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TIME AND PLACE:
April 10th 15:00-17:00(CEST), April 11th 10:00-18:00(CEST)
Online (zoom link will be sent upon registration).
The conference will be held in English. Translation options will be available. See registration.
The global order and balance of power is in the midst of rapid and unpredictable changes, leading to new violent conflicts, realms of contestation, and increasing global tensions. As the post-Cold War era comes to an end and reveals its shortcomings, the new international order has not yet emerged and remains to be defined.
Today, global decision-makers have broken down nuclear arms regulation and once again resorting to power politics and strategic competition with heavy investments in the military industry at enormous social and environmental cost. We strongly believe that civil society, the working class, and marginalized groups must have a say in what the new order looks like. The concept of Common Security, developed during the 1980s Cold War confrontation and revitalized in the 21 st century, can serve as an important tool to define from civil society what a new order should look like.
The online Common Security Conference 2025: Redefining Security for the 21st Century brings together politicians, international officials, trade union leaders, non-governmental organizations, peace activists, and more for critical discussions on concrete steps and strategies for global, regional, national, and local level movements for a more just and peaceful future for us all. We invite you to be part of the movement for a common security policy for the new age – one that prioritizes human life over war and imperialism, that emphasizes our common humanity over division, and that pushes for global cooperation to resolve disagreements and conflicts.
Speakers include:
Jan Eliasson, Swedish and international diplomat, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (2012-2016) and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (2006)
Annika Söder, Chair of the European Institute of Peace and former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Cecilia M. Bailliet, UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity
Omar Faruk Osman, General Secretary, Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU)
Olof Palmes Internationella Center
International Peace Bureau (IPB)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
LO Sweden
Alianza Iberoamericana por la Paz
ONG ASRAD Mali
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Network
– With over 15 years of experience from the Swedish labour movement’s international solidarity work, Oscar Ernerot has both the networks and the experiences needed to lead and develop the Palme Center operations in a challenging time, says Palme Center’s chair Margot Wallström.
Oscar Ernerot comes most recently from the position as the head of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation’s unit for International affairs. In that role, he has had a strong focus on international trade union policy and foreign policy issues, democracy and human rights, as well as foreign aid policy. Oscar has previously also worked as head of the International Department at the Palme Center.
– To be Secretary General of the Swedish labor movement’s organisation for international solidarity is an assignment one cannot refuse. The opportunity to actively work to meet the attacks on our democracy and the troubling developments around the world together with the Palme Center’s member and partner organisations gives me a lot of energy.
– If we are to be able to reverse the authoritarian development, we need to get together and cooperate even more. Both here at home in Sweden as well as with our many democratic and progressive friends around the world. Together we are much stronger than many of us realize.
Oscar Ernerot begins his duties as Secretary General on September 1st, 2024.
How to Run and Represent a Party – new introductory coursePolitical parties play a significant role in viable democracies. They act as key actors in the struggle for democratic, free, and equitable societies.
When political parties function well, they are not only involved in creating policy in parliaments or in running campaigns. They also help ordinary people to have political and democratic influence. And they function as a link between citizens and the political power – by bringing together voters, making them members, educating them, and mobilizing them to make their voices heard. Parties, in a sense, become a tool for people to exert influence.
The Palme Center cooperates with Social Democratic sister parties around the world. Our aim is to strengthen their ideological and organisational capacity. Because to be a democratic and resilient actor is an important factor in order to become a key driver for progressive change in one’s country and community.
The study material covers key areas that will help you form, organize, develop, and represent a democratic party. It is aimed at leaders and active members of Social democratic parties around the world. And it can be used to design ones own party trainings on the various topics.
– We know that education is crucial in a democracy. The same goes for successful Social democratic political parties that want to effect change within their contexts. We have developed this material in six modules about how to run and represent a party, to give inspiration to our sister parties’ training activities as well as our own, says Sanna Eliasson, grant coordinator for political party support.
– The ambition is that not everyone needs to reinvent the wheel, but that we can share existing experiences among each other.
The modules cover topics such as formulating policy, holding elections, campaigning and so on.
The material is for leaders and active members of Social Democratic parties around the world. You can use it to design your own party trainings on the respective topics. The materials can also be used for several meetings in the form of a study circle, to discuss the questions and ideas in the various modules.
