[spectre] LabforCulture: Your Europe - contribute to the diversity consultation

[Geert Lovink]

> From: LabforCulture <info at labforculture.org>
> Date: 29 April 2008 5:38:10 PM
> To: LabforCulture list <info at labforculture.org>
> Subject: LabforCulture: Your Europe - contribute to the diversity 
> consultation
>
> Your Europe - contribute to the diversity consultation
>  From now until 16 May you can rewrite how Europe should tackle 
> cultural diversity. Help shape the future by going online and 
> responding to a paper produced by the 'Rainbow Platform' - Civil 
> Society Platform for Intercultural Dialogue, an initiative of the ECF 
> and Culture Action Europe (EFAH) - facilitated by LabforCulture.
>
> You can comment on the recommendations in the paper and even add your 
> own  submissions!
>  Just log on to the site http://rainbowplatform.labforculture.org
>  quickly register, read Rainbow Paper II and contribute your 
> comments/changes.
>
>  This paper brings many issues of intercultural dialogue to the fore. 
> Should there be a system of monitoring and reporting on the practice 
> of intercultural dialogue, and if so, who should do this? Is it right 
> that the EU should 'mainstream' diversity policies in its various 
> programmes? Can there be an agreed 'European standard' for supporting 
> culture?
>
>  The set of recommendations is very much a work-in-progress. Your 
> constructive feedback is absolutely vital. The results will be 
> discussed at a plenary meeting of the Rainbow Platform in Brussels on 
> June 4th 2008 - the same date on which the Platform becomes an 
> officially recognised discussion partner with the EU institutions.
>
>  The Rainbow Paper process started in January 2008 at the launch of 
> the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue and the start of the 
> Slovenian EU Presidency. LabforCulture is committed to facilitating 
> public participation and knowledge exchange and to linking the 
> cultural sector to European-wide cross-sectoral issues.
>
>  Let the platform know your thoughts. The Platform intends to present 
> a set of standard-setting recommendations at the European Year of 
> Intercultural Dialogue 2008 closing colloquium.
> Further Information:
> 	1 	To read the paper and contribute:  
> http://rainbowplatform.labforculture.org
> 	2 	 If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please 
> contact for Culture Action Europe (EFAH): Sabine Frank 
> sabine.frank at efah.org or for ECF: Isabelle Schwarz 
> ischwarz at eurocult.org
> 	3 	 LabforCulture is a partnership initiative of the European 
> Cultural Foundation and is grateful for the support provided by its 
> funders.
> 	4 	LabforCulture is a unique tool for artists, cultural 
> professionals, organisations and networks across the 50 countries of 
> Europe, and a platform for cultural cooperation between Europe and the 
> rest of the world.