Around fifty teachers from the António Arroio Artistic School in Lisbon are protesting this Tuesday, March 17, against precarious employment contracts, with a similar demonstration taking place in Porto. “António Arroio and Soares dos Reis in the same fight” is one of the signs visible today in front of the artistic school in Lisbon, where teachers of specialized visual and audiovisual arts are gathered. At issue is the precarious professional situation of about 200 teachers from the country's two artistic schools who have been teaching subjects like cinema or performing arts for years but remain without a recruitment group that would allow them to obtain permanent tenure, Fenprof secretary-general José Feliciano Costa told Lusa.
More than 100 collectives have organized a series of protests under the slogan “It's not enough” (Já não dá) to demand better access to affordable housing. The demonstrations, scheduled for the coming weekend in several cities, show the growing gap between wages and rental prices. Organizers argue that recent government measures have failed to protect tenants from irregular rent increases and precarious living conditions. Tenants and those seeking housing should be aware of the protests in major urban centers.
The felling of over two thousand tonnes of stone pine trees has prompted public protest. The ICNF clarified that the ongoing forestry operation does not require authorisation.
On the posters and banners of the participating organisations, there were calls for disarmament, the independence of Palestine, and an end to interference in Venezuela and the blockade of Cuba.
On the signs of some protesters and the banners of participating organisations, calls for disarmament, Palestinian independence, an end to interference in Venezuela, and the end of the blockade on Cuba were visible, among others.
Hundreds braved the rain in Lisbon and Porto today to demonstrate against the war being waged in the Middle East. In an initiative organised by the Portuguese Council for Peace The post Hundreds demonstrate for ‘Peace not War’ in Lisbon, Porto appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The demonstration was organised by private arts schools, which brought students and teachers from across the country to the capital for the “future of specialised arts education”.
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A group of Americans living in Portugal is planning a protest in Lisbon later this month to express concerns about the current political situation in the United States. The demonstration, The post Americans in Portugal to stage Lisbon protest over US politics appeared first on Portugal Resident.
More than a hundred people demonstrated this Friday in downtown Lisbon, in a protest organised by CGTP, to demand equality between men and women and to oppose a labour package they believe will worsen women's working conditions. “The equality that April opened, reinforcing rights, fulfilling the constitution” was read on the banner leading the march from Largo de Camões towards the parliament. Other messages on participants' placards included “Labour package = labour regression” and “Labour Package is a Constitutional Danger”, with chants advocating for equal rights, wages, labour rights, public health and education, and peace. Cristina Calado, 64, told Lusa that she has participated in various struggles throughout her life and attended this protest because equality between men and women “is a goal still to be achieved”, although she stated she has never felt discriminated against at work for being a woman. When asked if she believes there are risks of regression in already achieved rights, she said it would only happen if women “allow it”. Nuno Matos noted that in the banking sector, it is still common for women in equal leadership positions to earn less than men in the same roles. He added that women are penalised in evaluations and bonuses when they have children. “Equal pay is urgent in Portugal,” was one of the slogans heard during the march, where many demonstrators carried red carnations. This protest is organised by the Commission for Equality between Women and Men of CGTP-IN. Fátima Messias, coordinator of this commission, told Lusa that although equality is enshrined in the Constitution, it is often undermined by the laws themselves. She explained that when labour legislation contradicts constitutional principles, it undermines the right to secure employment. The CGTP's general secretary, Tiago Oliveira, stated that the struggle of working women is central to achieving equality and described the government's proposed labour package as a significant attack on women, as they are more susceptible to precariousness and low wages. The CGTP is holding a week of equality from March 2 to 8 under the slogan “The Equality that April Opened. Reinforcing Rights. Fulfilling the Constitution”, with initiatives across the country. International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8.
'We are not against green energy and the energy transition. We are against this centralised, megalomaniacal strategic model,' said one participant in the protest.
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Citizens challenge the Beira and Sophia photovoltaic projects by Lightsource BP and warn of “irreversible” impacts in the Castelo Branco district. On Saturday there will be a demonstration in Lisbon.
Paulo Raimundo issued the challenge to PSD, CDS, Chega and IL in Porto, while calling to 'defeat once and for all' the labour measures and promising 'one more push' on 28 February.
The document was submitted on the same day that dozens of demonstrators protested against the law in an action called by CGTP‑IN, between Largo Camões and the Assembly of the Republic.
