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Webinar STORYTELIN AND CITIES. How to fall in love with the place where you live?

Unlock the power of storytelling to highlight your city’s unique cultural strengths and create a compelling narrative that truly resonates with its residents. In this webinar, you will discover practical strategies for engaging local communities, boosting cooperation, and fostering a strong sense of belonging. Gain valuable insights on how small cities can revitalize themselves from…

Members of the international jury selecting BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 announced

With only a few weeks left before the deadline for submitting the Culture and Resilience Action Plan (CuReAP) for towns and cities vying for the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 title, we are excited to introduce the members of our international jury. This esteemed group will evaluate candidates based on their compelling action plans that leverage…

4th in-person BSR Cultural Pearls Partner Meeting tackles the topic of Durability

From September 18th to 19th, the 4th in-person Partner Meeting within the BSR Cultural Pearls project took place in Kiel, Germany with the topic of durability high on the agenda. The meeting also coincided with the Transnational Exchange of the BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 – Kiel, Jakobstad/Pietarsaari, Rūjiena and Svendborg, creating the opportunity for the partners…

BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 meet in Kiel to learn, to exchange, to network

On 18-19 September the representatives from the cities awarded the BSR Cultural Pearls title for 2024 – Kiel (DE), Svendborg (DK), Jakobstad/Pietarsaari (FI) and Rujiena (LV), met in Kiel to take part in the BSR Cultural Pearls Transnational Exchange. During the two-day visit they got to know the Kiel Welcome Centre and their marketing strategies…

Webinar HOW DOES CULTURE BUILD SOCIAL RESILIENCE?

In the webinar Abbas Sbeity will explore innovative ways to support social cohesion in cities through creative and cultural approaches. Drawing from his experiences working with municipalities, Abbas will present case studies on placemaking, public interventions, and participatory methods that have contributed to building more connected communities. Moreover, he will demonstrate how these strategies can be applied…

BSR Cultural Pearls and BSSSC: Invitation to Cultural Evening

As part of the Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC) conference and as a BSR Cultural Pearl 2024, the city of Kiel is inviting all interested individuals to a cultural evening at the Schauspielhaus Theatre in Kiel on September 19th at 19:30 CET. Admission is free of charge. Registration is mandatory. Connecting to the goals…

Strengthening the resilience of the community by engaging youth

Starting their journey as a candidate to become a Cultural Pearl the city of Svendborg in Denmark clearly identified the challenge they would like to tackle during their title year. Their analysis showed a significant number of children and youth were not engaging in social communities. Meanwhile research indicates that being part of social communities…

Postcards from the border: Exhibition empowering communities on both sides

Every year on August 23, at the Latvian-Estonian border point Unguriņi-Lilli, events dedicated to the Baltic Way (Baltic chain) – a peaceful political demonstration in 1989 showing the world the courage, unity, and resilience of the Baltic nations, marking one of the brightest examples of cooperation between neighbouring countries in world history. Celebrating the 35th…

Webinar RESILIENCE IN LEADERSHIP 

Are you ready to explore the transformative potential of resilience in leadership? Join our webinar on 21 August 9:00 cet lead by Laura Valli, PhD to learn more!    Effective leadership begins with self-leadership. The objective is to foster trust, self-awareness and meaningful connections. This seminar’s objective is to provide an understanding of effective leadership techniques that…