2019 FEANTSA Policy Conference - FEANTSA at 30: Towards 2030
30-31 May 2019: Porto, Portugal
English program | French Program | Portuguese program
Registrations closed
Thursday 30th May - Pre-conference program: Site visits and Working Spaces
Conference delegates had the choice of a series of events including site visits to view services for people experiencing homelessness in Porto or to attend a working space touching on a wide range of topics including:
- Housing First Europe Hub
- LGBTIQ Training
- Protection of homeless mobile citizens' rights
- Social Inclusion Games
- Opportunities for Pro-Bono Legal Work
Friday 31st May- Main Conference - Overview and presentations
Keynote Address: A Message For FEANTSA on your 30th Birthday
Nan Roman, President & CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, United States
Panel Discussion
Chair: Freek Spinnewijn, Director FEANTSA
Workshop Stream I
Workshop 1: LGBTQI Homelessness
Alex Abramovic, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Jama Shelton, True Colours United, USA
Workshop 2: Housing First and the next Frontier
Juha Kaakinen, CEO, Y-Foundation
Workshop 3: A Gender- and Psychologically Informed Approach to tackling homelessness
Catheline Glew, st Mungo's. UK
Sophie Hansal, European Women's Lobby Obervatory, Austria
Workshop 4; Access to Housing for Beneficiaries of International Protection
Alexandra Embiricos, Migration Policy Conference, Belgium
Carla Huisman, University of Delft, Netherlands
Maria Iglesias, Head of services, Praxis Community Projects, UK
Workshop 5: Using the European Structural and Investment Fund s to Tackle Homelessness 2021 - 2027
Marie Anne Paraskevas, DG Employment, European Commission
Katerina Glumbikova, University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jitka Modlitbova, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
Workshop Stream 2
Workshop 1: Ending Youth Homelessness: Building Consensus
Alison Connolly (Focus Ireland), Liese Berkmans (University of Antwerp)
Melanie Redman (President & CEO of A Way Home, Canada ), Steve Gaetz (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Canada )
Workshop 2: Is more housing the answer to homelessness in Europe?
Michelle Norris, Housing Finance Agency, Ireland
Workshop 3: Improving access to palliative care and end-of-life support for people who are homeless
Dr Caroline Shulman, Pathway Homeless Team, UK
Hanna Klop, Expertise Centre for Palliative Care, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Workshop 4: Public Perceptions of homelessness
Eoin O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Aurélie Tinland, Université Aix-Marseille, France
Workshop 5: Peer Work
Kate Bowgett, Groundswell, UK
Rui Coimbra, Associação CASO, Portugal
Workshop Stream 3
Workshop 1: Cities: At the heart of the fight against homelessness
Marion Giovanangeli, Ville de Paris, France
Dr. Chris Parker, Newcastle, England
Workshop 2: Beyond the Status Quo, looking for Bold Housing Solutions for Europe’s Locked Out
Ilja Sabaj-Kjær, Homes for All, Denmark
Andrew Bailie, Social Bite, UK
Workshop 3: The Unconditional Right to shelter, can we make it a reality?
Sarah Coupechoux, Research Manager, Fondation Abbé Pierre, France
Jakub Wilczek, Ogólnopolska Federacja na rzecz Rozwi?zywania Problemu Bezdomno?ci, Poland
Workshop 4: Spotlight on Portugal
Kerstin hoffmeister?DICAD/ Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte, Ministério da Saúde, Portugal
Isabel Baptista, European Observatory on Homelessness, Portugal
Workshop 5: Insights from winners of 2018 Ending Homelessnesss Prize
Anastisia Mikheeva, Frostschutzengel, Germany
Susannah L Sonderlund, Kompasset Kirkens Korshær; Denmark
Louise Stiernstrom, Göteborgs Stad, Sweden
