On Saturday February 20 was held for the third consecutive year, the III Conference on Public Participation in the Cultural Hall CajaMurcia successfully for assistance as stated the mayor of Citizen Participation, M ª José Albaladejo, who opened the day marked by the prominence local associations in order to encourage citizen participation and partnerships at the local level.
The morning began with the debate "associated Citizenship, Social Capital and the Third Sector on the national scene," in roundtable Juan Luis Peña Mateo Volunteer Platform Malaga Murcia Jesus Ortega, Association Involvement Forum Albacete Luis Daniel Herráiz Association Leganés The Souk who bet on encouraging greater involvement of citizens associated with the construction of the public.
Behind them, José Luis Miralles Quiles of the Federation of Neighbourhood Associations of Elche, Carlos Rodríguez Ibáñez, cyber-activist, author of several Social Movements Network and Maite Luengo Civic Platform San Esteban de Murcia, pushed for creating new relations between powers government and citizenship.
In the afternoon it was the turn of local associations whose efforts contribute to the development of good practice and civic values in the municipality.
Jane Cronin of the Association of anglophone ADAPT San Pedro del Pinatar, Alejandra Moreno Montiel, NGO Youth Without Borders David Tome Molpeceresl Days Sports Club Football, María Dolores López Martínez, Mar Child and Youth Association president Roberto Codon Neighborhood Association El Mojon presented their goals and projects.
Finally, the mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, José García Ruiz, thanked the speakers and public assistance because they "create new resources to implement projects that strengthen the participation and whose work impacts on all citizens", also said that "a ruling represents the citizens as we can not rule back to participatory democracy. "
Finally, he recalled that "in 2007 was in San Pedro, 30 associations, there are currently 125 which means that another form of government is possible, citizens enrich the work of the government team."
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar