2016

When three years ago I visited Bucharest, I gained a not very favorable impression about the city. It seemed gray and the streets, the buildings, the people were also gray – as they beared upon themselves the burden of the totalitarian past, 70 years of Soviet dictatorship had not definitely stood back. Maybe that’s why the new visit I made to the city, in the past 9 to 12 June, has caused me much surprise. This was a field trip, within the project New Europe – Cities in Transition, in order to visit locally based projects that promote the city as an area of inclusion, sustainability and participation. We were welcomed by members of Zeppelin and, in addition to the Citizenship Academy, were present organizations from Berlin (Mörchenpaprk), London (Paddington Development Trust) and Amsterdam (Pakhuis of Zwijger). Three days have come to realize how Bucharest had radically changed over the […]

Winds of change in Bucharest

Between the 27th and the 30th of May 2016, the Pakhuis de Zwijger foundation, in the Netherlands, promoted the meeting of more than 600 activists, coming from the four corners of Europe. Because they are normally involved in democratization actions of the cities, as spaces of inclusion, prosperity and resilience, they are called as the “City Makers”. It was during the “City  Makers Summit” that they met, to talk about the main problems of their cities, and the practices that they have been developing, in order to solve them.     City Makers   Visit to the centre of Zaanstad, which was complete renovated in the last 5 years, looking to offer more inclusion, functionality and visual beauty. This Summit had two main goals. The first one was to provide field trips to participants to Dutch local based projects or initiatives, with actions developed in urban context, regarding the improvement of the […]

Let us make an Europe of Democracy

Sorry, this entry is only available in Português. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. O que aconteceu em Orlando tinha como alvo as pessoas queer. Quis matar a diferença, o “estranho” aos olhos de uma sociedade que rejeita tudo o que não é branco, hetero, cis, respeitável na moral e nos bons costumes. É uma fogueira de desprezo, que vem de há séculos, alimentada por religiões, governos e fanatismos vários. É uma fogueira machista. Misógina. Patriarcal. É uma fogueira que queima quem foge à norma: paneleiros, fufas, pretos e pretas, ciganos e ciganas. Não lhe fogem bichas, trans, efeminados, marias-rapazes, mulheres em geral, migrantes e refugiadas em particular; não tolera pobres, fora de modas, gordas e gordos. Arde mais viva quando várias destas categorias se juntam numa só pessoa. E ainda […]

(Português) O Amor é a nossa arma! (vídeo) Discurso @ Marcha LGBT Lisboa 2016

 The common homophobia In this month of Pride, the LGBT community has been affected by the terrorism horror and homophobia — in Orlando 12th June 2016: 50 people died but also a lot of people injured. Our entourage often think it is getting better for this community. This tragic event shows that recent access to equal rights for LGBT does not erase homophobia, on the contrary. Without education of the tolerance and a vision of life where gender would not be the center of education, things will not settle. Citizen Academy invites you to support the LGBT community by participating in various upcoming events on the LGBT causes, as this gathering the 15th June in memory of the victims (Event Facebook). We also expect many of you during the pride march this Saturday, June 18th. We will come out in the streets in the proudest manifestation and visibility of the […]

Tomorrow and saturday come support LGBT rights | in Lisbon

The 17th LGBT Pride March of Lisbon will take place on 18th June. Under the tagline ‘ We Celebrate Differences, Transcending Gender ‘ , we will come out in the streets in the proudest manifestation and visibility of the capital. Marcha do Orgulho LGBT de Lisboa // Lisbon Pride March Jardim do Principe Real 5PM orgulholgbtlisboa.blogspot.pt Event

Lisbon Pride March | 18th June 2016

Synthesis by Igor Marko Photos @ Academia Cidadã and participants of the Master Class   The highly challenging urban regeneration case-study was focused on one of Lisbon’s oldest districts – Mouraria.   Lisbon Masterclass #1 – Exploring Mouraria – site analysis, observation and mapping   Paula Marques, councilwoman for Housing of the Municipality of Lisbon, during the Master Class’s opening   Mouraria originated as a 13th century Moorish neighbourhood and remained a marginal downtown area. Nowadays, parts of Mouraria are affected by tourism, others are still deprived with high levels of migrant population and social housing. Cheap property prices and proximity to other tourist destinations (Alfama, Castelo) raise realistic assumptions that Mouraria will face large influx of investment in real estate and tourism infrastructure, resulting in gentrification.   Field trip to historic centre of Lisbon, promoted by Lisbon Sustainable Tourism   Lisboa Masterclass # 2 – Methods and Processes – […]

Master Class “City Making and Tourism Gentrification”

Sorry, this entry is only available in Português. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. A Academia Cidadã convida todxs xs cidadãxs a participar num debate informal, aberto e dinâmico sobre a democracia direta, seguido de jantar vegano e de projeção de um filme (a anunciar em breve). O evento terá lugar no dia 14 de maio, pelas 18h30, na Fábrica de Alternativas (Rua Margarida Palla, 19A – Algés) O objetivo é discutir o tema da democracia, principalmente a direta, em Portugal, dando a conhecer a experiência dxs convidadxs e a tua. Presenças confirmadas: -Isabel Pires- deputada pelo Bloco de Esquerda -Paulo Muacho- membro do Livre -Rodrigo Morais- estudante de Ciência Politica (ISCTE) -Leonor Duarte- ativista da Right2Water e STOP TTIP -Marcelo Yamada- ativista da Academia Cidadã Junta-te a nós! O jantar tem […]

(Português) Democracia hoje: Participativa ou Decorativa? | 14 Maio – Algés

The film will be screaned with the support of Center for Responsible Travel.     The environmental impact of tourism is the main discussion topic, of our 4th session of Cine Café Turistificação (Cine Café Touristification), to take place in May 17 at 21h30, at the bar Lisboa Vadia, in Lisbon. The Goose With the Golden Eggs, a film produced by the Center for Responsible Travel, examines the environmental impact that resort and cruise tourism brings to the communities living in the Pacific Coast, Costa Rica. With an increasing number of private investments in these areas, as it is the case of the privatization of beaches or the construction of big multinational hotels and gated communities, this documentary’s main goal is to portray the difficulties the population of the Pacific Coast face in order to have access to resources like water (used mainly to “feed” pools and golf courts), access to the […]

FREE CINEMA: “The Goose with the Golden Eggs” I Touristification Cine Café

Sorry, this entry is only available in Português. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. No dia 6 de abril, no Renovar a Mouraria, a Academia Cidadã promoveu um encontro para falar acerca dos efeitos do turismo em massa na cidade de Lisboa. Com a participação activa das pessoas presentes, procuramos soluções práticas, tendo em vista a promoção de um equilíbrio entre o turismo e a vida local. A hora tardia e o forte vento não demoveram as pessoas de participar e de permanecer, até altas horas, na esplanada do Beco do Rosendo! Conceitos, tais como, turistificação, gentrificação, direito à habitação, direito à cidade, espaço público, reabilitação urbana ou turismo sustentável, foram questionados, clarificados, discutidos, redefinidos.     Começámos a conversa pelo caso do Bairro Alto, discutindo as consequências da falta de […]

(Português) Como promover turismo sustentável em Lisboa?

Sorry, this entry is only available in Português. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. O programa Perdidos e Achados convidou-nos, pelos 5 anos do Protesto da Geração à Rasca, a mostrar o que somos e o que fazemos. Assiste aqui:

(Português) Estivemos na SIC. Vê aqui a reportagem.