online event
In 2023, we started our celebration by hosting an online event on the 16th of March with the title "Time for More Visibility" as part of our "The Future is Ours" project. This event featured self-advocate speakers from all over Europe, talking about how visibility alone could make a huge difference in breaking down (syndrome) stereotypes in people's minds. All of our speakers worked in inclusive restaurants or coffee shops and told us about their lives and the conversations they had with their customers.
Coffee, Socks and
Down Syndrome WDSD23
Cluj, Romania on 21st of March
Iasi, Romania on 21st of MarchIasi, Romania
Events hosted by ACIC Iași
18.03.2023: 10am-12am, Chez Les Amis (coffee house) Details
20.03.2023: 2pm-4pm, Cafeneaua Piața Unirii (coffee house) Details
21.03.2023: 2pm-4pm, CUIB cafe Details
23.03.2023: 2pm-4pm, CUIB cafe Details
Bydgoszcz, Poland on 16th of MarchBydgoszcz Poland
- 16.03.2023 Wspólne uczestnictwo w wydarzeniu online „Czas na większą WIDOCZNOŚĆ” oraz spotkanie przy kawie ok. godz. 19.00 w "Domu Serca", - przy ul. Polna 2a, Bydgoszcz Stowarzyszenie Wspólnota Duchowa "Iskierki" | Bydgoszcz | Facebook
- 21.03.2023 godz. 10.00 Uroczystości Światowego Dnia Zespołu Downa z Dziecięcym Graffiti w Urzędzie Wojewódzkim przy ul. Jagielońskiej 3, Bydgoszcz Dziecięce Graffiti | Facebook
- 25.03.2023 MCK ul. Marcinkowskiego 12 Bydgoszcz ok. godz. 15.00, po zakończeniu spektaklu teatralnego BRO Teatr społeczny biuro rzeczy osobistych | Facebook
Bucharest, Romania on 21st of March
Galați, Romania on 21st of MarchGalați, Romania
16.03.2023: 16pm, Paris Cafe
Csodavár Development Center and Playhouse, in Budapest, Hungary March 21st 2023Csodavár Development Center and Playhouse, in Budapest, Hungary March 21st 2023
City of Hamm, Germany on 21st of MarchCity of Hamm, Germany on 21st of March
City of Zossen, Germany on 20th of MarchCity of Zossen, Germany on 20th of March
City of Duisburg, Germany on 21st of MarchCity of Duisburg, Germany on 21st of March
Prague, Czech on 21st of MarchPrague, Czech
21.03.2023: Restaurant of Vocational school Vysehrad located at Vratislavova 31/6, Prague 2, from 2pm to 4pm.
ViennaAustrian Parliament, Vienna on the 21st March
Down Syndrome Association in Valetta, Malta on the 21st MarchDown Syndrome Association in Valetta, Malta on the 21st March
Train Inc. Café, Niolon in France on March 21stTrain Inc. Café, Marseille in France on March 21st
Rescaldina in Italy on March 20stRescaldina in Italy on March 20st
European Parliament, Brussels BelgiumEuropean Parliament, Brussels Belgium on the 21st March
And then on the 20th and 21st of March, inclusive coffee shops and restaurants that had employees with Down Syndrome served coffee in places of political power such as the European Parliament, national governments, senates and parliaments, regional assemblies, and municipalities.
This gave decision-makers from all over the EU the opportunity to talk to people with Down Syndrome and learn to see things from their perspective. This was especially important that year as preparations were underway for the EU Parliament elections of 2024, where many people with Down Syndrome would be allowed to vote for the first time.
To make our celebration a success, EU for Trisomy 21 collaborated with local coffee houses that employed people with Down syndrome and vocational schools. We also worked with local, regional, national, and international politicians to ensure that this celebration reached as many people as possible.
People were already celebrating all around Europe (see on the map) - here you can read a Press Release with the details.
About Eufortrisomy21.eu
A platform for the collaboration of associations, citizens and politicians working together for the celebration of World Down syndrome Day, to make visible the intellectual disability in general and persons with trisomy 21 in particular (most common intellectual disability of genetic origin, also called Down syndrome).