Academia Cidadã

https://www.publico.pt/2023/05/18/azul/opiniao/carta-aberta-dia-nacional-jardins-2050054A homenagem a Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles deveria servir para aumentar e requalificar as manchas verdes urbanas e assumir a preservação destes espaços e ecossistemas como verdadeiro interesse público. A criação, pela Assembleia da República, do Dia Nacional dos Jardins (instituído a 16 de setembro de 2022), a celebrar anualmente no dia 25 de maio, data do nascimento do arquiteto paisagista Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles (1925-2020), foi ideia proposta sob forma de petição pública por um grupo de jovens estudantes de Portimão. Esta iniciativa foi dinamizada por um docente do ensino secundário, o professor de Filosofia e de Cidadania e Desenvolvimento Carlos Café, grande admirador de Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles.A ideia, transformada em decisão pela Assembleia da República, foi aprovada por unanimidade pelos partidos representados no Parlamento, e pode ser vista como um bom augúrio. Todos os partidos, incluindo aqueles que têm estado no Governo desde 1974, sentiram-se vinculados a respeitar a obra […]

Carta aberta: sobre o Dia Nacional dos Jardins | PÚBLICO

ERASMUS+ Project; Erasmus+ Program Key Action 1: Individual Mobility – Adult Education With this project carried out during 2022, the Citizen Academy challenged itself to: Increase the capacity of the adult education program, in order to support citizens and communities in combating climate change, social exclusion, and various forms of inequality. Integrate new pedagogical practices, particularly those that foster active citizenship. Increase the skills and knowledge of its members in: training methods that promote social entrepreneurship and community-led responses to climate change and inclusion; educational methods designed to motivate and promote pro-environmental civic initiatives; methods for developing the well-being, care, and resilience of members and groups involved in active citizenship projects and community-led projects. Create new opportunities for European cooperation, allowing the exchange of practices with other educational organizations. This project was carried out within the framework of Erasmus+ KA1 Adult education staff mobility and in partnership with Col·lectiu Eco-Actiu. […]

Erasmus+: Training Among Activists In Europe

Caro Presidente da República, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa,Caras e caros deputados à Assembleia da República,  https://indymedia.pt/2023/12/12/academia-cidada-lanca-carta-aberta-pelo-fim-da-repressao-policial-contra-ativistas-climaticos/ Nas últimas semanas, testemunhámos perplexos uma série de incidentes perturbadores que envolvem detenções arbitrárias, repressão policial dentro de universidades e até mesmo violência física contra ativistas climáticos que têm exercido o seu direito fundamental de manifestação não violenta, consagrado na Constituição Portuguesa no artigo 45º.   A crescente repressão policial, com relatos de detenções prolongadas, táticas intimidatórias e uso excessivo de força, não coloca apenas em risco a integridade física e emocional dos e das ativistas, como também representa uma ameaça à própria essência da democracia, da liberdade de expressão e do direito à manifestação.  É imperativo sublinhar que todas as ações empreendidas pelos ativistas são não violentas sendo sim orientadas para a ação coletiva, com a finalidade de enfrentar a crise climática. Importa lembrar que todas estas ações e exigências se encontram, alinhadas com a melhor ciência climática disponível […]

Academia Cidadã lança “Carta aberta pelo fim da repressão policial contra ativistas climáticos”.  | INDYMEDIA

From the 10 years of activity of the Citizen Academy, we highlight the awareness work of the projects ‘#neveragain Talks’ and ‘Citizenship Academy Panorama.'” #neveragain Talks: Every two months, on the third Tuesday, we launched a new question based on a prejudice propagated by extreme-right movements. We reflected and found strategies to dismantle discriminatory, xenophobic, and simplistic discourses. #neveragain Talks aimed to value and strengthen democracy by identifying and deconstructing antidemocratic practices and discourses. Citizenship Academy Panorama – An informative bulletin published every 15 days focusing on news, comments, films, books, images, events, and initiatives, lasting about a year. In 2022, on May 15th, the Citizen Academy celebrated its 10th anniversary and revisited all 16 activities carried out in terms of awareness, community work, networking, and mobilization. Over these ten years, the Citizen Academy engaged with 113 partners, and activities took place in various countries such as Portugal, Romania, Austria, […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Raising Awareness 2

From the 10 years of activity of the Citizen Academy, we highlight the community and mobilization activities of the projects ‘How to Occupy a River’ and ‘Red Line’.” How to Squat a River – Using the Jamor River as a case study, this project aimed to study and develop ways for a community to enhance its sustainable relationship with the river, encompassing economic, social, and environmental aspects. Red Line – The project involved knitting against oil and gas exploration in Portugal, aiming to bring together activists and non-activists for climate justice to knit Red Lines against fossil fuel exploitation in Portugal. Over four years, more than two thousand people knitted 1200 meters of Red Line, involving 46 partners from across the country and some international ones in over 100 events nationwide, excluding Madeira. The project successfully achieved its objectives as all contracts for fossil fuel exploration in Portugal were canceled. […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Community Building and Mobilization

