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Ateneo Popular 9barris is a socio-cultural center that public works on the model of community management; which created employment veinal 1977 an asphalt plant to be built between the neighborhoods of Roquetes and Trinitat Nova. Reclaiming the idea of ​​culture, intervention and link with the territory committed to a project that will contribute to social transformation.
From the Athenian develop cultural, educational and social processes targeted values ​​/ criteria as:
- Democracy / horizontal: community management enables the direct holdings of residents in decisions relating to the equipment. For this reason the project of the Ateneo is equipped spaces and organizational structure that allows the democratic operation (assembly, committee work, volunteering ...)
- Transparency: In accordance with the will of democratic functioning and management of public resources is Necessary transparent management. In this sense, the whole process of decision and agreement are public, open and periodically returned to the community in areas such committees or assemblies.
- The right to culture and Accessibility: understood as partimoni common culture and everyday life; as an expression of culture, relationship, message, and critical tool for transformation and social change. Therefore means the right to culture as a fundamental right that must be defended from the public and common. This has effects on programming the Athenaeum, the pricing policy and the promotion of a culture that is not exclusive and excluding other than industry or market or product, or privilege.
- Proximity / territory: Ateneo The project was born of collective action and protest the residents of Districts 9, so as a result of the struggle of a peripheral environment in the city. This singular Ateneo is also a key feature of their activity, as regards linking organizational processes, social occur in the immediate surroundings: In this sense, the project is serving Athenaeum initiatives and proposals for activity of the 9 districts and as part of different platforms and coordinators territory (Blanket 9B, 9B pissed, Cultural Coordinator ...)
- Autonomy: Independence Project is one of the most important foundations on which stands the Athenaeum. This is the guarantor of freedom in decision-making and economic management of the project. So only 50% of total project funding comes from grants from various government bodies, the other 50% is generated from the same project with its own resources.
objectives
In the artistic field, the Ateneo Popular 9barris aims to promote the creation from a perspective no mercantilist and socially committed, always artistic quality. With special care and attention to the disciplines linked to circus which feels part since its creation.
In the field of cultural programming and broadcasting ... The Athenaeum is committed to bringing proposals neighborhoods, foster emerging cultures, promote cultural projects exhibition territory and city, maintaining the balance between programs of different profiles and policy prices suitable for each show.
In the context of socio, encourage foster social commitment and solidarity between / the citizens and critical spirit, through the values ​​and training provided by the Social Circus as an educational tool, defining element of the project since its inception Athenaeum
As part of associations and social movements in Barcelona Athenaeum also support proposals to strengthen the link and aa help carry out projects from a perspective transformer solidarity.
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