Part of the Festival of Migration collectionAlexandra Xanthaki presents on Cultural Rights in Migration followed by Southside Symphony a musical evocation of diversity of Southside.
About this event
The right to culture, or the right to participate in cultural life, is very much linked to identity. It is very much linked to the right to one’s own vision about one’s future. It is the right to dream and the right to aspire, and it is the right to use creativity, and to hold on your creativity and feel free. The right to culture is very much about bringing the past to the present in order to figure out the future.”Professor Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur, Cultural RightsPlease join us to welcome Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights to give the keynote speech during the Festival of Migration.
Alexandra’s recent report to the UN Human Rights Council focused on Cultural Rights and Migration. “Migration often turns individuals from being part of a majority to being part of a minority; from being part of the mainstream society to being part of peripheral and often marginalized communities and hence makes their cultural rights more vulnerable” A. Xanthaki
We look forward to hearing more of her research to understand more about why the right to a cultural life really matters for everyone, and what we can do to support a better future. Alexandra’s speech will be followed by a Q&A where we will have the opportunity to follow up some of her findings.
