO OPEN THE 2015 'ENESCU CONCERTS' SERIES As part of the 'Enescu Month' in London, the Chamber Ensemble of the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs George Enescu's superb 'String Octet', as a prelude to the great premiere of the 3rd Enescu Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall on the 7th of February. The event is also part of our popular 'Enescu Concerts' Series. more MUSIC 7 February, 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Tickets ENESCU'S GLORIOUS THIRD SYMPHONY PREMIERS WITH LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA A ground-breaking event for the promotion of the greatest Romanian composer in the UK and indeed throughout the world, London Philharmonic Orchestra's premiere of the 3rd Symphony at the Royal Festival Hall, under the baton of Vladimir Jurowski, marks the culmination of the 'Enescu Month' in London, a series of musical, visual and intellectual tributes to a genius that awaits greater recognition.  more FASHION 20 February, 7.30pm RCI London Free UNTAMED SKIN: ROMANIAN DESIGN AT THE LONDON FASHION WEEK Discover the creative forays of contemporary Romanian fashion design with a spectacular showcase centred upon the interplay between tradition and innovation. Fashion designers Alexandru Nimurad and Alexandra Abraham, and jewellery designer Victoria Tonu develop their clothing and accessories reinterpreting the symbols, forms, colours of the traditional Romanian blouse, as well as its rich cultural background and visual connections.  MORE FILM 26 February, 7pm RCI London free THE CRIME SEASON AT THE ROMANIAN CINEMATHEQUE OPENS WITH 'A SLOW BURN THRILLER TAKEN TO THE EXTREME' Every cinematheque has to have a crime season. And what film would proudly open our programme better than Cristi Puiu's dark and disturbing Aurora? Aurora — that is, 'dawn' in Romanian — is the moment when night and day meet. Aurora is the film that asks overwhelmingly difficult questions, taking the viewer in the most tenebrous zones of human psyche. A mesmerizing masterwork from one of the great innovators of the art of film that anyone should see!  MORE Ongoing: VISUAL ARTS until 6 April 2015 Whitechapel Gallery Tickets 'THE MAN WITH THE STICK' AT WHITECHAPEL GALLERY One of the most original and recognizable figures of the Paris cultural scene of the 70's and a leading representative of the international avant-garde movement, Andrei Cădere (1934-1978) joins the greatest names of Abstract art of the 20th century as part of Whitechapel's 'Adventures of the Black Square', a hugely illuminating retrospective opening on January 15.  MORE Ongoing: TRADITIONAL CULTURE until 6 Sept 2015 Horniman Museum and Gardens, London Free 'REVISITING ROMANIA: DRESS AND IDENTITY' Horniman Museum with the support of RCI presents the biggest exhibition in Britain devoted to Romanian traditional crafts and folk costumes in living memory, a fascinating celebration of our ancient, sophisticated art of making outwear and fabrics. Accompanied by 'Portraits from London', a photographic exploration of Romanians living in London by Ion Paciu. MORE ALSO ON THE RADAR:   until 5 Feb | Romanian Cultural Centre London: The Romanian Imaginarium - An Illustrated Introduction 8 Feb | The Photographers Gallery London: 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 Days screening You are receiving this email because You are receiving this newsletter because you, or someone using this email address, subscribed to the ICR London calendar of events. To unsubscribe from this email, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to discontinue receiving emails from us. Click here to update subscription preferences Click here to unsubscribe :(   Our mailing address is: Romanian Cultural Institute in London 1 Belgrave Square London, SW1X 8PH United Kingdom Add us to your address book Copyright © 2015 Romanian Cultural Institute in London, All rights reserved.

URARE DE ZIUA ONOMASTICA

 

Cristiana Craciun

Parliament Week 2014 Youth in Democracy-20th November 2014-House of Parliament, London

  CULTURE AND DEMOCRACY

 

 20^th  November 2014

  Jubilee Room

  House of Parliament

  Westminster SW1A 0AA

  12 - 2 pm

 

 

 

This is a joint debate and audio/visual presentation dedicated to Youth in Democracy, organised by Pro Art & Co and the World Peace and Prosperity Foundation, at the House of Commons. It will discuss social, cultural and political aspects of young people's involvement as active citizens in local communities and wider into British society. The audience will contribute with their views on relevant issues of importance and their proactive participation may influence creation of policies and the results in election of representatives through firm and resolute voting.

 

Cultural democracy is a concept, which concerns all people and structures their proactive commitment to recognise all people's basic human rights to participate, create and enjoy cultural diversity around the world. It also enhances access to multicultural sphere of activities.

 

This free dialogue will explore what is closest to young people's hearts, their cultural individuality and their role in active cultural affairs and politics on both local and governmental levels, or their European and International presence and the impact of their involvement in diverse cultural projects.

 

We invite all interested young people and other citizens to join in this free event and to contribute their ideas and opinions to the debate. The event will include a short cultural programme and refreshments after the debate.

