Welcome to the web site of the International Network for Cultural
Diversity, a non-partisan network open to all groups and individuals who
adhere to its principles. The INCD comprises artists, creators, cultural workers,
.html producers and those who bring the artistic creation to local and global audiences. We are
non-governmental organizations and individual activists working for cultural diversity. We
represent the world's arts and cultural communities and its living heritage, our past and our
future.
More than 300 organizations from 40+ countries have signed the network's declaration of principles.
Seventy delegates from twenty six countries agreed to the Founding Statement (PDF | HTML) at the network's
conference and founding meeting on the island of Santorini in Greece this September 24 - 26.
Current trade agreements both directly and indirectly affect the arts and cultural expression. Our network will share information on measures to sustain cultural diversity within the international arena, and advocate such
measures nationally and internationally.
International cultural organizations which participated in the development of the Action Plan at the UNESCO- sponsored conference, The Power of Culture (Stockholm, Sweden, April 1998), and At Home in the World: An International Forum on Culture and Cooperation (organized by the Canadian Conference of the Arts, Ottawa, Canada, June 1998), recognized the importance of establishing a global network.
The founding conference of the network took place parallel to the International Ministers of Culture meeting in September 2000 in Greece.
Please join the International Network for Cultural Diversity by completing the membership
form. If we are to succeed in convincing governments of our alternative
approaches and have them act together, we will need to keep each other
advised of developments. This is why we have established these electronic
communications tools. Please use them.
The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA), acting as the secretariat of the
network, has initiated this web site and email lists so that we can
communicate with one another.
This web site is produced by associates of the byDesign eLab in partnership with the CCA. Please address all queries about this web site to WCNadmin@bydesign-elab.net.
Initially, most of the material posted from Canada will be in English, some of it will be in French, and a small amount
will be in Spanish. As more organizations become active, we will be able to
post more information in French and Spanish.
We invite you to submit relevant materials in any of these languages to WCNadmin@bydesign-elab.net
Our address is:
Network c/o Canadian Conference of the Arts
804 - 130 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5G4
tel (613) 238 3561; fax (613) 238 4849; cca@mail.culturenet.ca