UNESCO Club: Culture & the EP Elections

UNESCO Club on Cultural Policies in Lisbon invited Culture Action Europe to share our views on the role of culture in the up-coming European Elections. CAE Policy Officer Sophie Dowden will present the CAE EP Elections 2019 Campaign cultureɘurope and put forward CAE recommendations to the MEP candidates.

The Culture Action Europe EP Elections 2019 Campaign aims to foster a stronger recognition of the cultural dimension of the European Union and culture’s contribution to Europe and to encourage voters to make their voice heard by participating in the European Parliamentary elections.

The campaign gives voters the ability to make an informed decision about the role of culture in the political party programmes and provides a basis for activists, CAE members and citizens  in their own countries to advocate for political parties to adopt a positive stance on the role of culture in the future of the European Union.

It encourages them to organise events and debates with politicians, contact their politicians through letters and meetings and display the campaign’s posters and stickers. In this way, we can join forces to campaign for culture’s contribution to Europe as a necessary source of unity and a force for cooperation and mutual understanding.