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EU Legislative Interests

Education & training Youth Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 European Education Area Global Citizenship Education & People Engagement Informal and non-formal learning Implementation of the European pillar of social rights Sustainable development goals (SDGs) & Agenda 2030 European Neighbourhood Policy

Communication Activities

SABIR – THE WIDESPREAD FESTIVAL OF MEDITERRANEAN CULTURES – ARCS has participated in the the tenth anniversary of the Sabir Festival hosted in Prato from April 18 to 20, reaffirming the Festival as a space for dialogue, exchange, and the construction of a shared Mediterranean language based on rights, solidarity, and the dignity of people on the move. The Festival featured three days of meetings, debates, training sessions, exhibitions, music, and film screenings. The Prato edition welcomed the participation of activists, legal practitioners, researchers, journalists, and representatives of civil society and local communities. The Festival provided an important opportunity to analyze the ongoing social and cultural transformations and to promote practices of hospitality and active citizenship in response to the growing climate of exclusion and discrimination. From October 10 to 12, 2024, the second stage of the Sabir Festival took place in Rome, focusing on the theme of international solidarity and the leadership of migrants and refugees.The Rome edition reaffirmed the urgency of a cultural and political alternative based on human rights, social justice, and the historical memory of the Mediterranean. Hosted in various venues across the capital, the Festival featured cultural events, roundtables, performances, and workshops that brought together artists, activists, researchers, institutional representatives, and social organizations. The Sabir festival is an essential contribution to the European pillar of social rights and the SDGs 2030. As part of the European exchange Generazione Solidale, funded by the Erasmus+ programme, ARCS APS hosted the Workshop on Intersectionality, organized in collaboration with the association Inclusiv3. The event brought together young participants from Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and Italy for a series of interactive and group activities aimed at deepening their understanding of the concept of intersectionality and fostering collective reflection on multiple forms of discrimination, identity, and inclusion. The workshop represented an important educational and exchange opportunity within the framework of European youth cooperation. This initiative contributed to the European policies on Youth, Gender equality strategy 2020-2025, Global Citizenship Education & People Engagement and Informal and non-formal learning. In line with the European Neighborhood Policy, from October 31 to November 3, 2024, the 26th edition of the Mediterranean Exchange of Archaeological Tourism enlivened Paestum with events celebrating Italian and Mediterranean cultural heritage. Among the key participants, AICS and ARCS APS presented the results of the Rinova project, particularly the work carried out at Ksar Ouled Soltane in Tunisia. Thanks to the collaboration with the Municipality of Nuoro, the project lead, and the Tunisian National Heritage Institute, the initiative brought new life to damaged local ksour, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage of immense value. These efforts demonstrate the importance of international cooperation and solidarity in safeguarding the memory and identity of a region, fostering regional stability, mutual prosperity, and respect for cultural diversity. ARCS organized the event Intrecci, held in Rome at the Zalib bookshop, a day of dialogue and reflection as the closing event of the Look Up! project, co-funded by the Universal Civil Service Department of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Italian Youth Agency (Erasmus+ Programme). Through debates, music, screenings, and testimonies, the initiative focused on issues of inequality, rights, and the intersections between identities and territories. The voices of ARCS’ volunteers who returned from experiences in Cameroon, Jordan, Lebanon, Senegal, Tunisia, and Cuba were interwoven with those of people in Italy working on issues such as human trafficking, migration, and LGBTQIA+ rights. It was a day of art and dia

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Member Of

AOI Association of Italian International Cooperation and Solidarity Organizations CONCORD ITALIA AsVis Italian Sustainable Development Alliance Work Group 17 Italian NGO Platform in Middle East and Med GCAP Italian Global Call to Action Against Poverty GCE Global Campaign for Education Forum del Terzo Settore Forum Sad IFS International Federal of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers Italian Institute of Donation Odiopedia network SOCIAL WATCH: Poverty eradication and gender justice REMDH Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network RIDE Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue Lebanon PSEA Network

