Desde que, em 2005, Bolonha entrou em vigor, muita coisa mudou. Se durante o período 1995-2005,a percentagem de alunos com baixos rendimentos no Ensino Superior diminuiu para um terço, hoje esta situação agravou-se ainda mais. O conjunto de medidas que deu origem ao chamado “Tratado de Bolonha”, na verdade um processo, foi aprovado e posto em prática sem que existisse um referendo, em que a voz dos maiores interessados, os estudantes, fosse ouvida.
As consequências desta monstruosidade para com os estudantes do Superior e não só, estão à vista:
Ø O aumento exponencial das propinas (lembrem-se que os nossos pais não pagaram e quando passaram efectivamente a existir, no Governo de Cavaco Silva, estas não ultrapassavam o equivalente a 300€) reduziu ainda mais a possibilidade dos jovens ingressarem no Superior;
Ø As bolsas de Acção Social, que poderiam amenizar este problema, passaram a estar envoltas num conjunto de burocracias que faz com que somente uma pequena parte dos candidatos tenha direito a recebê-las;
Ø O novo modelo organizativo do Superior, em Licenciaturas, Mestrados e por aí adiante que obriga os estudantes a acabar o curso o mais depressa possível, impossibilita uma maior intervenção política dentro dos recintos estudantis.
Quem perde com isso são os estudantes, pois a escola é um “espaço de pensamento crítico e acção política”, e não um recinto de programação humana para a realização de trabalhos específicos. Aliado a Bolonha, adicionaram-se as medidas do Governo Sócrates, na era de Mariano Gago.
O estrangulamento financeiro na ordem de 200 M€ levou a um conjunto de consequências catastróficas para estudantes do Superior:
Ø Despedimento de professores e funcionários;
Ø Pior qualidade da alimentação fornecida nas cantinas;
Ø Residências caras e sem condições.
E é por isso que devemos agir, é por isso que devemos sair às ruas e contestar, defender os nossos interesses!
A classe estudantil do Superior está a ser fortemente atacada.
A Moção A apresentou-se na primeira conferência nacional de jovens estudantes do Bloco com um conjunto de medidas consensuais e plausíveis, que combatem as políticas neoliberais que nos atacam:
Ø Alargamento dos horários e qualidade das cantinas;
Ø Multiplicação de espaços culturais e de intervenção nas faculdades;
Ø Aumento do número de cursos em período nocturno;
Ø Melhoramento das residências universitárias.
Opormo-nos ao RJIES é norma imperativa da nossa luta. Não tem sentido nenhum que entidades exteriores às instituições do Ensino Superior façam parte dos órgãos de Gestão. Os maiores interessados somos nós, nós é que devemos ocupar esses lugares!
Relembro: é necessário agir, lutar, vencer!
Por uma radicalidade dos jovens em todas as lutas pelo Socialismo!
segunda-feira, 22 de março de 2010
quinta-feira, 4 de março de 2010
Is European Identity a myth?
According to Greek mythology, Europe was a pretty young girl who had the capacity to bewitch Zeus, the Almighty God of the Olympus. Still today we can describe this continent as a magical place where intercrossing of different cultures continues to arouse the curiosity of the men and women of the whole world.
With a population of around 760 million inhabitants, and being one of the smallest continents of the planet, Europe is located in the western part of the Euro-Asian continent. Is it effectively a continent? It isn’t. But the historical circumstances, political organization and the cultural union of these people made this territory in a continent, with a huge importance in the international context. Here there are 60 languages, most of the Indo-European family and spoken by different peoples who are distributed since Scandinavia until the Mediterranean. This ethnic and cultural diversity, many times take-in questioning if really exists a connector link that is characteristic to all the Europeans. In fact, there is.
At the age of the Greek-roman civilization, the inhabitants of the European space shared customs and traditions, many times acculturated themselves. The formation of the Roman Empire led to various lands were to become united under the power of the Emperor, and they had to follow the same laws. The influence of this classic civilization left marks that had lasted per the centuries until the present. The alphabet, the laws, the political organization, the architecture, literature among other aspects had been adoptees in diverse regions of the continent, since the British islands until the Balkans.
In the Middle Ages, people took again a common identity through conversion to Christianity. It is true that there were divisions and disagreements with Catholicism and later led the creation of the Lutheran Church, Anglican and Protestant, but the truth is that most of the European population remained Christian.
Looking back we see a Europe tainted by successive wars, but these disputes have made more quickly have developed proposals for alliances and community associations. In the seventeenth century Eméric Crucé formulated the idea of creating a European Council that would end the conflict that took place across the continent. Many other intellectuals such as Rousseaux, Karl Marx, Emmanuel Kant or Leibniz supported the same idea to achieve a desirable policy objective in the long term. Unfortunately this idea was slowly taking place. Two world-wide wars and millions of lost lives had been necessary so that the leaders of the biggest European powers made pacts that safeguarded the peace and stimulated the reconstruction of infrastructures and the economy. The Creation of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) made possible the existence of the EEC (European Economic Community) that throughout the following years it organized the Europe in a political model that lasts to the present: the European Union.
