Korea-EU Civil Society Network (KEN) organises the Conference on Anti-Discrimination: increasing capabilities and cooperation between European and Korean CSOs
The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea announces that the Korea-EU CSO Network will host the Conference on Anti-Discrimination on November 19th - with the participation of CSOs based in the EU and the RoK - to promote mutual exchange and cooperation in the field of human rights.
This activity is part of the public diplomacy initiative (‘EU Policy and Outreach Partnership/EUPOP in the Republic of Korea’) managed by the EU Delegation in Seoul. The half-day hybrid conference will be accessible via Zoom to registered participants from 3.30pm until 7.40pm (Korea Standard Time) and physically at the Westin Chosun (Josun) Seoul hotel until 8pm (Korea Standard Time). The conference will be under the title: ‘Conference on Anti-Discrimination: increasing capabilities and cooperation between European and Korean CSOs’.
The event will be held in a hybrid online-offline format in Seoul, South Korea, with the European participants joining online, while the Korean participants can sign up online or request to attend on-site within the limitation of the seats available.
The conference will follow up on the three seminars held under this project over the last year, focusing on the themes of Gender Equality, Disability Rights and Migrants Rights. The conference will conclude on the outcomes of the project and how the EU and RoK CSOs are planning their ways forward on these topics.
This hybrid conference is open to anyone who is interested in Gender Equality, Disability Rights and Migrant Rights, as well as in civil society activities and cooperation with the European Union. Registration to attend the online conference can be done through the Korea-EU CSO Network website’s event page (https://www.kencso.org/2021-eu-ko-cso-conference?lang=en). English - Korean simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
About the Korea-EU CSO Network (KEN)
The Korea-EU Civil Society Network (KEN) began in January 2019 as part of the European Union's public diplomacy project (EU Policy and Outreach Partnership/EUPOP in the Republic of Korea), and facilitates that civic groups with different political, economic, social and historical experiences can share their experiences and success stories through various exchange activities. During the 2020-2021 period, several workshops, webinars and international conferences have been prepared to promote such exchanges between civil society organizations in both regions. It will also continue to provide information on civil society organizations in the coming years.
EUPOP ROK Project Media Contact: Ms Cathy Paik +82 10 8318 0610; contact@kencso.org
EUPOP ROK Programme Manager: Ms Tanith Bello +82-2-37041751;
Conference Agenda
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Time |
Session |
Details |
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15:00-15:30 |
On-site registration |
On-line connections |
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15h30-15h45 |
Welcome speech by EUD |
H.E. María CASTILLO FERNÁNDEZ – Ambassador, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Korea |
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15h45-16h45 |
Session 1: Gender equality
Moderator: Juhee Roh, Chief Operating Officer at Seoul Acceleration Center for Gender Equity
Speakers: Hwang Geum Myoung Ryoon (Goldie), Executive Director of Gender Equality Training Platform Hyojea and Nicholas Spetsidis, Project Coordinator at the Union of Women Association of Heraklion, Greece
Discussant: Heechung Chung, President of Tomato Education Lab |
Introduction (10 min) by the two speakers on their roles and the functions and activities of their organisations Discussion (30-40 min) around three sub-areas:
Questions and discussion from audience (10 min) |
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16h50-17h50 |
Session 2: Disabilities rights
Moderator: Reena Lee, Chair of Working Committee on Children with Disabilities of APDF
Speakers: Hanbyul Choi, General Secretary of Korea Disability Forum and Helen Portal, Policy officer at Inclusion Europe
Discussant: Gayeon Lee, Reporter at Be Minor |
Introduction (10 min) by the two speakers on their roles and the functions and activities of their organisations
Discussion (30-40 min) around three sub-areas:
Questions and discussion from audience (10 min) |
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18h00-19h00 |
Session 3: Migrants rights
Moderator: Won Geun Choi, Kyunghee University Research Professor at Center for International Development Cooperation (CIDEC)
Speakers: Young-ah Kim, Director of Migration to Asia Peace and Josephine Liebl, Head of Advocacy at the European Council on Refugees and Exiles
Discussant: Takgon Lee, Associate Legal Officer at UNHCR |
Introduction (10 min) by the two speakers on their roles and the functions and activities of their organisations
Discussion (30-40 min) around three sub-areas:
Questions and discussion from audience (10 min) |
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19h00-19h40 |
Session 4: Outcomes from each group and way forward *Serving of dinner at 19:00
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*Dinner will be served at 19:00 for the audience to dine and listen to the discussion on stage like a working dinner. |
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19h40-20h00 |
Closure |
Closing Remarks |