From the 10 years of activity of the Citizen Academy, we highlight the community activities of the projects ‘Colored Ball,’ ‘Other Championships,’ and ‘Reinvented World Map.'” Colored Ball – Community intervention project involving youth aged 6 to 30 in situations of social vulnerability, using street soccer as a means of integration. A total of 256 training sessions were conducted in the neighborhoods of Horta Nova and Cabrinha, along with 38 activities for intercultural exchange and various street soccer games, tournaments, and theoretical training sessions. The main partner was the National Street Football Association. Other Championships – Community empowerment project in the neighborhood where the Citizen Academy is located, Quinta do Cabrinha. It used street soccer and sustainable tourism to achieve three objectives: community building, enhancement of public space, and opening the community to the surroundings. The project involved various partners, including the Alcântara Parish Council, the National Street Football Association, […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Community Building

From the 10 years of activity at Citizenship Academy, we highlight the networking efforts in the area of “Right to Housing,” the “LGBTI+ Pride March in Lisbon,” and the “European Civic Forum.” Right to Housing – “Cities in Transition” and the “Living in Lisbon” movement – The “Cities in Transition” project was based on exchange of experiences about local grassroots initiatives among project partners, organizations from five European cities: Amsterdam, Bucharest, Berlin, London, and Lisbon, with events held in Amsterdam and Bucharest. The “Living in Lisbon” movement, in which Citizenship Academy participated for three years, involved over thirty associations and more than a dozen researchers from various fields. It played a crucial role in putting the right to housing and the right to the city on the agenda of the media and authorities, leading to the creation of the Secretary of State for Housing and the drafting of the Basic […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Networking 1

From the 10 years of activity at Citizenship Academy, we highlight the network-building efforts of the “Citizens’ Rights” project, “International Exchanges,” and the “TROCA Platform.” Citizens’ Rights – A series of workshops in schools across the country covering topics such as non-discrimination, human rights, digital privacy, and citizenship. Thematic meetings of EU activists discussed how individuals and collectives can protect and enhance their rights. Citizenship Academy participated in four meetings outside Portugal on the themes of “Culture,” “Legislation,” “Media,” and “Policies.” In Portugal, an event on “community” brought together 30 people over three days. International Exchanges – Collaborations with a dozen international partners in four European countries – Romania, Austria, Spain, and Georgia – involving 15 people over a year. Participation in the TROCA Platform – We participated for three years in the TROCA Platform, attending regular meetings and collecting signatures for the Citizen Initiative, which reached 16,000 signatures in […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Networking 1

From our 10 years of activity at Citizenship Academy, we highlight the awareness-raising efforts of “Coffees with a scent of democracy” and “Joining Hands for Public Water.” “Coffee with a scent of democracy” involved conversations/debates and screenings of documentaries/films on various topics such as touristification/gentrification, international trade treaties, and climate issues, along with the Masterclass “City Making and Tourism Gentrification” and the Open Letter “Living in Lisbon.” “Joining Hands for Public Water” was a European Citizenship initiative (citizen’s law proposal) advocating for universal rights to water and sanitation in the European Union. We gathered around 14,000 signatures in Portugal, falling short of about 2,000 signatures to reach the national goal. In 2022, on May 15th, Citizenship Academy celebrated its 10th anniversary, revisiting all 16 activities in terms of awareness, community work, networking, and mobilization. Over these ten years, Citizenship Academy engaged with 113 partners, and activities took place in various […]

10 years of Citizenship Academy – Raising Awareness 1

On May 15, 2022, Citizenship Academy turned 10 years old and revisited all 16 activities it carried out in terms of awareness raising, community work, networking and mobilization. Over these ten years, Citizenship Academy involved 113 partners and activities took place in several countries such as Portugal, Romania, Austria, Spain, Georgia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy. There were countless activities of a varied nature, from conversations, masterclasses, film screenings, public sessions, demonstrations, street football projects and documentaries. The Citizenship Academy’s motto was launched by the people who organized the Geração à Rasca (Distressed Generation) Protest, held on March 12, 2011, an initiative that inaugurated a new form of citizen participation in Europe, by being called on social media and without any partisan support or unions. On May 15, 2012, Citizenship Academy was registered with the aim of boosting active citizenship and building roots of development with principles […]

10 year of Citizenship Academy