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Mikhail Matskevich: How to create a local agenda and make it a problem solving tool

To achieve changes, you need to be interested in them and stop pinning all hopes on the state.
30.04.2019 | 18:35

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The real work of the Convention depends on all interested communities and organizations
The real work of the Convention depends on all interested communities and organizations
What results has the campaign "Agenda 50" given, what helps to implement the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the regions?  18.04.2018 | 15:00
“It is impossible to talk about persons with disabilities separately from the rest of the country”
“It is impossible to talk about persons with disabilities separately from the rest of the country”
The understanding that all people have equal rights has been the basis for social changes, including those related to disability issues, in Poland.  19.12.2017 | 16:30
“Agenda 50": the problems can be solved only by solidarity and equal treatment
“Agenda 50": the problems can be solved only by solidarity and equal treatment
Five Belarusian cities are open to the campaign launched there to translate into practice the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  20.11.2017 | 07:00
From farewell to a new Eastern policy and towards a new development
From farewell to a new Eastern policy and towards a new development
Poland and Germany were both initiators and drivers of a New Eastern policy linked to the Eastern neighborhood and Russia/Soviet Union.  03.10.2017 | 04:00
Historical and Cultural Heritage and Its Substance
Historical and Cultural Heritage and Its Substance
Our expert in issues of forming identity on local visual codes, professional designer Michal Aniempadystau prepared a special report for our meeting in Brussels and further at a Belarusian discussion.  22.06.2017 | 07:05
Uladzimir Matskevich: The sooner the "Union State" is denounced, the better for Belarus
Uladzimir Matskevich: The sooner the "Union State" is denounced, the better for Belarus
Not only does the "Union State" undermine the establishment of civilized relations with Europe, but it hinders the possibility of normal relations between Belarus and Russia.  17.04.2017 | 15:00
Andrei Kazakevich: The protests will inevitably fade due to the lack of organization
Andrei Kazakevich: The protests will inevitably fade due to the lack of organization
Continuation of street actions requires logistics, planning, and thoughtful information support. The authorities, in turn, do everything possible to prevent organizing the protests.  17.04.2017 | 07:30
Uladzimir Matskevich: The regime can no longer control the situation in the country
Uladzimir Matskevich: The regime can no longer control the situation in the country
The authorities are unable to prolong the social contract with the people: there is no way out of the social crisis.  09.04.2017 | 15:00
Gennadz Maksak: Europe must react adequately to the events in Minsk
Gennadz Maksak: Europe must react adequately to the events in Minsk
A new wave of political repressions should make the EU return to tougher policy towards the Belarusian regime.  04.04.2017 | 15:00
Uladzimir Matskevich: Regions can become the main threat for the Belarusian system
Uladzimir Matskevich: Regions can become the main threat for the Belarusian system
There are still no clear instructions from the center while the wave of protest is rolling out from Minsk across the country.  25.03.2017 | 07:30
Uladzimir Matskevich: Belarus-Ukraine relations need to be re-established
Uladzimir Matskevich: Belarus-Ukraine relations need to be re-established
"Case of Zhadan" demonstrated that Belarus does not actually have a clear policy - neither domestic nor foreign.  23.03.2017 | 07:30
Tatsiana Protska: One hundred years of the International Women’s Day – equal rights without equality
Tatsiana Protska: One hundred years of the International Women’s Day – equal rights without equality
Instead of equal, women in Belarus became dependent on the state, they are more concerned with how to survive rather than gender issues, believes Tatsiana Protska, historian, human rights activist.  17.03.2017 | 07:30
Uladzimir Matskevich: Kurapaty cannot just be given to the authorities, the result can be horrible
Uladzimir Matskevich: Kurapaty cannot just be given to the authorities, the result can be horrible
Irresponsible people can easily turn the place of sorrow into a tourist attraction, the society should participate in all stages of creating the national memorial.  13.03.2017 | 07:30
Andrei Yahorau: European window of opportunity is slowly closing, relations take form of fatigue
Andrei Yahorau: European window of opportunity is slowly closing, relations take form of fatigue
The Belarusian regime is not able to pursue a truly multi-vector policy, and the EU cannot decide what it needs in the region on the whole and from Belarus in particular.  07.03.2017 | 07:30
Uladzimir Matskevich: Today Belarus is in a very difficult situation
Uladzimir Matskevich: Today Belarus is in a very difficult situation
But even under the circumstances the authorities have various ways out.  02.03.2017 | 07:00
Uladzimir Matskevich: The street protests in March may attract more people
Uladzimir Matskevich: The street protests in March may attract more people
However, it is unlikely for any spark to cause the fire of revolution in the given circumstances.  25.02.2017 | 07:20
Siarhei Viatohin: Being out of the Bologna Process will leave Belarus with no scientific elite
Siarhei Viatohin: Being out of the Bologna Process will leave Belarus with no scientific elite
"To sign the document, and then to try to wiggle out of implementing what was signed", - the expert of the Public Bologna Committee assesses the reforms of higher education.  19.02.2017 | 07:30
Ales Smalianchuk: Holocaust remembrance says a lot about the Belarusians
Ales Smalianchuk: Holocaust remembrance says a lot about the Belarusians
Belarus had Jewish population for a long time, but how did the war affect their relationship with the Belarusians and what image of the Holocaust is imprinted into the memory of the Belarusians?  03.02.2017 | 07:20
Andrei Yeliseyeu: Russia is taking drastic unconstructive steps  
Andrei Yeliseyeu: Russia is taking drastic unconstructive steps  
There should be no actual passport control for the Belarusians arriving in Russia within the framework of the existing Belarusian-Russian agreements.  26.01.2017 | 07:27
Sviatlana Matskevich: Freedom can revive the education
Sviatlana Matskevich: Freedom can revive the education
The lack of reforms in education is a threat: Belarus might lose human capital and face a cultural catastrophe.  25.01.2017 | 07:20
Valiantsin Stefanovich: Repressions in Belarus did not disappear
Valiantsin Stefanovich: Repressions in Belarus did not disappear
The introduction of “soft” repressions does not imply the process is irreversible.  23.01.2017 | 07:25
Ihar Kuzniatsou: A free person behaving like a slave is a syndrome of the 1937th
Ihar Kuzniatsou: A free person behaving like a slave is a syndrome of the 1937th
Minsk declared 2017 the Year of Commemoration in Memory of the victims of Soviet repressions in Belarus.  22.01.2017 | 07:38
Nasta Loika: Human rights revolution has already happened
Nasta Loika: Human rights revolution has already happened
What are the similarities and the distinctions between human rights and anarchism and how these concepts coexist in Belarus and in the world?  15.01.2017 | 07:22
Uladzimir Matskevich: Trump has a sword of Damocles hanging above his head
Uladzimir Matskevich: Trump has a sword of Damocles hanging above his head
The hacking scandal is directed against Trump and sows doubts in the legitimacy of his victory.  12.01.2017 | 07:20
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To achieve changes, you need to be interested in them and stop pinning all hopes on the state.