On the way out of Poverty: Action through participatory methods to meet the right of living in sustainability Katerina Plakitsi, Eleni Kolokouri, Athina-Christina Kornelaki University of Ioannina kplakits@cc.uoi.gr Abstract: This paper is grounded on the project ÉPOQUE which trains prospective teachers, scientists and engineers through an environmental portfolio ready to be integrated into the university syllabuses. In this sense, the Ioannina @fise researching group developed a workshop on poverty and sustainability following an expansive learning cycle. Σhe main purpose of the workshop was to create appropriate settings for teachers and students to deal with issues of poverty and sustainability through participatory methods. During the implementation of the workshop forum theatre was used as a tool in order to involve participants in actions of change. The participants had to deal with three issues in their groups such as poverty and immigration, social justice and poverty and facing poverty in our everyday lives. The forum theatre episodes have been videotaped and we conducted a video analysis with emphasis on t he interactions as well as the formation of rules and the moments of change in the activity systems. The preliminary results show how the forum theatre within the context of an expansive cycle can be a fruitful transformative activity for teachers training on issues of poverty and sustainability. Key-words: poverty, sustainability, expansive cycle, forum theatre ȀαIJαπȠȜȑȝηıη IJηȢ φIJώχİȚαȢμ ΔȡȐıη ȝȑıα από ıυȝȝİIJȠχȚțȑȢ įȚαįȚțαıίİȢ γȚα IJηȞ αİȚφόȡȠ αȞȐπIJυȟη ΕζΫθβ ζετλβ, αIJελέθα ζαεέIJıβ αθεδıIJάηδ Ιαθθέθθ Περίληψη: Η αλκτıα İλΰαıέα ίαıέıIJβεİ ıIJκ λσΰλαηηα EPτQUE, Ϋθα İλδίαζζκθIJδεσ αλIJκφζΪεδκ ΰδα IJβθ κδσIJβIJα ıIJβθ αθİδıIJβηδαεά İεαέįİıβ IJκ κκέκ αθIJακελέθİIJαδ ıIJβθ αθΪΰεβ IJβμ εαIJΪλIJδıβμ IJθ ηİζζκθIJδευθ İαΰΰİζηαIJδυθ εαδ λκIJİέθİδ IJΫııİλα ηαγάηαIJα ΰδα İθıηΪIJıβ ıIJκ λσΰλαηηα ıκįυθ IJθ αθİδıIJβηέθέ ΢IJκ ζαέıδκ αIJσ, β İλİθβIJδεά κηΪįα @fise group IJκ αθİδıIJβηέκ Ιαθθέθθ ıİįέαıİ Ϋθα İλΰαıIJάλδκ ηİ γΫηα IJβ ΦIJυİδα εαδ IJβθ ǹİδφκλέα αεκζκγυθIJαμ IJβ ηİγκįκζκΰέα IJκ İİεIJαIJδεκτ ετεζκ ηΪγβıβμέ Ǻαıδεσμ ıεκσμ IJκ İλΰαıIJβλέκ İέθαδ β įβηδκλΰέα ηαγβıδαεκτ İλδίΪζζκθIJκμ ηΫıα ıIJκ κκέκ κδ ıηηİIJΫκθIJİμ γα İέθαδ ıİ γΫıβ θα įδαİδλδıIJκτθ IJβθ εαIJακζΫηβıβ IJβμ φIJυİδαμ ηΫıα ασ ıηηİIJκδεΫμ įδαįδεαıέİμέ μ ίαıδεσ İλΰαζİέκ Ϋεφλαıβμ λβıδηκκδάγβεİ β IJİθδεά IJκ γİΪIJλκ IJκ εαIJαδİıηΫθκ, β κκέα ηκλİέ θα İδφΫλİδ αζζαΰά ıİ įıηİθİέμ ıθγάεİμέ Σα γΫηαIJα IJα κκέα λαΰηαIJİτIJβεαθ κδ ıηηİIJΫκθIJİμ άIJαθ β φIJυİδα εαδ ηİIJαθΪıIJİıβ, β εκδθθδεά įδεαδκıτθβ εαδ φIJυİδα εαδ β αθIJδηİIJυδıβ IJβμ φIJυİδαμ ıIJβθ εαγβηİλδθά αάέ ΢IJδΰηδσIJα ασ IJκ İλΰαıIJάλδκ ίδθIJİκıεκάγβεαθ εαδ β αθΪζıβ, β κκέα ίλέıεİIJαδ ıİ İιΫζδιβ, įέθİδ Ϋηφαıβ ıIJδμ αζζβζİδįλΪıİδμ IJθ κηΪįθ, ıIJβ įδαησλφıβ IJθ εαθσθθ εαγυμ εαδ ıIJδμ ηİIJαίκζΫμ ıIJκ ıτıIJβηα įλαıIJβλδσIJβIJαμ εΪγİ κηΪįαμέ Σα λυIJα ακIJİζΫıηαIJα ηαμ įİέθκθ σIJδ β ηΫγκįκμ IJκ γİΪIJλκ IJκ εαIJαδİıηΫθκ ıηίΪζζİδ ıIJβ įδαİέλδıβ αβIJβηΪIJθ ıİ ıΫıβ ηİ IJβ φIJυİδα εαδ IJβθ αİδφκλέα İθυ αλΪζζβζα κ İİεIJαIJδεσμ ετεζκμ ηΪγβıβμ λκıφΫλİδ İλτ İįέκ αθΪζıβμ εαδ αθαıIJκαıηκτέ