Local Governments

Workshop/Conference: Volunteering in times of crisis

February 11, 2012Cultura21Backdrop, Berlin Germany, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Creative Art Projects, Dorothee, Draft Agenda, E Mail, European Cities, European Citizenship, Francesca, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Local Governments, Members, Mexico City, Oleg, Paris France, Profit Organisation, Rana, Sacha, Vitality, Workshop Conference

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RECREATURA is a non-profit organisation supporting innovative and creative art projects in order to support an active European citizenship. The two-day conference concerning â€œVolunteering in times of crisisâ€ takes place on March 2 and 3, 2012 and aims to promote volunteering in European cities. Against the backdrop of the consequences from the recent crisis and high unemployment especially among young people in Spain, the conference will discuss the effects of the crisis on active citizenship and volunteering.

The event will be in English and Spanish and a variety of experts, representatives of NGOs, local governments and others will take part in the conference. If you are interested in participating â€“ either as participant or speaker â€“ please get in touch with Dorothee Fischer, Vice-President RECREATURA_arts&culture, dorotheefischer [at] gmail [dot] com. Participants need to sign up by e-mail by 28 February at the very latest.

Information on the schedule can be found in the PDF file Draft Agenda here.
For details about the background of the project see www.recreatura.com and www.alda-europe.eu

Cultura21 is a transversal, translocal network, constituted of an international level grounded in several Cultura21 organizations around the world.

Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

– Sacha Kagan (based in LÃ¼neburg, Germany) and Rana Ã–ztÃ¼rk (based in Berlin, Germany)
– Oleg Koefoed and Kajsa Paludan (both based in Copenhagen, Denmark)
– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)
– Francesca Cozzolino and David Knaute (both based in Paris, France)

Cultura21 is not only an informal network. Its strength and vitality relies upon the activities of several organizations around the world which are sharing the vision and mission of Cultura21

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Rio+20: Ideas for culture

November 11, 2011Cultura21Agenda 21, Berlin Germany, Circulars, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, De Janeiro Brazil, Earth Summit, Francesca, Internal Meetings, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Local Governments, Mexico City, Oleg, Paris France, Pillar, Rana, Rio Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, Rio Summit, S Committee, Sacha, Secretariat, Stakeholders, Sustainable Development, Uclg, United Nations, United Nations Conference, Vitality, World Organization, Zero Draft

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From the 4th until the 6th of June 2012 the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development or Rio+20 will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has been 20 years since the first Earth Summit took place and the international communityâ€™s attention towards the Rio+20 Summit is growing steadily.
In order to influence the documents for the negotiations, activists and stakeholders have the possibility to participate and send proposals to an â€židea boxâ€œ that the Secretariat of the Rio+20 Conference has established. The deadline for these submissions is the 1st of November.
Then the Secretariat will elaborate a compilation of the proposals that will be the basis for the zero draft in the negotiations at the Rio+20 Conference.
UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments), the world organization of cities, is preparing a contributions document, which will include (among other issues) the idea of making culture the fourth pillar of sustainable development. The Committee on Culture has been invited to participate in internal meetings to prepare UCLGâ€™s document. The Agenda 21 for culture (2004) and the Policy Statement of Mexico on â€œCulture: the Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Developmentâ€ (2010) build the basis for this process.

In order reinforce the message of the UCLGâ€™s Committee on culture, cultural activists, networks and stakeholders on the relation between culture and sustainable development are encouraged to send a message with their ideas to the Secretariat too. The UCLG offers a document that can be used or can give ideas for preparing such a submission. This document can be found here: http://www.agenda21culture.net/docs_circulars/Ideas%20for%20Rio+20%20-%20ENG.pdf
Ideas can be submitted to the Secretariat of the Rio20+ Conference here:
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/index.php?menu=83

For further information see
http://www.bcncultura.com/agenda21cultura/circular/circular54.html or contact the Secretariat of the Committee on culture: agenda21cultura [at] bcn [dot] cat and +34 933 161 009

Cultura21 is a transversal, translocal network, constituted of an international level grounded in several Cultura21 organizations around the world.

Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

– Sacha Kagan (based in LÃ¼neburg, Germany) and Rana Ã–ztÃ¼rk (based in Berlin, Germany)
– Oleg Koefoed and Kajsa Paludan (both based in Copenhagen, Denmark)
– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)
– Francesca Cozzolino and David Knaute (both based in Paris, France)

Cultura21 is not only an informal network. Its strength and vitality relies upon the activities of several organizations around the world which are sharing the vision and mission of Cultura21

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Local and Regional Governments towards RIO+20

April 21, 2011Cultura21Agenda 21, Berlin Germany, Best Evidence, Copenhagen Denmark, Cozzolino, Francesca, International Governance, Kagan, Kajsa, Koefoed, Local Governments, Mexico City, Oleg, Paradigm, Paris France, Pillar, Rana, Regional Governments, Rio Summit, Sacha, Sustainable Development, Tackling Climate Change, Uclg, Vitality

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A briefing on preparations for the Rio +20 Summit is available from the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), focusing on culture as key element of sustainability: â€œWe believe that the paradigm of sustainable development needs a cultural pillar, and its implementation deserves cultural content. The Agenda 21 for culture (2004), the Policy Statement of Mexico on â€œCulture: the Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Developmentâ€ (2010) and the local actions undertaken by our members and partners are the best evidence of progress.

UCLG is preparing its strategy for the Rio+20 Summit. The key messages put forward by UCLG are:

Making Culture as fourth pillar of sustainable development
Tackling climate change
Contributing to international governance in sustainable development field
Making cities resilientâ€

To read the briefing (PDF file): Click here

Cultura21 is a transversal, translocal network, constituted of an international level grounded in several Cultura21 organizations around the world.

Cultura21â€²s international network, launched in April 2007, offers the online and offline platform for exchanges and mutual learning among its members.

The activities of Cultura21 at the international level are coordinated by a team representing the different Cultura21 organizations worldwide, and currently constituted of:

– Sacha Kagan (based in LÃ¼neburg, Germany) and Rana Ã–ztÃ¼rk (based in Berlin, Germany)

– Oleg Koefoed and Kajsa Paludan (both based in Copenhagen, Denmark)

– Hans Dieleman (based in Mexico-City, Mexico)

– Francesca Cozzolino and David Knaute (both based in Paris, France)

Cultura21 is not only an informal network. Its strength and vitality relies upon the activities of several organizations around the world which are sharing the vision and mission of Cultura21

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Call For Papers for Special Issue on Culture and Sustainable Communities

January 26, 2010AnnouncementsCoimbra Portugal, Community Planning, Creative Cities, Dominant Paradigm, Duxbury, Economics University, Guest Editors, Laboratory School, Local Governance, Local Governments, New Paradigm, Phd Researcher, Resiliency, Submission Of Papers, Sustainability Goals, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Community, University Of Coimbra, University Of Ottawa, University Of Ottawa Canada

Culture and Local Governance / Culture et Gouvernance Locale
Deadline for submission of papers: May 1, 2010

Guest Editors:Â Nancy Duxbury (Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, Portugal) andÂ M. Sharon Jeannotte (Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, Canada)

In the face of growing environmental and economic urgencies, issues of sustainability and resiliency are moving to the forefront of planning, policy, and programs in cities and communities of all sizes. City planning paradigms are mutating from a focus on building â€˜creative citiesâ€™ to that of achieving â€˜sustainable cities.â€™ Internationally, this shift is evident among local governments adopting sustainability goals for towns, cities, and regions; creating sustainable community plans; and implementing community projects related to â€˜sustainable development.â€™ Yet cultural considerations, while recognized in urban and community planning contexts, are not integrated into sustainability planning in a widespread way.

Where are cultural considerations in this new paradigm/framework? How might culture be incorporated and situated within sustainability planning and related initiatives? How should cultural planning adapt to this increasingly dominant paradigm and context?

Potential contributors are invited to submit an article (maximum 5,000 words) by May 1, 2010 to Nancy Duxbury atÂ duxbury@ces.uc.pt.

Details:Â www.ces.uc.pt/cesfct/nd/CFP_Culture_and_Local_Governance.pdf

Nancy Duxbury, PhD
Researcher
Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES) | Centre for Social Studies
Associate Laboratory, School of Economics
University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
duxbury@ces.uc.pt