New information for supplier invoices from June 1stFrom June 1st 2023, the information for supplier invoices to Olof Palme International Center will change, both for pdf invoices sent digitally and for invoices posted through regular mail. You will find the updated information on the regular info page from today and onward:
Curious about sustainable development, and how to make economics work for the people?Education and Training Unit for Democracy and Development provides training in Southern Africa to help bring about greater equality, social justice and access to rights and information.
Now you can also take part of some of ETU’s trainings online, at your own pace.
To learn more about environment and climate, have a look at this course:
The course looks at sustainable development in an unequal world and the effects of climate change on our biodiversity. We will also cover topics such as water management, food security and access to greener energy and transport. Lastly, we will look at the effects of urbanisation on the sustainable development goals. (5 hours total)
If you want to know more about economics, this course might be for you:
This course teaches basic economics and targets progressive activists, policy-makers and politicians who have not studied economics. It focuses on understanding economic terms, broad theories, economic history, inequality and global relations, trade, globalisation and possibilities for inclusive and more equal economic development. (10 hours total)
They are also listed under Method materials.
The Olof Palme International Center and SOLIDAR are inviting change-makers to take part in a three-part training of trainers, that focuses on how to build alliances, develop policies and do advocacy for Just Transition. The training is global and will give you opportunities to exchange with other activists from around the world.
The training will take place during three half days, with some time apart: Feb 1st, 9th and 15th 2023. The sessions will be held from about 8.30 am-12.30 pm CET so that people can join in from several continents.
Read more and apply on the link below! The application is open until the 30th of January 2023.
Convocatoria de propuestas: Capacitaciones de Transición Justa en América Latina23 DE ENERO DE 2023, 24h00 hora de Bruselas
SOLIDAR está lanzando una convocatoria de propuestas como parte de su programa Organizando la Solidaridad Internacional (OSI), financiado por la Unión Europea (UE). Este mecanismo tiene como objetivo reforzar las acciones conjuntas de incidencia de Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil (OSC) locales, miembros y contrapartes de SOLIDAR que contribuyan al avance de los Derechos Económicos y Sociales, promoviendo una Transición Justa y defendiendo y habilitando espacios para las OSC en línea con la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible.
Las acciones propuestas deben llevarse a cabo y ser lideradas por organizaciones activas en los siguientes países:
La Subvención en cascada incluye un lote: Lote 3: Acciones Temáticas, 3.1: Acción regional sobre Transición Justa
10.000 EUR (SOLIDAR puede cubrir el 85%, 15% a ser cofinanciado por el solicitante)
Puede enviar su propuesta por correo electrónico a cajsa.unnbom@palmecenter.se en español. Encontrará el paquete de solicitud completo a continuación:
Preguntas y Respuestas Frecuentes
This activity is being realized with the financial assistance of the European Union as part of the Specific Agreement No. CSO-LA/2018/402-422. The contents of this activity are the sole responsibility of SOLIDAR and can under no circumstances be taken as reflecting the position of the European Union.
The Training of Trainers will take part early winter 2022, and the organisation who is selected in this call for proposals to provide after-support (and possibly facilitate another round of the Training of Trainers) will do so in the first quarter of 2023. You will find more details about the project in the call for proposals – link below – under the Just Transition part.
We are welcoming proposals from partners working on the issues related to a Just Transition.
Deadline: 6th of November at 23:59.
It can also be found here in FR and here in ES
Call for proposals: Human Rights & Democracy Support to Civil Society in TürkiyeThe objectives are:
The specific objective of the support to civil society organisations is to strengthen CSOs as independent actors of good governance and development in their own right.
The specific objective is to contribute to an inclusive, participatory, empowered, and independent civil society and democratic space; and an inclusive and open dialogue with and between Civil Society Organisations.
The interested civil society organisations in Türkiye are welcome with a Concept Note (max two pages) providing for an Inception Phase, and an Organisational Description (max one page) written in optional format. Budget for the Inception Phase is restricted to maximum SEK 100 000.
Proposals are to be sent via email (to mailbox: application@palmecenter.se) before the 15th of August 2022.
Just in – toolkit for internal democracyHow about arranging a study circle on the topic?
Or answering a list of questions to get a quick visual overview of strengths and areas where action is needed?
Many of the exercises are learning by doing – just by using these tools you will be exercising internal democracy.