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10 - 12 May 2013 - Symposium “Eastern Partnership as a Cultural Project”

May 14, 2013, 11:22 a.m.

10 - 12 May 2013 - Symposium “Eastern Partnership as a Cultural Project”

We had the honor to invite you to the symposium “Eastern Partnership as a Cultural Project”, which took place between the 10th and the 12th of May in the International Centre for Dialogue in Krasnogruda, Poland. The meeting was organized by the East Poland House in Brussels in partnership with the Borderland Foundation. The symposium, that was be attended by representatives of numerous governmental institutions, have been addressed to the representatives of the local governments of five eastern Polish regions, non-governmental organizations and institutions of culture cooperating with the Eastern Partnership countries. The cooperation between these actors in carrying out projects with the East in the area of intercultural dialogue will be the main subject of workshops and discussions.

The program of the event included a debate dedicated to the significance of culture in the development of neighborly cooperation in the framework of the Eastern Partnership Initiative. An important part of the symposium were workshops aiming at developing concrete forms of cooperation as well as solutions for culture policy making. The workshops have been conducted by the representatives of the Borderland Foundation and “Borderland of Arts, Cultures, Nations” Centre, the Culture Workshops from Lublin and Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Moreover, the program of the symposium included a presentation of the Second Culture Congress in Lublin and a launch of the “Handbook of Dialogue” published by the Borderland Foundation and the East Poland House in Brussels.

The meeting was aimed at creating a platform for cooperation and experience exchange in the area of culture projects dedicated to the Eastern Partnership countries. It was also aimed at developing concrete project proposals that would engage multiple actors in implementation of long-term, partnership-based joint activities with the East.

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10 May 2013 - Opening of the Symposium - „GILGAMESH” Concert

11 May 2013 - Debate: “Eastern Partnership as a Cultural Project”

11 May 2013 - Café Europa 

12 May 2013 -  Symposium “Eastern Partnership as a Cultural Project”