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International Day<\/h1>

2017 Edition: The Right to an Educating City<\/h2><\/div>

30 November 2017<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Message and commitment<\/h2><\/div>

Why?<\/h3>

To raise awareness of the importance of education in the city<\/p><\/div>

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In order to raise worldwide awareness of the importance of education in the city and make visible the commitment of local governments to education, as well as the work that educational agents, be they in formal or non-formal education, carry out. Through this, the idea is to acknowledge and make known their work so that new cities, citizen organizations, experts and representatives of civil society and the private sector can also commit themselves to building better cities through education. <\/p>\n

Through this global event, the IAEC also wants to contribute to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was drafted after an unprecedented dialogue amongst the member states of the United Nations, local governments, civil society, the private sector and other agents, lending special support to cities (Sustainable Development Goal 11) and to inclusive and quality education for all and throughout life (SDG 4). <\/p>\n

That is why the Executive Committee and the Secretariat of the IAEC is inviting member cities to pledge and renew their commitment to the Charter of Educating Cities by organizing a program of activities for the International Day of the Educating City.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Why do we celebrate it on 30 November?<\/h3>

On 30 November 1990, the Charter of Educating Cities was proclaimed<\/p><\/div>

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We propose concentrating the activities on that date in order to commemorate 30 November 1990 as the day on which the Charter of Educating Cities was proclaimed in Barcelona. By concentrating the activities of all the cities on one day we are also attempting to emphasize the global character of the celebration. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Institutional Greeting Miquel \u00c0ngel Essomba<\/h3>

Delegated Chairman of the International Association of Educating Cities<\/p><\/div>

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Sixty years after its proclamation, the right to education has become a necessary but insufficient right in the terms under which it was conceived. Expanding on the right to education cannot remain confined only to improving compulsory education, but must also progress towards an expansion of its scope, both in terms of a preventive dimension before compulsory education begins \u2013 specifically focusing on early childhood education\u2013 and by extending the latter \u2013 through the normalization of lifelong learning. <\/p>\n

At the same time, the right to education constitutes a domain that cannot be exercised individually but rather collectively. The potentialities of interrelations and interconnections at all levels and in all areas, in what can be called the world-network, locates the danger to exercising the right to education as an individual right on the edge of inequality and exclusion. Only the right to education exercised collectively and for the community can facilitate the transformation of education into a social process that fosters equality of rights and social inclusion. That is why we speak of education as a \u2018right that generates rights\u2019 and as a space for building social coexistence and cohesion. <\/p>\n

In the vanguard of this perspective education is understood as a collective right, or as an individual right that can only be exercised collectively. This is the Right to an Educating City. An option that sees education as a collective asset in the service of correcting social inequalities, a tool that can democratize the educational management and practices that seeks the co-responsibility of all social stakeholders The educating cities emphasize the leading role of the citizenry as a whole in the unending process of quality, decent lifelong education for all. <\/p>\n

In the educating city, the equality in the right to education is exercised from the standpoint of equity, since the starting points of each individual and each community are unequal. That is why a homogenizing approach to education in a world, with high indices of social inequality generates segregation. Organizing cooperative networks amongst social agents committed to education triggers the enormous educative potential of our society, redolent from top to bottom of information, and by its organized version, knowledge. In the educating city, neighbourhoods educate. <\/p>\n

In the educating city educational inclusion is exercised to the benefit of the entire population, and not only for those persons with special educational needs, be they temporary or permanent. The denial of diversity in all its dimensions (gender, social class, sexual orientation, and ethnic or cultural origin) is a focal point of social exclusion. In the educating city there is a place for everyone. Everyone receives and everyone contributes. In order to educate we must educate ourselves. <\/p>\n

On 30 November we will all celebrate our International Day, a global alliance of cities that educate and learn. Please join us.<\/p>\n

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Institutional Greeting Marina Canals Ramoneda<\/h3>

General Secretary of the International Association of Educating Cities<\/p><\/div>

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This year we are celebrating the second International Day of the Educating City, after its success last year, which had the support of more than 140 cities. These cities joined their voices in order to launch a unitary, clear and strong message in favour of education as a political tool for social transformation and to foster fairer, more cooperative and inclusive cities. <\/p>\n

Being an educating city entails placing people at the centre of the political action, and to offer a holistic education which allows each and every citizen to find its place in society. This means having citizens who are positively committed towards contributing to the improvement of their communities, but also implies having political leaders who listen to the citizens, and take on board the proposals of the civil society who share the common goal of building an educating city. <\/p>\n

