Hansestadt Stade - Festival of Cultures

Welcome to the Festival of Cultures

	Contact Persons
	Why a Festival of Cultures?
	Objectives of the Festival of Cultures
	Target Groups
	Programme Outline
	Venues
	Child Care
	Information on Set-up and Takedown
	Sequence of Opening Events 26.09.2008
	Postcard and Poster for Download
	Registration Form for the Longest Table of Cultures in Stade
	Picture Gallery "Together in Diversity"


Contact Persons
Consultant on EU-Funding, Town Twinning And Integration Affairs, Karina Holst: 04141 -401- 103,Ingelore Schuh, 04141-401-106, Verena Rieper, 04141-401-103

Why a Festival of Cultures?
no knowledge of the number of cultures/nationalities in town limited exchange of ideas concerning cultural experiences/ habits/ ways of life up to now low esteem or appreciation hardly any exchange as to common ground and little knowledge of the respective mentality, resulting in prejudices: e.g. typically German, typically … cultures/nationalities live side by side in isolation up to now, lack of intercultural dialogue within the entire town

Objectives of the Festival of Cultures and Target Groups
Top Target:	OPEN THE GATEWAY TO OTHER CULTURES
	as a contribution to integration
1. To provide knowledge about the diversity of cultures living in Stade and promote a better acceptance and understanding among nations. 2. To create a community spirit: We are from different cultures, and we are citizens of the same town Dialogue, networking, building up network 3. To raise levels of awareness and understanding about people from different cultures and their problems. 4. To fight against discrimination/stigmatization and highlight the vulnerability of people who do not speak the same language.

Target Groups
German and international citizens, ideally from three generations Representatives of as many as possible of the existing cultures in Stade Members of clubs and societies, institutions (police, fire brigade, foreigners authority etc.) People passing by in town Enterprises and tradespeople around the town hall Politicians

Programme Outline

Friday, 26.09.2008
16.00 hours	Inauguration (town hall, Ratskeller square) Andreas Rieckhof, Mayor of the City of Stade, Honey Deihimi, Commissioner for Integration of Lower Saxony; verbal contributions, music and dance from different cultures and activities to participate in
foll. 17.00 -18.00 hours	Invitation to join the longest table of cultures in Stade around the town hall: businesses, clubs and societies, institutions and private individuals from a variety of cultures extend an invitation to you
18.00 - 18.30 hours	Afropean Express, with singer Mariama, Don Abi and Adé Bantu; soul, blues and hip hop (open air stage) Programme, activities and information inside the town hall
18.30 - 19.30 hours	Ella! Greek dances to join in with. Lukas Lymperopoulos (Königsmarcksaal, town hall, 1st floor)
19.00 hours	Opening of the International Buffet from over 30 nations (town hall, Ratssaal, 1st floor)
19.30 hours	Soul e Samba, Stade (town hall)
20.00 hours	Film "Yes I am", (Königsmarcksaal, town hall, 1st floor)Informationen zum Film erhalten Sie hier
20.30 - 21.30 hours	Slide show and talk: "Greece" Lukas Lymperopoulos (room 7, town hall) Finishing off at 22.00 hours
Saturday, 27.09.2008
10.00 - 22.00 hours	Meeting, cultural events, information, games, buffet inside and around the town hall

	An event organized by the City of Stade in cooperation with organizations, clubs and societies, institutions and citizens from a variety of cultures.


Venues:
- Town hall - Stage in the Ratskeller square - Church of St. Cosmae (games without frontiers) - Information stands (exhibition and presentations, Historical Town Hall and New Town Hall ) - Workshops, information, discussions, film (Historical Town Hall) - Buffet from over 30 nations (Ratssaal, Historical Town Hall, 1st floor) - International café (Senatorenstube, Historical Town Hall, ground floor) - Music: open air stage and Königsmarcksaal, Historical Town Hall - Child care (Historical Town Hall, room 9, ground floor)

Admission to all events is free. In bad weather, all stage performances will take place in Königsmarcksaal, Historical Town Hall.
Who is taking part? More than 40 organizations, institutions, businesses, clubs and societies, citizens from different cultures

Child Care
Child care in room 9 Fri. 16.00 - 19.00 hours Sa. 10.00 - 19.00 hours

Information on Set-up and Takedown
Set-up::	Thursday, 25 September, 08.00 - 20.00 hours
	Friday, 26 September, 08.00 - 12.00 hours
Takedown::	Sunday 28 September, 16.00 - 19.00 hours
	Monday, 29 September, 08.00 - 12.00 hours

	Contact Persons: Consultant on EU-Funding, Town Twinning And Integration Affairs, Karina Holst: 04141 -401- 103, Ingelore Schuh, 04141-401-106, Verena Rieper, 04141-401-103


Sequence of Opening Events
Friday, 26.09.2008, 16.00-17.00 hours
Stage in the Ratskeller square

		Mayor Andreas Rieckhof and Lower Saxon Commissioner for Integration Honey Deihimi
Starting at 15.45	Resovia Saltans, dance and vocal ensemble, University of RZESZOW, Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft Hamburg

16.00 Opening	Resovia Saltans, dance and vocal ensemble, University of RZESZOW, Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft Hamburg
	Stader Schützenverein, marching band
	Welcoming address Mayor Andreas Rieckhof
	Lower Saxon Commissioner for Integration Honey Deihimi
	Dance group "Überraschung" ,TSV Wiepenkathen Stade
	"Der Fuchs und die Taube", a Kurdish fairy tale read by Havend
	"Hans im Glück", Hans from South America
	Dance of Turkish folklore group, Türkische Gemeinde Deutschland im Landkreis Stade e.V.
	"The little red hen", primary school Grundschule Am Burggraben, form 4a
	Folklore dance, Philippinischer-Deutscher Freundschaftsverein Stade

Subsequently17.00 - 18.00 hours	Invitation to join the Longest Table of Cultures in Stade around the town hall

	Businesses, clubs and societies, institutions and citizens from different cultures invite you to get into conversation and enjoy culinary delights

Postcard for Download

Download the Festival of Cultures postcard as PDF-file here

Registration Form for the Longest Table of Cultures in Stade

Here you can download the registration form for the longest table of cultures in Stade and e-mail it to ingelore.schuh@stadt-stade.de or fax it to 04141 - 401 105

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