After Touring Düsseldorf, Cardiff and Belfast, OPENCities Faces arrives in Bilbao on the 3 December, on display at the Zubiarte Shopping Centre. Eight photographers resident in eight European cities have worked on showcasing the existing relationship between diversity and cities. In the same way that these new residents shape and adapt themselves to their new city, their new city adapts into its new reality, changing its human, social and economic profile. In addition to the photography exhibition, The British Council will organize guided tours for secondary schools, giving students the opportunity to debate about diversity, citizenship and other related themes, participate in radio workshops and a soundtrack music competition to select one piece of music that represents diversity in Bilbao. If you are a teacher and would like your class to receive a guided tour or would like to enter the soundtrack competition please visit our Web: www.opencities.eu or contact aneta.quraishy@britishcouncil.es
OPENCities delivers a unique tool that measures how open cities are to diverse populations and brings insights into how these populations can contribute to city success. Cities are offered a new marketing category- OPENCities- that can be used to promote their openness and raise their international profile.
We aim to engage over 100 cities and develop the project into a kite mark for cities worldwide.
Current events:
In March we will be holding a couple of OPENCities Round Table discussions. The first will be held in Bilbao and focusing on Integration and immigration in the 21st century and will allow for Bilbao and Dublin to discuss practices implemented in order to monitor integration. The second Madrid event will focus on Leadership and Internationalisation. If you require further information or would like to attend please contact aneta.quraishy@britishcouncil.es.
Follow this link to find out more about OPENCities.
The Our Shared Europe project is the British Council’s response to one of the major cultural challenges facing our continent today – the growing mutual mistrust between Muslim communities and wider European society. Our Shared Europe seeks to find common ground, and build shared values, perspectives and behaviours that are based on mutual respect and trust. In particular, it is about how to acknowledge the contribution of Islamic communities and cultures – both in the past but also in the present – to the shaping of contemporary European civilisation and society. This means recognising the rich and diverse roots of our culture and society and using this recognition to build a more inclusive view of the continent that we all share.
To find out more about the project visit www.oursharedeurope.org
Transatlantic Network 2020 aims to strengthen ties between Europe and North America by creating a network of young leaders. These young people from different backgrounds face common global challenges such as climate change, global trade, economic equity and religious and ideological conflicts.
TN2020 facilitates contact between these group of emerging leaders who will be in influential positions by 2020, and it aims to develop an understanding between different cultures, beliefs and values and turn them into positive actions Follow the link to learn more about TN2020 http://www.britishcouncil.org/tn2020-what-is-tn2020.htm
We design, produce and manage an innovative programme of high-quality multi-lateral seminars and conferences in the UK. Our seminars provide and opportunity to engage in focused discussion with policy-makers, opinion formers and practitioners from around the world. If you are interested in participating in one of these seminars, please , click here
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OPENCities Faces Exhibition