Currently, there are many local governments on all continents that are working to contribute to meeting the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and it is precisely the ensuring of inclusive and equitable quality education and the promotion of lifelong learning for all that constitutes one of the 17 goals of the new sustainable development agenda. This is a goal whose importance stands out for also playing a key transversal role in the advancement of the ensemble of SDGs; only through values education will it be possible to foster active citizenship and resilient institutions. <\/p>\n

It is in this context, facing a world where individualism and the interests of the market seem to prevail over the common good, that we dare to launch this year\u2019s International Day with the theme of \u201cThe Right to an Educating City\u201d as the platform for the activities. We launch this initiative with the aim of contributing to rethinking our cities so that they foster inclusion and equality of opportunities, social justice, participatory democracy, education for active citizenry, coexistence amongst different cultures, dialogue between generations, sustainability and planning of an accessible interconnected city that stimulates eagerness for learning and offers learning opportunities for personal and collective growth. <\/p>\n

We are talking about a Right that can only be won by joining forces with the educational community and civil society as a whole. That is why this year we also want to publicly recognize the multiple educative agents active in our cities and celebrate this Day especially with them. Without a doubt their commitment, dedication, effort and enthusiasm will enable us to progress together towards shaping such kind of city. <\/p>\n

We are convinced that education is a driver of change that opens up a door to hope, and that if our cities progress we will all benefit. That is why we are inviting you to renew your commitment and make it public by celebrating this second International Day of the Educating City with us.<\/p>\n

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Manifesto 2017<\/h3>

Manifesto of the Mayors of the International Association of Educating Cities<\/p><\/div>

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We local governments manifest our firm commitment to the Right to an Educating City, as an extension of the basic right of all people to education and as a vehicle for realizing other basic rights. We see the Right to Education as a driver of human, social and economic development of people and communities; an indispensable element for achieving sustainable development, an active citizenship and lasting peace. <\/p>\n

As local governments we assume our commitment to promote inclusive quality education and life-long learning opportunities for all, by ensuring that this right can be realized without any form of discrimination and by strengthening the important tasks undertaken by educational institutions and families.<\/p>\n

At the same time, of special note is the fact that libraries, museums, cultural, healthcare and sport centers, municipal services, sundry associations, the business community, the media etc., offer innovative non-formal and informal educational proposals that should complement and enrich formal education.<\/p>\n

Having the conviction that education entails an enormous power of social transformation, we recognize and support the valuable educational work carried out by all these agents in the construction of this city model. With this, we are also contributing to a paradigm shift in education. <\/p>\n

Thus, we local governments invite the educational community, grassroots organizations and civil society as a whole to pool their efforts to realize the Right to an Educating City; a city governed by inclusion and equality of opportunities, social justice, equity, diversity; a city without violence, that promotes participatory democracy, coexistence amongst different cultures, dialogue between the generations, empathy, cooperation, etc. This aspiration arises from the principles included in our roadmap: the Charter of Educating Cities. <\/p>\n

Only if we are able to build a large local network of educational agents around this shared project will we be able to transform urban space into an educating space, where, in addition to facilitating access to knowledge and wisdom, we can also transmit values and attitudes so that people can develop their skills and become active agents in the development of their communities.<\/p>\n

As political representatives we are committed to creating spaces of encounter, dialogue, reflection and decision-making, in which the different cultures and social groups that make up our society are present in order to meet successfully the numerous challenges that our municipalities are facing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Barcelona Mayor Ms. Ada Colau<\/h3><\/div>
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Girona Mayor Ms. Marta Madrenas<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Lleida Mayor Mr. \u00c1ngel Ros<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Palam\u00f3s Mayor Mr. Llu\u00eds Puig Martorell<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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M\u00e1laga Mayor Mr. Francisco de la Torre Prados<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Palafrugell Mayor Mr. Josep Piferrer<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Praia Presidente Sr. \u00d3scar Santos<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Lisbon Councillor of Education, Mr. Ricardo Robles<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Vall d\u2019Uix\u00f3 Mayor Sra. Tania Ba\u00f1os<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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M\u00f3stoles Councillor of Education, Ms. Isabel Cruceta Serrano<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Binissalem Mayor Mr Andreu Villalonga<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Santo Tirso Mayor Mr Joaquim Barbosa Ferreira Couto<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Anadia President Ms Teresa Cardoso<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Vila Nova de Famalic\u00e3o Alcalde Sr. Paulo Cunha<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Mayor of Granollers, Mr Josep Mayoral<\/h3><\/div><\/article><\/div>
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Andr\u00e9s Borthagaray<\/h3>

