What shape will cultural exchange take, once international mobility is back to "normal"? Where do we see the barriers for the current challenges for scientists, artists, cultural workers and civil society actors from the so called Global South based in Austria? How do we imagine fair intercultural cooperation?
An event by VIDC/kulturen in bewegung in cooperation with the Austrian Commission for UNESCO: In three tandem panels and video performances by Elisabeth Tambwe, the current challenges for scientists, artists, cultural workers and civil society actors from the so-called Global South in Austria will be examined in detail and international good practice examples will be highlighted. The event will be held in English.
Mobility in crisis
The current Covid-19 crisis puts international mobility on hold, highlighting issues that have been prevalent for years now through a magnifying glass: Existing inequalities negatively affect scientists, artists, cultural workers and civil society actors from the Global South in many ways: strict and complex visa procedures continue to uphold persisting asymmetries, inadequate work permit regulations force cultural workers residing in Austria into precarity.
By ratifying the UNESCO-Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, the EU and Austria have committed to a core goal of the international treaty: preferential treatment for the Global South. All parties to the convention need to provide “support for creative work and facilitating the mobility, to the extent possible, of artists from the Global South.” (Art. 14)
Forum Fair Culture
The event is the first part of a series of public discussions, the “forum fair culture”. “Forum fair culture” will raise attention to Austria’s commitment to preferential treatment and provide a platform to discuss barriers and condi- tions for artists and cultural workers from the so called Global South.