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Monday 26/7
15.30 Meetings face to face.
For those who are homeless every day is full of
difficulties that most of us never encounter,
such as violence, crime, addiction and
discrimination. The network of christian charity
organizations working with homeless people in
Gothenburg present the reality of homelessness
in Gothenburg, and how they work. They provide
help in a crisis, but also support to build a
better life in the long run. Presented in
Swedish.
19.00 Rio de Janeiro: the hidden side of
Brazil's postcard.
Brazilian streetpaper OCAS and other partner
NGOs have been leading a network of social
organizations in an attempt to put homelessness
issues on the public agenda. In the HWC Social
Forum, people will learn more about homelessness
in Brazil and how OCAS has been facing the issue.
Speaker: Luciano Rocco, Executive-director of
OCAS. In English.
Tuesday 27/7
15.30 Weird houses for weird people
Knowing how difficult it is for anyone to find
and be able to pay the rent for a place to live
and feel at home for, the problems faced by
homeless and socially excluded people are
enormous. Instead of pushing unwanted people
into public supported appartments, Denmark is
trying to build houses for homeless people. The
idea is heavily supported by the government, but
it´s hard to convince the local politicians.
More than 300 mio. DKR. are still waiting for
new owners whilst an increasing number of
homeless people are gathering in shelters.
Danish street paper Hus Forbi looks at how
Danish authorities deal with homelessness.
Presented in English.
19.00 Many people are homeless in Gothenburg.
What solutions are being proposed at a local
government level?
In Gothenburg there are hundreds of people who
more frequently sleep outdoors than indoors. The
local government authorities plan to build
special housing units for them. However the
number of people in need is greater than the
number of units planned, and even people who
qualify to stay in these special quarters are
hardly ever able to take the leap to the regular
housing market. How can these problems be solved?
Public debate in Swedish chaired by:
Per
Berglund, reponsible for local government
administration homeless policy
Agneta Jögård, representing Gothenburg city
homeless unit.
Emil Sernbo from streetpaper Faktum,
Carl Erik Ängerheim, Räddningsmissionen
Lars Sjökvist, formerly homeless
Catharina Thörn, PhD sociology
Moderator: Mikael Löfgren
Wednesday 28/7
15.30 Homelessness in the USA.
Presentation by Ron Grunberg from street paper
Big News based in New York.
In English.
19.00 Why isn´t the EU making a bigger impact on
reducing homelessness in Europe?
To date, the European Union’s policies to combat
poverty and social exclusion have not had the
intended impact. This presentation will look at
the EU's efforts to engage national governments
in fighting homelessness and will assess their
effect and potential in the context of an
enlarged European Union made up of 25 Member
States. FEANTSA’s members (non-governmental
organisations in 24 of the EU Member States)
urge governments and the EU to take the
necessary action.
Speaker: Samara Jones, Policy Officer, FEANTSA.
Presented in English.
Thursday 29/7
15.30 Social empowerment projects. Presentation
by the Barka Foundation from Poland. Barka
started as a solution to the increasing social
problems following the fall of the Soviet Union.
The first Barka community was founded in 1989,
when 20 “forgotten and unwanted” individuals
started rebuilding their lives together.
Presented in English
19.00 A home is a human right! More public
housing now!
Affordable housing is scarce in Sweden,
especially in the cities. Young people and the
socially excluded experience the most
difficulties in finding a place to live. Many
families are on the brink of being litigated and
may never get a second chance.
The building sector is not covering the needs of
poorer households. Why is so little being done
to combat this increasingly difficult situation?
Public debate about the housing situation in
Sweden with representatives from the state:
Siw
Wittgren Ahl, MP and Government Housing
Committee member.
Owe Nilsson, chairman of Gothenburg City
planning & building committee.
Lena Björk, information officer of Gothenburg
public housing companies.
Sven Carlsson, Tenant Organisation
representative.
Ronny Nilsson, chairman of Stockholm Homeless
Society
Prof. Bengt Turner, Institute of Housing and
Urban Planning, Sweden.
Karin Blomquist, from the youth movement “I need
a flat now!”
Debate in Swedish.
Friday 30/7
15.30 WANTED: Social Entrepreneurs?
A panel consisting of social entrepreneurs,
politicians and academics will discuss issues
such as: What role can civil society
organisations and social entrepreneurship play
in the building of a socially cohesive society?
What are the routes towards such a society? What
are the conditions for the social entrepreneurs
of today? In swedish.
CANCELLED (19.00 Do you have a home, my friend?
Swedish organisation Ordfront) CANCELLED
Saturday 31/7
14.00 Evictions in Nairobi create homelessness
in Kenya
Speaker: Daniele Moschetti, Kariobangi Catholic
Church, Kenya.
In English.
15.00 On homelessness in South Africa
Speaker: Luvuyo Zahela, Big Issue Capetown.
In English.
17.00 Introduction to the world of street-papers.
Shane Halpin, Executive Director of the
International Network of Street Papers (INSP), a
network covering more than 28 countries in six
continents will give a brief introduction to the
street-paper movement: what defines a
street-paper, how do they work and what
collectively do these papers achieve throughout
the world.
17.15 Street papers to street-football - The
Homeless World Cup.
Mel Young, President of the INSP will follow
this with a presentation on the dream that
became a reality, the Homeless World Cup 2004.
From an INSP conference in Cape Town, South
Africa in 2001 to the inaugural tournament in
Graz in Austria last year, Mel will emphasise
the enormous power behind the integration of
football with the human spirit and the growing
interest in these developments in helping to
alleviate poverty throughout the world. |