"my children inheriting my poverty" - "working full-time, but … not earning enough to make a decent living" - "being old and living alone. I am sick. I am afraid of loneliness … I cry a lot but try to look calm and collected when I go out." - "days without bread are the longest days" - "stealing our future by keeping us out of touch with the knowledge-based society" - "hard to talk about, but when I did start to talk to others I felt no different from them and I wasn’t embarrassed" - "every agency wanting the same papers. And more photocopies every time" - "waking up in bad housing conditions which saps the will to do anything" - "being undocumented, so for you I don’t exist" - "being paid regularly, but my debts still mounting up anyway" - "what really wears homeless people out is time. Always waiting, always being on the go…" - "constant pressure. It wears you down. Nobody prepared me for living in such harsh conditions"

Belgium

Focus week 20/09/2010 - 27/09/2010

Poverty Situation in Belgium

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EY 2010 Events Belgium

Date	Title	Description	Location	Country
29/01	The future of Europe: a new strategy needed	Organised by EAPN Flanders karolien.schepens bapn.be	Leuven	Belgium
23/02	Launch event	Organised by the 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group Launch event 2010sirg (...)	Brussels	Belgium
26/02	PROGRESS project seminar on social inclusion, social protection and social security related to health	Organised by EAPN Belgium Contact for more information: stephan.backes bapn.be	Brussels	Belgium
26/02	Les Pistes de Solutions en Matiere de Logement (Conference Cycle)	organized by Les Midi d’Habitat et Participation Conference Theme: Les Pistes de Solutions en (...)	Louvain la Neuve	Belgium
2/03	Family Platform Info Day	organized by FAMILYPLATFORM and COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organisations in the (...)	Brussels	Belgium
9/03	Pauvreté : mieux la comprendre pour mieux agir (Conference)	organized by the City of Liége Launch conference of the "Plan communal liégeois de Lutte contre (...)	Liège	Belgium
18/03-19/03	"An EU Roadmap for a Sustainable Economic and Social Recovery" (Conference)	Organized by the European Economic and Social Council Conference Theme: "An EU Roadmap for a (...)	European Economic and Social Council, Brussels	Belgium
24/03	Getting to grips with energy poverty (Conference)	Organized by CECODHAS Housing Europe and the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Conference (...)	European Commission Charlemagne Building (Room S4) – Brussels	Belgium
24/03	“Equity, sustainability and well-being" (Conference)	Organized by Eurohealth Conference Theme: “Equity, sustainability and well-being: how can (...)	Renaissance Hotel, Brussels	Belgium
26/03	EAPN Belgium event on HOUSING	Organised by EAPN Belgium (BAPN) and EAPN Wallonia (RWLP) More information in the website (...)	Liège	Belgium
26/03	Which Safety Net for Families? (Conference)	Organized by COFACE and the Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union (...)		Belgium
27/03	Seminar on migrants and poverty	Organised by the Province of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg Coalition for Peace (...)	Libramont	Belgium
1/04-2/04	2nd European meeting of the Project "Innovation 2010 : Innovation in social work to fight with efficiency against poverty and exclusion"	Organisers: ATD Fourth World Poland - Eurocef France - Haus Neudorf e.V. Germany - Globul’in (...)	Paris	Belgium Germany France Poland
14/04	FEANTSA event ’Ending Homelessness is Possible’	The event will involve a hearing and debate for the launch of the FEANTSA ‘Ending Homelessness’ (...)	Brussels	Belgium
21/04-22/04	"Cities against poverty and exclusion"	organized by EUROCITIES Seminar Theme: “Cities against poverty and exclusion: Health (...)	Ghent	Belgium
29/04	Conference "A Call for Change. Towards a Just, Sustainable and Smart European Economy"	Organised by Church and Society Commission. The Conference will launch the new Christian (...)	Brussels	Belgium
27/05	Balancing Acts: All Together to Tackle Financial Exclusion!	Organised hosted by the Flanders Europe Liaison Agency and North East England Office in (...)	Brussels	Belgium
2/06	Conference "Stratégie Europe 2020 pour l’emploi et la croissance: Quelle place pour la lutte contre la pauvreté?"	Organised by EAPN Organised by ATD Quart Monde. With the participation of Pierre Defraigne (Foundation Madariaga (...)	Brussels	Belgium
