INFORMATION ON THE CULTURE 2030 GOAL CAMPAIGN MEMBERS

INFORMATION ON THE ‘CULTURE GOAL CAMPAIGN’ MEMBERS

Culture 2030 Goal Campaign

Contact: culture2030goal.net/ info@culture2030goal.net

Arterial Network: Arterial Network is a dynamic pan-African civil society network of artists, cultural activists, entrepreneurs, businesses, NGOs, institutions and donors active in the creative and cultural sectors in Africa. Established as a non-profit, membership-based organization, Arterial Network operates across the continent in English and French, with its membership structures and various partnerships with organizations and networks active in the creative sector. This enables Arterial Network and its members to engage in all aspects of the creative sector across disciplines, borders and regions to create more connectivity across the continent and catalyze collaboration. It is headed by an elected Steering Committee, which represents the five regions of the continent. The five main areas of intervention of Arterial Network to support the arts are advocacy (through the Artwatch Africa project), capacity building (through the African Creative Cities project and the Regional Meetings), market access, knowledge management and information dissemination (through its communication tools and projects and programs in collaboration with other member organizations or not). The Vision of Arterial Network is to ensure a vibrant and prosperous African creative sector, engaged in quality creative practices that contribute to positive and lasting changes in governance policies, as well as in cultural, economic and living environments. The mission of Arterial Network is to create civil society networks of cultural actors and to empower their work for the cultural dimension of development. Contact: www.arterialnetwork.org/ President Pierre Claver Mabiala (Congo-Brazzaville) <pierreclaver.mabiala@gmail.com>

Culture Action Europe: Culture Action Europe (CAE) was established in 1994 under the name of European Forum for Arts and Heritage (EFAH) – Forum Européen pour les Arts et le Patrimoine (FEAP) under the Belgian law. Predominantly as ‘network of networks’, EFAH-FEAP aimed to maintain continuous dialogue and knowledge exchange between the cultural sector in Europe and EU policymakers. The association changed its name to Culture Action Europe in 2008 and diversified its membership, opening it up to public and private organisations, both large and small. This change was mirrored in the mission and advocacy policies of CAE. It adopted a new strategy, advocating for access to the arts and participation in culture as a fundamental right of every citizen. It has continued lobbying for public investment in culture and the arts as the main force for the development of a sustainable and more cohesive Europe. Today, CAE is the major European network of cultural networks, organisations, artists, activists, academics and policymakers. CAE is the first port of call for informed opinion and debate about arts and cultural policy in the EU. As the only intersectoral network, it brings together all practices in culture, from the performing arts to literature, the visual arts, design and cross-arts initiatives, to community centres and activist groups. CAE believes in the value and values of culture and its contribution to the development of sustainable and inclusive societies. Contact: www.cultureactioneurope.org/ Secretary General Ms Tere Badia <secretarygeneral@cultureactioneurope.org>; Policy Director Mr. Gabriele Rosana <gabriele@cultureactioneurope.org>; Communications and Community Director Ms. Natalie Giorgadze <natalie@cultureactioneurope.org>

ICOMOS: The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation, protection, use and enhancement of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage. ICOMOS is an Advisory Body for the implementation of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, reviewing nominations and ensuring the conservation status of properties. Through decades of studies, conferences and discussions, ICOMOS has built the philosophical and doctrinal framework of cultural heritage on an international level, and helps the evolution and distribution of these ideas through its advocacy. Our strength lies in the high standard of integrity that our members set themselves in their work to meet local and global needs, and in the professional and geographic diversity of our membership. Recently, ICOMOS has issued essential guidance on the contributions of cultural heritage to the defining issues of our time, namely the report ‘The Future of Our Pasts: Engaging Cultural Heritage in Climate Action’ and ‘Heritage and the SDGs: Policy Guidance for Heritage and Development Actors’. Contact: www.icomos.org Director General Ms Marie-Laure Lavenir; Director of International Secretariat Ms Gaia Jungeblodt <gaia. jungeblodt@icomos.org>; SDGs Working Group Board Liaison Peter Phillips; SDG Focal Point Mr Gabriel Caballero <gabriel.caballero@icomos.org>

IFCCD: The International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD) is the voice of cultural professionals around the world. It brings together some thirty organizations representing creators, artists, independent producers, distributors, broadcasters and publishers in the book, film, television, music, live performance and visual arts sectors. The Federation was created as a result of a major mobilization of civil society in favour of the adoption and subsequent ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. It is incorporated in Canada and its General Secretariat is located in Montreal. The French Coalition for Cultural Diversity represents the IFCCD at UNESCO in Paris. Contact: www.ficdc.org General Secretary Ms Nathalie Guay <nguay@cdc-ccd.org>; French Coalition Ms Laure Gicquel <contact@ coalitionfrancaise.org>

IFLA: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the primary global organisation for libraries and library and information workers. It is a membership organisation, made up of about 1500 members from 150 countries, many of whom are in turn associations with their own members. It is focused both on supporting exchange, collaborations and capacity building within the profession, and advocating for libraries with decision-makers and other partners. Contact: www.ifla.org President Ms Barbara Lison; Secretary General Mr Gerald Leitner; Policy and Advocacy and SDG Liaison Mr Stephen Wyber <stephen.wyber@ifla.org>

IMC: Founded in 1949 by UNESCO, the International Music Council (IMC) is the world’s largest network of organizations and institutions working in the field of music. IMC promotes access to music for all and the value of music in the lives of all peoples. Through its members and their networks, IMC has direct access to over 1000 organisations in some 150 countries and to 200 million persons eager to develop and share knowledge and experience on diverse aspects of musical life. Contact: www.imc-cim.org Secretary General Ms Silja Fischer <s.fischer@imc-cim.org>

UCLG Culture Committee/ Agenda 21 for Culture: The United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the global network of cities and local and regional governments, has a Committee on culture whose mission is “to promote culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development through the international dissemination and the local implementation of Agenda 21 for Culture”. The Committee is chaired by Buenos Aires, Lisbon and Mexico City, and vice-chaired by Barcelona, Bilbao, Bogotá, Jeju, Porto Alegre and Rome. UCLG has several key documents on culture: the Agenda 21 for culture, approved in 2004 by cities and local governments from all over the world to enshrine their commitment to human rights, cultural diversity, sustainability, participatory democracy and creating conditions for peace; the political declaration ‘Culture: Fourth Pillar of Sustainable Development’, adopted in Mexico City in 2010; and Culture 21 Actions, approved in Bilbao in March 2015 on the occasion of the first UCLG Culture Summit. UCLG organises the International Award “UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21” on Cultural Policies every two years, hosts a database of good practices on “culture in sustainable cities”, convenes a global Culture Summit also every two years, runs programmes to support the elaboration and implementation of cultural policies (Leading Cities, Pilot Cities, the “Seven Keys on Culture and the SDGs” and Culture 21 Lab) and fully supports the advocacy campaign Culture 2030 Goal to advocate for culture in the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Contact: www.agenda21culture.net/

Coordinator Mr Jordi Pascual <culture@uclg.org>