Today the deputies bought five wheelchairs to help make one school totally accessible
Today, at 11:30 am, at the National Assembly building, the auction of our Butterfly Wheelchairs, with the help of the Committee on Interaction with Non-Governmental Organizations and Citizens’ Complaints, which were prepared for the action by the Center for May 5, International Independence Day, was held together with people with disabilities.
Read MoreTraveling exhibition “I am not born for here!”
Well, friends, our exhibition is starting its travel again. This time our idea of “open doors” responded to one of the most well-known and famous places in Sofia, namely the National Academy of Theater and Film Arts – “NATFIZ”, where the photos exhibition is already positioned and can be seen by the end of June. The doors of Building B of NATFIZ, located at 20 Stefan Karadja Street, are open to everybody who would like to see our photos and get acquainted with the message of the exhibition.
Read MoreExhibition on Wheels “I wasn’t born to be here!”
Friends, are you satisfied with the urban accessibility in Sofia? Well, we are not, so we continue our efforts to demand Sofia Municipality to do this. And we keep trying to explain to every citizen or visitor to the capital that there are still some citizens who can’t visit many places in Sofia due to the inaccessible environment.
Our next initiative is a continuation of campaign “I wasn’t born to be here!” and it is an exhibition on wheels, showing posters with inaccessible environment in various public places in the capital city.
The opening will be held on March 2nd 2016 in the lobby of the State Theatre of Satire “Aleko Konstantinov”, where every fan of the art will be able to see absurd situations with people with disability, who dared to move around the city of Sofia.
Read MoreMall of Sofia in support of disabled people
Hello friends! The malls in Sofia are one of the few fully accessible places in the capital city for which we thank them.
Read MoreAwareness campaign on the project “Do Not Defraud the Rules! – Campaign for Public Integrity.”
Today Intelday Foundation and the Center for Independent Living organized and held their latest awareness campaign on the project “Do not defraud the rules! – Сampaign for public integrity. ” This time the action was much louder, more colorful and more joyful, because we organized it in front of the Palace of Children with students from first to fourth grade from the schools in the area.
Read MoreCIVIL COALITION TO OBSERVE ELECTION PROCESS LAUNCHES OBSERVATION OF UPCOMING ELECTIONS ON 4th OF APRIL, 2013
INITIATORS OF THE CIVIL COALITION FOR ELECTION PROCESS OBSERVATION: Transparency International, Bulgarian Dimitar Panitza School of Politics, European Institute, European Information Center, Institute for Social Integration, Center for Liberal Strategies for independent living, offer to the political parties registered for participation in the parliamentary elections a PUBLIC CONTRACT for FREE, FAIR AND DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS IN BULGARIA. On April 4, 2013, at 11.00 at the Sheraton Hotel, a Public Contract will be concluded for holding free, fair and democratic elections in Bulgaria. The document was developed by 8 non-governmental organizations that will conduct independent civic monitoring of the upcoming elections.
The purpose of the treaty is to engage the political parties in conducting a transparent election campaign in accordance with the publicity and accountability standards. The aim is to prevent the abuse of citizens’ suffrage and to optimize the organization of the election process.
The document also provides for a commitment for non-governmental organizations to conduct civic surveillance based on the principles of independence, political impartiality and constructive dialogue with all participants in the election process, as well as to provide information to the public on the results of the monitoring.
The Center for Independent Living fully supports this initiative and will support the signing of the Public Contract on 04.04.2013.
The full text of the Civil Coalition Appeal and the Public Contract can be downloaded here and here.