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Intercultural Cities| July 2022 - 28th issue
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Creating sustainable intercultural cities: opening of registrations for the ICC Study visit to the 5th Placemaking Week Europe in Pontevedra
Creating sustainable intercultural cities: opening of registrations for the ICC Study visit to the 5th Placemaking Week Europe in Pontevedra
The ICC programme is happy to open registrations for the ICC Study visit to the 5th Placemaking Week Europe in Pontevedra. The Study visit will take place on 27-30 September 2022 and is part of ICC work on Sustainable Intercultural Cities.
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The city of Valladolid (Spain) joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
The city of Valladolid (Spain) joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
It is with great pleasure that the ICC programme announces the membership of the city of Valladolid to the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities (RECI)!
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The city of Valladolid (Spain) joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
Manlleu joins the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities
On 22 April the city of Manlleu (Spain) has joined the Spanish Network of Intercultural Cities (RECI), becoming the 156th member of the ICC programme.
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The cycle of webinars "Gender and Interculturalism" has started!
The cycle of webinars "Gender and Interculturalism" has started!

On 30 May 2022, the webinar "Health, Gender and Interculturalism" took place. This event is part of the project "Gender and Interculturalism", developed by the Cooperative Portuguese Network of Intercultural Cities in partnership with the cities of Lisbon, Oeiras and Vila Verde and funded by the Council of Europe.

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The cycle of webinars "Gender and Interculturalism" has started!
Consultation on Entrepreneurship by Migrant Women takes place in Patras

Undoubtedly, the 241FE consultation event in Patras (Greece), entitled "Balancing Professional and Private Live as well as Entrepreneurship for Gender Equality” was a very successful initiative! It was organized onsite on 16th June 2022 by DAFNI KEK, the Greek partner of the “241FE: 241 Female Entrepreneurship”, EU project.

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Cypriot intercultural study visit to Italy
Cypriot intercultural study visit to Italy

Co-ordinators and members of the newly established regional intercultural networks of Cyprus participated in a study visit to Italian intercultural cities in the region of Emilia Romagna (29 May-1 June). The networks learnt about the good intercultural practices and projects in the cities of Modena, Reggio Emilia and Novellara.

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Cypriot intercultural study visit to Italy
Proud Cities Summit 2022 in Vilnius
The Proud Cities summit is the Annual Diversity Charter Conference in Lithuania and took place in Vilnius on 3 June 2022. The Summit was organised by the Lithuanian Diversity Charter and LGL in partnership with Baltic Pride. During the event the intercultural policy model was presented.
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An eventful month of June at Beit HaGefen (Haifa, Israel)
An eventful month of June at Beit HaGefen (Haifa, Israel)

Beit HaGefen, the Arab Jewish Cultural Center, produces a wide range of diverse intercultural activities throughout the year, seeking to produce a deep and meaningful dialogue in Haifa, Israel. The month of June is particularly rich in events at Beit HaGefen which celebrates Arab Culture Days and the 10 years of Tachles, the Arab-Jewish youth club.

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An eventful month of June at Beit HaGefen (Haifa, Israel)
Watch films from intercultural cities for World Refugee Day
The theme for the joint Intercultural Cities campaign to mark World Refugee Day 2022 is solidarity. We wish to acknowledge the city to city support we have seen across Europe over the past months, as well as the welcome that cities provide to refugees.
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Webinar “Identifying and preventing systemic discrimination: the importance of data and evidence”
Webinar “Identifying and preventing systemic discrimination: the importance of data and evidence”
On 23 May, the ICC programme held a webinar on "Identifying and preventing systemic discrimination: the importance of data and evidence". The event gathered around 50 participants from various countries to discuss practices and challenges faced when using and generating data and evidence to identify and prevent systemic discrimination.
Recap and next steps ›
Webinar “Identifying and preventing systemic discrimination: the importance of data and evidence”
How intercultural is your project?
The Intercultural Cities programme is happy to present three easy-to-use checklists to help assess whether your projects and policies are truly intercultural. The intercultural checklists are intended for local officials, working groups, civil society, and other actors.
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Looking for an online training?
Looking for an online training?
The Intercultural Cities programme offers a series of online trainings for member cities and other interested parties to facilitate online capacity-building across the globe.
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Forthcoming events
  • 26 September – RPCI webinar on Education, Gender and Interculturalism (for RPCI members)
  • 26-30 September – Cyprus visit: support for intercultural networks strategies and action plans (for Cyprus districts)
  • 26-30 September – Study visit to Pontevedra on Sustainable cities: inclusive green infrastructures
  • 18-19 October – Second meeting of the Committee of Experts on Intercultural Integration, Skopje, North Macedonia (for ADI-INT members)
  • 19-20 October – 24th RECI coordination meeting (for RECI members)
  • 27-28 October - Communication and media training for mayors : promoting intercultural narratives in difficult times
  • 16-17 November – Meeting of ICC coordinators, Reggio Emilia
 
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