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Brexit and the Conference on the Future of Europe - Federal Union AGM and Talk by Richard Corbett
2021-05-17 17:00 (Europe/London)
Federal Union AGM, followed by a talk by Richard Corbett on the Brexit situation and the Conference on the Future of Europe
Speaker:
Richard Corbett CBE
Former MEP and leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party; Honorary Vice Chair of the European Movement

2021 Elections Review
2021-05-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Free webinair with Jackie Jones (ex-MEP, and candidate for Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency in the 2021 Senedd elections) and Peter Lamb (Leader of Crawley Council)
The elections in May this year are the first since the UK left the EU, and the first since Keir Starmer assumed the leadership of the Labour Party. They represent a vital chance for Labour to grasp control of some of the most important institutions in British life, from local councils to the devolved legislative bodies of Scotland and Wales.
Further information on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/243264667589122
Register in advance via the Zoom link below.

How Brexit Affects What I Eat and What I See
2021-05-18 19:00 | Online
East Midlands European Movement invites you to our next Zoom meeting, with farmers, environmentalists and activists Liz Webster and Andrew Brown. To join the meeting, click on the Zoom link below and enter details when prompted:
Meeting ID: 829 5884 6478
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Rebuilding our relationship with Europe - with Hilary Benn and Natalie Bennett
2021-05-18 19:00
Speakers:
Hilary Benn MP (MP for Leeds Central, former Shadow Foreign Secretary and former Chair of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union)
Natalie Bennett (former Green Party leader and Green Party peer)
Richard Wilson (Chair of Leeds for Europe and Grassroots for Europe, Vice Chair of European Movement UK)

We have a long way to go when it comes to rebuilding our relationship with Europe – that’s something that the UK has done a great deal of damage to over the last few years.
However, the areas which have made this relationship important in the past also provide ample opportunity for the EU and UK to work together and become closer again. From security, to trade, to migration, there are so many substantive areas we can work together in as we look to build a closer relationship and begin to think about what our shared future might look like.
Join us to discuss all of these issues and more, from a Leeds-centric perspective.

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/814520276141268/

REGISTER IN ADVANCE via the Zoom link below.

Workshop on Facebook advertising
2021-05-19 19:00
Livia Pye and Scott Kimber (via London4Europe) invite you to the second instalment of their Facebook Fundamentals Workshops. This provides a good tour around what goes on in the Ad Manager and how to use it effectively.
The Workshop will cover how to set up and execute FB ads in the correct way and how to find your way around the Ad Dashboard. You will learn how to test the audience and create different types of ads.

Why should the UK rejoin Erasmus+ and how?
2021-05-19 20:00 | Online
Late last year the UK Government went back on their earlier promise and announced that the UK would be leaving the Erasmus+ educational programme, and partially replacing it with a new Turing scheme. But is the Turing scheme an adequate replacement? Our panel discussion will explore why the UK should rejoin the Erasmus+ scheme, and how this can be achieved.
For further details and to register, please click the link below.

Whither Northern Ireland and Scotland?
2021-05-20 12:00 | Online
Discussion on identity politics, trade and borders with a view to identifying constructive responses to the challenges of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the latest election results. Speakers Jane Morrice, former Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, former Vice-President of the European Economic and Social Committee (2013-2015) and one-time head of the European Commission Office in Northern Ireland; and Sir Graham Watson, former MEP for South West England. Followed by Q&A moderated by Pro Europa’s Nick Crosby.

Stories of Brexit campaign action day
2021-05-21 | Online
This Brexit deal has hit our people, our communities, and our economy hard. People like Willa, the businesswoman worried about future trade with Europe; Andrew, the farmer worried about his farm; and Sophia, a classical musician unable to ply her trade. If we want to turn the tide and start building back what we lost, now is the time to start making some noise.
It is time to take action. There are simple things, small changes that the government could make right now to make people’s lives easier.
We are asking you to join us on Friday 21st May 2021 for our online day of action to help us to make these changes a reality.

Stories of Brexit: the Impact of the TCA so far, and how it might be improved
2021-05-21 13:30 - 14:30
The UK’s service industries have been left effectively with no deal. In this online event, representatives from various service sectors will outline the problems they face. There will be an opportunity for questions.

Citizens’ Rights After Brexit: What Does the Future Hold?
2021-05-21 19:00 - 20:30
A panel discussion on the consequences of Brexit for the rights of UK and EU citizens, with key speakers, part of the Stories of Brexit campaign run by the European Movement,

Free immigration advice event for EU Nationals
2021-05-24 18:30 - 20:30
The deadline for EU nationals living in the UK to apply for Settled Status is fast approaching, so it’s vital anyone who hasn’t yet secured their rights to live and work here does so asap.
We are pleased to announce our next immigration advice event for EU nationals living in the UK will take place on Monday 24 May at 6.30pm and is free to attend for anyone, regardless of where they live.
Our legal panel will provide up-to-date information about settled status, naturalisation and everything in between. You will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions about specifics to your circumstances.
We are grateful for the support once again of Wilson Solicitors, Wesley Gryk Solicitors and Islington Council.

