IFM-SEI Congress
Our highest decision-making body is the IFM-SEI Congress, which is held every three years. Every member organisation sends delegates to the Congress in order to share our work, discuss our priorities, take decisions on policies, programmes and finances and to elect the leadership of IFM-SEI. The Congress also adopts the strategic work plan that defines our priorities and actions for the next three-year period. The last Congress was the XXVII Ordinary Congress of IFM-SEI taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June 2019.
International Committee meetings
In the years without a Congress, we hold an International Committee meetings. These smaller international meetings to discuss the progress of our movement, holds any by-elections and offers a space to learn from each other and take political decisions. In each three-year cycle, usually one International Committee meeting takes place inside Europe and one outside of Europe. The last International Committee meetings were in Brussels - Belgium (2018), Portorož - Slovenia (2017) and Lima - Peru (2015)
Thematic Networks
What is a Thematic Network?
- Leads the educational and political work around the topic
- Delivers the strategic work plan on the area of the topic
What does that mean?
- Voluntary work
- International team work
- Online meetings
- Giving as much time as you want to the important work of IFM-SEI
- Planning activities, resources, campaigns etc.
How to get involved? How to get more information?
- Join in our network mailing list. You will have invitations to the network meetings and information what they are doing.
- Email to contact@ifm-sei.org which thematic network you want to join, your organisation and your name
Rainbow Network:
The first official thematic network of IFM-SEI. LGBTQI* activist from our member organisations around the world get together to continue the long time work of gender and sexuality rights education in IFM-SEI.
Rainbow Network is currently seeking for a new coordinator and active members to boost up the work. Before the network has been focusing on future projects and promoting the topic.
Feminist Network:
Feminist activist from our member organisations from around the world get together to continue the work started in 2016 to promote feminist values and educate young people in IFM-SEI.
Feminist Network has applied for a study session in Council of Europe, made questionnaire for member organisations to understand the work done in local organisations and currently planning how to support member organisations to promote feminism in an easy way. Coordinators at the moment are Shes Paez from Esplac and Stella V. Grahek from Slovenian Falcons.
Migration Network:
Established through On The Move and Children on the Move projects. Volunteers from our member organisations around the world get together to continue to educate young people on the topic.
Migration Network is seeking for new coordinator and active members to boost up the work. Before the network has been organising campaigns, creating educational tools and a platform to share good practice on the inclusion of young refugees and migrants in our movement.
Accessibility Network:
The Accessibility Network was created during the All In study session. Volunteers from our member organisations around the world get together to continue to educate young people on the topic.
Accessibility Network is seeking for new coordinator and active members to boost up the work. Before the network has been focusing on developing an accessibility strategy for IFM-SEI and working on guidelines to make activities accessible to all.
Regional Networks
These networks offer space for members within each region work together closely to support each other. A regional network will take place each year from 2020 onwards on a three-year rota in the Asia, Africa and Latin America regions. There are four active regional networks:
The European Falcon Network (EFN) holds an annual regional seminar, as well as smaller side meetings at other activities. The last EFN seminar took place in Helsinki, Stockholm and on a ferry between (see pictured) in late 2016 and the upcoming European Falcon Network youth exchange will take place in July-August 2019.
The Middle East Cooperation brings together many of our partner organisations in the region, in a close and important cooperation process between its Palestinian and Israeli members. The group meets regularly at the Willy Brandt Centre in Jerusalem for shared educational activities and partnership meetings.
A strategy for the Latin American Falcon Network is currently going through a strategic development process and the last Latin American Falcon Network meeting took place in early 2018 in Lima.
The African Falcon Network last met face-to-face in November 2017 and a steering committee was created at this point. The region is currently focusing on migration at the network's core thematic focus.
