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.

Our Living Together 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 and 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 photography and film exhibitions, programmes for young people and international workshops.

In addition to multilateral and regional collaborative projects, such as our Living Together Exhibition and Photography Competition, there will be two high-profile events: an International Summit and a Regional Congress.

A detailed outline of the project can be found on our dedicated website at www.britishcouncil.org/livingtogether

You can find out about the project activities each country is taking part in on the What’s going on in my country? page of the website.

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.