{"id":46780,"date":"2025-10-10T20:46:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/?post_type=mec-events&p=46780"},"modified":"2025-10-10T20:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:46:40","slug":"encounter-november","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/events\/encounter-november\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd encounter: Cultural Action as a Tool for Social Inclusion (2\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a context where social and territorial inequalities are deepening, where public funding for culture is being questioned, and where social policies sometimes struggle to meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations, the actors of cultural action are emerging as figures of resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through <\/span>their <\/span>commitment, <\/span>they <\/span>refuse <\/span>to <\/span>let <\/span>culture <\/span>become <\/span>a <\/span>privilege <\/span>reserved <\/span>for <\/span>a <\/span>few, <\/span>and <\/span>instead <\/span>assert <\/span>its <\/span>fundamental <\/span>role <\/span>in <\/span>building <\/span>a <\/span>fairer <\/span>and <\/span>more <\/span>inclusive <\/span>society. <\/span>They <\/span>take <\/span>action, <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>ground, <\/span>to <\/span>create <\/span>spaces <\/span>for <\/span>expression, <\/span>social <\/span>connection, <\/span>and <\/span>both <\/span>individual <\/span>and <\/span>collective <\/span>transformation\u2014<\/span>despite <\/span>budget <\/span>constraints <\/span>or <\/span>the <\/span>lack <\/span>of <\/span>public <\/span>funding, <\/span>despite <\/span>institutional <\/span>resistance <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>conflicting <\/span>demands <\/span>of <\/span>public <\/span>policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

During <\/span>two <\/span>previous <\/span>gatherings, <\/span>we <\/span>opened <\/span>discussions <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>challenges <\/span>of <\/span>cultural <\/span>action <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>face <\/span>of <\/span>social <\/span>and <\/span>territorial <\/span>inequalities\u2014<\/span>first <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>county <\/span>level (<\/span>H\u00e9rault,Occitanie, France), <\/span>then <\/span>internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>October\/November, <\/span>the <\/span>gathering, as part of festival HYPE OCC, <\/span>will <\/span>take <\/span>the <\/span>form <\/span>of two <\/span>afternoons <\/span>of <\/span>working <\/span>groups <\/span>focused <\/span>on <\/span>various <\/span>themes <\/span>that <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>defined beforehand<\/span>. <\/span>We <\/span>will <\/span>meet <\/span>in <\/span>person <\/span>and <\/span>via <\/span>video, <\/span>in <\/span>different <\/span>spaces in <\/span>Montpellier <\/span>and <\/span>in <\/span>connected <\/span>chatrooms, <\/span>to <\/span>deepen <\/span>the <\/span>discussions <\/span>and <\/span>perhaps <\/span>develop <\/span>future <\/span>collaborations.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The <\/span>gathering <\/span>will <\/span>again <\/span>be <\/span>bilingual (<\/span>French\/<\/span>English), <\/span>with <\/span>French <\/span>Sign <\/span>Language (<\/span>LSF) <\/span>support <\/span>available (<\/span>depending <\/span>on <\/span>registration <\/span>of <\/span>sign <\/span>language <\/span>users\u2014<\/span>please <\/span>make <\/span>sure <\/span>to <\/span>reserve <\/span>an “<\/span>LSF” <\/span>ticket).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This <\/span>series <\/span>of <\/span>gatherings, <\/span>open <\/span>to <\/span>all <\/span>professionals <\/span>engaged <\/span>or <\/span>interested <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>topic, <\/span>aims <\/span>to <\/span>generate <\/span>concrete <\/span>pathways <\/span>for <\/span>collaboration, <\/span>strengthen <\/span>synergies <\/span>between <\/span>culture <\/span>and <\/span>social <\/span>work, <\/span>and <\/span>co-<\/span>construct <\/span>inclusive <\/span>and <\/span>civic-<\/span>minded <\/span>projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Join <\/span>us Friday 31st October and Friday 7th November<\/span>, <\/span>from 14<\/span>:<\/span>30<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to 18<\/span>:<\/span>00 in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Montpellier <\/span>or <\/span>via <\/span>videoconference<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This <\/span>series <\/span>of <\/span>gatherings <\/span>is <\/span>proposed <\/span>by <\/span>camin <\/span>aktion<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>a <\/span>production <\/span>office <\/span>and <\/span>creative <\/span>agency <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>solidarity-<\/span>based <\/span>approach <\/span><\/a>based <\/span>in <\/span>Montpellier. <\/span>The <\/span>values <\/span>of <\/span>social <\/span>cohesion <\/span>and <\/span>cultural <\/span>democracy <\/span>are <\/span>central <\/span>to <\/span>all <\/span>areas <\/span>of <\/span>work <\/span>within <\/span>this <\/span>nonprofit <\/span>structure, <\/span>with <\/span>impactful <\/span>initiatives <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>sociocultural <\/span>program <\/span>#<\/span>JeSuis<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>led <\/span>and <\/span>funded <\/span>by <\/span>camin <\/span>aktion, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>HYPE <\/span>OCC<\/span><\/strong><\/a> festival, <\/span>which <\/span>addresses <\/span>a <\/span>lack <\/span>of <\/span>cultural <\/span>and <\/span>artistic <\/span>offerings <\/span>in <\/span>Occitanie. <\/span>In <\/span>collaboration <\/span>with <\/span>Dieyn\u00e9bou <\/span>Fofana-<\/span>Ballester<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>teacher-<\/span>researcher <\/span>and <\/span>Associate <\/span>Professor <\/span>in <\/span>Education <\/span>and <\/span>Training <\/span>Sciences, <\/span>whose <\/span>research <\/span>focuses <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>relationship <\/span>between <\/span>cultural <\/span>action <\/span>and <\/span>its <\/span>actors, <\/span>territorial <\/span>dynamics, <\/span>and <\/span>institutions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Photo \u00a9 Dirk Korell\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a context where social and territorial inequalities are deepening, where public funding for culture is being questioned, and where social policies sometimes struggle to meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations, the actors of cultural action are emerging as figures of resistance. Through their commitment, they refuse to let culture become a privilege […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[383],"class_list":["post-46780","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-conference-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/46780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46780"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=46780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}