Join us in Barcelona to connect, learn, and co-create the next steps for GCED in Europe!

Sala Auditori, Diputació de Barcelona (Carrer de Zamora 73)

This event for local and regional governments, organised by Regione Marche and hosted by the Barcelona Provincial Council, forms part of the Gear Up project’s European networking activities. It will also kick off the European Days of Local Solidarity (EDLS) in Barcelona, a two-week campaign that invites European cities and regions to engage their citizens on the global challenges of sustainable development and the importance of collective action.

The day is designed for representatives of local and regional governments, European GCED networks and organisations, and participants of other DEAR projects interested in advancing Global Citizenship Education from a territorial perspective.

Morning sessions will include simultaneous interpretation (Catalan–English). The afternoon networking session will be held in English.

Draft programme:

09:00 Registration

09.15 Welcome panel

• Maria Eugenia Gay, Vice President of the Barcelona Provincial Council for International Relations and 2030 Agenda
• Manuel Szapiro, Director of the Representation of the European Commission in Barcelona

10:00 Plenary panel: Towards a shared understanding of GCED and local governments: perspectives from across Europe.

• Ditta Trindade Dolejsiova, Head of Support and Innovation, Global Education Network Europe (GENE)
• Natalino Barbizzi, Senior program manager Marche Region
• Narcisa Alexe, Border Towns and Islands Network
• La Salete Coelho, Head of the Technical Unit, Ibero-American Programme on Global Citizenship for Sustainable Development

Moderator: Octavi de la Varga, Strategic International Projects Advisor, Barcelona Provincial Council

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Local GCED in towns and rural areas

Moderator Olivia Paton, Head of the Europe, Cooperation and Internationalization Municipal Support Service, Barcelona Provincial Council

• Mireia Rosés, Osona Comarcal (County) Council, Catalonia, Spain
• Ilona Stalidzane, Roverto, Italy

12:30 Local GCED in cities and metropolitan areas 

Moderator Rocío Ballesta Orta, Development Education & Awareness Raising Officer PLATFORMA

• Clara Xifra, Rubí City Council, Catalonia, Spain
• Ilona Stalidzane, City of Riga, Latvia
• Alba Sanfeliu, Manresa City Council, Catalonia, Spain

13:30 Lunch

15:00 Networking activity for local and regional governments 

16:30 End

Registration form

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