3rd Eumans Congress

2025-03-06T08:00:00+00:00

2025-03-08T18:00:00+00:00

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Eumans CongressBrussels, March 6thIntroductionDemocracy faces increasing challenges, often perceived as a failed system that fosters distrust and ineffectiveness. Its national and short-term focus makes it ill-suited for tackling transnational, long-term policies requiring public involvement. In contrast, authoritarian regimes, public bureaucracies, and private oligopolies thrive, curbing civil liberties and hollowing out democratic frameworks.Eumans is committed to reversing this trend through civic engagement, empowering individuals to participate directly across borders and elections.Article 3 of Eumans' Statute: "Eumans, as a pan-European Movement of popular and nonviolent initiatives, has among its objectives the defense of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the affirmation of the rule of law and democracy, the protection, conservation, and restoration of the ecosystem and sustainable development, as well as the promotion of science-based debates and institutional decisions."Upcoming EventsMarch 6th, 2025 - Third Eumans Congress at the European Parliament.March 7th & 8th, 2025 - Citizens' Assembly by Sortition at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.Key Actions from 2024Submission of petitions with 30,240 citizen signatures to the European Parliament on:Civic artificial intelligenceAbortion as a fundamental human rightCannabis decriminalizationShifting taxation from labor to emissionsEnding subsidies for intensive farmsVoluntary assisted dying as a fundamental human rightContinued support for "My Voice My Choice", the European Citizens Initiative for safe abortion in Europe, which garnered 1 million signatures for consideration by the European Commission.Planned involvement in two additional European Citizens Initiatives: “Stop Cruelty, Stop Slaughter” and “Psychedelicare”.Draft Program"EU CAN DO IT - WE CAN DO IT"Thursday, March 6th - Morning Session (9:00 - 13:00, European Parliament)Opening RemarksInstitutional GreetingsIntroduction by Marco Cappato, Eumans PresidentReports on Eumans Campaigns:Civic artificial intelligenceAbortion as a fundamental human rightCannabis decriminalizationShifting taxation from labor to emissionsEnding subsidies for intensive farmsVoluntary assisted dying as a fundamental human rightOpen Debate: "Citizens participation for democracy and sustainability in Europe" Thursday, March 6th - Afternoon Session (15:00 - 17:00, European Parliament)Roundtable: "My Voice, My Choice"Discussions:"Stop Cruelty, Stop Slaughter" - Ending intensive farming"Psychedelicare" - Promoting medical use of psychedelicsInteractive Session (17:30 - 19:00)Panel Discussion: A pan-European movement by popular initiativeClosing Session: Votes and conclusions

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