The 4thUnited Cities and Local Government (UCLG) Culture Summit took place on 9-11 of September 2021 in Izmir, Turkey. Under the title “Culture: Shaping the future”, stakeholders of the cultural sectors convened together with mayors and local leaders, academics, activists, and representatives of civil society organizations to discuss the contribution of culture to sustainable development.
From 17 to 19 September, the first of the Citizens’ Panels for the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) took place in Strasbourg. A key feature of the CoFoE, these panels convene 800 randomly chosen European citizens to jointly think about the future they want for the European Union.
“Many are the people who feel their lives have been on pause while the world has been on fast forward (…). This has also been a time of soul-searching. From people reassessing their own lives to wider debates on sharing vaccines and on shared values.(…) But as I look back on this past year, if … Continued
European cultural community mobilises to bring underrepresented voices to the Conference on the Future of Europe 7 September 2021 marks the public launch of “Amplify: Make the Future of Europe Yours”, a public campaign led by Culture Action Europe together with its members in 12 European countries. The launch will begin with online press-conference scheduled … Continued
The UCLG Culture Summit is the main meeting point at global level of cities, local governments and other stakeholders that are committed to the effective implementation of policies and programmes on culture and sustainability. Since 2015, UCLG has convened three editions of the UCLG Culture Summit, which were respectively hosted by the City of Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain, … Continued
“We must improve the status of the artists and their social protection, and address the unequal distribution of value between creators and digital platforms. Working conditions of artists and cultural workers should be on top of the priorities of public institutions as they start implementing measures to recover from the pandemic”-, UNESCO Director General Audrey … Continued
On 29 April, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Collective, where Culture Action Europe is a member, organised an online conference to contribute to the collective thinking around the newest project of the European Commission that aims to make the Green Deal a cultural project and bring it closer to the citizens. In the spirit of … Continued
Intersectional gender gap persists in almost all cultural and creative sectors, with cultural professionals experiencing discrimination based on their gender identities. Female artists and cultural workers across the EU typically have less access to creation and production resources, are paid much less than men and are underrepresented in leadership and other decision-making positions, as well … Continued