“Can Culture save Europe?” Join the debate organised by Culturally.eu and other leaders from business, academia, politics and culture at LuissEnblabs on 24 March to jointly reflect how Culture can be the key to reinventing the EU. If the EU is to be strong it needs high levels of trust at all levels. This requires appreciation – by … Continued
Europe is in trouble. The Great Recession has heavily hit Southern Europe and has polarized the Continent between North and South. Growing nationalism in many EU countries and the increasing division of national societies provoke a tendency to fragmentation. Racism and xenophobia are also on the rising nearly everywhere. The crisis is deep and manifold … Continued
It’s a two-hour train journey to Brussels from London, a 33.3km crossing of the Channel and a mere step across the border in Ireland. Yet the UK and the EU are drifting apart. The cultural sector has been united in defending the permanence of the UK in the EU. Above 96% of the UK’s cultural … Continued
Beyond the Obvious (BtO) is a flagship event of Culture Action Europe. It’s an annual gathering for privileged and inspirational exchange between the European cultural community, civil society, researchers and thinkers. BtO provokes the common thinking by exploring borders and edges of culture and moves beyond conventional assumptions and beliefs. BtO 2017 “Europe, quo vadis?” … Continued
European civil society representatives (Culture Action Europe among them) and academics met on 8-9 October 2016 in La Rochelle, France to discuss about “Democracy in Europe and the missing links”. Some 200 activists from citizens’ platforms and representatives from social, human rights, culture and environment organisations from all over Europe gathered together. They discussed complex … Continued
Join BOZAR Agora and Culture Action Europe discussion on the role of gender & culture in imagining new Europe. As part of Les journées de Bruxelles 2016, “A new mythology: what if Europa asks Zeus out” will take place on 20 October at Bozar in Brussels. The cultural sector has been regarded as a sphere in … Continued
The first European Civic Academy “Democracy in Europe: missing links “ will be held on 8-9 October in La Rochelle, France. European Civic Academy will look into the complex questions raised by citizens’ disenchantment, practice, and expectation with regard to democracy. For a long time now, democratic disenchantment has constantly been on the increase because of the growing gap … Continued
How can culture and cities help build hope and a new narrative for Europe? What value should we attribute to culture? How does culture drive economic growth? How can culture and the arts reconvert and regenerate cities, giving them a new identity? Culture Action Europe and UCLG-Agenda 21 will present the study “Culture, Cities and … Continued