Organization

Municipality of Valongo (CM Valongo)

Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment - University of Coimbra (CITTA-UC)

Speakers

In person (10 minutes each)

• José Manuel Ribeiro: Mayor of Valongo

• Miguel Graça: integrated researcher at the Centre for Research into Territory, Transport and the Environment at the University of Coimbra (CITTA- UC), Senior Technician at the Office of the High Commissioner for Migration

•  Jairo Jorge da Silva: Mayor of Canoas, "Popular and Citizen Participation System", Brazil

• Sonia Francine Marmo: Secretary of Human Rights and Citizenship of São Paulo, Brazil

Pre-recorded video + online presence (5 minutes each)

• Rifai Ahmad: Executive Director of Kota Kita, "Participatory Data Collection Guideline for Disability-Inclusive City", Indonesia

•  Kai Ling Luo: Researcher, European Centre for Research on Contemporary Taiwan, "Participatory Budgeting for Migrant Workers in Taoyuan", Taiwan

• Giorgio Pitella: Idee in fuga / BiPart, "Idee in fuga", Italy

This panel, organized around different themes — migrants and refugees; children, elder and people with disabilities; poor neighborhoods, homeless people and other vulnerable groups — aims to critically analyze concerns and corresponding strategies, tools, and methods that could support the inclusion of these citizens in policymaking, both at national and local level. Speakers from different origins will present and discuss different social and intersectional approaches and practices, aiming at including those who often are excluded from all processes, bearing in mind that precisely their involvement is crucial to prevent growing inequalities.

Presentation (PDF)