Welcome HomeLess in the European Parliament

August 11th 2009

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.

The letter from the Secretary General was a response to the letter of application we send him in April, and it is a great relief and very exciting that our request has been met. 
Klaus Welle believes the Welcome HomeLess exhibition to be a great idea. In his letter he writes:

“I have noticed that your project has a vast and cross-party support, and therefore I would be pleased to give you permission to organize this event”.

Just a few more things to do

According to the rules of the European Parliament when using the premises as an outside body, we have to be officially invited by a Danish MEP. Luckily, in the spring we had contact with several of the Danish MEPs, but one of them was particularly interested in Welcome HomeLess. We have asked Britta Thomsen if she would invite the 13 bronze homeless to Brussels.

Britta Thomsen is also one of the re-elected Danish MEPs, who supports Welcome HomeLess and has signed the support declaration. Read it here..

When the summer break is done in the European Parliament, we will make sure that the last of the pieces will fall into place regarding the invitation, so that the Welcome HomeLess Touring Exhibition can be on its way to Brussels.

We will of course keep you up-dated, so make sure to check up on the latest news.