Raising Citizens’ Awareness on the importance of Culture in Europe
We believe that Culture should get higher on the European agenda. We believe that Culture should be horizontally mainstreamed into all European policies.
Why Culture? Because Culture benefits our mental health, health and overall well-being and it is linked with our democracy, economy, politics, digital shift, sustainable development, education, society, and identity. Culture is what makes us unique by keeping us together. Culture is what makes Europe united in diversity.
Culture Action Europe will be present at this important event in the European Parliament on 8 December 2022, organised by the Left group. Our president Inês Câmara will contribute to the discussion on cultural rights and cultural democracy, while our colleague Kornelia Kiss will present the CultureForHealth project and the research.
PROGRAMME:
15.00 – 15.30 Welcome
Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Lauriane Bertrand, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
Importance of Culture on…
15.30 … Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing
Moderator MEP Alexis Georgoulis
Kornelia Kiss, Consortium leader of the Culture4Health EU Preparatory Action
Dr. Zuzana Kocábová, Ph.D. – Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology at Motol University Hospital
Natalie Porias, Managing Director, Red Noses Clowndoctors International, RED NOSES International
16.15 … Bringing Us Together
Moderator MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek
Konstantina Zannou, Professor – University of Columbia
European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) (tbc)
Virginia Fiume, European Projects Coordinator for Science for Democracy and Co-founder of the citizens movement EUMANS
2-minute statement – (AKEL delegation, Cyprus)
17.15 …Keeping Us Together
Moderator MEP Alexis Georgoulis
Mercedes Acitores, Senior Project Manager, Interact Programme EU
Inês Camara, President of Culture Action Europe
Lur Fernandez Salinas, Project Officer for Congress of European Municipalities and Regions CEMR
Louise Haxthausen, Director – UNESCO Liaison office in Brussels
Panos Skouroliakos (SYRIZA delegation, Greece)
REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND (open for online and onsite participation)
