Freiburg Action Conference initiates the establishment of a Care Council

At the Freiburg action conference "Care into the centre - Care Revolution as a perspective", which took place at the university on 20 May 2017, the 120 participants agreed that the framework conditions for care workers must be fundamentally improved and democratised. The action conference was organised by Care Revolution Freiburg and supported by 33 initiatives and organisations from Freiburg and the region. After an introduction by Gabriele Winker, an active member of Care Revolution Freiburg, the participants discussed problems and perspectives for action in six workshops. The topics were: Self-care, living with children, hospitals, care and assistance, social work and the politicisation of care. The participants reflected the entire spectrum of the care movement: carers as well as staff councillors from hospitals, activists from feminist and left-wing groups as well as those involved in the church, students as well as professionals. We are delighted with the positive feedback we received. The participants particularly enjoyed the open atmosphere, the interesting content-related input and the dialogue with each other. There was agreement that, for example, significantly more resources and time must be made available for humane care or good daycare. The action conference also resulted in a very specific project: a group was formed from among the participants to set up a care council in which all interested parties can participate. This is intended to give care workers and people in family and voluntary care relationships the space to describe grievances and emergencies. The Care Council will develop solutions, demands and options for action. These can be addressed to the local council, for example, or the participants can implement the ideas themselves.