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DIVERSITY AGENT 2.0 COURSE

DIVERSITY AGENT 2.0 COURSE

STRENGTHENING & ADVANCING ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES: DIVERSITY AGENT 2.0 COURSE Diversity Agents address a range of challenging and crucial issues such as structural racism, lack of equality and accessibility. As change makers and organizers, Diversity Agents offer ways to reflect, to develop tools, and to implement ways we can work towards a more equitable society. In this second edition of the Diversity Agent course special attention is given to recognizing structural racism and introducing anti-racist practices. The course encompasses lectures, meetings,…

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Diversity Agents as a help for cultural institutions

Diversity Agents as a help for cultural institutions

DIVERSITY AGENTS AS HELP FOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS    Would you like to know how to make your work environment or project more diverse and inclusive? Would you like your institution to be more diversity-minded?   What are Diversity Agents? Diversity Agents are a network of arts and culture professionals who have multicultural backgrounds, strategic diversity skills as well as knowledge and experience of the work ethic in Finland. In addition, they have extensive creative and problem-solving skills and the ability…

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Art, Culture and Diverse Finland. The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity

Art, Culture and Diverse Finland. The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity

ART, CULTURE AND DIVERSE FINLAND. THE FINAL REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CULTURAL POLICY, IMMIGRANTS AND THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY   The final report of the Working Group on Cultural Policy, Immigrants and the Promotion of Cultural Diversity was handed over to State Secretary Tuomo Puumala on January 20, 2021. The working group on cultural policy, immigration and cultural diversity was formed on 9 January 2020 to prepare proposals for cultural policy guidelines for the development of the…

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The Impact Globe Art Point Makes, Demos Helsinki’s Report

The Impact Globe Art Point Makes, Demos Helsinki’s Report

THE IMPACT GLOBE ART POINT MAKES, DEMOS HELSINKI’S REPORT   G.A.P was founded in autumn 2016. After almost four full working years, the board initiated a survey to monitor and measure how our actions and projects have contributed to the developments of the Finnish art scene. We wanted to get insight into how our organisation measure up against our stated goals and to help our funders and stakeholders understand how their contributions fit in with the bigger picture. G.A.P aims…

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AVAUS – THE STATUS OF FOREIGN-BORN ARTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND

AVAUS – THE STATUS OF FOREIGN-BORN ARTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND

AVAUS – THE STATUS OF FOREIGN-BORN ARTS AND CULTURE PROFESSIONALS IN FINLAND   Opening. The status of foreign-born arts and culture professionals in Finland is a report based on a development project entitled Opening. Becoming an agent in the field of arts and culture in Finland conducted by the Culture for All Service, Cupore and Globe Art Point in 2017-2019. The objective of this report is to explore how open or closed the Finnish arts and cultural field is to cultural…

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Working Group for Cultural Policy, Immigrants and Promotion of Cultural Diversity

Working Group for Cultural Policy, Immigrants and Promotion of Cultural Diversity

WORKING GROUP FOR CULTURAL POLICY, IMMIGRANTS AND PROMOTION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY   The Ministry of Education and Culture appointed a working group on cultural policy, immigration and cultural diversity on 9 January 2020 to prepare proposals for cultural policy guidelines to develop the administrative branch in the near future. The term of the working group is from 9 January to 31 December 2020. Find more information about the working group here. Contact information: The Chairperson of Globe Art Point Ceyda…

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AVAUS – DIVERSITY INFORMATION PACK

AVAUS – DIVERSITY INFORMATION PACK

AVAUS – DIVERSITY INFORMATION PACK   Avaus (Opening) is a project carried out in 2017-2019 supporting the employment of non-Finnish born artists and cultural professionals in Finland. The Culture For All Service implements the project in cooperation with the Cultural Policy Research Center Cupore and Globe Art Point ry. The project is funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The project carries out research on how cultural diversity is taken into account within the Finnish arts and culture sector,…

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