EUMANS 2020. HOW CITIZENS CAN CHANGE EUROPE

CITIZENS AND ORGANISATIONS FROM ALL AROUND EUROPE JOIN EFFORTS FOR A BOTTOM-UP DEMOCRATIC  REFORM OF EUROPEAN POLICIES.

by Marco Cappato

Manipulation of elections. Growing C02 emissions, for free. Agreements with Turkey and Libya to stop migrants at the price of violating human rights. Suppression of free media in Hungary, governmental control of judges in Poland, erosion of the Rule of Law all around Europe. Prohibition of genome editing and embryonic stem cell research. Inaction before China's escalating political and technological supremacy, pursued also through general surveillance and repression of dissent. The weakness of common European social rights, and much more.
All this is not primarily the EU's fault. National Governments are responsible for the most. Still, it is time now for the EU to act as a whole.
 
It would be naive to keep waiting for Governments, Parliaments and national political parties agreeing to take urgent decisions at European level to fight against Global Warming, counter digital monopolies and promote a Civic Artificial Intelligence; to defend the Rule of Law and abandon Prohibitionism on Scientific Research, and to promote Participatory Democracy. Action is needed regardless of the short-sighting of national electoral politics.
 
Citizens, activists, NGOs can join efforts in a common mobilization to bring bottom-up Democracy at the heart of Europe.
Citizens from different countries and backgrounds are taking the streets and connecting with others throughout Europe to find a common ground for nonviolent, democratic, political initiatives. European Citizens Initiatives have been launched on issues such as Rule of Law, Carbon Pricing, Aviation Fuel, Genome Editing and more are to come.
A Europe-wide citizens mobilization on shared policy goals may be able to ignite a bottom-up wide reform of European policies. How can it work?

EUMANS call individuals, NGOs, MEPs, scientists, journalists, students, workers, businessmen, citizens from any background to join in a pan-European democratic, nonviolent citizens mobilization to deeply reform European democracy and European policies.

We call it EUMANS 2020, meaning that
we can all be in.

 

 

par Marco Cappato

Manipulation des élections. Les émissions de C02 qui augmentent, gratuitement. Accords avec la Turquie et la Libye pour arrêter les migrants au prix de violations des droits de l'homme. Suppression des médias indépendants en Hongrie, le gouvernement qui contrôle les juges en Pologne, érosion de l'Etat de droit dans toute l'Europe. Interdiction de l'édition du génome et de la recherche sur les cellules souches embryonnaires (CSE). L’inaction face à l’escalade de la suprématie politique et technologique de la Chine, poursuivie également par la surveillance générale et la répression de la dissidence. Faiblesse des droits sociaux européens et bien plus encore.

Tout ça n'est pas uniquement la faute de l'UE. Les gouvernements nationaux sont pour la plupart les responsables. Il est maintenant temps que l'UE agisse. Il serait naïf de continuer à attendre les gouvernements, les parlements et les partis politiques nationaux pour qu’ils prennent des décisions urgentes au niveau européen pour lutter contre le réchauffement climatique, pour lutter contre les monopoles numériques et promouvoir une intelligence artificielle civique; défendre l’Etat de droit et abandonner le prohibitionnisme sur la recherche scientifique et promouvoir la démocratie participative. Une action est nécessaire indépendamment de la vision à court terme de la politique électorale nationale.

Les citoyens, les activistes et les ONG peuvent unir leurs efforts pour une mobilisation commune de bas en haut pour amener la démocratie au cœur de l'Europe. Des initiatives citoyens européens ont été lancées sur des questions telles que l'état de droit, le changement climatique, le carburant d'aviation, la modification du génome et bien plus encore. Des citoyens de différents pays et de différents milieux descendent dans la rue et se connectent avec d'autres partout en Europe pour trouver un terrain commun pour des initiatives politiques non-violentes et démocratiques. Une mobilisation des citoyens à l'échelle européenne autour d'objectifs politiques communs pourrait peut-être déclencher une vaste réforme ascendante des politiques européennes. Comment cela peut marcher ?

Nous appelons des personnes, des ONG, des députés européens, des scientifiques, des journalistes, des étudiants, des travailleurs et des hommes d’affaires à se joindre à nous dans une mobilisation paneuropéenne démocratique et nonviolente pour une réforme citoyenne des politiques européens.

Nous l'appelons EUMANS 2020, ce qui signifie que nous pouvons tous participer.

