Call for on-line participation for the Fifth PRaćka Conference in Belgrade, 20-21 April 2022 ,,Trends in communications for active citizens” (Deadline: Tuesday, 19 April 2022)

Civic Initiatives and the EU TACSO 3 project are organizing the fifth "PRaćka" conference on 20-21 April 2022, in the’Miljenko Dereta Community Space on Dobračina 55 in Belgrade.

The name ’Praćka’ (slingshot) was Inspired by the story of David and Goliath, led by the desire to draw attention to how useful small but deadly weapons can be in the fight against big problems. PRaćka is the only conference in the region dedicated to Public Relations and communications in the nonprofit sector.

In its fifth edition, Civic Initiatives in cooperation with the EU TACSO 3 project, will organize PRaćka as an EU People to People (P2P), which will give the conference a regional character for the first time and provide an opportunity to expand the exchange of knowledge and experience among participants.

Civil society organizations in Serbia and the Western Balkans are facing worrying global trends – the shrinking space for civic action and creeping restrictions to  fundamental freedoms. And in the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has further intensified these trends.

These challenges pose significant obstacles to CSOs’ ability to reach the public, communicate their values ​​and activities, and promote democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law.

The need to focus on communications has grown, and strengthening the capacity of civil society organisations can significantly contribute to combating power imbalances. In order to deal with these problems, we must be as creative and innovative as possible, ready to go beyond the established framework and go a step further when it comes to communicating our activities.

In the panels and workshops for this year's ’PRaćka’, we will talk about how to resist the pressures, and also how to present our work in the best possible way using new tools and technologies.

The goal of this year's ’PRaćka’ is to change our established way of thinking, find new ideas and approaches and apply new methods in overcoming obstacles.

The conference morning sessions will be live streamed on Zoom with simultaneous translations into English and Serbian. A Zoom link will be provided five days before the start of the Conference on the web and social media of Civic Initiatives and EU TACSO 3 project.

Please register bellow by Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 12:00hrs CET.