Organisation Members

ARCI APS, ARCI ABRUZZO E MOLISE APS, ARCI CIRCOLO TERRITORIALE CHIETI APS, ARCI L'AQUILA APS, ARCI PESCARA, COMITATO ARCI TERAMO, ASSOCIAZIONE DI PROMOZIONE SOCIALE ARCI BASILICATA APS, ARCI CALABRIA APS, ARCI CATANZARO APS, ARCI COSENZA APS, ARCI CROTONE, ARCI LAMEZIA TERME VIBO VALENTIA APS ARCI REGGIO CALABRIA APS, ARCI CAMPANIA APS, ARCI AVELLINO APS, ARCI BENEVENTO COMITATO, ARCI CASERTA ARCI NAPOLI COMITATO PROVINCIALE APS, ARCI SALERNO APS, ARCI EMILIA ROMAGNA APS, ASSOCIAZIONE ARCI BOLOGNA APS, ARCI ROMAGNA CESENA RIMINI, ARCI FERRARA APS, ARCI COMITATO DI FORLI’ APS, ARCI MODENA-COMITATO PROVINCIALE APS, ARCI PARMA APS, ARCI PIACENZA APS, ARCI RAVENNA APS, ASSOCIAZIONE ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE DI REGGIO EMILIA, ARCI BASSA FRIULANA E ISONTINO, ARCI TRIESTE APS, ARCI UDINE - PORDENONE, ARCI LAZIO, COMITATO PROV. ARCI FROSINONE APS, ARCI LATINA, ARCI RIETI, ARCI ROMA, ARCI VITERBO, ASSOCIAZIONE ARCI APS COMITATO REGONALE LIGURIA, ARCI GENOVA APS, ARCI IMPERIA APS, ARCI LA SPEZIA APS, ARCI VAL DI MAGRA APS, ARCI SAVONA APS, ARCI LOMBARDIA APS, ARCI BERGAMO APS, ARCI COMITATO PROVINCIALE BRESCIA APS, ARCI COMO APS, ARCI CREMONA APS, ARCI LECCO E SONDRIO APS ARCI MANTOVA APS, ARCI MILANO APS, ARCI PAVIA, ARCI VARESE TICINO OLONA, ARCI MARCHE APS, ARCI ANCONA APS, ARCI JESI FABRIANO APS, ARCI MACERATA APS, ARCI PESARO – URBINO APS, ARCI PICENO FERMANO APS ARCI PIEMONTE APS, ARCI CUNEO ASTI, ARCI COMITATO BIELLA VERCELLI IVREA APS, ARCI NOVARA, ARCI TORINO APS, ARCI VALLE SUSA-PINEROLO APS, ARCI VERBANIA APS, ARCI PUGLIA, ARCI BARI E BAT, ARCI BRINDISI, ARCI FOGGIA, ARCI LECCE, ARCI TARANTO, ARCI VALLE D’ITRIA, ARCI SARDEGNA, ARCI CAGLIARI SUD SARDEGNA - ARCI NORD SARDEGNA, ARCI SICILIA, ARCI AGRIGENTO COMITATO TERRITORIALE, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE CALTANISSETTA, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE DI CATANIA, ASSOCIAZIONE ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE MESSINA, ASSOCIAZIONE ARCI PALERMO, ARCI SIRACUSA, ARCI COMITATO REGIONALE TOSCANA, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE AREZZO APS, ARCI BASSA VAL DI CECINA COMITATO TERRITORIALE A.P.S.-ETS, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE EMPOLESE VALDELSA APS, ARCI FIRENZE APS, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE GROSSETO APS ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE LIVORNO APS-ETS, ARCI LUCCA VERSILIA APS, ARCI COMITATO PROVINCIALE MASSA CARRARA APS, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE PIOMBINO VAL DI CORNIA ELBA, ARCI COMITATO DI PISA APS ARCI COMITATO PROVINCIALE PISTOIA, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE PRATO, ARCI SIENA APS, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE VALDARNO APS, ARCI VALDARNO INFERIORE APS, ARCI COMITATO TERRITORIALE VALDERA APS, ARCI DEL TRENTINO, ARCI BOLZANO, ARCI UMBRIA, ARCI PERUGIA, ARCI TERNI, ARCI VENETO APS, ARCI LEGNAGO APS ARCI PADOVA APS, ARCI ROVIGO APS, ARCI TREVISO APS, ARCI VERONA APS, ARCI VICENZA APS.