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They are also a way to maintain the initial objectives of the meetings such as presentation of local initiatives or training sessions that have been useful not only for the local projects but may also have inspired other participants. They have also allowed to meet other people and projects, cover more territory and thus to follow networking around shared interests. These 2-hours virtual meetings have allowed the attendance of interested people from the territory who were not available a whole Saturday. This new situation created by the containment for health reasons has allowed us to stop, reflect and be aware of the broader interpretation that can be done of a simple “encounter” or meeting.Īfter talking with people already involved in the project as well as other ones related to local development in different territories, we have become aware that not only physical meetings are necessary (although they are fundamental for direct contact as peers and to share informal moments) : we could broaden our scope of activitity through the on-line meetings. However, we have decided to follow holding virtual meetings based on training needs and presentation of initiatives proposed by the participants. The project should close on April 10th with the sound happening “Deja que te cuente” (Let me tell you).
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Since then, three peripheral meetings have been held virtually where local initiatives were presented and training sessions were offered. In a few hours, they went from being forgotten territories to becoming refuge areas to get away from the epicentres of the health crisis.Īs the meeting (although virtual) is the best weapon to fight isolation, we decided to continue organising these peripheral meetings adapting to the rules imposed by the situation : developing mechanisms and using technological tools that allowed us to communicate, to learn about local initiatives and to follow networking between people and change-agents. The lockdown of Spain -since March 13th - sets out a radical change in the paradigm of rural peripheries. It generates spaces and moments of gathering between these actors so that they can get to know, exchange ideas, inspire and support each other. The aim of #EncuentrosPeriféricos is to break the isolation of cultural, social and/or educational agents who work in rural areas. Jeff Alberghi & Llanos Godes, Europimpulse association, Rencontres périphériques dans les villages ruraux : du présentiel au numérique, ES, Rencontres périphériques dans les villages ruraux : du présentiel au numérique, ES