All activities will take place on the Caparica Campus da FCT NOVA, namely around the library: outdoors – on the lawn in front of and next to the library, in the library’s auditorium and in the Ágora Room.
Explore below the detailed Care-Days program and sign up as soon as possible! Some of the activities have limited spots. Find here the general form where you can choose all the sessions of your interest, without limits. Thereby, we ensure that you receive any updates or important advance notices.
We remind you that the entire program is for free. All activities are offered in Portuguese, but please do not hesitate to join if Portuguese is not your first language. There will always be English speaking people around who can help (among several other languages, like e.g. Italian, German, Spanish). All facilitators speak fluently English and may switch to English, if the group agrees.
Questions? Contact us via care-days@fct.unl.pt
10:00 - 11:30
Opening session
“The faculty that cares: linking the Sustainable Development Goals with the Inner Development Goals"
library’s auditorium
Come and learn more about the interconnections between our well-being and the well-being of planet Earth. In the opening session, we intend to reflect on what a university that cares for its community as well as all life on planet Earth can be. Co-moderated by actors Marta Borges and Pedro Borges from Os Improváveis! Let yourself be surprised!
Invited speakers are:
- Kristian Stålne (Malmö University, Sweden), representative of the Inner Development Goals
- Júlia Seixas, pro-rector for sustainability at NOVA University and coordinator of the NOVA 4 The Globe platform
- Olga Cunha, psychologist and coordinator of the Office of Psychology, Inclusion and Equality at FCSH NOVA;
- Olivia Bina, professor at the University of Lisbon and researcher of transformation processes
Further participants in the session are:
- Antje Disterheft, researcher at CENSE (FCT NOVA) and coordinator of the Care-full Sustainability Campus Days,
- João Pedro Gouveia, researcher at CENSE (FCT NOVA) and in charge of the project “Transition Point”,
- Allan Sousa, facilitator and coach in the area of personal development, expert in the area of Authentic Communication,
- Pedro Palma, PhD student in Environment and Sustainability,
- Isabel Nobre, PhD student in Environment and Sustainability and graphic illustrator of the event.
This session will be streamed online, however registration is necessary. Kindly note that the event will mostly be held in Portuguese.
12:00 - 13:00
Yoga
Tânia Simões
outdoors - lawn in front of the library
Join an outdoor yoga session before your lunch! You do not need to have previous experience. You can bring your own mat, but there will also be some mats provided from us.
14:30 - 17:00
Authentic Communication Workshop
Allan Sousa
Room Ágora (limited places)
A different workshop that will enrich your personal and professional life. This workshop offers:
- Knowing what authentic/non-violent communication is
- Understanding how our habitual communication can block sustainable change
- Presentation of a practical, effective and sustainable communication process
- Understand how our language can contribute to our personal well-being and that of the planet
- Reinforce the power of emotional language to create healthier relationships with people and nature
Reinforce the importance of universal human needs to take care of ourselves and the planet - Group reflection on the relationship between internal and external change
Take advantage of this unique opportunity for the FCT NOVA community and friends of the faculty! The only investment required is your time!
Please sign up here (limited spots!) and receive the latest updates about this session.
(Requires a minimum of 8 participants. Available spots are first given to community members of FCT NOVA and then to external persons. We will do our best in order that all interested people can participate.)
15:00 - 16:00
Mindfulness Practices
Inês Águas
outdoors - lawn in front of library
There is already a lot of research that proves that mindfulness and meditation practices promote several benefits for our well-being, namely reduced stress as well as better concentration and focus. Come and discover some simple practices that help us to be present in the moment and to take care of our “monkey mind” with more compassion.
No prior experience is required.
Please sign up here.
The practices are guided by Inês Águas, from the association Conhecer-se, and who is also member of the European project MP4S about Mindfulness in Higher Education.
16:30 - 18:30
Deep Time Walk
Carolina Mello / Antje Disterheft
Meeting point: library entrance
We invite you to a different walk…
On the “Deep Time Walk”, we will delve into Earth’s history and travel through the 4.6 billion year timeline. We go back to the past and walk through time, starting with the formation of the solar system and Earth. The Deep Time Walk covers significant events in our planet’s history, including the formation of the Moon, plate tectonics, the early evolution of life, dinosaurs and much more. The walk will contextualize humanity’s rich ancestral heritage and provide insight into the interconnectedness of all life.
This activity allows for new reflections on planet Earth and the global climate emergency. We can still be surprised by the place where we work, study and/or live, connecting to the Earth in a different way than we are used to and discovering new miracles at every step.
Note: The walk is easy, but we recommend that you wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Don’t forget your water bottle 😉 !
Please register here.
Facilitated by Carolina & Antje (CareLab for People & Planet)
08:30 - 9:30
Yoga
Tânia Simões
outdoors - lawn in front of the library
Start your day differently and join a morning yoga session. It is likely that you will feel the benefits of this session during the day :-).
You do not need to have previous experience. You can bring your own mat, but there will also be some mats provided from us.
