Baixo Alentejo: Script "Citizenship in Portugal" promotes debate.
The Citizenship Tour in Portugal will be, between Monday and Thursday in the Lower Alentejo.
The program this week will include several awareness actions under themes such as Health and Quality of Life, interculturalism, Gender and Active Citizenship Equality.
The objective of this initiative - a partnership between the Government and the Portuguese Association for Local Development (ENCOURAGE) - is to put the networks and local communities to discuss the issues of citizenship, of civic participation, combating inequalities and discrimination.
The map began last day 24 October - Municipal Day for Equality – and will travel throughout the country until the day 30 July 2017.
In the map of the route are already over 160 municipalities of mainland Portugal and the autonomous regions. The partnership network also involves municipalities, of government agencies, organizations Social and Solidarity Economy and other entities, such as ACAPO, Portuguese Federation of the Deaf, RUTIS, among others. The project also includes the micro Association and the Foundation Maria Rosa / Share, net ex aequo, Center for Religious Freedom and Affordable Success.
The team travels the country in a van, fully equipped with recreational and educational resources, to support the promotion of activities proposed by local networks.
15 May
Ourique: 09h30 / 10h30, 10h30 / 12h00, 14h00 / 15h30- School Center Ourique. Theme: Gender equality (Sensitization Sesssão).
16 May
Mértola: 10h00 / 12h00- Parking in taxis Square. Theme: interculturalism (awareness session) e 14h30/ 16h00- Junto ao Centro Infantil da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Mértola, Avenida Aureliano Mira Fernandes. Theme: interculturalism (Session interecultural Portugal-Cape Verde, via skype).
17 May
Moura: 10h30 / 12h00- EB2+3 Moura–Biblioteca da Escola e 14h30/ 16h00- EB1 dos Bombeiros (school gym). In both theme: Cidadania Ativa e Igualdade de Género (awareness session).
18 May
Beja: 09h30/ 13h00- Instituto Politécnico de Beja-Escola Superior de EducaçãoDiálogo Intercultural(awareness session) e 15h00–16h30Centro Social do Lidador de BejaSaúde e qualidade de Vida(awareness session).
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
