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FARO COMMUNIQUÉ
2021-02 #4 FARO CONVENTION NETWORK
Calls to Act
Ángel Portolés Górriz
Patrimoni Project – People, Places
and Stories
The Faro Convention of the Council of
Europe and the University Extension
Programme - PEU of the Jaume I
University (Spain) coordinate the
second magazine of the "People,
places, stories" series with projects
and initiatives that have emerged
within the framework of the Faro
Network and the importance of
heritage communities. This is the
final call. Deadline for submission
is 28 February 2021 and text must
not exceed 4000 words and 8 figures.
1. Title of the paper
2. Author(s)
3. Professional profile
4. Key words (maximum 4)
5. Abstract (max 150 words)
FARO and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
An issue for 2021 is to explore how to
link Faro principles and practices with
the sustainable development goals
(SDGs). A new project, also from the
university, is "17 objetivos y un mapa”
(17 goals and a map). It aims to be an
observatory for the SDGs working
from the scale of the local
territory. Faro friends who want to
engage can contribute their tools,
experiences and knowledge drawn
from practice to help promote and
support the fulfillment of the 2030
Agenda. A toolkit to collect practices
is now available. Contact: Ángel
Portolés Górriz aportole@guest.uji.es
PAX, Cordoba has now partnered
with the city Municipality to cooperate
on the plans for the patios as well as
continuing its activities with the World
Monument Fund on the emergence of
models of governance and
sustainability.
culturhttp://youtu.be/rVJzfYd6luk
More contact with local citizens is the reason behind
making the Faro brochure available in your language.
So far, there is progress in English, French, Serbian,
Russian, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Lithuanian.
Which one is next? Contact: jovana.poznan@coe.int
News & Updates
Community Day, Novi Sad, organised by Almašani (2020-02-
12) has invited Snežana Samardžić-Marković, (DG
Democracy at CoE) to give an input.
Oiseaux des Passage has a new research #dhumainàhumains
with partners in the universities of Poitiers and Paris, the New
Aquitaine Region and URSCOP Nouvelle Aquitaine. It will focus
on the platform as a space for relationships and incorporate
new elements like the non-human and sounds of a place. Also,
there are plans for an action related to the EU Year of Rail 2021.
Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla will make an online
teacher programme and focus on Faro and social participation.
Please send your short videos about Faro projects these can
be shown during the teachers training. Contact: Mariola:
mariolandonegui@gmail.com

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FARO IN A SUITCASE PERFORMANCE [VIDEO: P. WANNER]
Secretariat Actions
2021
The actions planned for 2021
include:
-A draft edition of the Faro game
will be circulated in March 2021
-Faro Convention at Work about
Faro principles and practices will
be published soon. Articles will use
a Faro lens to examine the future
orientation of issues like the citizen
and youth participation, the
sustainable development goals,
tourism, migration and community
regeneration as well as an artistic
initiative during COVID 19 called,
Faro in a Suitcase.
-The Council of Europe plans
activities proposed in Georgia and
Viscri (Romania) but these will
depend on the quarantine situation.
-A resolution to enable Faro
principles and practices can
bridges municipal and regional
authorities responsibilities is under
development.
Faro Italy and Faro Lab
Simona Pinton and Massimo
Carcione
Following the ratification of the Faro
Convention (Law 1/10/2020,
no.133) there is more interest in
Faro and the themes of heritage
care. So now there is an Italian
digital platform to encourage the
exchange of ideas and increase
their social and cultural value. It is a
space for sharing, ideas, creativity,
experiences and connections
between people, heritage
communities, institutions and other
groups operating according to the
principles of the Faro Convention
Non Italian groups are particularly
welcome so that a pan European
perspective is available to the
Italian context. More information
Faro Social Lab | Faro Venezia
One area that can be interesting
beyond the Italian context is the
development of a section called
Frequently Asked Questions.
