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
On May 31st and June 1st of 2016, the European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the members of the Liaison group representing European civil society organisations and networks (in which Culture Action Europe represents the culture sector), held a forum focusing on migration and on how Europe can adapt to structural change: “Living … Continued
Culture Action Europe together with members and partners continues to promote the role of cultural diversity and intercultural exchange in our societies. Between March and May 2016 three important publications were released we want to draw your attention to: “Creation and Displacement: Developing new narratives around migration” is a generously documented study published by IETM … Continued
On April 28, the Italian members of CAE met in Rome to discuss culture as an essential citizenship right with cultural operators and stakeholders. The general theme has been specified into three subtopics: culture and citizens, culture and communities, culture and development. With over 80 participants, the initiative aimed at identifying strategies to be pursued to create and strengthen a virtuous link between culture … Continued
President of Culture Action Europe, Robert Manchin participates in “Re:Creating Europe – Forum on European Culture”, the largest cultural event during the Dutch Presidency taking place in Amsterdam 1-3 June 2016. Mr. Manchin will contribute to the expert session on the social value of culture: why is culture essential for our social wellbeing? What is the immaterial … Continued
The Arts Rights Justice EU Working Group is an independent cross-sector working group (arts and human rights) set up in 2012 under the framework of the civil society dialogue platform, “Access to Culture”. ARJ members are representing around 30 EU and international associations, NGOs and networks from arts, free speech and human rights sectors. Since 2014, ARJ … Continued
Most of the movements in the World Press Freedom Index unveiled today by Reporters Without Borders is indicative of a climate of fear and tension combined with increasing control over newsrooms by governments and private-sector interests. by Reporters Without Borders is indicative of a climate of fear and tension combined with increasing control over newsrooms … Continued
This year’s Civil Society Days will focus on migration and on how Europe can be made more open and adapt to what needs to be seen as a structural change. Culture Action Europe will be participating, on the 31st of May 2016, in the panel dedicated to “Social integration and the role of CSO”. Find … Continued