THE SECOND EVENT – „Solidarity: Focus on the local perspective”

Fatttoria Pugliese Diffusa Associazione Culturale is a partner in a new Europen initiative „Local
solidarity = global solidarity” Network which in short is called: SOLID. The project is co-financed by the
Europe for Citizens programme, and it aims to empower actors to get more socialy engaged for the
sake of European solidarity and cooperation. The SOLID Network consists of 13 towns, regions and civil
society organizations from all over the EU, FYROM and Serbia. The aim of the project is to implement
new political tools that enable local communities to have an impact on the global and European
solidarity in time of institutional and humanitarian crisis that different EU countries are currently
facing.
From 22nd to 25th of October 2018 the project partner Fattoria Pugliese Diffusa Associazione
Culturale is hosting in Lecce the second SOLID international event which will bring together towns,
regions and civil society groups from 12 countries that already belong to the Network, as well as local
citizens. The local guests are welcome to join SOLID partners during the two days of their Event and
they can choose from watching a movie show „Lampedusa in Winter” that will be screened on
October 22nd, interacting with experts on local and European solidarity during the plenary session
(October 23rd, 9:30-12:30) and attending at the street debate which will take place in Piazza
Sant’Oronzo, Lecce (October 24th, 14:30-17:00).
For more information please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/2386456094704167/

Location: HOTEL PRESIDENT in Lecce (IT)
Programme where local citizens can join:

22/10, 18.00: „Lampedusa in winter” movie show (IT/ENG)

23/10, Plenary session (ENG)

h.9:00 – Registration of participants

h.9:30 – Official opening: Welcome Speech and Program of the Meeting – Mr.
Evangelista Leuzzi ; SOLID Project – Dr. Malgorzata Wochowska

h.9:50 – Refugee crisis from political and humanitarian point of view – “Hospitality
practices in Italy: the SPRAR Model” – Mr. ANDREA PIGNATARO (National Board Member
of GUS)

h.10:20 – Multilevel governance and capacity building of bottom-up initiatives and Crosssectoral
cooperation between public bodies and CSOs – PART I – “Third Countries
Development Cooperation” Programme of the Apulia Regional Government – “Community
Welfare in Embu, Kenya” project by AMAHORO ONLUS NGO

h.11:15 – Multilevel governance and capacity building of bottom-up initiatives and
Cross-sectoral cooperation between public bodies and CSOs – PART II – IULIA BADEA,
TIMOTHEE LOUETTE, ROBERTA SPADONE “The Long Way to Europe “ Project and
“European Solidarity Corps”

h.11:45 – Conclusions and exchange of best practices (Presentation of the project
PUNCH– Network of Towns – Participation of UNderrepresented Citizens for the
Valorization of EU Cultural Heritage)

24/10, 14.30 – 17.00: Street Debate (IT / ENG) – Sant’Oronzo Square in Lecce