Event 2 “Democracy tourists”
The second meeting of Vote 4 Your Europe was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 27/03/2019 to 29/03/2019 and three of our project coordinators were attending the meeting. The hosting organization was “Associação Portuguesa de Saúde, Higiene e Segurança” (abbreviated APSHSTDC).
Participation: The event involved 54 citizens, including 2 participants from the city of Tirana (Albania), 2 participants from the city of Krakow (Poland), 4 participants from the city of A Coruna (Spain), 2 participants from the city of Tartu (Estonia), 3 participants from the city of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (Italy), 3 participants from the city of Athens (Greece), 3 participants from the city of Vilnius (Lithuania), 3 participants from the city of Bremen (Germany), 4 participants from the city of Sofia (Bulgaria), 28 participants from the city of Lisbon (Portugal).
Short description: The aim of the event was to increase people’s interest in civic participation usin creative ways to show democracy in action. Every project partner presented democratic practices through videos, interviews, photographs, storytelling, etc. Showing the national aspects in the field, good/bad democratic practices were shared. Specific ways to create a more democratic Union were discussed.
This intense one-day meeting ended with a cultural guided tour of Lisbon and a marvellous dinner at Casa do Alentejo.
