Citizen Participation University 2012. - Program (draft) During the day: arrivals, accomodation 16:00 16.

00 - kick off, introductions, market place

D A Y 1. 9th July. Monday

WELCOME

Please bring materials, photos, videos about your organizations, activities AND show something about your country as well (something to see, to taste, to feel:) D A Y 2. 10th July. Tuesday 9:00 Morning lecture 1. Morning lecture 2. Morning lecture 3. 13:00 14:30 Welcome and introduction Socio-political and crisis analysis Forewords of the Citizen Participation Study - a European perspective - Ilona Vercseg Activism and youth - changes in attitudes? Discussion at the end and in between Lunch Socio-political analysis and activism in the U.S. - context from the U.S. delegation Perspectives of sustainability (trends, policies, challenges) - Juraj Mesic

Afternoon lecture 1. Afternoon lecture 2.

16:30

Launching the European Platform for Promoting Active and Empowered Citizens Kirsten Paaby Introduction Future perspectives and expectations: CEBSD, CEECN, ECON representatives Panel discussion European Year of Citizens 2013 Alliance - Manifesto - Magda Tancau (Pour la Solidarit) Discussion Launching party Including: Exhibition of all member organizations (please bring posters, signs, visual wishes for the Platform!); Message wall (messages to the Platform by the participants); Celebration, dinner, music; D A Y 3. 11th July. Wednesday

17:30

CRISIS AND REACTIONS

9:00

Panel discussion

Global uprising, movements and activism (Arab spring, Spanish Indignados, Occupy, Anonymous, protests around the world) - Amparo Rodrigo, Mtys Benyik, Mt Varga, U.S. delegation, and more Discussion

10:30 Workshop 1. Activism on global, continental level 13:00 15:00 Spare time activities 1 Enjoying the nearby lake 18:30 9:00 9:45 10:30 Morning lecture1. Morning lecture2. Workshop 1. (Fight) for new Social Contract - Sweden, Estonia (to be confirmed) 13:00 14:30 15:15 16:00 Afternoon lecture 1. Afternoon lecture 2. Workshop 2.

Activism in the world Workshop 3. Activism on local level: Romania, U.S., Slovakia Lunch 2 Visiting the National Park Horse riding 3 4 Bonus program Activism on national level: (including: Hungary - Matyas Benyik, Romania, Slovakia)

Dinner D A Y 4. 12th July. Thursday Call for change - Chuck Hirt Strengthening participation - Hans Andersson (to be confirmed) Workshop 2. Open Governance process: In Brazil - Filip Vagac (to be confirmed) Workshop 3. Participation techniques: Citizens jury - Hungary; Participatory budgeting Bosnia Workshop 4. European Year of Citizens Magda Tancau (Pour la Solidarit)

Lunch Sustainable local services - Mirela Despotivic (to be confirmed) Sustainability, ecological perspectives in social interventions, ecological social work - gnes Mrkus, Krisztina Jsz - Hungary Workshop 2. Local social economy, and development - Romania Nicolae Cuta, Hungary Zsuzsa Mszros Workshop 3. Workshop 4.

CHANCES SOLUTIONS PRACTICES

Workshop 1. Service examples Norway, Poland

Artistic approaches: Sweden Challenges facing community Tomas Dahlberg, Hungary organizing? - Chuck Hirt Pter Petk

18:30

Dinner, music, social evening

D A Y 5. 13th July. Friday 9:00 9:45 10:30 Workshop 1 Workshop for organizers (structure, projects, issues, funding) 12:30 Evaluation and closing discussion Departures Workshop 2 Youth strategy Morning Lecture Citizen Participation study - a lecture on the study conclusions and discussion about the future plans - Joerg Forbrig Citizen Participation Week 2012. - Mate Varga Practical issues for the future Workshop 3 Development Aid Workshop 4 Eparticipation

OPEN DAY

Lunch