Good morning and welcome to the videoflash
number 12
First off, I would like to congratulate
Patricia Scherer for being elected to the Management Committee of Social Platform
She will join a 7 person steering group that will help
those 47 European civil society organizations working in the social sector.
Last week, the European Pillar of Social Rights was adopted by the Commission.
So, congratulations!
This Pillar is organized around twenty principles for
equal opportunities
assess to the labour market, social protection and inclusion.
It is also accompanied by a social scoreboard
that will allow the Commission to access
the implementation of this Pillar.
So EASPD is really happy with this commitments that
the Commission has made on a more social Europe.
Check out our position paper on our website!
Last week also, the annual
The Annual Convention on Inclusive Growth took place on Monday.
on Monday
It is a convention where 450 participants joined to discuss
how to make a more inclusive Europe.
With the Commission and the presidency of the Council being there
EASPD together with all
the disability organisations had a pleasure
to organise a side event on independent living
At the event Luk also interviewed
Evarist Bartolo
The Maltese education and employment minister
Enjoy!
Dear Minister, your intervention this morning
was, I think, very interesting
very important you talked about the
change in thinking that is needed.
Could you explain a little bit please?
If we want a society that works for everyone,
that welcomes everyone,
we cannot talk about society in terms ...as if it is a market..
Then those who manage to do well, do well and those who are not you know are not producing, then they are not useful for society
We should move away
We should bring back the values of humanity too, when we talk
about society, about social relationships
people are not blind, people are not human capital,
people are human beings
people are persons and to have a society
that works for everyone
we also need schools that work for everyone...
workplaces that welcome everyone.
And we need to get all these policies together.
Not with one mentality... we talk about
efficiency, about economic productivity
but then when it comes to society, we say nice things
but then there is no financial support and no resources to
make it happen.
So indeed, a sort of a fundamental shift in thinking and to which extent will
the Maletse presidency be able out this presidency being able to
pass on that very important message to
the incoming presidency?
I am very happy that even in our presidency, we passed
very important council resolutions about inclusion and diversity
Because inclusion, to welcome everyone it doesn't mean that you have a "one size fits all"
Because "one size fits all" fits no one
Because we're all different people so there is diversity...
So we need to do things that
are flexible and that are human.
And I'm very happy to say that for the first time we
are also acknowledging the role of the
European Agency for Inclusion.
They are very happy that we managed to
put their role in this document,
because I know that they do a lot of work.
What is important for us is to have a social model which is human
and which doesn't, i repeat, expect us to perform (like companies)...
What makes you a good school is
not only that you teach well and the
students learn well but that you provide an environment.
You provide a space where we care about each other because
what is also mistaken:
When we talk of inclusive schools, we shouldn't say only certain part of the people working in
that school are responsible for Inclusion.
No.
- Schools for everyone... - It is a share responsibility
It's as shared responsibility.
My organization represents support services for persons
with disabilities from across the European continent.
Do you have a message for this type of social services,
that support persons with a disability?
See them as human beings, not as clients.
I was making this point, that it's as
if to justify what we do in the social area, we have to import language
from business and from economics... no!
We are dealing with human beings.
That's fantastic and a very powerful message. Thank you very much!
Thanks for this, very kind of you.
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