 

The debating panel will include:

Welcome by Grace Rowley – Parliament Week

Mr Greg Hands MP (Conservative) for Fulham and Chelsea, our host

Mr Ray Keene OBE, Chess Grandmaster and the Chairman of the Brain Trust

David Wardrop, United Nations Association Westminster Branch

Bashan Rafique, Chairman of UK-Pakistan Women's Association

Leisha Beardmore – Young Professional UN/EU Adviser and UK Government representative

Rosalie Rivett, CEO Women Diplomatic Service

Barry Martin, Artist and Former Vice Chairman of Chelsea Art Club

 

 

Tickets are available  through Pro Art & CO – proartandco@aol.com 

 

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk//e/parliament-week-culture-and-democracy-tickets-13824151409

 

Vesna Petkovic

Pro Art & Co

www.proartandco.co.uk

www.highlightseurope.eu

www.vesnaproart.wordpress.com

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Tweeter: @VesnaProArt

 

Study visit to Romania October 2014 - Bucharest Day 2

First day of the study visit in Romania of the delegation of NHHG offered general views of Bucharest Town Hall about the strategies used in Social Services presented  by  Cosmina Simean ,Director of Social Services Bucharest City Hall , giving to the guests a taster of the next stage of the visit: Palace of Parliament of Romania and   Sector 2 Bucharest City Hall.

The visit at Romanian Parliament confirmed once again the quality of skills of Romanian builders, contrasting with the need of balance in society development ,at the time that it  was built , remaining testimony for future generations to learn from history.

Sector 2 Bucharest City Hall was a welcoming surprise of the team of the Mayor Neculai Ontanu, offering a dynamic debate about social housing models in both countries. All the participants agreed to cooperate in the future and share experiences and understanding for future development . The debate was facilitated with generosity by Director of International Relationships, Mariana Georgescu and her colleagues .

The visits to the Leisure Centre  St Pantelimon,  was by far a success story of good management and fundraising, offering free access to the residents of the sector to a structured choice of activities, for all ages, being presented with professionalism  by Dr Isabela Hurjui, Director of Social Services Sector2. 

Kate Davies the Chief Executive at NHHG was touched by the progress and quality of services offered by local authority  to Bucharest residents, comparing with her last visit in Romania a decade ago.

To add a traditional  element to the tour  we agree to have lunch at  Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest  . The guests understand  that  they need to have at least a day to visit all 300 houses of the museum, encapsulating the history of Romanian traditional architecture.

A friendly dinner with Ioan de Hondol from Romanian Leagues of Expats concluded a rich learning and cultural experience in Bucharest.

Dr Ionela Flood

Romanca Society

www.romanca.co.uk

www.radiotvunirea.com

Fwd: Study visit to Romania October 2014 - Bucharest Day1

Recently  NHHG visited Romania,  answering to an invite from Slatina Town Hall launched last year at The Romanian Tradition in Motion Festival organised by Romanca Society in London.

 

The delegation members are part of the Executive Board and staff at NHHG aiming to learn about housing, health and education, local authority, central government, integration into Europe, social challenges, and issues for Romanians in the UK.

 

The programme of the visit included social housing  objectives in  Bucharest being introdused by the Bucharest Director of Social Services, Cosmina Simean presenting the Kindergarden Alex and the Caritas Hospital transformed in a extracare unit called Acad. Nicolae Cajal.

 

Learning of the day included:

> how the social care in Romania  is piloting for first time social entreprise in Bucharest

> what is the impact of the legislation for the third sector on private and local authority initiatives, what possible improvements can be useful for the community development

>how a more progresive model of third sector can promote succesful social care and social housing initiatives in Romania 

>how the UK model for social care and housing it is beneficial to local authority and third sector in UK

>the progess that Bucharest City Hall is presenting to the eyes of the guests, is evidenced by Kate Davies, NHHG Chief Executive , that visited Romania 14 years ago

 >how old town of Bucharest  known as Lipscani area is regenerating by a divers SME initiatives offering  new refurbished restaurants and pubs, colouring the cultural life of the town.

>how the cultural shock was well processed by the members of the delegation, absorbing  the details of the visit, opening new perspectives for the perception of Romania's place in Europe

 

After a short visit to the Curtea Veche, Vlad the Impaler, alias Dracula, old palace,  established in 14 century as  Romanian capital  Bucharest ,  we indulge in a warming dinner at Carul cu bere restaurant.

 

 We enjoyed the first day of the visit, curtesy of Bucharest  Mayor, Sorin Oprescu , being welcomed by a young but professional team from Bucharest Town Hall.

 

The cross cultural experience is always offering so much to see on the progress of Romanian society any time I visit Romania.

 

This time the visit was multiplyed by the surprise of the guests discovering Romania to its core, looking into the eyes of children or elderly, looking to old crafted architecture or grey communist blocks, discussing strategic plans or just see the beauty of progress in contradictory stages.

 

 This time , this visit  was just  finding  the same common ground: humanity looking for solutions on daily challenges.

 

Dr Ionela Flood

Romanca Society

www.romanca.co.uk

www.radiotvunirea.com