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| Re-life - Final Report |
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| Thursday, 01 October 2009 20:20 | ||||||
Page 1 of 4 I N T R O D U C T I O NThe RE-Life project spearheaded by Cooperative Insieme and its partners hasrepresented a tremendous opportunity to explore new pathways of economic and social development inspired by the values of degrowth and environmental and social sustainability. Indeed, as it was proclaimed at the international RE-Life workshop, “the future belongs to all of us”. In other words, to build a better and more equitable future, each one of us must work on shaping the necessary conditions for sustainable change. More importantly, the level of citizenry engagement necessary to foster such change must be nurtured by public institutions— in our case, by our City— to provide the ideal settings that allow for the emergence of ever-new opportunities for citizens to meet and exchange ideas on how to adopt lifestyles that have the least impact on our natural resources. The very concept of citizenry is far from being something ‘naturally formed’ that we can take for granted. In fact, as RE-Life has demonstrated time and again during the past months, what we call ‘citizenry’ is the outcome of a careful cultivation of social relations that manifest and develop when public institutions are involved in the eduction of their citizens to ensure that the complex web of formal and informal relations results in a network of civil conviviality. RE-Life partners have not only embraced the values of a convivial and sustainable future but they made such values an attainable reality. Alessandra Moretti Deputy-Mayor City of Vicenza P R O J E C T O B J E C T I V E SAs a non-profit organization committed to promoting eco-sustainable and sociallyengagedlifestyles through mutual cooperation, citizenry participation, and waste reduction programs, Social Cooperative Insieme designed and implemented RE-Life to involve local citizens in the creation of a social culture geared toward a more sustainable use of the resources of our planet. Inspired by this objective, Cooperative Insieme initiated a European network of organizations that shared the same concerns and social values toward the environment and sustainable living. Each of the four RE-Life partners have contributed to the project by sharing unique resources and perspectives which resulted in the organization of original initiatives that obtained a remarkable impact both locally and internationally. The results of these joint efforts are explained in the pages that follow. S U M MA R Y O F T H E P R O J E C T A N D E V E N T SThe present proposal aims at offering to all the citizens (involving different generationsand people with different walks of life) and civil society (associations, NGOs, citizens groups, etc.) an opportunity to reflect, discuss, debate - both at the local and at the European level - the most vivid topics related to ecology and environment, in order to promote new lifestyles that facilitate social cohesion and sustainable development. The main specific objectives are: • To promote citizens' participation at the local level, raising awareness on the importance of their active role in the policies related to environment; • To inform citizens and civil society organisations on the main environmental policies of the European Union; • To encourage new lifestyles and to promote sustainable development in Europe, creating a positive impact on the daily lives of all the citizens involved; • To develop networking and cooperation on environmental issues at the European level (cross-border cooperation). The project will be implemented in 3 different countries, two Member States (Italy and Austria) and 1 official candidate (Croatia), granting an added value related to the EU enlargement. The present proposal is addressed to all the citizens of the local communities involved; particular attention is given to the involvement of different generations and a particular effort will be guaranteed to promote equal opportunities for all: at least 470 persons will be directly involved in the activities while we estimate to reach indirectly almost 6.000. The project, which lasts 11 months, from September 2008 to July 2009, is structured in 5 different main phases: • a coordination meeting of the partners, to plan and define in details the whole organization of the activities and to exchange ideas and opinions; • the 4 local workshops, to raise awareness on environmental issues at the local level; • the International final workshop, to disseminate the results of the activities carried out at local level, gather and discuss experiences and best practices; • the publication, structured as a hand-book that could serve as a tool for multiplying the effects of the proposal; • the final evaluation meeting, including the exchange on he follow-up of the action. The main expected outcomes of the proposals are: • Citizens' awareness about environmental issues, promoting a methodology based on their active participation; • Relations and partnerships at the European level; • Exchange of experiences, best practices and policies at the European level in the field of environment. |
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