TSEN, in partnership with CEFET (TSEN member, East Midlands) and EAPN (with support from DWP), continued the series of regional events raising awarenes of EY2010 and exploring ways the European Social Fund could be used to tackle poverty.

Attended by over 60 participants, the morning enjoyed presentations from Tamara Flanagan (Chair, TSEN), Jean Lambert (MEP, Green Party), Katherine Duffy (Chair, Social Policy Task Force), Espelth Darby (Project Manager, EY2010 DWP Inclusion team), and Ray Phillips (LVSTC, director).

Jean Lambert, MEP captured the essence of the event:

'Good services and enough to live on provide a baseline from which people can move forward in dignity. We must take care that we do not limit that possibility by putting barriers in the way'

In the afternoon particpants met 'DAIN' the Digital active inclusion network, one of the region's Innovation Transnationality and Mainstreaming Project (for more information see the link below) and enjoyed presentations from Maeve McGoldrick (Community Links UK, campaigns coordinator), Naomi Diamond (Development Trusts Association), and Laurie Moran (CEFET, Director)

This was followed by discussions of how the East Midlands region can contribute to the 3 aims of EY2010: Raising awareness of Poverty, Increasing Grassroots participation, Lasting Legacy.

Digital Active Inclusion Network