Today is a special day in Hungary. The 23rd of October marks the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. No wonder the students of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest (SZFE), who have been occupying their university since 1 September chose this day for a protest march to stand up for academic freedom and independence. The occupation and the #freeSZFE campaign, has gained large international support from leading public intellectuals, artists and citizens.
Think with Mushrooms
We interviewed our Culture of Solidarity grantee Csilla Hódi on her project Fair-y Circles and how it will provide practical knowledge of working with mushrooms (local food production, habitat restoration, eco-architecture) and mentoring for community and network development.
Read MoreCivitates: more grantee stories
Meet some of the CIVITATES grantees: Oana Preda of CeRe [Romania], Milan Sagat of VIA IURIS [Slovakia] and Veronika Móra of the Hungarian Civilization Coalition. CIVITATES is a philanthropic initiative for democracy and solidarity in Europe.
Read MoreLetter from Árpád Schilling (Krétakör)
The letter from Arpad Schilling read at the ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture 2016, by his wife.
Read MoreFeatured People: Krétakör
The Transformation of a Theatre Group into a Social Workshop. In this feature, we present you the work of one of our 2016 ECF Princess Margriet Award for culture laureate: theatre-makers and community developers Krétakör, based in Budapest, Hungary.
Read MoreA Cultural Component as an Integral Part of the EU’s Foreign Policy?
The goal of this survey has been to collect and examine documents on the external cooperation policies of the European Union and its MemberStates with third countries in the field of culture. This has been done in order to assess the degree to which EU Member States support the strengthening of the cultural components of the EU’s external relations and foreign policy.
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