The Citizens Participation Week (CPW) is the first event to have NGOs from 20 different countries standing up collectively for a cause that was forbidden to be talked about in most of these countries for decades: participative democracy.
In between September 20th and September 26th, CEECN (Central and Eastern European Citizens Network) organizes the Citizen Participation Week in 20 countries, willing to promote the problematic issue of participation and to gain a higher profile for it in the European media, in politics and in civil society.
CPW consists of a series of events that call attention to the broader social environment and to the importance of participative democracy. The events are meant to raise awareness, putting the promotion of public welfare, local community and citizens’ action in the limelight, while also proving that all this can really be put into practice. The programme of Citizen Participation Week includes local, regional and nationwide activities, volunteer and civic meetings, media events, public gatherings, school actions, exhibitions etc.
Similarly to previous years, the Citizen Participation Week will highlight issues that are about people and their communities, and not about the constantly and artificially generated usual political and media themes. Local and small regional issues, problems and alternatives will be put on the agenda, while the notions of participation and democracy, and the opportunities for active citizenship, involvement and local action will be also discussed, with an emphasis on good practices.You can support this initiative, by filling this questionnaire on active participation and sending it to office@fundatiapact.ro
If you're interested in the event, you can find out more on the website of the event and on its Facebook profile.
