The “Civil Voices” Festival

The “Civil Voices” Festival, organised by Civil Society Development Centre (STGM), will host various grassroots and local civil society organisations from Turkey and EU member/candidate countries between 25 and 27 September in Istanbul-Turkey. The festival is financed under “Supporting Civil Society Development and Dialogue in Turkey Project” supported by the European Union.

Civil Voices Festival aims to bring active NGOs working in the realms of gender, human rights, environment, the rights of the disabled, youth, children and culture/cultural rights, in order to increase dialogue and partnerships among them. The festival will also enable exchange of experience between different civil society organisations as well as create partnership opportunities between NGOs from Turkey and NGOs from the EU countries.

Civil society organisations, who would like to have a stand in the festival and/or who would like to organise other activities such as work-shops, seminars etc. should fill in the online application form at Sivil Voices web site and send it before August, 31 until 5.00 p.m. (local time). The civil society organisations who will take part in the festival will be announced on the same web site in the first week of September, 2009.

For further information regarding to the festival please contact Civil Society Development Centre web site or bilgi@sivilsesler.org.