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What we do:
- Organize a yearly conference on issues of cultural diversity
- Intervene at meetings related to cultural diversity and globalization
- Ensure that the voice of the cultural community is heard at trade negotiations
- Keep members updated and facilitate communication among member groups
- Collaborate with other civil society movements
Mandate
- The Network will work parallel to the culture ministers organized in the International
Network for Cultural Policy. The Network will next meet in Lucerne, Switzerland the 21-23 of September 2001, then in South Africa in 2002. Network members will
intervene in appropriate forums, link with citizens movements in other sectors, and work to ensure our principles are relected in the new cultural agreement. The
Network Secretariat is presently house at the Canadian Conference of the Arts.
Setting Our Agenda
- The Network has launched a dialogue that we will extend to others in our
communities. The INCD will develop its agenda and an Action Plan to support our objectives. We will work parallel to the culture ministers organized in the
International Network for Cultural Policy, intervene in appropriate forums, link with citizens movements in other sectors, and work to ensure our Principles are reflected
in the new cultural agreement. We will encourage governments to recognize the central role of the individual artist and to nurture artistic expression. To further its
work, the INCD will implement a system of national contacts, individual members who can act as a primary liaison in each country.
- The function of the national liaison will be to facilitate communication between the
INCD and members and other interested groups in that country, and between the INCD and governments.
Monitoring Developments and Advocating our Positions
- The primary function of the Network is to monitor developments of interest to the
members, ensure that information about them is exchanged and to advocate the agreed positions in the appropriate forums.
- The Network will seek appropriate standing with key intergovernmental agencies,
including the United Nations, UNESCO, the World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, and others.
Next Meeting
- The members of the Network will meet again in South Africa in 2002. The Steering
Committee will meet as required by tele-conference, e-mail and otherwise between these full meetings to carry out the work. The secretariat, which continues for the
time being to be housed at the Canadian Conference of the Arts will convene these meetings.
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