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Intercultural cities: good practice examples

The Intercultural city aims at building its policies and identity on the explicit acknowledgement that diversity can be a resource for the development of the society.

The first step is the adoption (and implementation) of strategies that facilitate positive intercultural encounters and exchanges, and promote equal and active participation of residents and communities in the development of the city, thus responding to the needs of a diverse population. The Intercultural integration policy model is based on extensive research evidence, on a range of international legal instruments, and on the collective input of the cities member of the Intercultural Cities programme that share their good practice examples on how to better manage diversity, address possible conflicts, and benefit from the diversity advantage.

This section offers examples of intercultural approaches that facilitate the development and implementation of intercultural strategies.

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Utilising waste land to build community, local resilience, and employment

United Kingdom Calderdale 2022

The largest employer in one of the most deprived areas of Calderdale, United Kingdom, is a voluntary organisation that has created a green kitchen building in a community garden on a piece of...

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“Faces of Lublin” awareness raising campaign

Poland Lublin 2014

Purpose: This public awareness campaign was undertaken by the City of Lublin to strengthen the image of Lublin as an intercultural city by promoting the diversity of its residents through an...

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III Bilbao Intercultural City Plan

Spain Bilbao From 2021 to 2027

Purpose: The III Bilbao Intercultural City Plan aims to guide public policies, from an intercultural perspective, in order to strengthen social cohesion and urban development in the city. To this...

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Employment opportunities as a factor of cohesion

United Kingdom Manchester Ongoing

Purpose: Employment supporting cohesion Stimulus/Rationale: Process: In Manchester (United Kingdom), the Manchester International Festival’s Factory Academy partnered with the construction firm...

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The Inclusive Anchors Network

United Kingdom Leeds 2022

In Leeds (United Kingdom), a group of the thirteen largest (primarily) public sector employers, including the city council, local universities and Yorkshire Water, have formed the Inclusive Anchors...

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Ciga Giro Project

Portugal Vila Verde Since 2021 - ongoing

The Ciga Giro Project – People and Identities, Answers and Options is a social intervention, in the municipality of Vila Verde, focusing on the fight against the social segregation of the Roma...

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Welcoming guides

Portugal Vila Verde 9 months – April to November 2022

Purpose: This activity had the purpose of improving the welcoming of people with an international protection status coming from Ukraine. The city wanted to ensure access to information for everyone...

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Integrating and supporting the ethnic minorities in Camden’s businesses

United Kingdom Camden

Camden takes action to encourage businesses from ethnic minorities to move beyond the ethnic economy and enter the mainstream economy and higher value-added sectors. Good Work Camden has partnered...

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Cultural projects reflecting and promoting the diversity of Camden’s communities

United Kingdom Camden

Culture is at the centre of Camden Council’s work. It aims to deliver inspiring arts projects on Camden’s estates and neighbourhoods that are co-created, engage with the most disadvantaged...

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Involvement of Camden’s communities in its urban planning

United Kingdom Camden 2022

Camden always takes into account the diversity of the population in the design, renovation and management of new public buildings or spaces. The Camden Local Plan (2017) is the key strategic...

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Information sharing with civil society and grassroots organisations on intercultural inclusion goals

United Kingdom Camden

Camden collaborates with civil society and grassroots organisations that are active in the various fields concerned by intercultural inclusion, through regular meetings but also information sharing...

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Initiatives of hospitality in Camden

United Kingdom Camden

Camden is currently welcoming a number of Afghan evacuees for support from the Council, such as housing, health care, food and education (see Asylum Seekers and Refugees - Camden Council). The...

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Barcelona Intercultural Plans

Spain Barcelona 2010 - ongoing

Purpose: The Barcelona Intercultural Plan (2010) was a mandate of the City Council’s Immigration Working Plan 2008 and its main goal was to define a clear intercultural policy strategy about how...

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The Office for Religious Affairs: a comprehensive approach

Spain Barcelona Since 2005

Purpose: The Office of Religious Affairs (OAR) of the Barcelona City Council is a municipal service whose main objective is to serve as a reference point for religious and spiritual matters, as...