Today the new challenge of the European Union passes for strengthening a common identity to all the Europeans, which sometimes is refuted by some skeptics who guarantee that the European citizenship is a statute that was used “to sell the idea of the Europe”. In fact, the perception of many Europeans who believe that Brussels takes essentially economical and bureaucratic decisions tends to persist. It is urgent that the educative systems have an active role in combating a widespread misinformation and promote strongly the European identity that really exists. This identity that passes for the tolerance, freedom and respect for the human rights and democracy is the mainstay of the European ideal. Active participation in the society is also common to the identity of all the Europeans.
Indeed, it is not necessary that all the citizens feel loyal to and identified with a common cultural identity (which is a utopia), but with constitutional principles that fully guarantee its rights and freedoms.
I believe then that if in the past the European identity was a myth, today is a reality that is part of our quotidian. More and more Europeans have this notion and each time more we should to engage to keep a Europe that defends its own ideals.
Written by Reinaldo Miranda
With a population of around 760 million inhabitants, and being one of the smallest continents of the planet, Europe is located in the western part of the Euro-Asian continent. Is it effectively a continent? It isn’t. But the historical circumstances, political organization and the cultural union of these people made this territory in a continent, with a huge importance in the international context. Here there are 60 languages, most of the Indo-European family and spoken by different peoples who are distributed since Scandinavia until the Mediterranean. This ethnic and cultural diversity, many times take-in questioning if really exists a connector link that is characteristic to all the Europeans. In fact, there is.
At the age of the Greek-roman civilization, the inhabitants of the European space shared customs and traditions, many times acculturated themselves. The formation of the Roman Empire led to various lands were to become united under the power of the Emperor, and they had to follow the same laws. The influence of this classic civilization left marks that had lasted per the centuries until the present. The alphabet, the laws, the political organization, the architecture, literature among other aspects had been adoptees in diverse regions of the continent, since the British islands until the Balkans.
In the Middle Ages, people took again a common identity through conversion to Christianity. It is true that there were divisions and disagreements with Catholicism and later led the creation of the Lutheran Church, Anglican and Protestant, but the truth is that most of the European population remained Christian.
Looking back we see a Europe tainted by successive wars, but these disputes have made more quickly have developed proposals for alliances and community associations. In the seventeenth century Eméric Crucé formulated the idea of creating a European Council that would end the conflict that took place across the continent. Many other intellectuals such as Rousseaux, Karl Marx, Emmanuel Kant or Leibniz supported the same idea to achieve a desirable policy objective in the long term. Unfortunately this idea was slowly taking place. Two world-wide wars and millions of lost lives had been necessary so that the leaders of the biggest European powers made pacts that safeguarded the peace and stimulated the reconstruction of infrastructures and the economy. The Creation of the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) made possible the existence of the EEC (European Economic Community) that throughout the following years it organized the Europe in a political model that lasts to the present: the European Union.
Today the new challenge of the European Union passes for strengthening a common identity to all the Europeans, which sometimes is refuted by some skeptics who guarantee that the European citizenship is a statute that was used “to sell the idea of the Europe”. In fact, the perception of many Europeans who believe that Brussels takes essentially economical and bureaucratic decisions tends to persist. It is urgent that the educative systems have an active role in combating a widespread misinformation and promote strongly the European identity that really exists. This identity that passes for the tolerance, freedom and respect for the human rights and democracy is the mainstay of the European ideal. Active participation in the society is also common to the identity of all the Europeans.
Indeed, it is not necessary that all the citizens feel loyal to and identified with a common cultural identity (which is a utopia), but with constitutional principles that fully guarantee its rights and freedoms.
I believe then that if in the past the European identity was a myth, today is a reality that is part of our quotidian. More and more Europeans have this notion and each time more we should to engage to keep a Europe that defends its own ideals.
Written by Reinaldo Miranda
sábado, 20 de fevereiro de 2010
The CouchSurfing experience
The CouchSurfing Project is a hospitality program based on internet. All around the world many open minded people provide their couchs for free. So if you want to enjoy new experiences, know new cultures and sleep anywhere without spend money, the couchsurfing project is the best option to you.Oh... I was forgeting to tell you one more thing: you can also host travelers in your home as long as you want, and show him or her, the best that your town has to show. So, what are you waiting for? Join me in this new adventure wich is sooooooo exciting!
I'm a couchsurfer, what about you?
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I'm a couchsurfer, what about you?
ps: Check my couchsurfer profile here: http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/regui/
See this report to keep more informed about.
domingo, 14 de fevereiro de 2010
quarta-feira, 10 de fevereiro de 2010
Ken goes shopping.
Quando me disseram que hoje em dia até as pessoas já era descartáveis, eu não acreditei.
- Como, se não somos objectos, tão pouco utensílios de trabalho ou distração?
A verdade é que já não só os objectos é que vão pro lixo. As pessoas seguem o mesmo caminho.
O mais revoltante é que só descobri quando percebi que também eu fui, ser não sou, mas poderei voltar a ser descartável.
Foi quando me revi numa montra sem preço, que descobri; afinal também eu já tenho uso único.
Usado e posto de lado.
quinta-feira, 4 de fevereiro de 2010
Spiegel - Mirror - Espelho.
»Sind wir so unterschiedlich, dass es so viel Unterschied?»Are we so different that there is so much difference?
»Será que somos assim tão diferentes para que haja tanta distinção?
segunda-feira, 1 de fevereiro de 2010
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