Forum in the Kuyavian-Pomerian Region
Social Economy in Cooperation Networks
Consolidating SDG 11 through a family perspective
The eleventh edition of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Social Economy Forum 2021 started with an online event on 19th October on the fundaments and implications of the Venice Declaration and its role in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. It counted with speakers from the region of Veneto in Italy, the Division for Social Inclusion Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, the International Federation for Family Development and the Directorate General of Health and Food Safety of the European Commission.
The opening remarks were delivered by the Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Piotr Całbecki. The plenary session was focused on Sustainable Development Goal no. 11 and the Venice Declaration as a useful instrument to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, through the implementation of a family perspective.
The event was organized by the Regional Center for Social Policy in Toruń. Participation was made available online for around 200 participants who represented different social sectors. The Forum has been held under the honorary patronage of Piotr Całbecki, Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Elżbieta Piniewska, Chairwoman of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Regional Assembly, and the Representation of the European Commission in Poland.
Speech by Ignacio Socias, director of International Relations of IFFD.
Speech by Daniela Bas, Director of the Division for Inclusive Social Development at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Speech by Roberto Ciambetti, President of Veneto Regional Council and President of Italian delegation in European Committee of the Regions
Some days later, on 25th October, the Regional Assembly adopted the position to approve the accession of the region to the Venice Declaration as a new member of the Inclusive Cities for Sustainable Families project. The document was signed by Marshal Piotr Całbecki and the President of the Regional Assembly Elżbieta Piniewska.
The guest of the session was Ignacio Socias, director at the International Federation for Family Development. The session was also attended by a group of international students who are attending a course at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń.In his speech, Całbecki pointed out that “the local government of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region has been consistently implementing an ambitious pro-social and pro-family program for years, the elements of which appear in all subsequent development strategies of the province.”
