Unfortunately the REACH conference planned for the 4-5 June 2020 in Pisa has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the REACH Consortium decided to keep alive the call for posters and videos till October 2020 and to publish the contributions received on a dedicated digital gallery hosted by the REACH project’s website.
The team behind WeAre#EuropeForCulture produced a special presentation poster which can be downloaded here (PDF).
REACH project is indeed a relevant action to build upon participatory experiences with (digital) cultural content such as those of the 10 co-creation events and exhibitions produced during WeAre#EuropeForCulture, that enabled people and communities to come closer to their identity in a European perspective.
The REACH Final Conference would have been the place to be for presenting the achievements of WeAre#EuropeForCulture, also aiming at discussing relevant the topics such as the need of building social cohesion from cultural heritage, preserving the past for the future, developing narratives and constructing the significance of place and place-making. In the current context, in which societies undergo a massive and bewildering change at global level, Europe faces the need to build cohesion among its citizens in order to guarantee an enduring peace based on mutual respect and enhancement by diversities. In this light, Cultural Heritage plays an important role for strengthen social integration in Europe and should have a greater, more relevant and even transformative role in the economy, communities and territories.
REACH h2020 project, website: https://www.reach-culture.eu/
WeAre#EuropeForCulture, website: https://www.photoconsortium.net/europeforculture/
