AEPJ Participates in Meeting of Managers of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Spain
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN — Organised by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Spain, in collaboration with the Xunta de Galicia and the Concello de Catoira, in the City of Culture of Santiago de Compostela, this second meeting of Cultural Routes certified by the Council of Europe aimed at promoting greater knowledge between the professional coordinators of the certified routes with presence in the Spanish country.
Victor Sorenssen, director of the AEPJ, presented the paper Bringing Jewish heritage closer to citizens, challenge and opportunity, in the framework of which he dealt with the challenges that the European Routes of Jewish Heritage promotes the awareness of citizens in Europe to face anti-Semitism, recognising that the visibility of cultural expressions and Jewish legacy are a tool to face contemporary challenges of cultural diversity, racism and xenophobia, among others. On behalf of the AEPJ, Assumpció Hosta, General Secretary of THE AEPJ, and Marc Francesch, European Routes of Jewish Heritage Project Manager, were also in attendance.
The meeting also consisted of a series of round tables to discuss the stage of development of the routes in relation to the criteria established by the Enlarged Partial Agreement: Promotion of European memory, history and heritage; Artistic and cultural practices; Cooperation, research and development; Youth exchanges and education; Cultural tourism and sustainable development; and Strategies for dissemination to the public and visibility of the routes.