Architect, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design – University of Buenos Aires<\/p><\/div>

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Architect, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design – University of Buenos Aires<\/h4>\n
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Adhiero a la celebraci\u00f3n del d\u00eda de la ciudad educadora, a los principios y a las propuestas de actuaci\u00f3n que postula la Carta de la ciudad educadora. Considero que la educaci\u00f3n debe acompa\u00f1ar nuestro desarrollo en la vida de las ciudades, dentro y fuera del aula. Como lo dije en mi conferencia de apertura de la reuni\u00f3n nacional, una ciudad educadora debe ser capaz de transmitir, aprender y desarrollar el conocimiento. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Eul\u00e0lia Bosch<\/h3>

Exibition Program Manager, Eug\u00e8nia Balcells Foundation<\/p><\/div>

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Jos\u00e9 Agust\u00edn Goytisolo escribi\u00f3 un poema titulado El Lobito Bueno<\/i> inmortalizado por la voz inequ\u00edvoca de Paco Iba\u00f1ez. En \u00e9l se habla tambi\u00e9n de un pr\u00edncipe malo, de una bruja hermosa y de un pirata honrado. So\u00f1ar el mundo al rev\u00e9s es la propuesta escondida en estos versos. <\/p>\n

En la clase de gram\u00e1tica, aprendimos que del singular nac\u00eda el plural. La ciudad educadora, como el poeta, nos invita a pensar que del \u00fanico lugar del que puede emerger el singular es del plural que forma la ciudadan\u00eda. <\/p>\n

\u00bfNo ser\u00e1 que si aprendemos a leer el mundo al rev\u00e9s empezaremos a entenderlo mejor?\u00bfNo ser\u00e1 cierto que la responsabilidad educativa reside tanto en la ciudadan\u00eda y sus diversos modos de vivir como en los centros educativos espec\u00edficos? \u00bfNo ser\u00e1 que si la ciudad se toma en serio su funci\u00f3n educadora el placer por saber m\u00e1s no tendr\u00e1 l\u00edmite y la protecci\u00f3n de lo colectivo ser\u00e1 un verdadero objetivo en si mismo?<\/p>\n

\u00bfQui\u00e9n sabe cu\u00e1l es el derecho y el rev\u00e9s de la experiencia vital de aprender?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Salimata Wade<\/h3>

Fundadora y Directora de La Compagnie du Bien Manger<\/p><\/div>

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Madame, Monsieur:<\/p>\n

Par cette lettre je tiens \u00e0 vous faire part du soutien que je porte \u00e0 la demande de reconnaissance des Nations Unies du 30 novembre comme \u00ab Journ\u00e9e Internationale de la Ville \u00c9ducatrice \u00bb, en ligne avec la proposition faite par l\u2019Association Internationale des Villes Educatrices (AIVE), compos\u00e9 de pr\u00e8s de 500 villes du monde.<\/p>\n

L\u2019institutionnalisation de cette c\u00e9l\u00e9bration contribuerait a la prise de conscience de l\u2019importance de l\u2019\u00e9ducation dans la ville et a rendre visible l\u2019engagement des gouvernements locaux avec l\u2019\u00e9ducation tout au long de la vie. Cette c\u00e9l\u00e9bration globale vise \u00e9galement \u00e0 promouvoir la concr\u00e9tisation de l\u2019Agenda 2030 pour le D\u00e9veloppement Durable au niveau local. <\/p>\n

En tant que g\u00e9ographe urbaniste et sp\u00e9cialiste de gouvernance urbaine je pense que la phase d\u2019explosion urbaine dans laquelle est plong\u00e9e le continent africain et tout particuli\u00e8rement l\u2019Afrique de l\u2019ouest demande un accompagnement multidimensionnel pour \u00eatre saisie comme une opportunit\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement et non la raison de l\u2019approfondissement des dysfonctionnements actuellement constates. Parmi les facteurs de valorisation du processus d\u2019urbanisation se trouve l\u2019Education sous toutes ses formes, dont celles qui d\u00e9veloppent les comp\u00e9tences de base qui permettent d\u2019am\u00e9liorer l\u2019int\u00e9gration de millions de ruraux et de p\u00e9ri urbains \u00e0 la ville. Education a bien des r\u00f4les fondamentaux: citoyens, acteurs socio-\u00e9conomiques et politiques\u2026.la Ville est le lieu de b\u00e2tir les ressources qui sont facteurs de d\u00e9veloppement aux plans conceptuel, technologique, cognitif, mat\u00e9riel, relationnel \u2026 et d\u2019abord culturel. Cultures urbaines.<\/p>\n

