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2017 2018 UCLG – MEXICO CITY – CULTURE 21 4th EDITION - INTERNATIONAL AWARD CATEGORY “CITY / LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENT” SUMMARY OF THE 81 CANDIDATES UCLG Committee The objective of the “International Award UCLG - MEXICO CITY - Culture 21” is to recognize leading cities that have distinguished themselves through their contribution to culture as a dimension of sustainable development. The Award reaffirms the leadership of Mexico City and the commitment of UCLG to place culture as a fundamental dimension of sustainable cities. The fourth edition of the “International Award UCLG - MEXICO CITY - Culture 21” (2019-2020) has received 81 submissions from cities and local governments from all regions of the world. This mobilization shows the solid interest in issues that connect cities, identity, future, culture and sustainability. Following to the Rules of the Award, this document reproduces the abstract of each one of the 81 submissions. CULTURAT - MINWASHIN FIRST NATION 1 ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE, QUEBEC, CANADA Abitibi-Témiscamingue covers an area of heritage, and skills. The seven Anishinabek 65,000 square kilometres and is home to (Algonquin) communities and the two 145,000 people. It is located far from major indigenous friendship centres in the region have urban cities and its primary industries are committed themselves to the process and have mining and forestry. The region includes signed the charter of commitment to Culturat. seven Indigenous communities and two Native In 2015, the Anishinaabe Cultural Circle was Friendship Centres, with a total of approximately created to bring these communities together 8,000 people who have suffered cultural in a space that can facilitate consultation and genocide and are now experiencing many cooperation. Culturat creates opportunities social and family problems. Culturat began for meeting and sharing between Canadians in 2012 as a mobilization initiative in Abitibi- and Algonquins centred on arts and culture Témiscamingue that would turn identity, arts, through co-creation, co-working, partnership, and culture into the core of regional sustainable and cultural mediation. In 2017, Minwashin development. It is a sustainable cultural cultural organization was created. Supported tourism approach identify the region by its art by Tourism Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the community while improving the quality of life organization is entirely Indigenous and aims of its citizens and increasing residents’ senses to stimulate and promote Anishinabek arts and of belonging and pride. Culturat establishes a culture in the territory. Culturat and Minwashin First Nations component that aims to preserve work together to support consultation, Indigenous culture, bring people together, and shared information, representation, regional lend visibility to these communities by placing development, and skills development in the value on Indigenous arts, culture, history, Algonquin cultural communities. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR THE INTEGRATION OF ARTS 2 AND CULTURE INTO ACADIAN SOCIETY IN NEW BRUNSWICK FRANCOPHONE ASSOCIATION OF NEW BRUNSWICK MUNICIPALITIES (AFMNB), ACADIA, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA The Acadian people are a French-speaking minority, they face significant challenges in minority in Canada who underwent mass ensuring a strong, widespread presence of deportation in 1755 during the English their language and culture. They continue to conquest. Today, New Brunswick has 52 suffer from high socio-economic inequality and Acadian municipalities and nearly 250,000 lack local governance structures. Francophones, comprising 33% of the province’s population. While Acadians are The Comprehensive Strategy for the Integration recognized for their vibrant culture, as a of Arts and Culture into Acadian Society in New Brunswick was adopted in 2009 and renewed of Professional Artists of New Brunswick] in 2018 to address this issue. The project (AAAPNB). The effort gathers and guides 52 seeks to place arts, culture, and heritage at municipalities, 6 provincial ministries, a federal the centre of the sustainable development department, and more than 40 organizations, approach for Acadia, New Brunswick. This thereby reaching several thousand citizens. initiative was launched in 2004 alongside the As a result, more than 10 municipalities have General Assembly on arts and culture, bringing implemented cultural policies, New Brunswick’s together all sectors of civil society and different Cultural Policy has been renewed, and a policy levels of government to work together over five on cultural and linguistic management has been years to develop a major process of collective adopted. Furthermore, the provincial budget for consultation. Indeed, this process is one which culture has increased by 200%. The AAAPNB has proven to be unique, even when compared also supports 9 municipalities in their cultural with other cities around the world. events planning, while also helping to develop tools for training, exchange, and consultation This multi-stakeholder strategy was coordinated in an effort to strengthen local governance. by the civil society organization, the Association The strategy has led to several hundred actions acadienne des artistes professionnelles du related to culture, and thereby ensuring the Nouveau-Brunswick [Acadian Association sustainable development of the Acadian people. 