09:00 - 09:30
Meditation (Conhecer-se)
outdoors - in front of the library
A guided meditation in the morning is an excellent way to start the day and prepare your body and mind for all the challenges ahead. Learn a little more about mindfulness and try a simple practice that you can easily integrate into your daily life.
The practices are guided by Inês Água, from the association Conhecer-se, and who is also a member of the European project MP4S about Mindfulness in Higher Education.
09:30 - 12:30
Workshop The Climate Fresk (Tools for Good)
Sala Ágora / outdoor (limited spots)
The Climate Fresk is a collaborative, creative and scientifically rigorous workshop based on the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Open to all, regardless of their level of knowledge, participants will have the opportunity to jointly explore the causes and consequences of climate change, as well as paths and actions to mitigate the problem.
Don’t miss this special opportunity and sign up to reserve your spot!
The workshop will be held by 4 facilitators from Tools for Good, a social enterprise for sustainability trainings.
Tools for good was born out of one person’s desire and ambition to empower others, businesses and organisations through workshops and training. They aim to bring tools and knowledge into the mainstream, to accelerate the transition to sustainability and to be increasingly working towards regeneration.
10:00 - 12:30
Workshop Authentic Communication
Allan Sousa
specifically for teaching staff and educators
Sala de Seminário, Edifício VII
A different workshop that will enrich your personal and professional life. This workshop offers:
- Knowing what authentic/non-violent communication is
- Understanding how our habitual communication can block sustainable change
- Presentation of a practical, effective and sustainable communication process
- Understand how our language can contribute to our personal well-being and that of the planet
- Reinforce the power of emotional language to create healthier relationships with people and nature
- Reinforce the importance of universal human needs to take care of ourselves and the planet
- Group reflection on the relationship between internal and external change
Take advantage of this unique opportunity for the FCT NOVA community and friends of the faculty! The only investment required is your time!
Please sign up here (limited spots!) and receive the latest updates about this session.
(Requires a minimum of 8 participants. Available spots are first given to community members of FCT NOVA and then to external persons. We will do our best in order that all interested people can participate.)
Questions? Contact us via care-days@fct.unl.pt
13:30 - 14:30
Film screening: “É p’ra amanhã” - Episode about Economy
with the presence of some of the protagonists
Library’s Auditorium
Inspired by the French documentary “Demain” [Tomorrow], six young Portuguese people set out to tour the country in search of what is being done in the area of sustainability in Portugal.
“É p’ra amanhã” [It’s for tomorrow] is an inspiring project at all levels. It resulted in five thematic episodes in which the project team invites us on a journey to a sustainable future.
Today, we will show the episode about “Economy”. We will have with us some of the protagonists in this episode, namely Salomé Areias from Fashion Revolution Portugal (and member of the Care-Days team) and Filipe Alves, co-founder of Biovilla and expert in Alternative Economies.
14:30 - 15:15
Sharing Circle about Consumption
Filipe Alves and everyone interested (Salomé Areias)
outdoors - lawn in front of the library
A sharing circle is a space free of judgment where participants are free to openly share their experience and feelings about a topic. This edition about consumption, which welcomes in the circle the perspective of Filipe Alves (representing É P’ra Amanhã), embraces topics such as the need for purchase, impulsive buying, eco-anxiety and consumer-based accountability.
Although linked to the theme of the documentary shown above, you can participate without having seen the episode and without any experience or specific knowledge about consumption.
The sharing circle is facilitated by Salomé Areias.
15:30 - 17:00
Keynote speaker: Vasco Gaspar
"Keeping the balance in the midst of chaos"
afterwards “Cocktail”
Library’s auditorium
Perhaps you have already met Vasco Gaspar as a speaker at an event in the business world, or as a musician at a concert (he played for example with his band “The Igniters” at Rock in Rio this year), or as a facilitator at a retreat or workshop. … He is familiar with the many different types of stages and events, and he humbly and generously inspires how we can best promote our personal flourishing in harmony with the planet.
Author of the book “Aqui e Agora – Mindfulness”, Vasco has a lot of experience in the area of self-regulation and co-regulation for healthier relationships, whether in personal life, in academia, in companies or any other professional context.
Be inspired by his dynamic and interactive talk on how to keep our balance in the midst of chaos.
Afterwards, there will be a moment of socializing with the possibility of having a light and healthy snack.
17:30 - 18:30
Concert “Libertad” by Lídia Lins and band
in front of the library
Throughout history, the human being has created and listened to music for many purposes. Music has served to express emotions, such as joy or sorrow, and has done so very effectively. This concert is designed to take you into an inner journey and connect you directly to your most authentic self. Using instruments such as the guitar, drums, and rattles, the aim is to bring to the listener sounds of the forest combined with vocal melodies that lead them straight to their hearts, to the idea that we are one and all connected.
Lidia Lins, Greg with Peace, and Rui Aires play original and shamanic medicine songs inspired by the indigenous tribes of the Amazon and by Lidia’s own journey of connecting body and mind.
Listen here to Lídia Lins’ music.
~18:30