Par cons\u00e9quent, je souscris pleinement \u00e0 la d\u00e9signation du 30 novembre comme Journ\u00e9e Internationale de la Ville \u00c9ducatrice.<\/p>\n

Cordialement,
\nSalimata Wade<\/p>\n

Fondatrice et directrice de La Compagnie du Bien Manger
\nFondatrice et Secr\u00e9taire G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de Plus Value Culture
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\nUniversit\u00e9 Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\u00c0ngel Casti\u00f1eira<\/h3>

Director, Chair in Leaderships and Democratic Governance, ESADE <\/p><\/div>

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Apreciados Se\u00f1ores y Se\u00f1oras:<\/p>\n

Les escribo esta carta en se\u00f1al de apoyo a la solicitud de reconocimiento por parte de Naciones Unidas del d\u00eda 30 de noviembre como \u201cD\u00eda Internacional de la Ciudad Educadora\u201d en l\u00ednea con la propuesta formulada por la Asociaci\u00f3n Internacional de Ciudades Educadoras (AICE) integrada por cerca de 500 ciudades del mundo.<\/p>\n

La institucionalizaci\u00f3n de dicha celebraci\u00f3n contribuir\u00eda a crear consciencia de la importancia de la educaci\u00f3n en la ciudad y a visibilizar el compromiso de los gobiernos locales como agentes educativos comprometidos con la educaci\u00f3n a lo largo de la vida. Con esta celebraci\u00f3n global se pretende, a su vez, promover la concreci\u00f3n de la Agenda 2030 para un Desarrollo Sostenible en el contexto local. <\/p>\n

Creo que la celebraci\u00f3n de este D\u00eda Internacional puede contribuir a concienciar a miles de ciudadanos de la funci\u00f3n educadora y, por lo tanto, emancipadora, que pueden hoy jugar las ciudades en el mundo. Esta concienciaci\u00f3n ciudadana sin duda ser\u00e1 un excelente est\u00edmulo para que nuevas ciudades de todos los continente del mundo se sumen a esta excelente iniciativa. <\/p>\n

Por todo ello, apoyo la designaci\u00f3n del d\u00eda 30 de noviembre como D\u00eda Internacional de la Ciudad Educadora.<\/p>\n

Atentamente,<\/p>\n

\u00c0ngel Casti\u00f1eira<\/p>\n

Director de la C\u00e1tedra de Liderazgos y Gobernanza Democr\u00e1tica<\/p>\n

ESADE (Universitat Ramon Llull)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Silvia Morelli<\/h3>

Directora Provincial de Desarrollo Curricular y Relaciones Acad\u00e9micas, Ministerio de Educaci\u00f3n de Santa Fe (Argentina)<\/p><\/div>

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Es muy importante sostener la conmemoraci\u00f3n del d\u00eda Internacional de la Ciudad Educadora. No para inmortalizarla un d\u00eda al a\u00f1o, sino para darle relevancia a las voces que integran cada ciudad y reinventar cada una de ellas como una ciudad educadora. <\/p>\n

Una ciudad educadora es aquella que construye pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas para el cuidado de sus ciudadanos, especialmente los ni\u00f1os, ni\u00f1as y los adultos mayores. Que cuida los espacios p\u00fablicos como el territorio contingente y transitable, donde los ciudadanos la habitan y se reconocen en ella. Donde cada espacio f\u00edsico es motivo para recuperar la historia, las biograf\u00edas y la prospectiva. <\/p>\n

Una ciudad educadora es aquella que aloja a los reci\u00e9n llegados, aquellos que cargan con la extranjer\u00eda, deseosos de formar parte. Es aquella que se piensa para la convivencia con diversidad, generando igualdad de oportunidades para una vida en democracia y participaci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n

Una ciudad educadora merece ser el faro que da luz a los gobiernos locales para hacer visible la justicia, equidad, la convivencia, la erradicaci\u00f3n de la violencia y el compromiso con los Derechos Humanos.<\/p>\n

