Guidance for city policy-makers with good practice examples The Intercultural city aims at basing its policies and identity on the explicit acknowledgement that diversity can be a resource and not necessarily a problem. To achieve this, the city puts in place a strategy to adapt its governance system and its policies in all relevant fields to the needs of a diverse population. Intercultural city strategies need to facilitate positive intercultural encounters and exchanges but should not ignore or fail to address intercultural conflict. Conflict is to be welcomed as inevitable. Handled well, it can lead to mutual learning and growth for all participants, including city authorities. Consultation and participation of citizens and communities in the development, implementation and evaluation of the intercultural city strategy is not only important and a value in itself, it is essential for achievement. A genuinely intercultural city can only be achieved through the active participation of all the major institutions, groups and communities in the city. Included in this section are examples of intercultural approaches in a range of policy fields which could facilitate the development of intercultural strategies. Contents Education for diversity (youth, language support, universities)...................................................................7 Barcelona, Spain - Teaching respect for diversity in classrooms..............................................................7 Barcelona, Spain - Barcelona Centre for Linguistic Normalization...........................................................8 Bergen, Norway - Funds to stimulate parents’ participation and intercultural projects in schools.......10 Bergen, Norway - Language trainings.....................................................................................................10 Bergen, Norway - Interdisciplinary seminars, information networks and training courses ...................10 Bergen, Norway - EMPO Multicultural Resource Centre........................................................................10 Berlin-Neukölln, Germany - Berlin-Neukölln’s strategy for Roma inclusion: an intercultural approach11 Berlin-Neukölln , Germany - Neukölln turns a failing school into a site of educational excellence .......13 Berlin-Neukölln, Germany - Stadtteilmütter (Disctrict Mothres) initiative............................................14 Geneva, Switzerland - ‘Whole family’ approach ....................................................................................14 Limerick, Ireland - Anti-rumour modules incorporated into education curriculum ...............................15 Lyon, France - Lyon - The "Fabuleuses traversées" of the final year pupils at Jean Giono primary school ................................................................................................................................................................16 Melitopol, Ukraine - Intercultural Melitopol: measuring cultural empathy...........................................17 Neuchâtel - Integration and citizen awareness Programme ..................................................................18 Noisy-le-Sec, Seine Saint-Denis, France - An approach to inter-cultural education that works: the example of Théodore Monod vocational school in Noisy-le-Sec, Seine Saint-Denis, France .................18 Oslo, Norway - Gamlebeyn Skole: diversity in cultures and arts............................................................19 Oslo, Norway - “Strengthen our efforts”: a strategy for language stimulation of migrants ..................20 Parla, Spain - Education project for intercultural coexistence/integration in secondary schools..........20 Parla, Spain - Parla’s Network of Spanish language................................................................................21 Parla, Spain - Cooperation agreements with universities.......................................................................21 Parla, Spain - Network of young promoters for city coexistence ...........................................................22 Patras, Greece - Enhancing Teachers’ Intercultural Competence through collaborative learning: A work-based action research intervention in Greece using C4i methodology.........................................22 Reggio Emilia, Italy - Learn Arabic!.........................................................................................................24 Reggio Emilia, Italy - SAFE: School Approaches for Family Empowerment ............................................25 Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal – The school we have & the school we want........................................26 Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal – The Children Assembly.......................................................................26 Stavanger, Norway - Johannes Learning Centre.....................................................................................26 Subotica, Serbia - Breaking down the sectarian divides in society.........................................................27 Tenerife, Spain - Official Language School and La Laguna University.....................................................27 Tenerife, Spain - The Immigration Observatory of Tenerife (OBITen)....................................................28 Tilburg, Netherlands - Rainbow school in Tilburg: "colorful and excellent"...........................................28 2 Tilburg, Netherlands - Before and Timely Education .............................................................................30 Toronto, Canada - Bridging the gap between “New” and native Canadians..........................................30 Vienna, Austria – Spacelab .....................................................................................................................30 Vienna, Austria – Multilingual pedagody for the diverse city.................................................................31 Zürich, Switzerland - QUIMS programme: Quality In Multicultural Schools ..........................................31 Welcoming and social integration (welcoming, inclusion and integration of minorities)..........................33 Barcelona, Spain - Creative factories of modern city .............................................................................33 Barcelona, Spain - Innovation and impact on welcome policies: the example of Barcelona .................35 Barcelona, Spain - XEIX project for Diversity Advantage ........................................................................38 Bergen, Norway - The Kaleidoscope and the FIKS Bergen......................................................................39 Bergen, Norway - Several welcoming projects to (gladly) receive diverse groups.................................39 Bergen, Norway - The "Action Plan for Inclusion and Diversity"............................................................40 Berlin-Neukölln, Germany - “News from Babylon” ................................................................................41 Berlin Neukölln, Germany - Refugees welcome – Refugee integration policies in Berlin Neukölln .......41 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen’s Host Programme facilitates the integration process ..............42 Copenhagen, Denmark - Growth through diversity in Copenhagen ......................................................43 Donostia-San Sebastian - Gipuzkoa Solidarity V. Bizilagunak / The Nextdoor family............................44 Erlangen, Germany - Immigration city Erlangen. Revising the relationship between migrant and receiving societies ..................................................................................................................................45 Erlangen, Germany - Lyrical Bridge Building..........................................................................................46 Geneva, Switzerland - The city supports a project of aide to LGBT asylum seekers ..............................46 Limassol,Cyprus shapes its future by investing in integration................................................................47 Lisbon, Portugal - Fifth edition of the Festival "ALL – Walk of Cultures" 2013.......................................48 Lisbon, Portugal - Lisbon celebrates the World Interfaith Harmony Week and the Chinese New Year.48 Lisbon, Portugal - the Festival “TODOS” to celebrate interculturality....................................................49 Lublin, Poland - A Gipsy is your Neighbour” Programme: re-discovering national heritage..................50 Neuchâtel - Award " Salut l'étranger-ère!".............................................................................................50 Melitopol, Ukraine - Melitopol Forum 2015 launches its Intercultural City Strategy 2015-2020 and marks a new era in the development of national ICC-UA network ........................................................50 Oslo, Norway - Organisation Against Institutional Discrimination (OMOD)...........................................53 Oslo, Norway - Diversity opportunities flourish in Oslo Extra Large.......................................................53 Oslo, Norway - EuroPride Human Right conference – Oslo sets the agenda .........................................55 Parla, Spain - Bank of Time project.........................................................................................................56 Parla, Spain - Project of training adult promoters for city coexistence..................................................57 Patras, Greece - Benefiting from