The Power of Culture

A new film festival is born: at the end of March some seventy Asian films will be shown in Amsterdam, divided over thirty programmes.

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Thousands of media organisations for and by immigrants are active in the European Union. However, their existence is frequently threatened

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It appears that the obelisk that Mussolini took with him from Ethiopia in 1937 is finally returning home.

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Comprehensive cultural policies are virtually non-existent in Africa. In Mozambique, a pan-African independent organisation is being set up to enhance the development of national cultural policies, and their integration into human development strategies.

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With the exhibition 'Cabin Baggage', artists protested against the reappearance of discrimination after the attacks of September 11 th , 2001 during the World Social Forum in India in January.

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Newspapers in Mozambique scarcely print news about art. Culture is also sporadic on the radio. A group of journalists therefore decided to promote art in the media.

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Press releases regarding the fourth World Social Forum (WSF) devoted only marginal attention to culture. Nevertheless, the organization had created much room for artistic expressions.

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During the conference with the theme Claiming Artistic Freedom, eight artists discussed their personal situations. HIVOS organized the conference in cooperation with the Winternachten festival..

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