The Anna Lindh Foundation Swedish network will hold the seventh edition of Celebrating Our Diversity Forum on 22- 24 October in Gothenburg and Stenungssund, Sweden.
Theme: Trust - How civil society organisations are contributing to building trust in the society.
The Forum will bring together intercultural dialogue practitioners working on building inclusive, intercultural and sustainable cities who are seeking to expand their network and build new partnerships with other members of the Anna Lindh Foundation networks in the Euro-Med region.
The programme includes the famous Practitioners Lab capacity building workshops where members can hold a workshop for 90 minutes to spread the word about a manual/toolkit or promote their organisation and ongoing projects.
What's new this year?
The Open Mic will take the shape of a TED-Talk. Members will get the chance to share about lessons learned from a certain project, or choose a topic they want to talk about.
We invited speakers who will join us physically or virtually to talk about interesting topics.
We want to find out if members have got talents that they would like to share with us during the Members Got Talent segment.
We hope to offer you the following
- networking and creating new partnerships between members
- exchange of knowledge and expertise
- capacity building through the Practitioners Labs
- sharing initiatives and lessons learned by network members
- sharing opportunities by ALF or other Nordic donors.
Official language of the Forum is English.
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Draft Programme*
Wednesday 22 October - Gothenburg
11.00 - 12.00 Welcome and registration
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Networking
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break - FIKA
15.00 - 16.00 Panel: Building Trust - Youth Stories from SWANA region. Hosted by the Swedish Dialogue Institute
16.00 - 16.15 Meet ALF President, Princess Rym Ali (via ZOOM)
16.15 - 16.45 Visit World Culture Museum
17.00 Departure from World Culture Museum by a private bus.
18.00 Check-in Stenungsbaden Hotel
19.00 Dinner at the hotel
Thursday 23 October - Stenungsund
09.00 - 09.30 Warming up and networking
09.30 - 11.00 Open Mic
11.00 - 11.30 FIKA time
11.30 - 12.00 The Mediterranean Crossroads with Historian Charles Hayek (Lebanon) - via ZOOM
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch (and group photo)
13.00 - 14.30 Practitioners Lab
14.30 - 15.00 Coffee break - FIKA
15.00 - 16.30 Practitioners Lab
16.30 - 17.00 Debriefing
17.00 - 18.30 Free time (free spa entré)
19.00 - 21.00 Dinner and quiz at Harrys
Friday 24 October - Stenungsund
09.00 - 09.30 Warming up and networking
09.30 - 10.30 Open Mic
10.30 - 11.00 FIKA time / Check-out
11.00 - 12.00 Practitioners Lab
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch and walk
13.00 - 14.00 Intercultural competences and AI - TOPOI GPT
14.00 - 14.20 Coffee break - FIKA
14.20 - 15.10 Opportunities and network affairs
15.30 Departure from Stenungsbaden đź‘‹
* The programme will be updated after the call for participation is closed. Last updated: 29/09.
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Who can apply?
For the purpose of this call, members and alumni of the ALF Swedish network can apply.
Registration is open until 26 September 2024.
Logistics
The Swedish network will cover the travel by train/bus, accommodation up to 2 nights and meals for one participant only per member organisation.
For information/questions
Rasha Shaaban - ALF Coordinator in Sweden
This Forum is organised by the ALF Swedish network coordinator, the National Museums of World Culture with the support of the Anna Lindh Foundation, European Commission, the Swedish Ministry of Culture.
Special thanks to the support from the ALF Swedish network advisory committee members: Bilal Almobarak (Support Group Network), Nasma Salim (PeaceWorks Sweden) and Farhia Nur (STPLN).