Will they listen?

Power4Youth members during the European Seminar in April, made significant contributions to a European Parliament Exhibition event by sharing some of our life messages, our thoughts on the role of family, and our strong and clear messages to policy makers and civil society. Some of the photos at the exhibition are of Power4Youth members (which we made during our European Seminar) as we wanted to share a strong visual association between the messages, showing that there is a young person's voice, story and rights behind each message. Our coordinator, Jean Anne Kennedy will also be at the event to volunteer at the exhibition and talk to people.

More information about the upcoming event in Brussels: This unique and powerful exhibition will highlight that for over a million children in Europe, the right to a family life is still not realised. Visitors will hear from young people themselves and from experts in child development and fundamental rights about the detrimental effects of institutionalisation, and the benefits of prevention and alternative care. In a Europe of rights, no child should have to grow up in and institution; with policy support and funding from the EU, they won't have to.  

Eurochild, Hopes & Homes for Children (HHC) and Absolute Return for Kids invites you to an exhibition, vernissage and expert Round Table beginning of June in the European Parliament in Brussels.

• Expert Roundtable: 6 June, 16:00 – 18:00, European Parliament, Brussels, ASP A1E-1 followed by a:
• Vernissage at ASP Ground Floor (outside the members' restaurant), 6 June, 18:00 – 20:00
• Exhibition: just outside the members' restaurant, open between the 4–7 June 2012

Speakers at the roundtable include Dr Charles H. Zeanah, a leading global expert in early childhood development, and renowned children’s rights expert Dr Maria Herzog of the UN’s Committee for the Rights of the Child and president of Eurochild. We will then hear from the Commission and European Parliament Presidency at the vernissage which follows (speakers tbc). The whole event is hosted by Mairead McGuinness, MEP. You can register here: roundtable and vernissage
For more information, contact Jean Anne at jeananne@power4youth.net or Eurochild updates