Our petition to the European Parliament

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Artsformation

Contemporary art and technology is changing people’s lives everyday. Artsformation works to investigate this transformative power. We work to research, create and experiment in the intersection between arts, society and technology.

Contemporary art and technology is changing people’s lives everyday. Artsformation works to investigate this transformative power. We work to research, create and experiment in the intersection between arts, society and technology.

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#NotWithoutUs

Citizens Take Over Europe welcomes President Von der Leyen’s due reference to the Conference on the Future of Europe in her State of the Union address, but calls for greater transparency and citizen participation in the planning of the Conference. A Conference on Future of Europe must be co-created with the citizens. A Conference on the Future of Europe without the citizens misses the essential!

Citizens Take Over Europe welcomes President Von der Leyen’s due reference to the Conference on the Future of Europe in her State of the Union address, but calls for greater transparency and citizen participation in the planning of the Conference. A Conference on Future of Europe must be co-created with the citizens. A Conference on the Future of Europe without the citizens misses the essential!

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From the Sea to the City

With this campaign we make a first step in the process of creating a European network of  cities and municipalities  to advocate for an active role of cities and civil society organisations in EU decisions on migration policy.

With this campaign we make a first step in the process of creating a European network of  cities and municipalities  to advocate for an active role of cities and civil society organisations in EU decisions on migration policy.

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Join European Alternatives for 1 euro /month and access the exclusive content we are producing.

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Imagine

We want to inspire and support vibrant alter-European and global movements that act for social justice beyond the nation-state

Enact

We develop transnational programs engaging people across disciplines to raise awareness of alternative visions, avoiding eurocentrism and highlighting perspectives outside of Europe

Demand

We demand change for an open, just and sustainable world and want to contribute with our capacity building programs

Democracy

We empower individuals, civil society and social movements to act in a coordinated way throughout and influence decision-making

Equality

We stand for the principle of solidarity, we fight xenophobia, homophobia, and stereotypes

Culture

We believe that social and political change requires artistic and cultural engagement fostering a renewal of society not limited to any sector

Beyond
the nation

The most urgent political, cultural and social questions can no longer be dealt at the national level: we foster transnational citizenship to restore to citizens democratic control over our future

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Our Petition to the European Parliament

8 October, 2020
Transnational Democracy
After months of hard work and lobbying with Citizens Take Over Europe, today we submit a petition to the European Parliament for more transparency on the negotiations about the Conference on the Future of Europe. We are also handing over our open letter to all three EU institutions to demand that citizens are involved in co-creating the Conference.
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