3 CITY OF ADELAIDE’S CULTURAL STRATEGY (2017-2023) ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA The Cultural Strategy (2017-2023) is one of well-connected city for people of all ages City of Adelaide’s (CoA) key policies delivering and abilities’, and all transport modes Adelaide’s vision as the world’s most liveable • ensure Adelaide is globally recognised as city. It is a multi-actor framework enabling an affordable and innovative place to do dialogue and collaborations with the civic business and is a test bed for innovation society, the private sector and other areas of in diverse industries. government. It strengthens CoA’s commitment to integrate culture across all areas of public The Cultural Strategy delivers shared policy and practice to: aspirations identified through extensive • ensure the wellbeing of local consultation with communities, the cultural communities sector, Councillors, staff, and those involved in delivering cultural activities across the • celebrate Adelaide’s unique built, natural city. Adelaide’s unique cultural identity, a and cultural heritage strong cultural economy, a connected cultural • lead the way in climate action and community, cultural incubation, and diverse manage water, waste, transport in a cultural experiences sustain the city’s rich sustainable way cultural ecosystem filled with culture makers • ensure a safe, affordable, accessible, and world class creative industries. Adelaide´s UNESCO City of Music designation and people’s self-esteem. Culture enables amplifies globally its vibrant music scene new social spaces, collective meanings, and celebrated through public art, street activations resilience. and festivals. Culture is a key factor of the attractiveness of Adelaide, driving tourism, CoA’s Cultural Strategy affirms culture as a innovation and employment, retaining young cross-cutting driver and enabler of Adelaide’s people and drawing global talent. Adelaide´s development as a sustainable city, highlighting cultural activities are accelerators of climate the relationship between culture, citizenship action, building community capacity, and sustainability, and supporting the local sustainable behaviours and practices. Active implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the participation in the city’s cultural life is a Agenda 21 for culture. key aspect of social inclusion, wellbeing RAYMIKUNA 4 AZUAY, ECUADOR The Prefecture of Azuay has been working • KILLA RAYMI (21 September) - on the recovery of the ancestral celebrations Celebration of fertility and the feminine, called Raymikunas, as part of a recovery it is held in the middle of the autumn process of the ancestral culture. Raymikunas equinox. are events that help to make visible the • KAPAK RAYMI (21 de December) - Held knowledge of the Andean cosmovision, on the winter solstice, it is the initial life valuing the four fundamental elements of cycle of children, the beginning of new life: fire, air, earth and water. It also leads leadership within the family, community us to recover the identity of the Azuayans, and organizations. being celebrations based on the participation • PAWKAR RAYMI (21 March) - Ritual of the different cantons (cities), students of that gives a start to the spring equinox, all levels, cultural managers, other relevant celebrates the harmonious relationship organizations and peoples of the Azuay with Mother Nature, the cosmos, and the province. All four Raymikunas are held in our divinities. country at the level of the Andean peoples through different music, dance, gastronomy • INTI RAYMI (21 June) - It takes place and ancestral medicine epistemologies and on the day of the summer solstice; ethnographies. According to the lunar/solar celebration of the sun and the moon. The calendar it is focused on four stages: sowing, “Sacred Sun Ceremony” is celebrated germination, harvesting of tender grains with ritual baths, dance and offerings in and the final harvest. The festivals that are all communities, in order to demonstrate celebrated are: gratitude for the crops harvested. 5 WOMEN AND FAMILY CULTURE AND ARTS CENTRE BAGCILAR, ISTANBUL, TURKEY We, as Bağcılar Municipality, have embraced Bağcılar Municipality included culture the mission of ensuring
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