Pilot Cities
In 2004 the Agenda 21 for Culture was agreed by cities and local authorities from across the world to enshrine their commitment to human rights, cultural diversity, sustainability, participatory democracy and creating conditions for peace. Culture 21: Actions, the document adopted by the Committee on Culture of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) in March 2015, transforms this into practical commitments and actions providing a common template for cities to examine their strengths and weaknesses in the area of culture and sustainable development.
Based on Culture 21: Actions, the Pilot Cities programme engages participating cities to ‘pilot’ the Agenda 21 for Culture and Culture 21: Actions through a participatory process of learning and capacity building, to create a global network of effective and innovative cities and local governments. In Europe, the Pilot Cities programme is coordinated by the UCLG Committee on Culture and Culture Action Europe, in collaboration with the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
D6 has been working with UCLG and Culture Action Europe on this programme that connects 20 or so cities across Europe, jointly exploring the value of culture in the sustainable development of their cities. Clymene is Pilot Cities lead Expert for the cities of Leeds, UK and Elefsina, GR and takes part in wider meetings in Izmir (TR), Tennerife (ES) and Terrassa, (ES).
From September 2018 Clymene has been the lead Expert facilitating planning, discussion and self-assessment workshops in Elefsina, bringing together: politicians, municipality workers, community association representatives, cultural professionals, academics, environmental actors, legal and business representatives, interested citizens and the Eleusis 2021 team. These sessions and Clymene's following report identify a direction of travel for future programme development that builds on the city's strategic commitment to culture as part of a sustainable city.
"Clymene Christoforou is an expert of the UCLG Committee on Culture for the implementation of Agenda 21 culture and Culture 21: Actions, advising the local governments of Leeds and Elefsina in the context of the Pilot Cities Europe programme, developed in collaboration with Culture Action Europe.
Clymene has been involved in creative and cultural exchange internationally for many years, connecting European artists and organisations through collaborative people-centred projects aligned with the values of cultural rights, democracy, good governance and social cohesion. All this, in addition to her experience as an executive committee member of Culture Action Europe, provides her with solid skills to fully comprehend the scope of Agenda 21 for culture in the European context and to foster the engagement of local governments in the Pilot Cities European programme, directing the participation of civil society and public and private sectors for a cultural sustainable development."- Marta Llobet, UCLG Committee on Culture
Based on Culture 21: Actions, the Pilot Cities programme engages participating cities to ‘pilot’ the Agenda 21 for Culture and Culture 21: Actions through a participatory process of learning and capacity building, to create a global network of effective and innovative cities and local governments. In Europe, the Pilot Cities programme is coordinated by the UCLG Committee on Culture and Culture Action Europe, in collaboration with the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR).
D6 has been working with UCLG and Culture Action Europe on this programme that connects 20 or so cities across Europe, jointly exploring the value of culture in the sustainable development of their cities. Clymene is Pilot Cities lead Expert for the cities of Leeds, UK and Elefsina, GR and takes part in wider meetings in Izmir (TR), Tennerife (ES) and Terrassa, (ES).
From September 2018 Clymene has been the lead Expert facilitating planning, discussion and self-assessment workshops in Elefsina, bringing together: politicians, municipality workers, community association representatives, cultural professionals, academics, environmental actors, legal and business representatives, interested citizens and the Eleusis 2021 team. These sessions and Clymene's following report identify a direction of travel for future programme development that builds on the city's strategic commitment to culture as part of a sustainable city.
"Clymene Christoforou is an expert of the UCLG Committee on Culture for the implementation of Agenda 21 culture and Culture 21: Actions, advising the local governments of Leeds and Elefsina in the context of the Pilot Cities Europe programme, developed in collaboration with Culture Action Europe.
Clymene has been involved in creative and cultural exchange internationally for many years, connecting European artists and organisations through collaborative people-centred projects aligned with the values of cultural rights, democracy, good governance and social cohesion. All this, in addition to her experience as an executive committee member of Culture Action Europe, provides her with solid skills to fully comprehend the scope of Agenda 21 for culture in the European context and to foster the engagement of local governments in the Pilot Cities European programme, directing the participation of civil society and public and private sectors for a cultural sustainable development."- Marta Llobet, UCLG Committee on Culture