The Intercultural city aims at building its policies and identity on the explicit acknowledgement that diversity can be a resource for the development of the society.

The first step is the adoption (and implementation) of strategies that facilitate positive intercultural encounters and exchanges, and promote equal and active participation of residents and communities in the development of the city, thus responding to the needs of a diverse population. The Intercultural integration policy model is based on extensive research evidence, on a range of international legal instruments, and on the collective input of the cities member of the Intercultural Cities programme that share their good practice examples on how to better manage diversity, address possible conflicts, and benefit from the diversity advantage.

This section offers examples of intercultural approaches that facilitate the development and implementation of intercultural strategies.

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In 2018 the City Council decided to set up a wide-ranging committee with a mandate to propose a comprehensive green paper on the city’s policy on religion and life stance philosophy, reflecting the diverse and multi-religious citizenry of Oslo.

The Local Council for Religion and Life Stance communities is a body responsible for:

  • The promotion of the OXLO charter on freedom of religion
  • Allocating grants to projects that promote intercultural dialogue among youth
  • educating young leaders by arranging discussions on religion and tolerance in schools and youth clubs (Dialogue pilots);
  • arranging discussions on religion and tolerance in youth wings of Muslim congregations (co-opted dialogue)

The Council is a network of around 50 Oslo-based dialogue oriented religious and life stance communities that holds annual meetings at the City Hall. Background research and reports are carried out by the University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology.

public Directorate of Democratic Governance Oslo Norway Strengthening democratic dialogue cultural heritage cultural diversity Anti-discrimination and Equality Religion and Interfaith intercultural society general 2018

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