The Other Cultural Policies movement plans a protest in Lisbon on February 26

The Other Cultural Policies movement will hold a public platform in Lisbon on January 26 and has planned a month-long protest in parliament to demand action for the sector, the organization said.

Formed last year, the movement brings together structures from the sector, such as the Union of Entertainment, Audiovisual and Musicians (Cena-STE), the Drama Center of Évora, the Manifesto for Culture, the Union of Archaeological Workers, the Association and the Joint Action, among others.

The public platform in front of the National Theater D. Maria II in Lisbon will be dedicated to “issues of art and culture, as well as those that affect the rest of society, such as housing shortages and evictions from various sectors of society.” cultural associations,” the organization explained in a statement released Monday evening.

“We continue to have unstable labor relations with low wages, a consequence of decades of lack of government accountability and disinvestment in culture. We continue to be understaffed in government support services, both in terms of operational support and day-to-day activities. today’s management of services in museums, theaters, archives, etc. We are still left without the logistical, human and financial network to support the dissemination of art and culture throughout the country, allowing the movement and enjoyment of artists and works . population,” it says.

The movement believes that the problems are “multiplying, worsening every day and dragging on for decades”, with the General Directorate of Arts’ arts support program “failing to take into account hundreds of associations and artists and successive delays”, to instability in areas such as archeology and “politics Disneyland” in relation to heritage.