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Programme: Europe for Citizens
Identifier: 615617-CITIZ-1-2019-2-PT-CITIZ-NT
Title: EUbyLakes, Open-Air University for the Europe of the Future
Summary
EUbyLakes – Open-air University for the Europe of the Future was a space to discuss on the Europe of the future. Reaching in total more than 552 direct participants and 375 indirect participants in its virtual and in-presence modules, EUbyLakes enabled multilateral conversation on the Future of Europe. This is particularly relevant taking into consideration the turbulent times that are taking place. Participants from more than sixteen countries (in presence), including Ukraine and UK, were able to discuss and elaborate on the Future of Europe. Lakathon organized under “Present, in the Future of the Europe” topic, took place under hybrid format, the solution found to face pandemic and lockdown period, during 2020 and 2021. It was a huge success gathering more than one hundred authorship and artworks that the participants shared following up the discussions on the project’s six focus areas: Democracy, Equality, Climate Neutrality, Cohesion, Biodiversity, and Digital Innovation. Artistic reflection was a powerful instrument to encourage citizens’ participation and a deeper understanding of Europe. From 9/5- 6/6 2020 (Virtual Artistic Residency, 6 weeks) and 23/2 – 25/2 2021 (Culture Knowledge and Innovation Regional Communities, 3 days) almost two hundred people met online to discuss and create essays and artistic work, including authorship in multiple areas from music, to painting, theatre, photography, and podcast testimonials having has a background the topics on debate. This legacy, materialized in artworks, is available on the project webpage (http://festival.eurolake.eu/#/artworks and http://eubylakes.eurolake.eu/artworks ). Additionally, an independent media project, named OurFutureEurope.eu, was commenced.The Open-Air University was set up near six of the most beautiful European lakes: Santillana (ES), Aiguebelette (FR), lseo (IT), Kerkini (EL) and Saimaa (FI) and ended with a concluding event in Portugal, by Alqueva lake. This event followed up on the discussions held during the Lakathon, making it an integral part of each module. In-presence parts of events were organised as several days retreat by each lake, mobilising participants among local stakeholders, artists, authors, and citizens, ensuring overall diversity namely through a call-for-participants open to all. The selection criteria enabled a highly diverse group of participants, involving citizens from at least twelve European countries, and ensured a wide range of perspectives joined the debate. The physical events included debates, workshops; participants-led conferences; visits to the lakes and local heritage; group dynamics; degustation of local gastronomy and analysis of stakeholder’s best practices. Before closing the project a special event, open to all community, was delivered - a concert that joined more than two hundred people.Considering recent developments, such as the Conference of Future of Europe, the transition between the European Year of Youth to the European Year of Skills and the Russian war on Ukraine, the thematic scope of the final week-long event was enlarged in order to consider, debate and treat these topics.EUbyLakes, both with the hybrid and “in-presence” modules, pursued the objectives to (1) promote forward-looking discussions on the future of Europe (2) increase participants' knowledge and understanding of Europe, (3) contribute to citizens' awareness of Europe, (4) establish a permanent Open-Air University by Lakes. The format enabled participants to know and understand rural areas around lakes, as well as local heritage and traditions and give rural and urban citizenship more balanced opportunities which directly relates to youth and skills European years topics. These events were a great expression of European values.
Start Date: 02-03-2020
End Date: 01-11-2022
Duration in months: 33
Total Budget: 141120
Details
Year (Call): 2019
Country: 20000990 20000883 20000890 20000922 20000902 20000885
Activity: Strand2: Democratic engagement and civic participation
Sub-Activity: Networks of towns
Coordinator
Organisation: MUNICIPIO DE REGUENGOS DE MONSARAZ
Address: PRACA DA LIBERDADE, APART ADO 6
Postal Code: 7201-970
City: REGUENGOS DE MONSARAZ
Country:
Region: Portugal Extra-Regio NUTS 2
Organisation type: Local Public body
PIC: 897285115
AYUNTAMIENTO DE MANZANARES EL REAL
Address: PLAZA DEL PUEBLO 1
Postal Code: 28410
Region: Comunidad de Madrid
City: MANZANARES EL REAL
PIC: 937251055
COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU LAC D'AIGUEBELETTE
Address: 572 ROUTE D'AIGUEBELETTE
Postal Code: 73470
Region: Rhône-Alpes
City: NANCES
PIC: 912958666
MUNICIPALITY OF IMATRA
Address: VIRASTOKATU 2
Postal Code: 55100
Region: Etelä-Karjala
City: IMATRA
PIC: 934017172
LAKE KERKINI MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Address: KERKINI, KATO POROIA
Postal Code: GR-620 55
Region: Κεντρική Μακεδονία (Kentriki Makedonia)
City: KERKINI
PIC: 927748935
VISIT LAKE ISEO
Address: VIA LUNGOLAGO MARCONI 2C
Postal Code: 25040
Region: Lombardia
City: ISEO
PIC: 898613724
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