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14Feb/24

14/02/2024 Lady Mayoress’ Coffee Morning – speech

Pic: Brian Lougheed

Dear guests,

Dear volunteers,

Dear performers,

Dear donors and sponsors,

Dear municipal staff,

Dear family,

Dear friends

Dearest  Lord Mayor,

5 years ago, my mother was diagnosed with a cancer. After a second wave of chemotherapy, it became clear she could not cope with the pain at home anymore. We had done not our best to ease her pain, to be the best possible support, but we had also reached out limits. She asked to be transferred to a palliative care centre.

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Les dimensions de la collaboration entre initiatives citoyennes et autorités publiques

Comment comprendre la collaboration entre autorités publiques et initiatives citoyennes, pour augmenter la résilience des dynamiques locales ?

Dimension 1 : La vie de la collaboration

Une collaboration entre deux acteurs a une vie : elle se prépare, se crée, elle se réalise concrètement à travers divers projets, puis évolue et s’entretient sur les longs et courts termes.

Les dimensions de la collaboration
Les dimensions de la collaboration

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Can public procurement be a leverage for local food transition?

Can public procurement leverage local food transition - COVER

Discover how cities have taken on the challenge to push for more organic, local and sustainable food systems.

URBACT cities and networks have been very active in the development of innovative approaches and solutions when it comes to public procurement and gender-sensitive responses. Their practical insights and experience are told in the different modules of the Strategic Public Procurement Online Course. Some municipalities have also taken advantage of it to re-think the ways we produce, distribute and consume food. Read on to see how cities are taking matters into their own hands.

Food procurement relates to the provisioning of food, via catering services (with or without supply), canteens, and vending machines. It targets the public sector and sectors managed by public authorities: school and childcare centres, health and welfare centres (including hospitals), senior or retirement homes, and public administrations.

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From URBACT to ASToN: how cities can ensure sustainability of their work beyond the network

This article follows an in-depth talk we had in December with the ASToN cities sharing lessons from the URBACT programme. URBACT has funded 162 EU networks and over 1000 cities since 2002 and inspired the creation of the ASToN network.

This article shares case studies and key takeaways from the URBACT programme about how cities should approach sustainability of their projects, and begin planning life after the ASToN funding.

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