Panorama is a resource offered by the Platform for Intercultural Europe, which was initiated in 2006 (as the Civil Society Platform for Intercultural Dialogue) by Culture Action Europe and the European Cultural Foundation (ECF), with the support of the Network of European Foundations (NEF) and on the occasion of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Hundreds of civil society organisations and their individuals engaged in intercultural action accross Europe - at local, national and international level, have participated in the Platform during its informal phase; after establishing as an association, the Platform is open to subscribing members.
The core principle of the Platform is cross-sectoral engagement – connecting and bringing people together from all sectors of the Interculturalism debate, from arts and culture, to education, to social and youth policies, to human rights policies etc.
The Rainbow Paper “Intercultural Dialogue: From Practice to Policy and Back” (a policy paper dealing with the needs arising from cultural diversity and hence not covered by “white” or “green” papers) sets out the Platform’s approach to Intercultural Dialogue and delivers its recommendations both to its own constituency and to public authorities at all levels in Europe, using the European Union as the point of access.
It is important to emphasise that this paper is the result of a participative process in which many organisations came together to shape the voice of European civil society in the field of Intercultural Dialogue. You can still endorse the results of the process by visiting http://rainbowpaper.labforculture.org and sign up to the recommendations.
The Platform for Intercultural Europe was initiated by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) and Culture Action Europe, the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage. The Platform is supported by the Network of European Foundations (NEF). NEF is a consortium involving the following partners: Compagnia di San Paolo, European Cultural Foundation, Evens Foundation, Fondation Bernheim, Freudenberg Stiftung, Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
