The 3rd Participatory Democracy Encounter #RUTA SUR (www.rutasur.org/agenda and https://decide.molinadesegura.es) is held in Molina de Segura on May 17 and 18.
The inaugural act and the subsequent round table Municipal networks for citizen participation will take place on Thursday, May 17, at 6.30 pm, at the Integrated Center for Training and Agricultural Experiences (CIFEA) of Molina de Segura (at Avenida Gutiérrez Mellado, n 17).
Attending the Mayor of the town, Esther Clavero Mira, and the Councilor for Citizen Participation, Pedro Jesus Martinez Baños.
The Promoting Committee of #RUTA SUR is composed of the municipalities of Conil de la Frontera, Córdoba, Malaga and Molina de Segura.
The Technical Secretariat corresponds to Coglobal.
Ruta Sur is a continuous educational itinerary for people involved in processes of participatory democracy.
The program is as follows:
TABLE MAY 17
6:00 pm: opening and registration.
6.30 pm: opening table.
7:00 pm: round table Municipal networks for Citizen Participation, with the participation of: Antonia González Salcedo, Professor of Political Science at the University of Murcia;
Fernando Pindado Sánchez, General Secretary of the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy (OIDP) and Commissioner of participation and active democracy of the Barcelona City Council;
Odón Elorza González, Deputy in Cortes and former mayor of the San Sebastián City Council;
and Sandra Díez Calderero, President of the Federation of Neighborhood Associations (Interbarrios) of Molina de Segura.
Moderator: José Molina Molina, President of the Council of Transparency of the Region of Murcia.
WORKSHOPS MAY 18
09.00 h .: registration and delivery of material.
09:30 h .: start workshops.
Workshop # 1 Digital and face-to-face: how to create tools for a broader participation.
We will identify participatory systems that generate synergies between digital and face-to-face tools, seeking the complementarity offered by both approaches.
Workshop # 2 How to braid the administration, associations and individuals in common projects (sectoral councils, co-management of public spaces, citizen consultations and citizen juries).
In this workshop we identify strengths and contributions from the different spheres of participation (direct participation and that derived from the territorial sectoral associative fabric) analyzing integrative practices and proposing new models.
Workshop # 3 Participatory territories from childhood to old age: a journey in stages without stopping the engine.
Social participation in local administration allows new sectors of the population to have the capacity to influence.
Broadening the ages of participation through tools specifically designed for that purpose, has an effect of democratic inclusion.
14.30 15.00 h .: Plenary.
The City Council of Molina de Segura already participated in the first meeting, in November of 2017, in Córdoba, and in the second meeting, last February, in Malaga.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Molina de Segura