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Solidarity in action against right-winged extremism: activist and philanthropic innovations from Croatia

Vladimir SESTOVIC 10.02.2017 Civic Participation, Civic Space

SOLIDARNA was set up in 2015 as a strategic initiative of 55 Croatian human rights activists and civil society organisations, as it became clear that sustainability of human rights protection, the rule of law and democratic standards in Croatia are not safeguarded by the country’s...

A Civic Academy for Democracy in Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 03.01.2017 Civic Space

European civil society representatives and academics met on 8-9 October 2016 in La Rochelle, France to discuss about “Democracy in Europe and the missing links”. Some 200 activists from citizens’ platforms and representatives from social, human rights, culture and environment organisations from all over Europe...

5 years of Okruzenje TV programme, winner of the 2016 European Citizenship Awards

Vladimir SESTOVIC 15.12.2016 Civic Participation

The 5th anniversary of Okruženje took place in a room crowded with journalists and an unanimous appreciation of the sole regional TV programme: this is a project that must continue. Until now, Okruženje was realised with a great number of guests who could witness its development and...

Towards an EU Strategy to Promote Civic Space ?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 01.12.2016 Civic Space

Original article from Civil Society Europe On 16th November, several members of the European Parliament working on civil liberties, human rights and development cooperation and representatives of European CSOs met for a breakfast exchange on shrinking civic space in Europe, at the initiative of Vice President...

Une académie civique sur la démocratie en Europe

Vladimir SESTOVIC 20.10.2016 Non classé

Les 8 et 9 octobre 2016 le monde associatif européen avec des experts du champ académique s’est retrouvé à La Rochelle en France pour discuter de la “Démocratie en Europe et des maillons manquants”. 200 militants de plateformes citoyennes, d’organisations dans le domaine de l’action...

Join us for the first European Civic Academy

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.09.2016 Civil Dialogue, English

The first European Civic Academy (8-9 October, la Rochelle, France) will look into the complex questions raised by citizens’ disenchantment, practice, and expectation with regard to democracy and in relation to the “democratic deficit” in Europe. The vote for Brexit is the latest illustration of the...

Académie Civique Européenne – 8 et 9 octobre à la Rochelle

Vladimir SESTOVIC 16.09.2016 Forum Civique Européen, Français

Cette première Académie Civique Européenne entend traiter des questions complexes que posent les frustrations, les pratiques et les aspirations des citoyens vis-à-vis de la démocratie, cela dans le cadre du « déficit démocratique » en Europe. Le vote en faveur du « Brexit » est la...

2016 European Citizenship Awards – vote now!

Vladimir SESTOVIC 13.06.2016 Civic Participation

The European Citizenship Awards 2016 are a joint initiative between Volonteurope and the European Civic Forum, two European networks which promote active citizenship and recognition of the importance of social justice to the cohesion of communities across Europe. The Awards celebrate the democratic and civic...

The ECF is looking for an Communication and Advocacy Officer (Internship)

Vladimir SESTOVIC 09.06.2016 Non classé @en

The ECF secretariat is composed of a small but dynamic and multi-task team, responsible for the implementation of the work programme and the day-to-day management of the network. We are currently seeking an intern to assist the secretariat team in the field of policy and...

What makes an active citizen?

Vladimir SESTOVIC 03.06.2016 Civic Participation

What makes an active citizen? Is voting in elections enough? Or does it mean volunteering every week and only buying fair trade fruit? A cursory search reveals that there is no real agreement on what it means to be an active citizen. Volonteurope has teamed up with European Civic Forum to...

We are happy to take part in the project #ConnectEurope, to connect citizens and civil society representatives with the #EUcharterOfFundamentalRights. The project will take us to Lisbon next week to discuss equality and women's rights 🇪🇺♀️ Find out more👉https://t.co/WT0iHRm9f3 pic.twitter.com/dEQqRnVXLK

Il y a 4 jours · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

Today we gathered at @Europarl_EN with NGOs and MPEs who showed their support for the #NowTheCitizens campaign for a more democratic #Europe 🇪🇺 https://t.co/Z3BX7G3aM4

Il y a 5 jours · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

. @GiadaNegri was interviewed by @CIVICUSalliance on our mission, our work on #civicspacewatch and the importance of #solidarity among civil society and activists in Europe and everywhere. Read the interview👇 https://t.co/Qv8icOUKNf pic.twitter.com/u25WOf169J

La semaine dernière · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

#storiesofresistance ✊ The international House of Women ♀️ in Rome 🇮🇹 offers services support councel to women. This reality is now in danger as #CasadelleDonne #LuchaySiesta received an eviction order. More on actions, mobilisation & solidarity on CSW 👉https://t.co/MzarPG1irP pic.twitter.com/TgS3tuzcor

Il y a 2 semaines · Répondre · Retweeter · Favori

#CzechRepublic: Finance Ministry proposes all #EU financing for social projects be provided ex-post, which could cut nonprofits off from those resources On Civic Space Watch via @romeanews https://t.co/upYccSgYvl @Spiralis_ngo @enablingNGOlaw @CIVICUSMonitor @EuCivilsociety

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Solidarity in action against right-winged extremism: activist and philanthropic innovations from Croatia

A Civic Academy for Democracy in Europe

5 years of Okruzenje TV programme, winner of the 2016 European Citizenship Awards

Towards an EU Strategy to Promote Civic Space ?

Une académie civique sur la démocratie en Europe

Join us for the first European Civic Academy

Académie Civique Européenne – 8 et 9 octobre à la Rochelle

2016 European Citizenship Awards – vote now!

The ECF is looking for an Communication and Advocacy Officer (Internship)

What makes an active citizen?

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