Fabrica de Alternativas

The story of Fábrica de Alternativas begins on May 4, 2013, when a group of citizens from Algés met in the Jardim do Parque Anjos for the first session of the Algés People's Assembly.

Disillusioned with traditional politics and capitalist, consumerist society, these citizens decided to seek local alternatives based on direct democracy and active participation in community life. At this first Assembly, it was de...