21.01.2025 / News The decisions we make today can prevent the return to power of ideologies that have left a bloody mark on our collective past for several decades. Healing these traumas is a theme we will continue to explore together. At the last performance of the documentary theatre performance...
17.01.2025 / News On January 10, we discussed the concept of foresight, exploring what local communities might look like in the year 2040. Together, we envisioned future challenges and discussed how we could effectively anticipate them. It was a valuable opportunity to highlight the importance of planning and preparing for...
11.01.2025 / News On January 10-11, we meet in Făgăraș and Calbor to explore the path of local communities in Romania towards the year 2040. Our aim is to get to know each other, collaborate, and start a foresight process dedicated to the future of our communities. Based on our...
17.09.2024 / News We are preparing for the first meeting within the School for Sustainable Development project. On Friday and Saturday, we are hosting representatives from local and foreign non-governmental organizations in Calbor for a series of debates on community development. The meeting concludes on Saturday evening with an event...
17.09.2024 / News Are you concerned about the future of your community? Do you work in local communities and notice challenges that your community is not prepared to face? We invite you to join a network of communities learning how to generate scenarios for the future and prepare to face...
The School for Sustainable Development aims to strengthen local actors' strategic thinking, understanding of the SDGs, and analytical capacity in terms of local community sustainability. There is no sustainability without the capacity for critical and strategic thinking and analytic skills, aspects that are often lacking in local communities in...
10.03.2025 / News Făgăraș Research Institute (FRI) wraps up the Media Lab 4 Sustainable Democracy project, an initiative that started from the desire to support democratic education in the communities around Țara Făgărașului. In the last 12 months, the project provided over 120 participants from eight communities in Țara Făgărașului...
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Laugh. Laugh louder than them. Laugh against oppression, against the powerful, and against politicians. Show your teeth and squint your eyes: this will be your new face. Thus, there will be tears of joy, stronger than those of pain. Author: Zoe Alice Deotto, M.A. Candidate Political satire...
12.02.2025 / Perspectives Although both Italy and Romania formally guarantee religious freedom, the practical challenges faced by religious minorities differ significantly. In Italy, limitations stem mainly from bureaucratic obstacles and the lack of official recognition for some religious communities, such as the Islamic community. […] In Romania, however, the main...
19.02.2025 / Perspectives lthough Italy and Romania share some issues related to freedom of expression, the roots of these challenges are substantially different, reflecting the different historical and political contexts of the two countries. […] The differences lie in the different directions of development taken by the two countries, the...