Living Together is a major British Council initiative that brings together diverse groups from 27 countries across Europe to contribute to the global debate on intercultural dialogue.

Intercultural dialogue covers a wide range of issues from ethnic conflict and economic migration to religious tolerance and equal opportunities. It is one of the most important priorities for societies worldwide today.

The aim of Living Together is to contribute to intercultural dialogue and understanding between countries in South East and Northern Europe, as well as the UK, by creating a series of networks and public forums on the opportunities, threats and implications of our increasingly complex societies.

As part of our Living Together project and in collaboration with local and international partners, we are organising a series of multicultural activities in Greece including:

			Imagine Your Future in a Changing City Book Launch We are delighted to invite you to the launch of a book of the 10 best short stories submitted as part of our Living Together Short Story Competition, published by IANOS. Athens: 22 October 2009
			Intercultural Dialogue and Means of Creative Expression Find out more about the digital stories and the short stories created as part of our Imagine your Future project, through an open discussion about our harmonious co-existence with people from different cultural backgrounds. Thessaloniki: 29 May 2009
			Imagine Your Future Don’t miss the first screening of all our local Imagine your Future DigiTales as part of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival. Thessaloniki: 21 March 2009
			Photography Competition Find out who the winners of our Living Together Photography Competition are! September 2008–March 2009
			Short Story Competition Our Short Story Competition entitled Imagine your future in a changing city has come to a successful close. We received 155 valid entries and the quality of writing was very high, so it is with great pleasure that we announce the ten winning stories ...
			Close to Home Photography Exhibition Close to Home is an exhibition of lens-based work by a group of eight artists from across South East Europe which explores the themes of migration and displacement. Thessaloniki: 11–30 December 2008
			Migrant Cities We invite you to Athens: City of Migrants, a discussion on how migration is shaping Athens, current migration patterns and future trends, and migrants’ expectations, experiences and aspirations of life in the Greek capital. Athens: 11 November 2008

In addition to multilateral and regional collaborative projects, there will also be two high-profile events: an International Summit and a Regional Congress.

In line with the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in 2008, the Council of Europe also strongly supports Living Together and has granted their patronage to the project.