FARO FAQ | Faro Venezia
NETWORK ACTIONS 2021
Exchanges to continue in 2020 will include:
-Quarterly zoom meetings for members and
friends.
-Quarterly Faro Communiqué to exchange
news arising from the zoom meetings.
COFFEE CHATS 2021
The second year of online activities will see a
new cycle of Coffee Chats. These are self-
managed actions developed by a small
research cluster in each theme. So far, ideas
proposed are:
Draft title: Tourism and Sustainability
Cluster: Filipa Neto, Prosper Wanner and
Joao Ministro.
Draft title: Cultural Heritage and
Contemporary Art (in urban and regional
regeneration)
Cluster: Ed Carroll, Filipa Neto, Ivana Volić
Draft title: Faro Network – for those who
are interested in the work of the network.
Cluster: TBC.
If anybody wants to join a cluster or is
interested in proposing another please write:
Ed Carroll edinkaunas@gmail.com
Faro in a Suitcase:
Ed Carroll
This initiative is about sending and receiving
stories between Faro members and friends.
In December, the Hotel du Nord sent their
initial response to the Kaunas suitcase.
Watch: Faro_suitcase on Vimeo
A suitcase is now ready for sending to the
community in Viscri. uld a visual, spoken
and performance Faro showcase look like
when created in tandem between two
Profile: New
connections
JOAO MINISTRO
A tour operator, based
in Loulé, near Faro, and
since 2011 promoted
responsible tourism
programs in Algarve,
including walking tours,
birdwatching, rural
experiences and
workshops
(www.proactivetur.pt).
The agency is active in
the rural areas. It works
with villages and their
communities to combine
tourism with genuine
experiences e.g. local
gastronomy and
traditional farming.
Another project, also in
the field of craft
preservation is a
regional cooperative
(http://www.qrer.eu) to
help the sustainable
rural development..
FABIENE MANGUY
The Region of New
Acquitaine is now
exploring how to work
with the Faro principles
so as to connect and
complement the
cultural heritage
responsibilities
between the regional
and municipal
authorities.

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More news…
Jovana Poznan invites members to update the profile (info, links, website, photos, etc)
of its initiative on the Council of Europe’s website. Please send changes in word format to
jovana.poznan@coe.int This is the link to the Faro Network section on the Council of
Europe’s website, where you can see the structure: https://www.coe.int/en/web/culture-
and-heritage/faro-active-members.
Žemųjų Šančių bendruomenė new project called Genius Loci – Urbanisation and Civil
Society seeks to involve local citizens in the planning of the territory of Šančiai. It is funded
by the EEA and Norwegian financial mechanisms. One of its activities is inviting local
people to ‘map’ their heritage in through a new online platform Memory map - Genius
Loci (sanciubendruomene.lt). Fifteen community artists from Žemųjų Šančių
bendruomenė has been invited to premiere its Šančių Opera as part of its European
Capital of Culture in June 2022.
The Rome Charter is an initiative of the United Cities Local Government Network. It is
centred on cultural democracy and the right to freely participate in culture and sets out to
transfer cultural capability to communities using participatory and community art
processes, both within municipal areas and through links between municipalities. Co-
Roma work in Rome is an example of the Rome Charter in practice. Maria Cristina
Pangallozzi explains that its work is an experimental ground for civic collaboration
through the empowerment of inhabitants and capacity building processes to increase
their skills” Its arts and cultural activities enable citizens have a deeper awareness of their
own identity, their own capacities drawing from their mutual cultural roots that helps
generate a sense of belonging, sharing and collaboration. www.2020romecharter.org
Although L’Aquilla 2022 was not successful in the Capital of Culture competition it will
proceed to implement its programme. Valeria Pica invited us to think how to share
practices, ideas and experiences that contribute to the work of the planned Cultural
Observatory. Of particular interest is the link between heritage and contemporary art.
Faro Convention Members Meeting – January 2021