Intercultural cities: good practice examples
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.
Maribyrnong - Regeneration with a Focus on the Holistic Community
In terms of pro-social regeneration, it is an example of the “holistic community”, where large scale regeneration is taking place to increase opportunities for local people and increase investment....
Listening Circles on ‘Race’, Racism, and Inequalities
Concept Kirklees Council has identified and pursued the potential in Listening Circles to contribute to addressing systemic discrimination. Listening Circles are to provide time and a safe space...
Salisbury’s strong effort in the educational sphere
Great examples of this effort are the programs “Community Hubs Australia”, “Paralowie Parent Program”, “Wellbeing Days”, “Multicultural Week” and the Parafield Gardens High School “International...
Salisbury’s effective measures to combat discrimination
The City Council adopted a policy called “The Fair Treatment Policy” which outlines that unfair discrimination is prohibited and prescribes the “Fair Treatment Contact Officers” who are trained to...
Sister and Friendship City Policy
The “Sister City and Friendship Selection and Maintenance Policy” is a strategic document which encourages international cooperation of Salisbury and its sister and friendship cities Mobara in...
Intercultural Community Alliance
The Alliance is comprised of 10-15 members from diverse cultural backgrounds. Their role is to advocate on behalf of culturally diverse community members. SICA offers an effective platform for any...
Reinvigorating Employee Networks
Concept Kirklees Council identifies that equality related employee networks play an important role in informing decision-making and enabling innovation. In doing so, they contribute to addressing...
Shared Values
Purpose: Identifying shared values to build stronger communities Stimulus/Rationale: Values were identified as key by Bradford Council given how they underpin and motivate behaviours. They are...
Anti-Discrimination Bureaux
Concept Local Anti-Discrimination Bureaux assist people who experience discrimination. They are independent non-governmental organisations that explain their rights to people, assist them to make a...
Bradford’s People Library
Purpose: To show there is always more to a human ‘book’ than just its cover. Stimulus/Rationale: Process: Bradford’s People Library is an ever-growing and fascinating collection of human ‘books’,...
Democratic citizenship in Ansan
Under the Public Official Election Act of the Republic of Korea, only Korean nationals aged 25 or older may run for a local election. Those with foreign nationality are not allowed to be a...
Intercultural public services for a “Global City”
Guided by its vision “A Global City and Leader in Korea,” the city of Ansan makes pioneering efforts to develop policies for non-nationals and make the city a place for the co-prosperity of...
Intercultural Interaction: collective healing and memory of this time
In 2020 the Cities of Ballarat, Melton and Maribyrnong launched a Storytelling project involving a series of three remotely delivered workshops that focused on how the art of storytelling can be...
A common public space through cooperation
As part of the ‘Our Spaces’ Strategy[1], the city considers a number of principles, one of which is that ‘our spaces will be inclusive, designed for all ages, abilities and reflect Leeds’ diverse...
Policies to decrease inequalities and structural issues
Under the Equality Act 2010, the city runs Equality Impact Assessments. These ensure that they give due regard to equality, diversity, cohesion and integration when making key decisions on...
Equalities Assembly in Leeds
Local authorities have statutory obligations to consider equality in the United Kingdom (UK). The Equalities Assembly was set up by Leeds to ensure all diverse communities are involved in the...
Participatory Processes to Ensure Equal Access
Leeds organises an Equalities Assembly, participatory budgeting, intercultural dialogue platforms/round tables as well as MAP+ and the Migrant Community Networkers weekly drop-in. Additionally, the...
Recruitment practices in favour of diversity in the workforce
Camden is involved with many local, regional and national organisations promoting diversity and non-discrimination in the labour market, including: Stonewall, a charity that works with institutions...
Raising awareness on and giving a positive image of migrant/minority languages
Camden Council offers support to raise awareness on migrant/minority languages. It namely provides guidance and information on specific issues in a variety of community languages such as Covid-19...
'No-one gets left behind': the guideline of Camden Council’s communication strategy
Camden Council has a communication strategy to improve the visibility and image of people with migrant/minority backgrounds in the local media and the communication department is instructed to...