In Lorient/An Oriant 9th international conference «Partnership for Diversity»
After Dublin in 2000, and then Helsinki, Palma de Mallorca, Gorizia, Isle of Skye, Vigo di Fassa, Gdansk and Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, the ninth conference «Partnership for Diversity» will be held in Lorient/An Oriant, Brittany (Breizh) this year, 27th November 2010, at the same date as the song contest in minority languages organized by Liet International and the Interceltic festival of Lorient/An Oriant
Our purpose is to continue to compare experiences and to look for ways to preserve and promote languages and cultural diversity all over Europe. This 2010 conference, organized by Kevre Breizh, the Cultural Coordination of Brittany, working together with the EBLUL network in particular, as well as with other organisations, aims to bring together experts, representatives of local and regional elected bodies, and non-elected activists who are working daily in the field of minority languages and cultural expression.
This year 2010 the new European Treaties come into force, thus strengthening a legitimate respect in Europe for its linguistic and cultural diversity, founded on democracy and human rights, and on the aims of articles 2 and 3 of the treaties and the European Charter of Fundamental Rights.
So this year the theme of our conference will enable us to compare the fundamental principles of diversity and tolerance to the reality and to the actions carried out in the different States of the Union, both by the authorities as well as within society itself, and to discuss what part the European Union can play. We are looking forward to welcoming you to the conference.
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