N'hésitez pas à nous joindre !

di Marco Cappato

Manipolazione delle elezioni. Emissioni di C02 che continuano a crescere senza freno. Accordi con la Turchia e la Libia per fermare i migranti al costo della violazione dei diritti umani. Soppressione della stampa libera in Ungheria, controllo dei giudici da parte del governo in Polonia, erosione dello Stato di diritto in tutta Europa. Divieto di manipolazione del genoma e ricerca sulle cellule staminali embrionali. Nessuna presa di posizione verso la crescente supremazia politica e tecnologica della Cina, perseguita anche attraverso la sorveglianza generale e la repressione del dissenso. Debolezza dei diritti sociali europei, e molto altro.
Tutto questo non è soltanto colpa dell'UE. I principali responsabili sono proprio i governi nazionali. È tempo che l’UE agisca.

Sarebbe ingenuo continuare ad aspettare che governi, parlamenti e partiti politici nazionali accettino di prendere decisioni urgenti a livello europeo per combattere il riscaldamento globale, contrastare i monopoli digitali e promuovere un'intelligenza artificiale civica; difendere lo stato di diritto e abbandonare il proibizionismo nella ricerca scientifica e promuovere la democrazia partecipativa. È necessaria un'azione a prescindere dalla miopia della politica elettorale nazionale.

Cittadini, attivisti, ONG possono unire le proprie forze e mobilitarsi per portare a democrazia dal basso verso l'alto dritta al cuore dell'Europa.
Sono state già promosse Iniziative dei Cittadini Europei su questioni come lo stato di diritto, i cambiamenti climatici, il carburante per l'aviazione, l'editing del genoma e ce ne saranno molte altre ancora. Cittadini provenienti da paesi e background differenti stanno scendendo nelle strade e si connettono gli uni con altri in tutta Europa per trovare un terreno comune per lanciare iniziative politiche nonviolente e democratiche. Una mobilitazione dei cittadini a livello europeo su obiettivi politici comuni potrebbe essere in grado di innescare una riforma delle politiche europee dal basso verso l'alto. Come può funzionare?

Chiediamo alle singole persone, ONG, europarlamentari, scienziati, giornalisti, studenti, lavoratori e imprenditori di unirsi in una mobilitazione democratica e nonviolenta dei cittadini per una riforma della democrazia e delle politiche europee.

Lo chiamiamo EUMANS 2020, significa che tutti possono farne parte. Unisciti a noi !

PROGRAM AND VIDEOS

11TH DECEMBER

c/o La Piola Libri

6.00 PM - Book Launch - Farnesina Radicale by Marco Perduca
Guests: Marco Perduca, Marco Cappato, Federica Sabbati - Watch the video

12TH DECEMBER

The event was hosted at the European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Belliard, 99-101
THE RIGHT OF AND THE RIGHT TO SCIENCE

A Reform through participatory democracy 

Full video English - French

Antonio Longo, European Economic and Social Committee - English - French

Luca Jahier (President, European Economic and Social Committee) - English - French

Marco Cappato (Founder, Eumans and co-founder, Science for Democracy) - English - French

Virginia Fiume (Coordinator, Eumans and coordinator of Science for Democracy European Citizens Initiatives Project) - English - French

THE RIGHT TO SCIENCE
Marco Perduca (co-founder and international Coordinator Science for Democracy) - English - French

Learn More: The Right to Science

CARBON PRICING AND AVIATION TAX
Watch full video - English - French 

Claudia Basta - Facilitator of the session - Researcher and co-founder of Science for Democracy -  English - French
Carlo Maresca (Coordinator of the European Citizens Initiative StopGlobalWarming.eu) - English - French 
Pablo Berjano (Activist StopGlobalWarming.eu and Eumans) - English - French
Eleonora Evi, (MEP, Movimento5Stelle) - English - French
Timotehee Galvairee (Coordinatore of the European Citizens Initiative Fairosene.eu) - English - French
Andrea Salimbeni (Re-Cord, University of Florence and Eumans) - English - French 
Anita Bernacchia (Board of +Europa Brussels) - English - French
Giorgio La Rosa (Board of +Europa Brussels) - English - French

Learn more: The Carbon Pricing European Citizens Initiative, the Fairosene European Citizens Initiative

GENOME EDITING AND FACT BASED DISCOURSE
Watch full video English - French

Marco Perduca - Facilitator of the session and International Coordinator of Science for Democracy - English - French
Dr Oana Dima (VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology) - English - French
Professor Klaus Ammann (University of Bern) - English - French
Claudia Basta, Researcher and co-founder Science for Democracy - English - French
Klaus Amman's reply - English - French

Learn More:
The European Citizens Initiative Grow Scientific Progress

DIGITAL RIGHTS - INTEROPERABILITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, FILE SHARING
Watch full video English

