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Slađana Novota

Slađana Novota

Founder and executive team member of SMART.

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The challenge to stay current and stimulate critical thinking

The founder of SMART emphasizes the importance of knowledgeable journalists and people from nonprofit sector and volunteers who can popularise the sector.

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Given the climate emergency situation we are going through, and in the local/global context of urban population growth, it is urgent to seek solutions that mitigate the impacts of climate change on people's lives.

Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most. 

The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, ​​put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.