What next for EU citizens in the UK?
2021-05-26 13:00 - 15:00
This roundtable brings academics and community leaders together following the 2021 elections and with only a month before the EU Settlement Scheme deadline.
Prof Tanja Bueltmann and Dr Alexandra Bulat will present preliminary findings from their survey of over 2,000 EU citizens, focussing on identity, belonging and representation post-Brexit.
This will be followed by roundtable interventions from a variety of perspectives, reflecting on community responses from EU citizens in post-Brexit UK. Speakers will include representatives of key migrants’ rights organisations such as the3million, JCWI, Roma Support Group and East European Resource Centre, alongside academic experts on EU migration.

Saving Europe’s summer: mission impossible?
2021-05-26 14:30 - 15:30 | Online
Questions to be addressed include:

What are the major challenges to restore free travel in Europe?
How can the EU ensure the harmonization of travel measures and strong cooperation between member states?
How can health protocols and standards in the travel industry reassure national governments and travelers?
Which countries will be willing to ease travel restrictions for certificate-holders?
Will the digital green certificate be used to ease travel?
Will the Schengen zone return to normal once the pandemic dies down? When will travel be open to the rest of the world?

This POLITICO event convenes top EU and national policymakers, travel industry and health care experts to have a frank discussion on how to save Europe’s summer.

EU Citizens: 5 Years In Limbo
2021-05-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
What has Brexit meant for EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU? Almost 5 years since the 2016 Referendum, two key campaigners, Elena Remigi and Cosi Doerfel Hill, discuss the many ways in which real lives have been affected by the outcome of the Brexit vote. Questions should be submitted in advance via email to: richard@grassrootsforeurope.org

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Reflections on the future of Europe - Jelena Dzankic on How is EU citizenship acquired and lost?
2021-05-26 20:00 - 21:30
This talk explores the ways in which individuals can acquire and lose EU citizenship, and discusses how these have transformed over the last two decades.
Being a status exclusively linked to Member State nationality, EU citizenship reveals an uneven landscape of mechanisms for obtaining the rights of membership by virtue of birth or naturalisation. The talk will also explore the variety of ways in which one can cease to be an EU citizen.
Jelena Dzankic’s presentation will be followed by a Roundtable with the other speakers in the series. This will be followed by a Q&A.

How do we fix our broken democracy?
2021-05-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Online
Every day it becomes more obvious that our first past the post system is not fit for purpose, Around sixty percent of the electorate are unrepresented, disengaged, disenfranchised and disillusioned. We must have electoral reform. West Country Bylines is hosting a Q&A session on this burning issue with a cracking panel drawn from campaign organisations and political parties. This is your chance to ask questions, make suggestions and connect with others equally concerned with the parlous state of our democracy. Click on link below for further information and to register.

Raising awareness of settlement status applications
2021-05-31 19:30
Tonight’s livestream will focus on raising awareness about #SettlementStatus We will be joined by members of
@CitzRights who provide support for EU/EEA nationals to access #SettledStatus
@DrDMacaskill will also share is concerns about older EU/EEA nationals and care workers

Wales Election Results Review, with former Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones
2021-06-01 13:00 | Online
The Welsh Senedd elections was a rare bright spot for Labour in the May elections, returning a strengthened set of seats and Mark Drakeford as First Minister.
Not only that but seats were won in areas which had been lost to Tories in the 2019 general election.
Does Wales point to a direction of recovery for Labour? And what other lessons can we garner from this set of elections?
We’ll be joined by former First Minister Carwyn Jones, Tonia Antioniazzi MP and former MP David Hanson to discuss all of this and more.

WorldWide Wednesday: Who are the Hidden Victims of Twins, Brexit&Austerity?
2021-06-02 20:30 | Online
How have the twin evils of Brexit and Austerity affected the most disadvantaged in society? What can be done to spread awareness?
Speakers: four experts in the fields of disability, Brexit and austerity.

Kathy Bole, Co Chair of Disability Labour, a Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party.
Neil Carpenter, Author of “Austerity’s Victims”. A volunteer advocate for Cornwall Advocacy which aims to help adults with learning disabilities who have been affected by austerity. amazon.co.uk/do/1984977601
Dr Miro Griffiths, a prominent disabled academic and activist. Griffiths is a Leverhulme Research Fellow based at the University of Leeds where he is researching young disabled people’s political engagement and activism.
John Horan, a Barrister who specialises in all kinds of anti-discrimination work and employment law. Nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion Award at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards 2019. Listed by Power 100 (2016) as one of Britain’s most influential people with a disability. Awarded Bar Council “Pro Bono Lawyer for the Year” in 2003.

