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7/30/2019 Participacion Eng

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in w h ich d i f feren t prof i les are in volved (govern m en t s,in st i t ut ion s, techn ic ians, peopl e) an d each actor p lays ad i f feren t ro le. W h i le i n t ervent ions or pro jects t hat do

h ave a st art d at e an d an en d , part ic i pat io n d oesnt b eginw h en p roj ects st ar t and en d w h en t h ese end : i t is a spi ralt h at r u n s t h r o u gh o u r p r oj ect s, i t h as m o m en t s o fprogress, back ... Each con text g ives t o par t ic ipatoryprocess a d i f feren t log ic t h at we h ave to con sid er. Th e

pr ocess h as t o st art fr om "w h at i s" and t h ey accom pan yt h e com m u n it ies in t h is pr ocess t h at t ranscen ds us


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I m p li es a focu s ch ange i n each an d ever y on e of t h eacto rs i nvolved. It m ean s recogn izin g t h at each actorpl ays a d if feren t ro le an d h as a ro le an d a d i fferen tk n ow ledge, from w h ich w e m ust b ui ld som et h in g newal l t oget h er, i t w ou ld be im possib le to bu i l d fr om t h epoi n t of v i ew of o n ly on e of t h e actors.


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You can n ot bl am e t h e " lack of p art ic ip at ion " on ly to th e

peop le. T h e t ech n ici ans and leaders also h ave to learn topart ic ip ate. Part ic ip at ion is n ot p ract i ced u n i l ateral ly, i tm u st be bu il t betw een t h em , creat in g spaces in w h ichwe can en cou rage ot h er for m s of d oi n g.


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It sh ou ld w or k even i n t h e sm all est d etail s (eg spacedi st r i bu t io n at m eet in gs, w ork sh op s an d sem in ars, howi t spr eads t h e w ord , h ow d ecision s are m ade ...) t opr om ot e ot h er w ays of relat in g.


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You can n ot "t ransm it " t h eoret ical ly w h at i s or wh at i t

i nvolves, you n eed experi en ce, op en spaces i n w h icht h in gs are don e di f feren t ly.


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W e cant m easu re part i cip ati on i n term s of h ow m an ypeop le "respo n d " or n ot to prop osed slo gan s. W e h avet h e r i ght t o part ic i pate in issues t h at con cern us,

affect i n g ou r daily l ives, bu t w e m u st be able topart ic ip ate in t h e id en t i f icat ion of t h ese issues.


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I h ave to part ic ip ate in t h e id en t i f icat ion of t h ese pr ob lem s,ot h erw ise it is im possib le t o assu m e prop osals as m in e ast h ey are d esign ed fr om a d if feren t l ogic, an d of t en com e t o tr ysolve (even w it h t h e best i n ten t ion s) p rob lem s t h at I d o n otfeel clo se t o m e. O ft en t ech n ical or p ol it ici ans d ecid e t oim pl em ent part ici pat or y m ech ani sm s t o sol ve pr ob lem s t h atare been id en t if ied by t h em , and w e call peop le t o getin volved on pr ob lem s or issu es t h at oft en do n ot coin cid ew it h th eir con cern . I t is n ecessary to con sid er t h epart ic ip at i on of al l st ake h old ers in t he def in i t ion of th e

problem / issue.


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I t m ust be clear to t h ose in volved t h at w e are bu il di n g

to get h er, w h ere w e are w alk in g to, h ow far t h e pr ocess isgen erat i n g chan ges (p erson al, fam i ly i n m y dail yen vi ron m ent , in m y com m un i t y, ...). Th e pr ocess sh ou ldh elp to un derst an d an d t ran sform t h e real i t y in w h ichwe are im m ersed, cau sin g ch anges t h at cro ss in every

w ay everyd ay peop le.

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