We talked to Leutrim Fishekqiu of Autostrada Biennale, one of the grantees of the first round of our Culture of Solidarity call.
Read MoreStreet papers and Solidarity
We sat down with Zoe Greenfield, Operations Manager at The International Network of Street Papers (INSP) to dive into their project “Supporting marginalized people through solidarity of culture, experiences and knowledge”. And what the project means when it comes to European solidarity and how street papers have adapted to COVID 19 and life in lockdown.
Read MoreSeven voices from the world
Our Head of Programmes Philipp Dietachmair is one of the seven voices invited by Wroclaw Cultural Guide to answer questions about current situations, operations, and plans going forward.
Read MoreEuranet Plus Political Panel: COVID's War on Culture
Euranet’s #EUnitedinMotion hosts a weekly debate with crucial EU decision-makers and experts to challenge the initiatives taken at the EU level when it comes to tackling COVID-19. Today our director Andre Wilkens will be one of the panellists talking about supporting the cultural sector through and post Corona.
Read MorePhilanthropy with a European purpose
For a forthcoming publication in collaboration with Allianz Kulturstiftung our board member Rien van Gendt spoke with Michael Alberg-Seberich, of think tank Wider Sense, on philanthropy with a European purpose.
Read MoreCourageous Citizens: an interview series
We launched our grant call ‘Courageous Citizens’ in 2018. We received more than 500 applications from all corners of Europe and beyond. As a result, we welcomed 31 new grantees and their projects into our network! Their bold and daring projects range from raising eco-consciousness in the city, being decolonial detectives, empowering people with physical disabilities, to re-inventing one's heritage in the context of migration and displacement.
This year, 2019, most of their projects are coming to a close, or have been progressing so much that we decided to start a series of interviews with these courageous grantees.
Sana Murrani applied with her project Creative Recovery: Mapping refugees’ memories of home as heritage.
Sarah Story represents Refugee Info Bus, an organisation whose mission is to assist refugees in having access to the rights that people with European passports take for granted.
Simeon Vasilev represents the Bulgarian GLAS foundation which works for a positive change to the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Bulgaria.
Geraldine Lavelle’s project focused on raising awareness about the challenges of inclusivity for those living with disabilities and participation in sporting activities.
Framer Framed proposed The City is Ours: an exchange project in which young women in Amsterdam and Tunis investigate how they relate to public space and, through art, can increase their sense of ownership over public space.
Cherelle Harding initiated the Windrush Strikes Back project to uncover the hidden histories written by British African Caribbean peoples in historic Warwickshire.
Thomas Diafas used the grant to create an educational program and cultural activities and cultivate strategic partnerships within the local police, schools and church for the Thessaloniki Queer Arts Festival
Alessio Mazzaro launched Edinost, a journal for European citizens and labour migrants written by social artists, curators, migrants, activists, antifa members and academics.
Nour Abofarraj developed ‘Trace’ researching the relations between performers and audiences in Damascus, Syria.
Vonne Hemels and her project Boomboomtales wanted to open a small cross-cultural printing house where locals and migrants in Lesvos could work together to create books. Using a risograph printer they intended to offer a space for creativity, learning and co-creation. Together with migrants they published books, stories, zines, postcards, maps, comic books and posters.
Raluca’s and Elena’s idea aimed to change the mindset of people in Bucharest. They hoped to offer small, sustainable solutions and eco-conscious attitudes to the inhabitants of the city, by introducing the concept of repairing and buying directly from small producers, and thereby help save the numerous small repair workshops in the city.
Mio Lindner developed a format for an intensive exchange between international marginalised queer participants in a one-week book laboratory, resulting in a printed book at the end of the week.
Here’s Ivo Krug, who together with his team, turned Tek Bunkeri into a social innovation initiative and digital network platform in Tirana.
Clara Nchama establised the ‘Connecting Africa’ project in Spain, going beyond stereotypes, but presenting contemporary African arts and culture.
Adriana Radu produced a theatre play on her own and other Romanian feminists’ experiences: Portrait of the artist as a young influencer.
Here is the story of Khaled Barakeh, a Berlin-based Syrian artist and cultural activist. He and his team are working on realising the first Syrian Biennale.
Numu Touray believes radio can be used as a tool for expression, to promote social inclusion and to unlock the talent of marginalised and young people. He took his Open Mic to Marseille.
Levent Duran and his team planned to create platforms for an exchange of experiences between the hundreds of thousands of men in Turkey whose lives have been blocked because they were fleeing from the mandatory military service.
Civitates: 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 MoreThe European Balcony Project, an interview with Ulrike Guérot
In an interview with initiator Ulrike Guérot of the European Democracy Lab she explains the becoming of ‘The European Balcony Project’
Read MoreHabitabis Festival, by #RDgrantee Colectivo Warehouse
In the series of interviews with #RDgrantees, this time we feature Colectivo Warehouse - who joined the 2017 Idea Camp in Madrid. The Colectivo Warehouse organised the first Habitabis Festival.
Read MoreTabea Grzeszyk on Hostwriter winning the Google Impact Challenge
An interview with Tabea Grzeszyk - of Hostwriter - on the occassion of Hostwriter winning the German Google Impact Challenge.
Read MoreHow to squat a river? A story by #RDgrantee Joana Dias and filmmaker Patrícia Carreira
A report on #RDgrantee ‘Squat a river’
Read More“Culture means solidarity”
In this Featured People interview, we talk to Krzysztof Czyzewski, one of the founders of the Borderland Foundation and Centre. The group is one of the 2018 laureates for the ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture for their work in Sejny – a small community in North-Eastern Poland close to the Lithuanian border. Revitalising lost memories and building bridges between the past and possible futures plays a central role in Borderland’s work.
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