From 16 September, a series of four webinars "Fostering peaceful and resilient communities through museums and libraries" will be held online, organised by the Latvian Museum Association, the Latvian Librarians’ Association and the Latvian National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of UNESCO Participation Programme.
Webinars will explore ideas and approaches to strengthening communities in challenging times. The webinars draw on the methodology developed through the guide Localizing the Social Development Goals (SDG) through museums and libraries developed by Henry McGhie (Curating tomorrow) in 2023 as part of a collaborative project between museums and libraries in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova, and Georgia, supported by UNESCO.
Webinars will be held in English, moderated by Diana Walters and Henry McGhie.
Join us on 4 November 11AM-2PM EET for the fourth webinar – Navigating peacebuilding in times of conflict
In this session, the focus will be on the power of language and communication as both barriers and gateways to building understanding and strengthening community. What do we mean by 'peaceful' communities? Can we talk about 'hope' when the world feels so threatening? How can we really listen and respond to people's stories? How do we break the cycle?
The webinars will be streamed on the Facebook and Youtube pages of the Latvian Museum Association. No prior registration is required to join the webinars.
The project “Fostering peaceful and resilient communities through museums and libraries” is implemented with the financial support of the UNESCO Participation Programme 2024-2025. The conference was co-organized by the Lviv Culture Hub (Ukraine), created at the initiative of UNESCO and the Lviv City Council, with the support of AECID.