Por todo esto, como no conmemorar un d\u00eda al a\u00f1o la importancia de una ciudad educadora.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Alberto Manguel<\/h3>

Director, Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno (Buenos Aires)<\/p><\/div>

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Apreciados Se\u00f1ores y Se\u00f1oras:<\/p>\n

Les escribo esta carta en se\u00f1al de apoyo a la solicitud de reconocimiento por parte de Naciones Unidas del d\u00eda 30 de noviembre como \u00abD\u00eda lnternacional de la Ciudad Educadora\u00bb en l\u00ednea con la propuesta formulada por la Asociaci\u00f3n lnternacional de Ciudades Educadoras (AICE) integrada por cerca de 500 ciudades del mundo.<\/p>\n

La institucionalizaci\u00f3n de dicha celebraci\u00f3n contribuir\u00eda a crear consciencia de la importancia de la educaci\u00f3n en la ciudad y a visibilizar el compromiso de los gobiernos locales como agentes educativos comprometidos con la educaci\u00f3n a lo largo de la vida. Con esta celebraci\u00f3n global se pretende, a su vez, promover Ia concreci\u00f3n de la Agenda 2030 para un Desarrollo Sostenible en el contexto local.<\/p>\n

Por todo ello, apoyo la designaci\u00f3n del d\u00eda 30 de noviembre como D\u00eda lnternacional de la Ciudad Educadora.<\/p>\n

Atentamente,<\/p>\n

Alberto Manguel<\/p>\n

Director<\/p>\n

Biblioteca Nacional Mariano Moreno<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Blair A. Ruble<\/h3>

Vice-president de Programes i Director del Laboratori de Sostenibilitat Urbana, Woodrow Wilson Center<\/p><\/div>

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Dear Sir or Madam:<\/p>\n

I am writing to support the request for UN recognition of 30 November as the \u00abInternational Day of the Educating City\u00bb, in line with the proposal made by the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC), made up of close to 500 cities in the world. The institutionalization of such celebration would contribute to raise awareness on the importance of education in the city and to make visible the commitment of local governments to lifelong learning. <\/p>\n

Present-day recognition of the importance of cities in the global agenda for inclusive and sustainable development is unprecedented. In September 2015, U.N. member states agreed on 17 global goals to end poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030. Among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is an \u00aburban\u00bb goal, \u00abSDG Number 11\u00bb calling on the international community to make cities \u00abinclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.\u00bb A few months later, in October 2016, the United Nations\u2019 HABITAT III conference -an international gathering convened every twenty years- adopted the \u00abNew Urban Agenda\u00bb which would further align domestic policies and international cooperation across the globe with the objectives of SDG11. <\/p>\n

Proclamation is laudable; action is essential. Cities are the largest and arguably most complex product of human enterprise. As cities are made by humans, they necessarily are imperfect. As cities are complex, humans invariably struggle to bring the totality of urban reality into a single vision. We tend to isolate those aspects of urban life which give us pause, approaching with singular solutions and agendas intended to \u00abfix\u00bb a particular urban condition. This piecemeal approach tends to distract us from the larger objective of nurturing cities as holistic places of promise. <\/p>\n

Unidimensional approaches to urban life drive us towards conventional technologies, strategies, and innovations, which, while laudable, are insufficient. We need to expand policy goals beyond favoring any particular group no matter how creative it may be. All of which underscores the importance of the International Day of the Educating City. <\/p>\n

Therefore, I give my support to the establishment of 30 November as the lnternational Day of the Educating City.<\/p>\n

Best regards,<\/p>\n

Blair A. Ruble<\/p>\n

Distinguished Scholar<\/p>\n

Woodrow Wilson Center<\/p>\n

Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gertrud Pfister<\/h3>

Professora Em\u00e8rita, Departament de Nutrici\u00f3 i Esport, Universitat de Copenhaguen<\/p><\/div>

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Dear Sir or Madam:<\/p>\n

I am writing to support the request for UN recognition of 30 November as the \u201cInternational Day of the Educating City\u00bb, in line with the proposal made by the International Association of Educating Cities (IAEC), made up of close to 500 cities in the world.<\/p>\n

The institutionalization of such celebration would contribute to raise awareness on the importance of education in the city and to make visible the commitment of local governments to lifelong learning. This global celebration also seeks to promote the materialisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the local context. <\/p>\n