Simona Bonfante, facilitator of the panel, journalist and Eumans activist - English
Maria Luisa Stasi, Article 19 - English
Andrea Andreoli, Coordinator of Interoperability Project Eumans - English
Innocenzo Genna, Lawyer - English
Yannic Blaschke, Joint Research Center  - English
Marco Ciurcina, Pirate Party (video) - English
Maria Luisa Stasi, Article 19 - English
 Marco Cappato, Eumans / Science for Democracy 
- English
Professor Klaus Amman, University of Bern - English
Yannic Blaschke, Joint Research Center - English
 Marco Cappato, Eumans / Science for Democracy - English 

Learn More: Project for an European Citizens Initiative on Interoperability of digital platforms, An European Way to Civic Artificial Intelligence, The Joint Research Center's report on knowledge and reason at the heart of policy making, The European Citizens Initiative on filesharing
 

6.00 - 7:30 PM
MOBILIZATION IN PLACE LUXEMBURG
Demonstration in front of the European Parliament for Carbon Pricing in Europe - watch the video 
 

13TH DECEMBER

The event was hosted at the European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Belliard, 99-101

RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES. EUROPEAN CITIZENS INITIATIVES

INFORMATION AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
Niccolò Milanesi, European Alternatives - English - French

Learn more:
Equal information on participatory democracy

RULE OF LAW IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND BEYOND 
Watch the full video English - French 

Simona Bonfante, journalist and Eumans activist - English - French
Benny Tai (Hong Kong Umbrella Movement, University of Hong Kong) - English - French
Annalisa Angieri, ForMyRights.eu - European Citizens Initiative on the respect of the rule of law in the European Union - English - French
Filippo De Agostini, ALBI - Action Laïque Belgo-Italienne - English - French
Federico Anghelè, The Good Lobby Italia - English - French
Veneta Magistrelli, promoter of the European Citizens Initiative "Stop corruption in Europe" - English - French
Marco Cappato, founder of Eumans - English - French
Niccolò Milanesi, European Alternatives - English - French
Professor Klaus Ammann (University of Bern) - English - French
Sibilla Barbieri - English - French
Marco Cappato - English - French
Veneta Magistrelli - English - French
Michele Minieri - English - French

Learn more:
the European Citizens Initiative for the rule of law, The Stop Corruption European Citizens Initiative

DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE EU 
Watch the full video English - French

Lorenzo Mineo, (Coordinator Political Rights at EUMANS) - English - French
Anna Comacchio (ECIT Foundation) - English - French
Lorenzo Mineo - English - French

Learn more: The "voters without borders" project by ECIT Foundation, The Citizens' Assembly project in Italy 

CANNABIS LEGALIZATION 
Watch the full video English - French

Lorenzo Mineo, Eumans - English - French
Benjamin Jeanroy (ECHO Citoyens) - English - French
Lorenza Romanese (EIHA - European Industrial Hemp Association) - English - French

Learn more: The European Way to legal cannabis

TRANSNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTIVISM. A MOVEMENT OF CITIZENS
Watch the full video English - French 
(la traduction commence à la minute 00.53.08)
Virginia Fiume, Coordinator of Eumans English 
Marco Cappato (Eumans, Science for Democracy, Associazione Luca Coscioni) English 
Jesse Colzani (TheGoodLobby) English 
Maria Luisa Stasi (Article19) English
Monica Frassoni (StopGlobalwarming.eu - ECI "A price for carbon to fight climate change") English 
 Christian Renoux (Coordination pour l'éducation à la non-violence et à la paix) English

Open Discussion:
Virginia Fiume English
Niccolò Milanesi English
Sibilla Barbieri English - French
Hervé Parmentier English - French
Monica Frassoni English - French
Lorenzo Mineo English - French
Hervé Parmentier English - French
Marco Cappato English - French
Simona Bonfante English - French
Carlo Maresca English - French
Monica Frassoni English - French
Virginia Fiume English - French
Professor Klaus Ammann English - French
Christian Renoux (Coordination pour l'éducation à la non-violence et à la paix) English - French
Virginia Fiume English - French
Sibilla Barbieri English - French
Niccolò Milanesi English - French
Maria Luisa Stasi English - French
Franco Donati English - French
Alice Montalbetti English - French
Marco Cappato English - French
Virginia Fiume English - French

4.00-6:00 PM
THE GOOD LOBBY AWARDS
we attended The Good Lobby Awards ceremony. at the Economic and Social Committee

 

EUMANS MOBILIZATION IS FUNDED BY INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND IT IS RUN BY ACTIVISTS. NO MATTER HOW SMALL IT CAN BE, ANY DONATION IS AN EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO ACHIEVING COMMON POLITICAL GOALS.

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