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2008: European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
„Together in diversity“
Monica Urian de SousaDG EAC, European Commission
Budapest, 23 April 2008
CONTEXTCultural diversity is at the heart of the EU project
Successive enlargements have increased diversity within the EU
The free movement of people in the Single Market increases diversity within EU Member States
The EU is faced with old and new migratory flows
Globalisation facilitates increased interaction between cultures, languages, religions, ethnicities
EU faces new challenges
CHALLENGES
We want to go beyound multicultural societies, where cultures and cultural groups simply coexist
Tolerance is not enough anymore
In an intercultural EU, cultural diversity is a source of creativity, innovation, and prosperity
CHALLENGES
Respectful exchange between different worldviews, mutual understanding, intercultural competence are paramount in an intercultural society
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
GENERAL EYID OBJECTIVES
• Promote intercultural dialogue as a process of integration in a more open and more complex world
• Encourage cultural diversity
• Develop a European citizenship open to the world
EYID KEY MESSAGES
Intercultural dialogue contributes to:
• mutual understanding and a better living together
• exploring the benefits of cultural diversity
• fostering an active European citizenship and a sense of European belonging
THE YEAR IN A NUTSHELL
10 M€ for European and national projects, communication, studies and evaluation
7 European flagship projects, launch and closing events: 3 M€
1 project per Member State: 3 M€
Information and communication campaign: 3,3 M€
Studies and evaluation: 0,7 M€
Moreover, mainstreaming of intercultural dialogue in other EU programmes:
“Youth in Action”, “Lifelong Learning”, “Europe for Citizens”, “Culture”
THEMES OF THE YEAR
Topics selected for a special focus during 2008:
• Culture and the arts
• Education
• Migration and integration
• Multilingualism
• Inter-faith dialogue
• The workplace
• Media
Sustainable strategy for intercultural dialogue in Europe beyond 2008, part of the European Agenda for Culture
PARTNERSHIP APPROACH
EYID2008
Youth features
Civil Society
Media Partnership
CAMPAIGN DRIVE FOR EYID EUROPEAN STRATEGY
AN EMERGING EUROPEAN
STRATEGY FOR INTERCULTURAL
DIALOGUE DRIVEN BY:
• Continuous input from civil society @European and national levels
(Rainbow paper of Civil Society Platform for intercultural dialogue,
input from EYID partners during 2008)
• Mobilisation of Member States
(network of National Coordination Bodies)
• Mobilisation of the European Parliament
OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN
• Raise awareness of the Year among the broad public, especially young people
• Increase visibility of the Year‘s activities
• Communicate the results of Community and Member States actions
• Foster networking between stakeholders across Europe
EUROPEAN YEAR ONLINE• Official website launched in 23 languages on 07 January 2008
GET INVOLVED IN ICD:
www.dialogue2008.eu
Partners’ section = network of civil society actors involved in intercultural dialogue where you can:
- present your profile and work
- network with more than 1.000 colleagues involved in ICD
- share your best practices & learn with others
- get Europe-wide visibility for your events, projects and contents
- brand your activities with the official image of the Year (Toolbox)
- get information about policy debates and initiatives
“Cultures on my street”- PHOTO INITIATIVE
• Pan-European photo competition for all European residents,
regardless of age or origins: www.street-cultures.eu
• Task: “Capture your vision of intercultural dialogue”
• Objective: Generate high-quality photo material to be
used to promote the Year
• Selecting the winners:
- Public‘s favourite award through online voting
- Three winners selected by professional jury
• Prizes worth 15,000 Euro: professional cameras and study trips
BRUSSELS DEBATES• Seven debates, held on every first Wednesday of the month (March –
November)
• Objectives:- To provide a platform for reflection and exchange of ideas on
intercultural dialogue- To generate media interest
• Upcoming topics: • interreligious dialogue • Workplace• multilingualism • education• role of the media
• Online forum
TO CONCLUDE
The success of the Year depends on
you!
Thank you for your attention!Monica.Urian-de-Sousa@ec.europa.eu