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04 Dec 2020 | Hans Groen
On 19 Octob
er 2020 our honorary chairman Leo Pauwels died at the age of 84. Leo Pauwels has been the driving force behind the European Social Weeks. » more
28 Aug 2020 | Hans Groen
Project Syndicate is hosting the online event “The Green Recovery” about “the path to a green recovery, with an emphasis on biodiversity, energy, public investments, and financial and corporate governance.” Experts from all over the world join in, and you can be part of it, if you register in time. The event is from 16-17 September, all information in the link to Green Recovery.
16 May 2020 | Hans Groen
Work: Democratize, Decommodify, Remediate is a manifesto about the future of work, especially of course in the light of the covid-19 pandemic. It is endorsed by many scholars around the world — Bea Cantillon, Seyla Benhabib, Saskia Sassen, Jan-Werner Müller, Thomas Pikety, and many others. The manifesto has been translated in several languages.
Members of Christian Social Movements want to meet each other on the European level in the same way that we have found each other on the national level. We want to go further on the road of peace, cooperation, and solidarity. Hope for a better future has always guided people to where they want to arrive, and so hope for a better Europe is our guide.
It is our intention to organize the Eight European Social Week in the beginning of 2022. A seminar in preparation of the 8th ESW is planned for the beginning of February 2021. Exact dates and places will be announced as soon as circumstances permit.

How can we integrate more solidarity and participation in the social model of the future?Publication pending