Eptisa presented CAMINA, a case study for the “thematic workshop on gender, diversity, ethics and communication” at the online webinar organised by ARCHETHICS, an URBACT Action Planning Network.
The objective of Camina is to promote innovative actions for culture through “Civic Curators”. The “civic curators” are “social laboratories for culture” that involve cultural users, local associations and citizens to co-design the novel Cultural Programme of Almeria through participatory planning workshops and collaborative culture initiatives. To select the members of the civic curators, the Municipality of Almeria launched a call for participants. Twelve local organisations were selected and grouped in six civic curators.
Thousands of people participated in dance, music and theatre performances, urban walks, talks, exhibitions, artistic and photography workshops. School students were involved in video-making activities and laboratory experiences. Many people had the opportunity to visit the neighbourhoods of La Chanca-Pescaderia, Almedina and the centre of Almeria, learning about the potential of these places and the importance of their heritage. Through the cultural activities spread around the three neighbourhoods, CAMINA achieved to attract people in places considered marginalised and deprived, places where people do not use to go due to fear or simple misinformation. CAMINA has triggered a process of de-stigmatisation of the targeted neighbourhoods, fostering the social inclusion of the people living there.
The huge participation in the CAMINA cultural events demonstrated the power of cultural participation and the important role of culture as a sound tool for inclusion and social cohesion.
Eptisa在URBACT组织的主题关于性别、多样性、伦理和交流的专题网络研讨会上展示了名为“CAMINA”的案例研究项目，本项目旨在通过“公民策展人”来促进文化的创新行动。
“公民策展人”是“文化的社会实验室”，由文化使用者、当地协会和公民参与，通过参与讲习班和合作性文化倡议，共同设计阿尔梅里亚的新文化方案。
为了选择“公民策展人”成员，阿尔梅里亚市发起了对参与者的呼吁，12个地方组织被选中，并分为6个策展组。成千上万的人参加了舞蹈、音乐和戏剧表演、城市散步、演讲、展览、艺术和摄影工作室，学生参与了视频制作活动和实验室。许多人参观了拉昌卡-佩斯卡德里亚、阿尔梅迪那和阿尔梅里亚中心的社区，了解了这些地方的潜力和其遗产的重要性。
通过在这三个社区传播的文化活动，CAMINA成功地吸引了一些被认为是边缘化和贫困地方的人们，这些地方的人们由于恐惧或错误信息往往不习惯参与，CAMINA成功促进了对目标社区去污名化，促进社会包容度。CAMINA活动展现了文化参与的力量以及文化作为增强包容和社会凝聚力的良好工具的重要性。
