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…
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…
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…
Continuing our Webinar series, we are exploring the question How to engage the communities? and invite you to join the session on 12 September, 10CET in Zoom to hear more about it. This webinar is part of the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 Culture and Resilience Action plan Developemen phase when the candidates are in the…
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…
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…
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…
Rūjiena is small border town in the up-north of Latvia and currently is the BSR Cultural Pearls 2024 title holder. To strengthen the social resilience in the city, they wanted to address the challenges such as the outflow of young talents from the region, intergenerational cooperation, and the need for knowledge transfer and networking. The…
From 22 – 30 June Kieler Woche (The Kiel Week), an annual sailing event in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany tooke place. One of the activities of this festival was The Bilder-Segelparade (picture sailing parade) – a participatory programme especially for children. The Bilder-Segelparade is a part of the Kiel’s Culture And Resilience action…
The call for applications for the BSR Cultural Pearls 2025 title, now in its second edition, has concluded with eighteen small and medium-sized municipalities from the Baltic Sea Region submitting applications. This increase from last year’s twelve applications highlights growing interest among less central areas in using culture to enhance social resilience. The selection process…
PROJECT LEAD PARTNER:
Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat Felix Schartner Giertta, Project Coordinator+ 46 73 026 73 12
felix.schartner.giertta@cbss.org
