Silver Rose 2012 Awards Welcome Silver Rose notes Jury 2012 President Véronique De Keyser MEP (), Vice-chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Welcome to the Silver Rose Awards 2012. Members Pervenche Bères MEP (), For the 12th time, we are gathering together to celebrate these Chair of the Committee outstanding individuals and organisations who do so much to promote on Employment and Social Affairs the essential values of social justice and solidarity in Europe and worldwide. Ana Gomes MEP (Portugal) We would like to thank our backers: the Group of the Progressive Zita Gurmai MEP (), Vice-chair of the Committee Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the , as on Constitutional Affairs well as the Foundation of European Progressive Studies and the Party and President of PES Women of European Socialists. Stephen Hughes MEP (UK), Vice-chair And of course, a big thank you to our wonderful host, Véronique de of the Group of the Progressive Alliance Keyser MEP, for her continued commitment and enthusiasm; and to the of Socialists and Democrats Silver Rose Jury for their decision to award this year’s winners. Tanja Fajon MEP (Slovenia),Vice-chair Together, we are a force for change! of the Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee

Josef Weidenholzer SOLIDAR President Richard Falbr MEP () Conny Reuter SOLIDAR Secretary General Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez MEP (Spain), Vice-president of the European Parliament

This is the third year that I have led the Silver Rose jury and once again, Bernhard Rapkay MEP (), the decision on who to award was very difficult due to the high calibre Vice-chair of the Group of the nominations; but a happy consensus was finally reached. of the progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats The Silver Rose Awards help raise visibility and awareness of the efforts of the winners in giving a voice to the less powerful and working Marita Ulvskog MEP (), Vice- towards a fairer and more just society. I am delighted to lend my chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats support to the Silver Rose Awards and offer my congratulations to this year’s winners for their work, commitment and dedication. Ernst Stetter, Secretary General of the Foundation for European Véronique de Keyser Chair of the Silver Rose Jury 2012 Progressive Studies © Kaos GL © The Big Issue/Banana Link ©

European Social Justice International Solidarity Kaos GL Iris Munguia Turkey Honduras

Nominated by SOLIDAR UK member Banana Link.

Women workers in the Latin American banana Nominated by SOLIDAR Swedish member, industry are often victims of sexual harassment and Olof Palme International Center. labour discrimination. Iris Munguia has campaigned for decades for the rights of workers, particularly Since 1994, Kaos GL has been carrying out crucial women, in the Chiquita packhouse where she worked work in the streets of Turkey advocating for lesbian, in La Lima, Honduras. Last year, Iris was voted in as gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and the first female Coordinator of COLSIBA, the fighting all forms of discrimination. Although homo - Coordinating Body of Latin American Banana and sexuality has never been illegal in Turkey, there has Agro-industrial Workers. also never been any specific protection for sexual orientation or gender identity in their law. LGBTs in Turkey therefore face many legal and social THE challenges, hate murders and hate crimes. SUPPORT Ask the European Commission to MAKE FRUIT FAIR regulate supermarket buyer power: CAMPAIGN www.kaosgl.com www.makefruitfair.org.uk © Fartein Rudjord

Lifetime Achievement Special Prize for Democracy Poul Nyrup Rasmussen The Norwegian People President of the Party represented by Prime of European Socialists Minister of Norway, (2004-2011) Jens Stoltenberg

Nominated by the Hungarian delegation in the S&D group in the European Parliament. Nominated by SOLIDAR Norwegian member, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen is one of the most prominent Norwegian People’s Aid. centre-left figures in European politics. During his time as President of the Party of European Socialists, After the terrible attacks in Norway in July 2011, Rasmussen laid the foundations for a pan-European Prime Minister Stoltenberg vowed that they would not movement opening up political parties to initiatives hurt Norwegian democracy, and said the proper by citizens and progressive civil society, and thus answer to this violence was "more democracy, more widening the progressive alliance. openness, but not naivety". Thousands of Norwegian people illustrated this by gathering together to show www.nyrup.dk that Norway’s open society should not be threatened. About the SOLIDAR Silver Rose Awards

The SOLIDAR Silver Rose Awards were launched in 2000 to celebrate individuals and organisations whose extraordinary struggles contribute to social justice and solidarity in Europe and around the world. SOLIDAR is a European network of 56 NGOs active in over 90 countries working to advance social justice in Europe and worldwide. SOLIDAR voices the concerns of its member organisations to the EU and international institutions across the policy sectors social affairs, international cooperation and lifelong learning.

Responsible Editor Conny Reuter Publication Coordinator Abigail Goundry Published by SOLIDAR February 2012 Printed on recycled paper www.solidar.org