In Europe today homelessness is a neglected problem in many countries. It is difficult to bring forward to the civil societies the terrible conditions and lack of rights of the homeless people.
Welcome HomeLess is a different and vivid way of letting the citizens of Europe know just how the people without homes are living. The art exhibition is named Welcome HomeLess, because 13 sculptures portraying homeless people will tour through and be welcomed in the European countries, just like many European homeless cross borders every day in search of happiness.
We want to make a difference
But not all homeless people are welcomed to a life in happiness. The exhibition is not about politics and it is not about pointing out ‘scapegoats’ – it is all about informing the citizens of Europe in a local, national and international level about homelessness. In relation to the European Year 2010 of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, Welcome HomeLess will help reach out to the European citizens and make them stop for a minute or two. We are interested in creating debates and discussions concerning homelessness in all shapes and sizes.
The 13 sculptures will be exhibited in streets and squares in European capital cities throughout 2010 with the help of NGOs around Europe, which all fight for better conditions for the homeless.
If you are a NGO within the field of homelessness, you can also be a part of the touring exhibition. Write us an e-mail and learn more about Welcome HomeLess.
In this website you can find all the information you need about the exhibition, the people behind, news and up-dates. Sign up for the monthly newsletter in the bottom of this page and we will keep you informed about the development and carrying out of the Welcome HomeLess pan-European touring exhibition.
Welcome HomeLess on Facebook
 It is now possible to join the group 'Welcome HomeLess' on Facebook. So if you are a part of the Facebook community, please click here and join the group.
You will of course find all the important information about Welcome HomeLess on the website, but the profile on Facebook will keep you up-dated on events and all new photos will also be posted here.
Facebook is a great way of spreading the word about the Welcome HomeLess Pan-European Touring Exhibition, and we hope that you will help us create a lot of attention and expand our network even further.
We look forward to 'see' all of you on Facebook.
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Homelessness is not only a national problem - it is a European problem. Many of the former and current Danish MEPs have signed a Declaration of Support, where they agree that homelessness is a serious problem that should be taken very serious. Read it here..
News:
Yesterday the team behind Welcome HomeLess received a letter from the Secretary General of the European Parliament, Klaus Welle. He was happy to inform us that he would give us permission to hold the Welcome HomeLess exhibition on the premises of the European Parliament in January 2010.
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Great Britain is one of the wealthiest countries in the European Union, but almost two million senior citizens live below the poverty line. Almost one fifth regularly have to skip meals, because they cannot afford them.
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