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Intercultural Cities| April 2023 - 30th issue
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The year 2022 in Intercultural Cities – the annual report now online
The year 2022 in Intercultural Cities – the annual report now online
The ICC annual report presents the main events and activities organised last year, as well as the tools and methodologies developed to assist local and regional authorities worldwide in the design, implementation and review of intercultural policies based on the principles of real equality, valuing diversity, fostering meaningful intercultural interaction and fostering active citizenship and participation.
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Welcome to the new ICC members!
Welcome to the new ICC members!
It is with great pleasure that the Intercultural Cities programme announces the membership of the cities of Torremolinos (Spain), Riga (Latvia), Zagarolo (Italy), and Paranhos (Portugal)!
Welcome to the new ICC members!
Five Finnish municipalities will work on building an inclusive integration approach
The EU/CoE joint project ‘Building an inclusive integration approach in Finland’ will work with five Finnish municipalities to promote the implementation of local integration strategies which reflect the Good Relations principles.
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Intercultural study visit of Cypriot Mayors to Barcelona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Intercultural study visit of Cypriot Mayors to Barcelona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet

Under the project "Building structures for intercultural integration in Cyprus", five Mayors and Deputy Mayors participated in a study visit to the Intercultural Cities of Barcelona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Spain) on 15-16 March 2023.

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Intercultural study visit of Cypriot Mayors to Barcelona and Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Support programme for cities to respond to challenges of integrating refugees and migrants launched in Poland

With cities often at the forefront of responding to the challenges of integrating refugees and migrants, four major international organisations together with the Union of Polish Metropolises launched the Academy on the Integration of Migrants and Refugees in Polish Cities.

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Successful literacy actions for Roma women in Patras
Successful literacy actions for Roma women in Patras

Aiming at combating discrimination and protecting human rights and equality, the Community Center-Roma Unit (CC-RU) of the Municipality of Patras (Greece) continues the successful implementation of customized literacy actions for Roma women, so that to strengthen the process of their social integration.

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Successful literacy actions for Roma women in Patras
Celebrating intercultural successes of Australian Cities
The Intercultural Cities Australian National Network is delighted to announce the recent success of two Network members.
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Living Charter for Intercultural Modena
Living Charter for Intercultural Modena

The Living Charter for Intercultural Modena has been presented to the Mayor and the City Council on 14 March 2023. It was developed through a participatory process which started in July 2022 and included more than 20 associations. It is a reference tool for the implementation of the three principles of “Intercultural Modena”.

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Living Charter for Intercultural Modena
Neuchâtel - A spring season rich in intercultural initiatives

Two major events will mark the cultural life of Neuchâtel this spring: the 28th Neuchâtel Action Week against Racism and the 5th edition of the Neuchâtel Cultural Spring.

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Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Jonava
Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Jonava
On January 18 and 19, 2023, a representative of the ICC programme and an independent expert visited Jonava as part of the first ICC expert visit to the city.
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Feedback on the ICC expert visit to Jonava
Peer-to-peer support: Animation as Art Therapy in Lutsk
Last year the intercultural city of Lutsk, Ukraine completed its "Animation as an art therapy project", an initiative for internally displaced children and youth.
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ICC national networks - Release of the 2022 annual reports
ICC national networks - Release of the 2022 annual reports
The Intercultural Cities (ICC) programme is happy to announce the publication of the yearly reports of the ICC national networks in Italy (Città del Dialogo), Portugal (RPCI), Spain (RECI) and Ukraine (ICC-UA).
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ICC national networks - Release of the 2022 annual reports
New ICC policy briefs now available !
New ICC policy briefs are now available on Participation in Intercultural cities, and on Data collection for refugee reception at community level.
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