Poznan, November 20-21, 2024

Poznan, November 20-21, 2024

Poznan, November 20-21, 2024

We invite all people who work for equality and human rights in cities:
– officials and civil servants
– representatives of business
– scientists and academics
– people working in non-governmental organizations

If you want to attend the event, but don’t know if there will be something for you there – email us!

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

11.00 – 12.00 Registration

12.00 – 12.30 Opening of the conference

Jacek Jaskowiak – President of Poznań
Katarzyna Kotula – Minister for Equality
Mathieu Mori – Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (tbc)

12.30 – 13.30 Introductory speeches

The importance of securing human rights at the local level and european cooperation in this area.
Sirpa Rautio, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (tbc)

What is human rights approach at the local level and how is it changing cities?
prof. Morten Kjaerum, RWI

How does Vienna strengthen the quality of life of its residents with a human rights approach?
Shams Asadi, Commissioner for Human Rights, Vienna

Inclusion and human rights in the strategic development of cities
Iwona Matuszczak-Szulc, Director of the Department of Development and International Cooperation, Poznan City Hall

13.30 – 13.45 Establishment of the Network of Human Rights Cities

14.00 – 15.00 Lunch

15.00 – 16.00 Round table I

European and Local Dimensions of Human Rights. A framework for strengthening rights at the local level
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

Magdalena Czarzyńska- Jachim – mayor of Sopot, Aleksandra Dulkiewicz – mayor of Gdansk, Kerpel-Fronius Gabor – deputy mayor of Budapest (tbc), Mathieu Mori – secretary general of the Committee of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Sirpa Rautio – director of the FRA, Hans Sakkers – director for Human Rights in Utrecht

16.00 – 17.00 Round Table II

Experiences and expectations of securing the rights of residents at the local level

Anna Grudzinska – Polish NGO Forum (tbc), Jacek Karnowski – Ministry of Funds and Regional Development, Miroslawa Keryk – Ukrainian House, prof. Paweł Kubicki – Warsaw School of Economics (tbc), Aldona Machnowska- Gora – Deputy Mayor of Warsaw and President’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment, Magdalena Pietrusik-Adamska – director of the Department of Health and Social Affairs of the Poznań City Hall, Hanna Zdanowska – president of Łódź

17.00 – 17.15 Summary of the first day

17.15 – 20.00 Dinner and integration in thematic teams

Thursday, November 21, 2024

9.00 – 11.00 Workshop sessions: human rights in practice

Strategy for Human Rights Cities – key assumptions – Barcelona + Polish partner city

Equality Data Monitoring – Vienna + Polish partner city

Participation and involvement of the social sector – Cologne + Polish partner city

Inclusive services – Bologna + Polish partner city

Inclusive social assistance – Marseille + Polish partner city

Inclusive public space and security – Utrecht + Polish partner city

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 Moderated discussion

Action plan for HRBA in the Network of Human Rights Cities

13.30 Closing of the conference

14.00 Lunch