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Intercultural Dialogue

 

The programme “Intercultural Dialogue” aims at the elaboration of strategies and mechanisms of dialogue between Europe and her neighbour regions (particularly south Mediterraneanand African ones) in order to strengthen regional stability by a better reciprocal knowledge and mutual understanding.
The programme is based on the following dimensions:

. migrations
and their socio-cultural aspects
. women
as agents of change in Mediterranean societies
.
media as tools of dialogue
.
the reinforcement of democratic processes and human rights in the Euro-Mediterranean region
 



  2009 ACTIVITIES
 
White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue in Portuguese
The official launching of the White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue in Portuguese took place in the Portuguese parliament, on the 21st May, in the framework of the celebrations of the International Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. The event was organized in co-operation with the Portuguese High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities and the Portuguese Parliament. more …
Workshop: “Building a didactic manual on Mediterranean history
The workshop took place on 12-13 May, in Lisbon. more...
Agenda - List of participants

Summary  of the workshop outcomes
Intercultural Dialogue, History and History Teaching in the Context of Globalisation
The Informal Meeting of Historians took place on the 5 April, in Istanbul.
more ...

Conference on the role of women in the Euro Mediterranean region -
The Conference took place on 2 & 3 April, in  Lisbon, and was about “
Status and political participation: women, actors of change in the euro-Mediterranean region".
more ...

. Agenda
. Conclusions

PREVIOUS   EVENTS
 

Euro-Arab Days for a better mutual understanding
The North South Centre organised, in partnership with the Council of Europe (DG IV) and the ALECSO the “Euro-Arab days for a better mutual understanding”.
.
see the programme
. see the poster


EUROMESCO Annual Conference and General Assembly
The North South Centre participated in the EUROMESCO Annual Conference and General Assembly that took place on 16 and 17 October 2008 in Amman, Jordan.


Seminar “Cultural diversity and the media”
On
23rd and 24th June 2008, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe organised two days dedicated to the “intercultural training of journalists” and “the media faced with discrimination: how to inform victims of the structures in place to combat discrimination”. The initiative, that was part of the Council of Europe Campaign All different – all equal, took place in the Fundação Luso Americana, in Lisbon.
see the programme
see the list of participants


Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators (COPEAM)
The North-South Centre, as founding member and President of the COPEAM, actively participated in its 15th Annual Conference and in its 14th General Assembly that took place on 16th and 18th May in Bucharest.
see the COPEAM website


Tangier Encounters 2008
On 25th and 26th of April 2008, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and the Association
Espace Alternatif organised a conference on “Migrations and Intercultural Dialogue”.
see the programme of the Encounters

see the conclusions
see the list of participants
see the “Tangier Encounters” on youtube



AGENDA

Awareness-raising seminar on the activities of the Council of Europe and Of the North south Centre Rabat 26-27 October 2009


Next Meeting about
"The History of Interactions within the Mediterranean and between the Mediterranean and other cultures and regions of the World"
in Strasbourg
28 - 29 Octobre 2009


PUBLICATIONS

Intercultural  Dialogue: basis of the euro-mediterranean partnership
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. Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean Region:  the foundation of peace and security Download

. Women’s Rights in the Euro-Mediterranean Region: Women as Agents of Change Download

. Strategies for Social development and Social Cohesion in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Download


DOCUMENTS

White paper on Intercultural Dialogue
 


LINK

Intercultural Dialogue website of the Council of Europe
. COPEAM (Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operatos)

. Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network

. Euro-Med Non-Governmental Platform