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Intercultural summer festival ‘DIES Internationalis’ - Arnsberg, Germany

Introduction

The DIES Internationalis is the city’s international summer festival. It takes place annually and has become a significant regional event. The focus of the festival lies on offering numerous culinary and cultural highlights. It is organised by the NGO Internationaler Arbeitskreis and the Foreigners’ Council; these are supported by civil initiatives, the migrant organisations, the city of Arnsberg, and the local media.

Description

The basic assumption and goal of the festival: during the almost yearlong preparation for the event, diverse groups with various ethnic, cultural and social roots come together and get to know and appreciate each other. By way of these cooperative activities, intercultural conflicts between inhabitants of different nationalities can be prevented before they occur.

Approach

The focus of the festival lies on offering culinary and diverse cultural highlights. The city supports the festival, which is organised by local NGOs, ideally and financially.

Results

The DIES Internationalis has become a significant, popular regional event. The city assumes that the goals mentioned are reached: diverse groups with various ethnic, cultural and social roots get to know and appreciate each other. By way of these cooperative activities, intercultural conflicts can be prevented before they occur.

Financing

NGOs with support by the city

Contact info

Stadt Arnsberg, Bürgermeisteramt
Karin Glingener, tel. +49-2932-2011394

Project start date

/10/1969

Links

Visit the City of Arnsberg website

Download the CLIP study on Arnsberg Diversity policy (PDF, Eng, 330 KB)

Document type

case

Themes

Urban Policy > Social inclusion & integration

Keywords

Integration of social groups