Citizen Participation University 2012.

- Program (draft)

D A Y 1. 9th July. Monday

GLOBAL UPRISING AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES During the day: arrivals, accomodation 16:00 16.00 - kick off, introductions, market place Please bring materials, photos, videos about your organizations, activities AND show something about your country as well (something to see, to taste, to feel:) D A Y 2. 10th July. Tuesday 9:00 Morning lecture 1. Morning lecture 2. Morning lecture 3. 13:00 14:30 Welcome and introduction - Chuck Hirt, Mt Varga, Ferenc Pterfi Socio-political and crisis analysis - Oddn Helgadttir (IS) Forewords of the Citizen Participation Study - a European perspective - Ilona Vercseg (HU) Activism and youth - changes in attitudes? - Miljenko Derata (SRB - to be confirmed) Discussion Lunch Socio-political analysis and activism in the U.S. - Kirsten Dunham (USA) Mo George (USA) Perspectives of sustainability (trends, policies, challenges) - Juraj Mesik (SK)

WELCOME

CRISIS AND REACTIONS

Afternoon lecture 1. Afternoon lecture 2.

16:30

Launching the European Platform for Promoting Active and Empowered Citizens Introduction Panel discussion Kirsten Paaby, CEBSD (N) Expectations and future perspectives: CEBSD, CEECN, ECON representatives European Year of Citizens 2013 Alliance - Manifesto - Magda Tancau (Pour la Solidarit, RO) Discussion

17:30

Launching party

Including: Exhibition of all member organizations (please bring posters, signs, visual wishes for the Platform!); Message wall (messages to the Platform by the participants); Celebration, dinner, music;

D A Y 3. 11th July. Wednesday 9:00 Global uprising, movements and activism (global movements and protests around the world) Amparo Rodrigo (ES), Deb Martin (USA), Ana-Maria Suicu (RO), Mtys Benyik (HU), Mt Varga (HU) - moderator: Susan Guerra (N) Discussion 10:30 Workshop 1. Workshop 2. Activism in the world Workshop 3. Activism on the national level: 1. Daniel Activism on local level (rural): Activism on local level (urban): 1. Lavinia Chiburte (RO) 2. Marko (SK) 2.Mtys 1. Margus Vain (EST) 2. Sofia Mary Tarullo (USA) 3. Kajo Zboril (SK) Benyik (HU) 3. Sergey Ursul (MD - to be confirmed) Kuznetsov (RUS) Lunch Spare time activities 3 1 2 Enjoying the nearby lake 18:30 9:00 9:45 10:30 Morning lecture1. Morning lecture2. Workshop 1. New Social Contracts: 1. Margus Vain (EST) 2. Kirsten Paaby (N) Visiting the National Park Dinner D A Y 4. 12th July. Thursday Civil Society and Participation - Kirsten Paaby Call for change - Chuck Hirt Workshop 2. Participation through cultural actions: 1. Tomas Dahlberg (S) 2. Other presenter to be confirmed Workshop 3. Workshop 4. Horse riding

Panel discussion

13:00 15:00

CHANCES SOLUTIONS PRACTICES

Participation techniques: 1. Citizens jury - Gbor Kuna European Year of Citizens (HU); 2. Participatory Magda Tancau (RO, Pour la budgeting - Daniel Marko (SK) Solidarit) 3. Peoples assemblies Amparo Rodrigo (ES) Lunch

13:00

14:30 15:15 16:00

Afternoon lecture 1. Afternoon lecture 2.

Alternative economy - trends and perspectives and future of monetary system - Daniel Marko (SK) Sustainability, ecological perspectives in social interventions, ecological social work - gnes Mrkus, Krisztina Jsz (HU) Workshop 2. Workshop 3. Workshop 4. Challenges facing community organizing: 1. Kajo Zboril (SK) 2. Mo George (USA)

Workshop 1.

Sustainable services: Local social economy, and 1. Susan Guerra (N) 2. Open governance process development: 1. Nicolae Cuta Helena Wrblewska Brazil - Filip Vagac (SK) (RO) 2. Zsuzsa Mszros (HU) (PL) 18:30 Dinner, music, social evening D A Y 5. 13th July. Friday 9:00 9:45 10:30 Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Morning Lecture Discussion

Citizen Participation study - a lecture on the study conclusions and discussion about the future plans - Joerg Forbrig (D) Citizen Participation Week 2012. - Mate Varga (HU) Practical issues for the future Workshop 3 Workshop 4 Eparticipation - Simon EU Development policy, the Delakorda (SLO), Gyula funding opportunities for CSOs Takacs and Miklos Vekony - Alfonso Aliberti (IT) (HU) Lunch

Workshop for Working with youth: Bojana organizers - Kajo Zboril Jevtovic (SRB), Eliska (SK) Chomatova (CZ) 12:30 Evaluation and closing discussion Departures

OPEN DAY