"Citizenship and Tolerance" Lectures at Schools in Guarda

We are pleased to share that on March 20th, in parallel with the Tolerance Posters Show, the School of Education, Communication, and Sports, part of Politécnico da Guarda, organized a lecture titled "The Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion is a Mission for All: And You, Are You Going to Be Left Out?"

The lecture was given by Cátia Azevedo, representing EAPN - European Network Against Poverty.

In today's global and intercultural world, new questions have emerged regarding human rights. To promote knowledge and discussion on these topics within the academic community, the Citizenship and Tolerance lecture series will take place from March to June, in partnership with the "Step by Step..." project and UNITA.

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