Lublin 2016 – Appendix - Kultura Enter

ty. On the contrary, the forming of civil society in Lublin and the region has been influenced by the
opposition to distorted and forgotten history, and by looking for ways to solve conflicts and to introduce
new forms of coexistence.
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If one considers the fact that similar initiatives have been launched also outside Schengen, in Ukraine
and Belarus, one will acknowledge that the activities undertaken by cultural and social movers and
representatives of local government have contributed to creation of the European civil society. It originates
from thousands of small, but rooted in the everyday life, bold and long-term transborder projects,
bi- and trilateral partnerships, and interpersonal relations. The borderlands and establishment of
intercultural dialogue create an European identity that is open to community, abides by human rights,
and is able to oppose cultural unification.
Other examples of implementation and promotion of Lublin Charter of Intercultural Dialogue:
• movers of the European civil society, mentioned in the First or Second Application, have become
part of the ECC team and co-creators of 2016 programme;
• municipal and regional authorities will support activities in the field of multiculturalism according
to the Charter, and they will focus on financing of grassroots and long-term projects;
• the Centre for the Encounter of Cultures, dedicated to intercultural dialoge in art, education and
science, will be open in Lublin;
• European College of Cultural Studies that is being created as part of ECC program will conduct research
and teach intercultural dialogue, one of the key competencies of a culture driver;
• “Generation 2016” project that prepares young generation to participate in the ECC programme is
mostly based on getting to know the cultures of the borderlands, meetings with their representatives,
travels, and integration projects;
• multithreaded Critical Culture programme will reestablish space lost in the times of self-promotion
and populism designated for thought and critical art;
• The Seeing Lublin project will construct a platform for reclaiming, taming and getting to know the
past in the city of remembrance; it will be a unique forum of visionaries whose debates will be accompanied
by presentations of visionary art and markets of utopian social programmes.
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