Active & Responsible Citizen = Flourishing Future Society (ACT!)

Summary of the project
Today’s society is facing problems both on global and community level. Part of the society has an active sense of civic responsibility and act to make changes, while others are indifferent towards problems of the society or have no knowledge, courage to take steps to improve it.  
Creative individuals should be encouraged to act  and through forms of arts  approach  passive community members in an effort to change their attitudes and  encourage desire to improve the life of the society.
Project aims  to reach active  community members who want, can and have what to say, are ready to take actions on issues they care about  and  through their activities inspire other members of the local community to act.

The project would
-define an active citizen
-analyze the  concept of  citizenship
-seek to define a principle, an attitude, that could make a difference in the world
-explore conditions that stimulate citizenship

Target groups
- civic activists of local communities
- volunteers
- active senior citizens
- artists, who are active citizens

Steps
- good practice analysis  considering  comments from  consultations with the target group representatives
- trainings for beneficiaries by civic activists, voluntary organization members.
- face to face meetings for the most motivated  trainees
- local civic actions  based on local community problems
- feedbacks and reflections on the successful practical realization of trainings
- online forums
- collection of the most successful civic actions  and life presentation during the final conference events

Outputs
- Methodologies on how to organize effective civic actions in the local communities and make them more convincing and attractive by using various forms of art and volunteer work manifestations

Partners:
Soros International House, LT
EuroEd Foundation, RO
Smashing Times Theatre Company, IE
Instituto de Formación y Estudios Sociales - IFES, ES
KU TU Ltd., BG
Pressure Line V.O.F., NL