SELF-DETERMINATION FOR AN INCLUSIVE LIFE: A MATTER OF DIGNITY

7:30-8:00 h Morning Prayer Laudes (Optional)

9:30-10:00 h Official Welcome

Mònica Martínez Bravo, Minister of Social Rights and Inclusion, Government of Catalonia.
Father Manel Gasch i Hurios, Abbot of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat.
Pere Cornellà Valls, President of the Board of Trustees of the Support-Girona Foundation.

10:00-11:00 h Keynote Speech: The Evolution of Human Rights: From Violation to Recognition. 

Moderator: Josep Maria Solé i Chavero, General Director of the Support-Girona Foundation.
Speaker: Facundo Chávez Penillas, Human Rights lawyer specializing in disability rights.

11:00-11:15 h Coffee Break.

11:15-12:45 h Panel discussion: Capacity and autonomy: a challenged right in Mental Health.

Moderator: Víctor Aparicio Basauri, Psychiatrist, MD, PhD.

Speakers:

• Claudi Camps Garcia, Director of Mental Health and Addictions Network of Girona Counties, Institut d’Assistència Sanitària.
• Cecilia Gómez-Salvago Sánchez, Member of the Spanish Bioethics Committee and Professor of Civil Law at the University of Seville.
• Tina Minkowitz, Human rights lawyer with expertise on the CRPD, and a survivor of psychiatric institutionalization. 
• Carlos Manuel Peña Salazar, Psychiatrist and neurologist. Research Lead in Mental Health and Intellectual Disability. Parc Hospitalari Sant Joan de Déu.
• Beatriz Pérez Pérez, Research Officer at ActivaMent Catalunya Associació, Ph.D. in Person and Society from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
• Bernabé Robles del Olmo, Neurologist. Coordinator of the Bioethics Unit at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu. Member of the Standing Committee of the Bioethics Committee of Catalonia.

13:00-13:30 h Salve and Virolai Prayer (Optional)

13:30-15:00 h Lunch

15:00-17:00 h Workshops

1. Work (Labora). Led by Núria Martínez Barderi, Director of the Drissa Foundation.
2. Education (Lege). Led by Josep Tresserras Basela, Executive Director of Som-Fundació. Postgraduate in Management and Direction of Social Services. Degree in Geography and History. Ph.D. in Theology.
3. The Importance of Language (Ora). Led by Inma Gómez, Technical Director of COCARMI (Catalonia). Social Worker. Postgraduate in Conflict Resolution. Postgraduate in Couple and Family Studies.
4. Community (Rege et Communitate). Led by Sílvia Simoes, Head of the Person Care Area at the Support-Girona Foundation. 

Evening Activities (optional)

17:30 h Visit to the Virgin Mary (Moreneta)
18:45 h Vespers Prayer
Hike to Montserrat Mountain - The Path of the Degotalls
 

DAY TWO

FRIDAY 14/03/2025

LIVING WITH DIGNITY IN THE COMMUNITY: CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES

7:30-8:00 h Morning Prayer Laudes (Optional).

09:00-11:00 h Keynote Speech: Enabling supports for Lives Worth Living.

• Moderator: Josep Maria Solé i Chavero, General Director of the Support-Girona Foundation.

Speakers:

• Thomas Bignal, Secretary General of EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities).
• Naomi Brickel, Project Director for Supported Decision-Making New York (SDMNY)
• General Directorate of Personal Autonomy and Disability, Government of Catalonia.
• Victoria Monell Renart, Managing Director of FMMC and President of the Encaix Association.
• F. Torcuato Recover Balboa, Lawyer and Legal Advisor of Plena Inclusión Andalucía and the LIBER association.

11:00-11:30 h Coffee Break.

11:30h-13:00 h Panel Discussion: Personal Experiences in Community Support.

• Moderator: Margarida Saiz Lloret, spokesperson for the Independent Living Movement of Garraf.

Speakers:

• Xevi Benzal Ventura, communication Team Professional at the Drissa Foundation.
• Xavier Orno Latre, evaluator and Quality Certificate Consultant for Disability Organizations at Plena Inclusión. Trainer at Dincat.
• Thierry Noël,  expert by experience at UDAF 82 Montauban in Occitania. Departmental Union for Family Support. Member of Capdroits.
• Stephanie Wooley, member of the EDF Council (European Disability Forum). Alternate Member of the ENUSP Council (European Network of (Ex-) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry). Director of the Advocacy-France Association’s International Relations Council.

13:00-13:30 h Closing Remarks of the Sessions

13:30 h Closing Ceremony.
Josep Rull i Andrés, President of the Parliament of Catalonia.

Evening

17:45 h Visit to the Museum
Hike up to Montserrat Mountain - The Path of the Degotalls (without accessibility measures).