During our
third day of the project we had workshops about active citizenship. We split
into four groups and sit down at four tables with different topics to discuss.
At one of
the table the topic was “What is NGO and do we need them?”
During the
discussion we established the definition of Non Governmental Organisation and
got the same opinion if we need them. The answer was “Yes”.
At the
second table we need to give examples of active citizenship in the places where
we live. There were many ideas as we come from many different cities. Some
examples of the more spectacular ones are a Bike Picnic organised by NGO in
Lubartów where even 30 thousand people take part in.
The other group focused on the meaning of the
being active for each member of the team. Such a discussion revealed true
definition and position of the participants on the subject of active
citizenship and the comments helped to see the spheres where every person is
involved in city life. In turned out that we have a lot hobbies to share: organizing of educational programs for the young people, taking active part in cultural events,volunteering, fundraising for good purposes, organizing cleaning-up campaigns and voting on every election.
One of the group had a creative task to draw a
graffiti about active citizenship and afterwards a beautiful painting remained
on our wall with the city that has a lot to offer for everyone: bike rent, free Wi-fi, green parks and free clean water in the
city-center.
The last group tried to understand what they
can change in their nearest environment t through being active and we found out
that almost every aspect of life can be changed by ourselves starting from culture, ecology, tourism infrastructure, integration of the minorities and
everyday life of every citizen You just need to be prepared for lots of hard
work which is ahead.