Cities can and should provide spaces for meeting and moving, safe spaces for children, women and seniors, inviting spaces which encourage to become and to stay physically active. One of my favorite cities is Copenhagen which banned cars and encourages people to walk, to jog and to bike. Playing grounds for young and old, climbing walls, swimming baths, skateboard arenas and many parks invite the citizens to participate in various physical activities, to train, to relax and to have fun. I hope that many cities follow Copenhagen and other cities \u201con the move\u201d. <\/p>\n

Therefore, I give my support to the establishment of 30 November as the International Day of the Educating City.<\/p>\n

Gertrud Pfister<\/p>\n

Professor Emerita<\/p>\n

Department of Nutrition, Sports and Exercises<\/p>\n

University of Copenhagen<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Arcadi Oliveres<\/h3>

Presidente de Justicia y Paz<\/p><\/div>

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Del excelente contenido de la Carta de Ciudades Educadoras, aprobado en Barcelona el a\u00f1o 1990 y revisado posteriormente los a\u00f1os 1994 y 2004 se pueden extraer muchas reflexiones y propuestas. Querr\u00eda poner \u2013 de manera dispersa \u2013 el acento sobre algunas de ellas en las que, seg\u00fan mi criterio, merece la pena incidir tanto en la educaci\u00f3n informal como en la formal. <\/p>\n

Resulta innegable el impacto educativo (para bien y para mal) de los medios de comunicaci\u00f3n. Es necesario ser usuarios habituales y al mismo tiempo libres frente a sus reiteradas y malintencionadas voluntades de manipulaci\u00f3n, desvincul\u00e1ndonos de todo lo que es \u00e9ticamente inaceptable. Y en la misma direcci\u00f3n resulta imprescindible ser cuidadosos en la utilizaci\u00f3n, -mayoritariamente superflua \u2013 de las redes sociales aun con plena conciencia de que su principal misi\u00f3n parece ser el control a distancia de las personas. <\/p>\n

Pensando en la dimensi\u00f3n social, la educaci\u00f3n supone una opci\u00f3n para una econom\u00eda al servicio de las personas alejada del lucro, de la especulaci\u00f3n y del beneficio contable. Y, por el contrario, dedicada a dar trabajo a la gente y a la producci\u00f3n de bienes y servicios para la poblaci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n

De una manera m\u00e1s amplia, y afortunadamente bien recalcada en la Carta, la idea de que el mundo es de todos resulta evidente, as\u00ed como el hecho de que el establecimiento de fronteras es \u00e9ticamente inaceptable y, en cambio, la acogida de refugiados con los brazos abiertos hacia los inmigrantes significa una actitud irrenunciable.<\/p>\n

Sin alejarse mucho de la idea anterior, la educaci\u00f3n para la paz y el desarme se ha reiterado copiosamente en muchos proyectos educativos. Un mundo sin armas, sin ej\u00e9rcitos, sin falsas amenazas y absurdas seguridades nos llevar\u00e1 a una mayor calma y eficacia. <\/p>\n

En \u00faltima instancia tener presentes las limitaciones del Planeta, optar por el decrecimiento material y vivir mejor con menos consumo es, en la pr\u00e1ctica, la \u00fanica posibilidad para un futuro mejor.<\/p>\n

A todos estos criterios educativos es necesario, sin duda, darles una aplicaci\u00f3n intergeneracional a la vez que una voluntad de actualizaci\u00f3n \u2013 y consiguientemente \u2013 de formaci\u00f3n, permanente.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n

Organisations<\/h2>

Here attached you will find messages from all kind of organizations which have given support to the celebration of the International Day of the Educating City. We really thank each one of them for their support! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

University of Lleida \u2013 UNESCO Chair in Intermediate Cities, Urbanisation and Development<\/span>PDF<\/span><\/span>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div><\/a>Eug\u00e8nia Balcells Foundation<\/span>PDF<\/span><\/span>
\n \n \n<\/svg><\/div><\/a>Metropolis, World Association of the Great Metropolises<\/span><\/span>
\n \n<\/svg><\/div><\/a>Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos<\/span><\/span>
\n \n<\/svg><\/div><\/a>Sra. Claudia Balagu\u00e9 Ministra de Educaci\u00f3n de la Provincia de Santa Fe <\/span><\/span>
\n \n<\/svg><\/div><\/a>Ministra de Innovaci\u00f3n y Cultura de la Provincia de Santa Fe<\/span><\/span>
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