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Walking for social and ecological transformation

An article by Sacha Kagan was published on the web-portal Culture360 (the Asia Europe cultural webportal by ASEF), about the first edition of Cultura21’s summer school ASSiST: Click here to read the article. From August 21st to 27th 2010, took place in Gabrovo, a post-industrial city in the center of Bulgaria, the first edition of… Continue reading Walking for social and ecological transformation

New Cultura21 eBooks Series on Culture and Sustainability

Vol 1: Lisa Grabe: Das „Projekt Nachhaltigkeit“. Zu den Grenzen des Nachhaltigkeitskonzepts aus kultureller Perspektive, Lüneburg: 2010. Dokument (PDF) The Cultura21 eBooks Series on Culture and Sustainability presents findings from inter- and trans-disciplinary perspectives in research and practice. The eBooks are published openly online by Cultura21 Institut e.V. in order to support broad dissemination and… Continue reading New Cultura21 eBooks Series on Culture and Sustainability

eBooklet on Walking for download in PDF format

Walking in life, art and science : a few examples (Sacha Kagan, Ed., 2010): eBooklet in PDF format to download HERE The booklet contains: * an introductory article about the history and art history of walking in Europe * an article introducing German “Promenadologie” * an article about one postcolonial work of HMJokinen in Hamburg… Continue reading eBooklet on Walking for download in PDF format

International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation ( ASSiST)

The program of the first International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation (ASSiST), that will be organized in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, August 21-27 2010, is online. The theme of the first edition of ASSiST is: “Walking and Places: building transformations”. Find the PDF file of the program, and many more infos,… Continue reading International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation ( ASSiST)

Culture|Futures

December 7-9 2009: Culture|Futures conference in Copenhagen (in parallel to COP15, the UN Climate Summit), co-organized with Cultura21: Click here to visit the website

Asia-Europe Dialogue on Arts, Culture and Climate Change

October 9th-12th 2008: Asia-Europe Dialogue on Arts, Culture and Climate Change in Beijing, by the Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF), organized with the assistance of Cultura21. For more information, see this website

Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures

April 2008: Launch of the book Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures, edited by Sacha Kagan and Volker Kirchberg. With 21 authors, most of whom are active in the new “Cultura21” international network, this book gives a wide overview of the field of inquiry and action we’re engaged in! And with its… Continue reading Sustainability: a new frontier for the arts and cultures

Karamoja Campaign Website

March 2008 to May 2009: Cultura21 international supported the Karamoja campaign with its wiki platform : Visit the Karamoja website Supported by the European Commission, the Karamoja campaign was coordinated by the French non-government organization ACTED, in partnership with the Leuphana Universiteit Luneburg, Germany, and the Czech NGO People in Need. It took place in… Continue reading Karamoja Campaign Website

ESA Arts Conference: Creativity, Support & Sustainability

The International Network of Cultura21 was launched at the occasion of the conference of the ESA Arts (the arts research network of the European Sociological Association) in Lueneburg and Hamburg (March 27 – April 1 st 2007): website of the conference. The initiative of the Network was presented to the many speakers and conference participants… Continue reading ESA Arts Conference: Creativity, Support & Sustainability