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"Citizen Coin Bradford"

United Kingdom Bradford 2020

Purpose: The city of Bradford (United Kingdom) has developed a project called “Citizen Coin Bradford” as part of the “Stronger Communities Partnership’s Strategy and Delivery plan” as one of its...

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“Lublin for All” Project for strengthening intercultural approaches in collaboration with Canton of Neuchâtel

Switzerland Poland Neuchâtel Lublin 2012-2014

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to design and test a participatory system of diversity management in the city of Lublin and to learn from the experience of the Swiss canton ofNeuchâtel in...

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Barcelona Municipal Immigration and Refuge Council

Spain Barcelona Since 1997

Purpose: The Barcelona Municipal Immigration Council (Consell Municipal d'Immigració de Barcelona, CMIB) is an advisory and participatory body of the Barcelona City Council and was established in...

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Lublin’s Civic Dialogue Committee

Poland Lublin 2021 - ongoing

Purpose: Lublin’s Civic Dialogue Commission for the City Support System for the Integration of Migrants constitutes a key element of Lublin's participatory system for managing cultural diversity....

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School Participatory Budgeting - Vinnytsia

Ukraine Vinnitsya 2021

Purpose: School participatory budgeting for community participation Stimulus/Rationale: Citizen participation in government decision-making is one of the common democratic principles of the Council...

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The inclusive employers toolkit

United Kingdom Bradford 2022

  Purpose: Bradford Council champions inclusive business practices Stimulus/Rationale: Process: In Bradford (United Kingdom), the accountancy and consulting firm Grant Thornton have developed an...

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Generational Dialog

Norway Bergen 2022 -

Purpose: The project aims to create a better basis for communication between generations (i.e., between “second-generation” children born and living in a foreign country and parents that migrated...

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Art-therapy in Lutsk

Ukraine Lutsk 2022

Purpose: Providing psychological relief to internally displaced children and helping them coping with the stress and challenges derived from Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine....

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Gender-responsive budgeting to improve the impact of public policies on gender equality

France Strasbourg Since 2022

Purpose: Gender-responsive budgeting allows for better consideration of the impact of public policies on gender equality. In the long run, it will allow for a sustainable and transversal...

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Intercultural mediation to promote living together

Spain Valladolid 2019 - ongoing

Purpose: The overall objective is the promotion of mediation as a mechanism of alternative conflict resolution that will help to foster peaceful and inclusive cohabitation in the municipality of...

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Capacity building on diversity: City staff and Police

Spain Valladolid 2019 - ongoing

Purpose: The training of the staff of this City Council is seen as a tool for raising awareness, as it contributes to broadening knowledge, tools and resources aimed at effectively managing...

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Welcoming and social inclusion of newcomers in the city

Spain Valladolid 2019-ongoing

Purpose: Valladolid promotes social inclusion and respect of the human rights of asylum-seekers and migrant people living in the city. Besides guaranteeing the reception of newcomers, the Council...

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The Leeds City Region Diversity Dashboard

United Kingdom Leeds 2022

The Leeds City Region Diversity Dashboard is a project by the Leeds Inclusive Anchors Network. Leeds Inclusive Anchors Network is a group of the city’s largest (mainly) public sector employers....

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Stvaranje uslova za strategiju podataka o jednakosti u Irskoj

Ireland OD 2020

Podaci o jednakosti su od ključnog značaja i značajnog interesa za sve one koji su uključeni u ovu inicijativu. Potrebno je uključiti ih u ciklus izrade politike kako bi se poboljšale politike...

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Dostizanje tačke sa koje treba preduzeti akciju u Oslu

Norway Oslo 2022

Ciljane inicijative za podatke o jednakosti Svrha: Opština Oslo je pokrenula istraživačku inicijativu za prikupljanje podataka o iskustvima sa diskriminacijom, zajedno sa inicijativom za izradu...

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Teritorijalna i kulturna jednakost u Montrealu – Fokus na stanovništvo

Canada Montreal 2020

Ciljane inicijative za podatke o jednakosti Svrha: Podaci o stanovništvu se prikupljaju i analiziraju kako bi potkrepili i usmerili dizajn i implementaciju gradskih intervencija, kako bi bile što...

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