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Andy Curtis
Senior research officer at NCVO's Institute for Volunteering Research. Expert in the field of education and non-profit.
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Celebrating volunteers in the criminal justice system across Europe
In what sense can volunteering positively contribute to the criminal justice system? In this article posted on the NCVO blog, Andy Curtis shares his thoughts on the final conference for the JIVE project.
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Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.
Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most.
The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.
