School for Citizenship

Projects:

News:

Projects:

News:

Date: 19 march Time: 11h30-15h Pressing issues mark the present days and it’s very important that we all know what they are about and how can we contribute to solve them. We know there are a lot of people that have good ideas and realize what gaps there are in our society. Here at Citizenship Academy (CA) we want to give people tools and help them to take action. We would also like to introduce more people to the CA.  We are looking for students and other interested citizens in taking part in projects that want to improve democratic society. The main goal of what we do is to empower citizens to take more action in the defense and exercise of their rights and democratic values and to be more conscious about what is happening in society. This workshop will be also a fun way to open your eyes and make […]

Workshop: Empower » Change

 April 15 – 22 I Mouraria, Lisbon   The project “Tourism Gentrification and City-making” is promoted by Stadslab (Fontys – University of Applied Sciences, Tilburg, NL), in partnership with Academia Cidadã.   The objectives of the Master Class are: – to provide insight into the impact of mass tourism on public space, urban development and the daily urban life of the citizens in Lisbon; – to develop alternative scenarios for a more balanced urban development to avoid excessive real estate speculation, social and economic segregation, lack of accessible urban services and public space and disappearance of affordable housing. The intervention area of the Master Class will be the district of Mouraria.   For more information and application, please enter here.

Master Class “Tourism Gentrification and City-making”

In 2014, Pakhuis de Zwijger (cultural organization in the city of Amsterdam) came up with the idea of Metropolitan Field Trips. Cities are constantly in change, new initiatives arise and try to answer to several question on how to become city-owners and how to participate in their evolution. During the Field Trips, on the biggest european cities, the participants learn about diverse approaches on base initiative and about the relation between bottom-up city makers, planning agents, local government and other institutions. Field Trips have, therefore, as a goal a better understanding of the whole process of transition and they are an opportunity to exchange knowledge between partners in Europe. The program started at 4 p.m on the 8th, with the meeting point for the welcoming at Holzmarkt. Holzmarkt is located in an old abandoned area at the Spree waterfront. It was destined to be sold as part of the project […]

The Citizenship Academy in a transitional Berlin

The Citizenship Academy was in Hungary, from 16 to 17 november, in a reunion between hungarian and international organizations from civil society, and it got to know more about the recent atacks and threats done by the nacionalist right-wing government of Budapest. We are creating ties and common strategies to fight against this atack (which includes unfounded accusations to NGO’s, police searches without a warrant at their headquarters, constant defamation in the press and trying to block international funds to get to the associations working for the defense of democracy, refugee rights, LGBT people, Roma and other minorities) and to learn how to avoid similar acts in our countries. A lot of these acquirements will be transmitted in workshops that will be held in severous highschools in Portugal, and they aim to empower youngsters to fight for their civic rights.   This meeting and workshops are part of the project Citizen-Rights of international partnership. Veronika […]

We were in Hungary (learning to) defending Democracy

In a context of economic crisis and social emergency present in more and more regions of the European Union, it is important to think about solutions that, more than helping people in trouble to overcome their financial problems, solutions that help to create innovative forms of social organization , alternatives to the ones that capitalist system provide us. At the Congress of Solidarity Economics, the SOLIKON 2015, which took place in Berlin from 10 to 13 september, it was intended to share and discuss different approaches, visions and pratics about new ways of economic activity, based on solidarity and sustainability. The Citizenship Academy was there! Click here to read the rest of the article.

SOLIKON, creating alternatives from Lisbon to Berlin

After organizing in Lisbon the activists meeting CREAT-REACT COMMUNITY, the Citizenship Academy is present in Warsaw for the meeting dedicated to the Culture theme. Together we are sharing sustainable alternatives to austerity and with respect for the european citizenship, as well as for the human rights. Solutions that, through culture and civic empowerment, take into account people, animals and nature, instead of regarding only markets and big financial interests. More informations here. Supporting action to old workers of the big and historic factory of Ursus tractors, that saw their workplace dismantled progressively and that today ask for the creation of a museum.  

Create-React Culture in Warsaw. We were there!

Queres construir a Academia Cidadã?   Vives perto de Lisboa ou podes deslocar-te até cá? Então queremos convidar-te a participar numa oficina dinâmica de apresentação e integração de novxs participantes. Vem reflectir sobre a organização e sobre a melhor forma de te integrares na mesma. Junta-te a nós na reflexão e na acção, para fazemos de cada cidadãx um político. Espírito crítico, criatividade e boa disposição serão muito bem-vindas! INSCRIÇÕES FECHADAS, mas é possível fazer a pré-inscrição para receber convite na próxima Oficina para Novxs Participantes, neste link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1xbo8e-x0DQZ5mcOb7J0c10gBzIacywnK_Z4pcyvFTJU/viewform (Grátis)   NOTA: O número de participantes é limitado e a selecção será feita por ordem de chegada das inscrições.

Queres fazer parte da Academia Cidadã? Oficina para novxs participantes, 12 Julho, 15h, Lisboa

Dias 27 e 28 de Junho realizaram-se, em Sevilha, as Jornadas  Europeias de Educação para a Cidadania Democrática e os Direitos Humanos, organizada pela a Fundação Cives, juntamente com a Citizens for Europe e a DARE. O espaço foi cedido pelo Parlamento da Andaluzia. Depois de também em Espanha a disciplina de Formação Cívica ter saído do currículo (contra as recomendações do Conselho da Europa),  a Academia Cidadã esteve presente na Mesa Redonda: “Educación para la Ciudadanía Democrática y los Derechos Humanos ante la crisis de la democracia” onde apresentou o caso português. André Lara, Sevilha, 28 de Julho de 2014

Academia Cidadã @Jornadas Europeias de Educação para a Cidadania 2014, Sevilha

A convite da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, a Academia Cidadã organizou e fez a facilitação do grupo de trabalho sobre Associativismo e Participação Cidadã no Fórum da Cidadania 2013 (4 de Dezembro), onde se discutiram e apresentaram recomendações dirigidas ao pelouro dos Direitos Sociais da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa.

Oficina “Participação Cidadã” no Fórum da Cidadania 2013 da CML

Conversa com propostas anti-crise A Academia Cidadã convida a participar activamente na discussão e reflexão sobre moedas sociais e economia solidária na tertúlia cidadã “Moedas Há Muitas“. A conversa terá lugar no dia 26 de Setembro, às 21 horas, na Rua Maria n.º 73 (à Forno do Tijolo), Lisboa – Metro: Anjos. A conversa entre Miguel Yasuyuki Hirota (investigador na Universidade de Valência, Espanha, e activista), Amândio Rodrigues (empreendedor social nas organizações não-governamentais Ashoka Portugal e PAR – Respostas Sociais) e todxs xs participantes da tertúlia será moderada por Ana Margarida Esteves, investigadora em economia solidária e activista da Academia Cidada. Agradecemos a divulgação e partilha  PROGRAMA: MOEDAS SOCIAIS E COMPLEMENTARES Miguel Yasuyuki Hirota (investigador, activista – Universidade de Valência, Espanha) CASO PORTUGUÊS – A MOEDA SOCIAL DE GRÂNDOLA / EXPERIÊNCIAS DE ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA Amândio Rodrigues (empreendedor social – Ashoka Portugal, PAR Respostas Sociais) MODERAÇÃO: Ana Margarida Fernandes Esteves (investigadora, activista – Academia Cidadã) Entrada gratuita.

Moedas Há Muitas