3rd Seminar “DemocraciAZ” debates representative and participatory democracy
Ponta Delgada
Secretaria Regional da Juventude, Habitação e Emprego
The Regional Secretariat for Youth, Housing and Employment, through the Regional Directorate for Youth, is promoting the 3rd Seminar "DemocraciAZ" on Thursday, June 12, at the Velas Municipal Auditorium, São Jorge Island, as part of the Regional Plan for Youth Literacy and Democratic Participation.
This third edition is dedicated to reflection on representative and participatory democracy.
The opening session will be chaired by the Regional Secretary for Youth, Housing and Employment, Maria João Carreiro, followed by a presentation by Jorge Botelho Moniz, associate researcher at IPRI-NOVA and CIPES of Lusófona University, titled "Representative Democracy and the need to be the voice of citizens."
“The individual responsibility of being the voice of a collective:
the importance of youth and community representation” is the theme of the round table discussion featuring João Machado, Member of the Board of the National Youth Council; Tiago Félix, Member of the Velas Municipal Youth Council; Leoter Viegas, President of the Board of AIPA; and Jaime Vieira, President of the Student Association of Velas Basic Education and Secondary School.
The round table will be moderated by Eládio Braga, Regional Director for Youth.
In the afternoon, the seminar will continue at the Velas Basic Education and Secondary School with a workshop on "Representative and participatory democracy" for young people.
The Seminar "DemocraciAZ" falls within the consultation and debate process to define the operational goals of the Regional Plan for Youth Literacy and Democratic Participation – DemocraciAZ. An initiative of the Regional Government, it aims to be a multilevel, transdisciplinary and interdepartmental tool for promoting more active citizenship among young people in the Azores.
