CARGOTOPIA

quinta-feira, 6 de outubro de 2011

Gostaria de agradecer a todos que participaram comigo desta profícua jornada de 5 anos (2006-2011) e que se empenharam ao máximo na execução dos projectos desenvolvidos durante este período. Esta gestão primou pela produção de eventos extraordinários, promovendo forums, oficinas, performances, concertos e estimulando participantes oriundos de todo o mundo a se filiarem a esta Plataforma Cargotopia, que passou de 2 para 200 participantes hoje. A revitalização do projecto foi outra conquista. Assim, mantivemos o legado de crescimento e desenvolvimento do projecto, graças ao esforço e união dos seus membros. Esta mensagem é para agradecer imensa e profundamente toda a ajuda que recebi de vocês, solidários e comprometidos que deixaram o conforto da casa ou do lazer e se deslocaram entre mares, países, cidades, salas, corredores, jardins, para ajudar a fazer a diferença.

Obrigada, do fundo do meu solidário coração,

Paulina Almeida

I would like to thank everyone who participated with me on this fruitful journey of five years (2006-2011) and is committed to the full implementation of projects developed during this period. This management has excelled by producing extraordinary events, providing forums, workshops, performances, concerts and encouraging participants from around the world to join this Cargotopia Platform, which went from 2 to 200 participants today. The revitalization project was another achievement. So, we kept the legacy of growth and development of the project, thanks to the efforts and unity of its members. This message is immense and deep thanks to all for the help I received from you, caring and committed who left the comfort of home or leisure and moved between seas, countries, cities, rooms, corridors, gardens, to help making a difference.

Thank you, from the bottom of my solidarity heart,

Paulina Almeida

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CARGOTOPIA 2007-08_We are all in the same boat

In October 2007 “Cargotopia” Year 0 Started – Harlingen - A beautiful 20m - one mast sailing boat- left Galiza - Spain – S. Adrian port to Gaia´s harbour (Porto) - Portugal. The artist’s crew and captain arrived on Gaia´s harbour and exchange experiences with land artists, youngsters and local habitants through the happening a tree days festival that promoted on the boat area, activities with youngsters concerning the learning about sea life and navigation, exhibitions, debates. One day sailing trips, theatre plays, cinema projections, music and a street theatre formation, that ended with a street show on the port and boat.
(…) one thing is true; this boat comes to all bring, and to charge all that he can still take
From November on the platform moved south Portugal to -Sesimbra Port were the boat received maintenance. Simultaneous during two months in Setúbal city, a social cultural cooperative called Lança, welcomed events that reunite artists, youngsters and once again the local habitants by promoting artists art residences, a children theatre play, cinema sessions, workshops with children and youngsters from local difficult neighborhood, exhibitions, forum about fair trade and responsible consume.

CARGOTOPIA 2008-09_To do it without

In May 2008 “Cargotopia” Year 1 started in the form of a socio-cultural sea gathering exchange on the vintage sailing cargo ship “Estelle” in the north of Europe-Finland. On board were youngsters, artists, seafarers and youth-social workers. Sea life, art, culture, experience and information were transported.

In July 2008 The first meeting of Estelle, Café Libertad and Cargotopia, was hold in Hamburg Germany, themes like Fair Trade, self susteinability, solidarity, socio-political activism were brought up on a campain to promote actions from this kind.

In October 2008 In Portugal, the project will call in at the port of Gaia (Porto), offering “Cargotopia” as a socio-cultural platform for workshops, festival and other local initiatives.
Our aim this year is to keep on the research we’ve been making about themes like fair trade, social art, navigation and self-sustainability.

We organized a tree days festival on 17, 18 and 19 October 2008 in the city of Gaia-Porto on the north of Portugal, were youngsters, citizens, artists, pedagogues, social and political activists, will gather their creativity, ideas and statements on a social multicultural exchange.
We also aimed to welcome new partners to get active on Cargotopia platform.

The participation of Portuguese young people was possible through the collaboration of a number of social institutions.
Through this project the young people were supported in their efforts to re-integrate into society after time spent in difficult situations. As shown through a great number of previous sailing and art projects of this kind, the experience of sharing responsibility in the community of the will provide the young people with a hugely important educational opportunity.