PES @ctivists news
Watch Save our planet debate online
On Friday May 23 from 9:30 you are invited when politicians, experts and PES activists will meet in Stockholm to debate the Save our planet theme of the PES manifesto consultation! If you’re living outside Sweden you can follow the debate via web streaming from the website of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. A completely free and eco-friendly way to participate in the PES manifesto consultation!
Read the third magazine of PES activists Paris
PES activists Paris report about their activities, European policies and the PES campaign. Get to know actions, point of views and strategies of PES activists (not only from Paris). Read here the latest issue from Paris.
Spanish PES activists speed-up!
Since last year, PES activists meet regularly in Barcelona. Recently PES activists groups have been set-up in Madrid, Alicante and Mallorca. A coordinator for PES activists Spain – Francisco Polo – has been appointed by the PSOE international secretariat.
And there is more. Now PES activists have their own website and virtual meeting in Spanish language: EuropeoSocialistayOrgullosodeSerlo.com. The new site will collect information related to the Party of the European Socialists (PES), the development of the Manifesto2009 and the last information about the PES activists groups in Spain.
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Last days to send your contribution!
PES activists groups are invited to send in their papers in the framework of the manifesto consultation process. We have received a contribution from Berlin - 8 building blocks to put the PES manifesto debate on a more concrete level – and from the Eurosocialists Geneva: Contribution to 'EU in the world'. Your comments as well as your own papers are welcome. Please be aware that the deadline for sending in contributions as a PES activists group is 31 May.
Postcards from the PES Women President
Zita Gurmai is a Member of the European Parliament and President of PES Women. This week she will comment on a number of selected posts from PES activists and share her ideas for the PES manifesto on Yourspace. What should the PES manifesto say about gender equality? Read Zita Gurmai’s posts and give her your comments right here.
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Mayors from one European family
On 26 April Bertrand Delanoë, newly re-elected Mayor of Paris, visited London to support Ken Livingstone from Labour in the elections for Mayor of London. This is a strong sign that socialists and social democrats all over Europe are one European family. Read a full report and find more pictures on the homepage of Labour Movement for Europe.
MEP and NGO suggestions for the PES manifesto
The Yourspace editorial team has asked Members of the European Parliament and NGOs in Brussels what they think should be the top priorities of the PES manifesto. Watch the interviews on Yourspace and give your comments to their ideas!
Josep Borell, Gary Titley and other MEPs.
ActionAid, Social Platform and other NGOs
Win a trip to Brussels
On Europe Day, the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions launches a photo competition on intercultural dialogue seen through the eyes of young Europeans!
In the framework of the 2008 European Year of intercultural dialogue, the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions (CoR) organises a photo competition which will enable young Europeans aged 18-25 to share their vision of the dialogue between cultures in their city and region. This competition was officially launched on 9 May, Europe Day, and will close on 30 September 2008.
Can we win local elections based on the social democratic values ?
PES activists Romania organized a Training Camp from 14th to 16th of March in Oradea (Nord-West of Romania). Several NGOs and foundations helped us to train around 40 people for the local elections that are going to take place in May. We’ve presented the basic campaign techniques, the way PES activists can be involved in the campaign, how to integrate European themes in the local projects, etc.
The key question in our minds was if one can win local elections based on the social democratic values. Is this enough? What do you think?For those curious to learn more about PES activists Romania you can follow this link to see photos from our events.
PES activists Romania contact information: www.pes.ro and www.pes.ro/forum (the forum has English and French sections where Romanian PES activists discuss – waiting for you to write to us).
