How community spaces and their networks make our cities more cooperative, fair and resilient?
Location
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Calender
8-9 November 2022
Organiser
National URBACT Point
NGOs and civic initiatives are proving to be a key link to overcome the growing mistrust between public administrations and the citizens. In cities across Europe, various forms of cooperation between cities and civil society are therefore becoming increasingly important for the quality of life and services in cities. Only strong and connected local communities are able to adapt effectively to the constant changes in society and the wider environment.
Join us in Ljubljana on 8 and 9 November 2022 for the international conference The Power of Civic Ecosystems: How community spaces and their networks make our cities more cooperative, fair and resilient.
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On the first day of the conference, we will learn about the different cases of European cities working together with NGOs and civic initiatives as well as about examples from Slovenian municipalities. Active NGOs Lead expert Levente Polyak will join us at the conference with a presentation of a broader European picture of city-civil society cooperation, Irina Vasiljeva from Riga with a URBACT good practice NGO House Riga, Petra Marčinko with the story of Lazareti complex in Dubrovnik and Jan Franjul with a presentation of the Rojc Community Centre from Pula. We will also find out how Slovenian cities have taken the good practice of the Town's Living Room from Idrija and adapted it to suit their local context under the URBACT's National practice transfer initiative.
The second day is aimed at exchange of experience and networking of civil society organisations active in the field of urban development. Together with invited representatives of organisations and communities from across Europe we will discuss and explore how to facilitate networking and sharing of experiences between organisations and initiatives from European cities.
More information about the event is available here.