Living Together is a major British Council initiative that brings diverse groups together from 27 countries across Europe, to contribute to the global debate on intercultural dialogue.
Intercultural dialogue covers a wide range of issues from ethnically based 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 the intercultural dialogue and understanding among the countries in South East, Central and North Europe, including the UK, by delivering a series of networks and public forums on the opportunities, threats and implications of increasingly complex societies.
The project focuses on two main themes which are highly important in terms of intercultural dialogue: “Participation of minority communities in public life” and “New migrant communities & their impact on society”. Each participating country will be running project activities under one of these themes. Living Together will also cover a series of multilateral projects, including education and arts programmes, young people’s programmes and international workshops.
Art can change minds. Explore a world of diversity! British Council has launched the Living Together Photo Competition on the theme of Intercultural Dialogue. The competition is open to participants between 13-35. Learn more..
The British Council and Mossawa, the Advocacy Centre for Arab Citizens in Israel, are working in partnership on the LOFT (Leap of Faith Together) project, which promotes intercultural dialogue through a community volunteering scheme aimed at young leaders who want to make a positive difference in society. Eight young people have been recruited from each participating country and will soon be planning and implementing projects in their own countries. Visits will be organised for the participants to see projects in other countries, meet project teams, exchange ideas and work in cooperation.For more information please visit this page.
Imagine Your Future Digital Storytelling workshops
The British Council hosted media and youth professionals from Israel, Macedonia, Armenia and Slovenia for training on the DigiTales digital storytelling model as part of ‘Imagine Your Future’, a project that aims to empower young leaders from minority and immigrant communities. Participants will now work in their countries as facilitators, training future leaders to use the IYF methodology to express their ambitions and promote positive perceptions of their community. In the near future three workshops will be held with participants from Israel.
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A detailed outline of the project can be found in the dedicated website www.britishcouncil.org/livingtogether. You can find out what are the other countries taking part under one of the two themes of Living Together in the What’s going on in my country? section of the website.
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