4/06	European seminar on local homeless strategies	Organized by FEANTSA For info and registration, visit http://www.feantsa.org To receive a (...)	Brussels	Belgium
7/06	Conference "New job Markets for Inclusion"	The event will involve an exchange of best practices and a debate on the role of local and (...)	Committee of the Regions, Brussels	Belgium
8/06	Forum on social inclusion	Organised by the Committee of the Regions. For more information contact forum (...)	Brussels	Belgium
2/09-3/09	Event on children and youth poverty	Organised by: Gouvernement fédéral (Service Publique Fédéral de Programmation Intégration Sociale, (...)	Brussels	Belgium
10/09	Round table on employment	Organised by EAPN Belgium. For more information contact katelijn.vanhorebeek (...)	Brussels	Belgium
14/09	Working Group on Financial Inclusion	Organised by the Flemish Liaison Office (vleva), North East England Brussels Office and (...)	Brussels	Belgium
15/09	Conference "Decent Work for All: Making Migration Work for Development"	Organised by Solidar and the Global Progressive Forum. With this conference, SOLIDAR and the (...)	Brussels	Belgium
16/09	Alliances or coalitions for reducing poverty?	Organised by the Flemish Alliance against Poverty (ACW) For more information: (...)	Brussels	Belgium
23/09-24/09	Conference on minimum income and social standards	Organised by EAPN with the support of the Belgian Ministry Contact information: info (...)	Brussels	Belgium
29/09	’Common Christian understanding of poverty’	Organised by Eurodiconia, CEC-KEK, Comece and Caritas. For more information visit (...)	Brussels	Belgium
30/09	Conference "An ecumenical understanding of poverty"	Organised by: CEC, Comece, Caritas Europa and Eurodiaconia. In the framework of the European (...)	Brussels	Belgium
30/09	Conference "New Ways of Solidarity: A Joint Commitment to Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion"	Organised by COMECE. The conference will be followed by an exhibition and a reception from (...)	Brussels	Belgium
6/10-31/10	Exposition "Poverty of women"	Organized by: Communication du Centre d’Action Laïque asbl. Pictures by Christophe Smets. Texts (...)	Brussels	Belgium
11/10-12/10	Social Affairs Forum meeting	Organised by Eurocities. This event will present the results of the EUROCITIES campaign within (...)	Brussels	Belgium
14/10-15/10	Conference ‘Social inclusion of families and EU Policies: Where do we stand?’	Organised by COFACE. Two main issues – the importance of an EU focus on the family, and the (...)	Brussels	Belgium
14/10-15/10	COFACE Conference on Social Inclusion of Families	Organized by COFACE Conference Theme: Social Inclusion of Families: Towards mainstreaming the (...)	Brussels	Belgium
17/10	Intarnational Day for Combating Poverty - activities in Brussels	13:00 - March “Raise up low income” across Brussels from Gare du Nord to Place Sainte Catherine (...)	Brussels	Belgium
22/10-23/10	Mental Health Europe Conference	Organized by Mental Health Europe Conference Theme: Challenging Poverty - Creating Hope. (...)	Brussels	Belgium
1/11-30/11	Exposition "Poverty of women"	Organized by: Communication du Centre d’Action Laïque asbl. Pictures by Christophe Smets. Texts (...)	Brussels	Belgium
19/11	Human Ring around the European Parliament	Organised by the European Year NGO Coalition Flyer in English: http://www.endpoverty.eu/IMG/pdf/hu…	Brussels	Belgium
22/11	Joint hearing on "The outcome of the European Year 2010 and future action"	Organised by: the Standing Study Group on the European Year against Poverty and Social (...)	Brussels	Belgium
6/12-7/12	GA - "Volunteering as a means of empowerment and social inclusion − CEV’s contribution to the European Year 2010 and a bridge to the European Year of Volunteering 2011"	Organised by: European Volunteer Centre, CEV. In the framework of the Belgian Presidency of (...)	Brussels	Belgium
7/12	Seminar "Promoting Adequate Income and Dignity in Old Age through Civil Dialogue"	Seminar organised by AGE Platform in the framework of ‘INCLUSage Project - Debating Older (...)	Brussels	Belgium
9/12	Consensus conference on Housing	Organised by FEANTSA. For more information visit http://www.feantsa.org/.	Brussels	Belgium

What else is going on in Belgium ?

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