Martyn Bond - "If you don't know where you've come from, you don't know where you are going
2021-06-03 19:00 - 21:00
Martyn Bond will describe the original ideas, history and background of the EU, the world’s most successful unique trading zone. Recognising the origins of the EU – aiming to avoid a repeat of the 1930s and 1940s – helps us appreciate this amazing collaborative peace project, in which the sharing of sovereignty between nation states provides greater sovereign power for all. He has published several books on Europe – his latest came out in April this year, entitled: “Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard: Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and His Vision of Europe”.

European Movement Wandsworth & Merton Zoom Social with Baroness Ludford
2021-06-07 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat Europe spokesman in the House of Lords, will take stock, from her personal viewpoint, of where we are almost 6 months after Brexit and what the campaigning options are for pro-Europeans. She will exchange views on how we can maximise the opportunities and arguments for winning support in the months and years ahead for closer relations with the EU and ultimately rejoining.

Achieving Above Trend Growth
2021-06-09 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
How will Britain manage the massive debts incurred in responding to Covid? The one thing that all economists agree on is that boosting growth is essential to reduce debt. Many measures – from industrial policy to skills strategies to devaluation – have been put forward but are unlikely to provide a silver bullet alone. So what are the possible combinations of reforms? And what can we learn from other countries and from the past?
Click on the event link for details of who is on the panel and to register.

Brits Abroad - The British Perspective From The EU
2021-06-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Online
For too long, British citizens in the EU have been out of sight and out of mind. Most have no voice and no vote, despite close ties to the UK. They took advantage of opportunities that allowed us to live, love, work, study and retire in Europe – opportunities that are now sadly closed to many of us, thanks to Brexit. It is up to us all to fight to regain what was lost, for British citizens everywhere – no matter where they call home.
This Zoom webinar is told from the perspective of Brits who live abroad and have first-hand experience of the changes brought about since Brexit. Please email any questions in advance of the webinar to: richard@grassrootsforeurope.org.

Securing a EU-UK Veterinary Agreement
2021-06-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
Questions relating to trade in animal products attract far greater attention than their economic value would suggest. Concerns about human and animal health, the ability of countries to produce their own safe and cost-effective food, and fair competition among others mean Import checks are typically more onerous and tariffs higher. In the case of UK trade relations this has meant concern about reduced exports to the EU or increased imports of lower quality from the US, a potential shortage of vets, and interest in whether a UK-EU veterinary agreement could help.
Witnesses will be asked about the UK’s experiences of trade in animal products since January, and how this can be improved. This will cover the UK’s trade with the EU and globally, as well as movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The interaction between potential EU veterinary agreement and US trade agreement will be a particular subject of focus.

The G7 and Foreign Policy
2021-06-11 14:30 - 15:45 | Online
The first in a new Spotlight mini-series from UK in a Changing Europe, taking place either side of the G7 meeting and examining two of the UK’s key priorities for the summit.
Attendees can register for either or both of the sessions.
See Eventbrite listing for further details and to register.

Labour for a European Future Conference 2021
2021-06-12 11:00 - 15:00
This is not the greatest moment to be a pro-European in the Labour Party. But there is so much to fight for – as long as we keep going, there is always the possibility of changing minds and changing the country.
But we need to know what we’re going to do, and to discuss the political landscape before us. Those are questions this conference aims to answer.
Our keynote speaker is Jack Dromey MP (Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for Brexit matters).

Climate Change and COP26
2021-06-14 13:00 - 14:15 | Online
The second in a new Spotlight mini-series from UK in a Changing Europe, taking place either side of the G7 meeting and examining two of the UK’s key priorities for the summit. Attendees can register for either or both of the sessions.
See Eventbrite listing for further details and to register.

Britain Alone: The path from Suez to Brexit
2021-06-14 20:00 - 21:00 | Online
Award-winning journalist and writer Philip Stephens paints a fascinating portrait of a nation struggling to reconcile its waning power with past glory.

Bringing Back Erasmus Plus - A Winnable Campaign?
2021-06-16 19:30 | Online
Panel discussion and Q&A. Speakers will include Lord Andrew Adonis, Chair of the European Movement and former MEPs Jackie Jones and Julie Ward.
Please email any questions in advance of the webinar to: richard@grassrootsforeurope.org.
Tickets to this event are free, but we would appreciate donations to offset the cost of hosting this and other events, as well as to give us resources to step up the grassroots campaign for Rejoin.

The future for Europeans in the UK: a conversation with the EU Ambassador
2021-06-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
This session will cover topics such as the pre-settled status, vaccine passports, post-Brexit EU-UK academic cooperation and the Northern Ireland Border.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A session, where you will be able to ask questions related to the future of the EU-UK relations.
