Celebration Seminar: Strengthening Connections within Diversity in Municipalities Project

You are warmly invited to the celebration seminar organised on Friday, November 22nd at Hakaniemenranta 6, 00530 Helsinki. The Culture for All Service, The Arts Promotion Centre (Taike) and Globe Art Point welcome you to a day of meeting diversity agents, diversity bridgers, project partners, open discussions and strengthening connections as we celebrate Diversity as a starting point for municipalities’ art and culture activities in 2025 project. Diversity in Municipalities is a two-year project funded by The Ministry of Education and Culture and it will be closing in December 2024. We would like to share with you our successes, findings and continue our creative collective action on how we will move towards an equitable society.

PROGRAMME – PART I: 9.00-11.30 in the Main Hall & online

8:40 Registration and morning coffee in the lobby
9-9:40 Seminar opening & Arlene Tucker’s Diversity in Municipalities project presentation
9:40-10:10  Diversity bridgers course presentation & graduation ceremony
10:10-10:30 Ilaria Tucci presents Diversity Agents
10:30-10:50 Presenting dialogue cards with Anna Sidorova
10:50-11:10 Accountability Partner Programme: Espoo City & Oulu2026
11:10-11:30 Q&A

11:30-12:30 Lunch Break

PROGRAMME – PART II: 12.30-15.00 in the Main Hall

12:30-13:00 Conversation between Maija Lummepuro (OKM) & Henri Terho (Taike) about the Diversity in Municipalities Project
13:00-14:00 Networking through musical chairs
14:00-14:30 Freestyle mingling & bio break
14:30-15:00 Seminar closing by Rita Paqvalén

Click here to register for the celebration seminar. In the registration form, you will find a detailed programme. Participation in this event is free of charge.

The event will be held in both English and/or Finnish. If you have any access needs, please let us know by November 7th and we will do our best to accommodate.

Reach out to one of the event producers at info@globeartpoint.fi or arlene.tucker@cultureforall.fi with any questions.

Image by Alexandra Burda