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Back to day two.
Democracy, trust, memory.
In the morning, cities from different continents and ICCAR Alumni around the same table, asking how to rebuild the trust of those who have lost it.

Opening of the working sessions by Fabrizio Ferrandelli, Deputy Mayor for Youth Policies and Relations with Migrant Communities of the City of Palermo, with institutional greetings from Linda Tinio, ICCAR Secretariat, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO. Moderated by Manuela Marsano.

In the afternoon, the Royal Palace and San Giovanni degli Eremiti. In Arab-Norman Palermo, the memory we had discussed becomes a place to walk through.

#ICCAR #UNESCO #Palermo2026 #InclusiveCities #ICCARAlumni taken in Palermo by @novaproject.world

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Back to day one.
Arrivals, first encounters, a city to discover.
ICCAR Alumni gather in Palermo, among the rooms of the Museo delle Città del Mondo. In the evening, the Forum opens at the Archivio Storico Comunale.

Opening Ceremony with Antonio Rini, Deputy Mayor for Culture of the City of Palermo, Diego Bellia, Administrative Officer of the City of Palermo, and Benedetto Zacchiroli, Chair of the ICCAR UNESCO Global Steering Committee.

In Arab-Norman Palermo, where different cultures learned to live together, before talking about inclusive cities, the delegates got to know each other.

#ICCAR #UNESCO #Palermo2026 #InclusiveCities #ICCARAlumni taken in Palermo by @novaproject.world

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Day two of the conference: from commitment to measurable impact.
In the 12th century, in Palermo, Arabs, Normans and Byzantines governed and built the city together. Today, the cities in the ICCAR network are asking themselves how to transform inclusion from a principle into a tangible outcome.
Ankur Sakaria (Pittsburgh), one of the authors of the U.S. Coalition of Cities’ Action Plan, opened the third panel: believing in a commitment does not mean achieving it. Cities need shared indicators and disaggregated data to measure outcomes, not just to report on activities.
With Karen Principe (Edmonton), Gyonggu Shin (Gwangju) and Carla Kupe (Chicago), the discussion centred on how to use data honestly and make it publicly available.
In the fourth panel, on urban planning and coexistence, Richard Sánchez (Barcelona) and Bartłomiej Ciążyński (Wrocław) discussed access to opportunities and rights: reducing inequalities, not just regenerating neighbourhoods. This is a theme that can be seen in Palermo’s monuments, where architecture was already a policy of inclusion.
In the afternoon, between the Martorana, San Cataldo and the Cathedral, we walked through the Arab-Norman city, where the monuments still tell the story of a city built together.
From Palermo, a collective voice heading towards The Hague.

#ICCAR #UNESCO #Palermo2026 #CitiesForum #AraboNormanno by @novaproject.world

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Fabrizio Ferrandelli, Councillor for Youth Policies and Relations with Migrant Communities of the City of Palermo, opened the first day of working sessions, moderated by Manuela Marsano. He was followed by institutional greetings from Linda Tinio, ICCAR Secretariat, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO.
The first panel, on inclusion and democracy under pressure, was introduced by Danijel Cubelic (Heidelberg), with Eckhard Graf, Mayor of Ratzeburg, and Michael Schadek (Columbus). Inclusion today also means rebuilding the trust of those who have lost it. No city can do this alone: it takes networks and coalitions, in large cities and small towns alike.
Scherto Gill opened the second panel by reminding us that we walk the same streets, but those streets carry memories that are not only ours. A city chooses what to remember and what becomes its heritage. With Ema Wilkins (Montevideo), Evans Gumbe (Ratzeburg) and Ari Heikkinen (Oulu), we discussed how to build narratives of the past that speak to new generations.
In both panels, ICCAR Alumni brought their perspectives and questions, engaging directly with city representatives.
In the afternoon we followed the UNESCO itinerary through the Royal Palace and San Giovanni degli Eremiti: the memory we had discussed in the morning, written in stone.

#ICCAR #UNESCO #Palermo2026 #InclusiveCities #citiesforum by @novaproject.world

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14 days ago

Palermo opens its doors to cities around the world.
On Wednesday, the 30th, international delegations arrived for the ICCAR International Cities Forum 2026. In the afternoon, we welcomed the alumni of the ICCAR Bootcamp at the Museum of the Cities of the World, followed by the opening ceremony featuring Antonio Rini, Councilor for Culture of the City of Palermo; Diego Bellia, Administrative Officer of the City of Palermo and Benedetto Zacchiroli, Chair of the ICCAR UNESCO Global Steering Committee

Three days of analyzing data, measuring impacts, and developing common tools are now underway, in preparation for the 5th UNESCO Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination in The Hague

Palermo apre le porte alle città del mondo.
Mercoledì 30 le delegazioni internazionali sono arrivate per l’ICCAR International Cities Forum 2026. Nel pomeriggio abbiamo dato il benvenuto agli Alumni del Bootcamp ICCAR presso il Museo delle Città del Mondo, seguita dalla cerimonia di apertura con Antonio Rini, Assessore alla Cultura del Comune di Palermo, Diego Bellia, Funzionario Amministrativo della città di Palermo e Benedetto Zacchiroli, Chair of the ICCAR UNESCO Global Steering Committee.

Hanno inizio tre giorni per analizzare dati, misurare impatti e costruire strumenti comuni, in vista del 5° Forum Globale UNESCO contro il Razzismo e la Discriminazione dell’Aia.

#unesco #iccar by @novaproject.world

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15 days ago

Who is a mentor? Who are they?
People with experience. Facilitators, catalysts of a process that changes the participants’ perspective in just seven days. The mentor accompanies, reassures and builds a dialogue that does not end with the Bootcamp, but begins there and stays.
Three of them explain it:
@malaczapa: Facilitator and body-oriented practitioner, founder of TUNE IN, with a background in physiotherapy and Basic Body Awareness Methodology.
@azeb_lt: Ethics consultant for companies and DEI&A consultant, working on inclusion, migration and organisational change across intercultural contexts.
@manumarsano: Nova Project board member and Head of the National Contact Point for the European programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, with over 25 years shaping EU projects on equality and social innovation.

A video by @cristianopasca and @giova.manga

#unesco #iccar #unescoiccar #ustica #youthbootcamp by @novaproject.world

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16 days ago

Why Sicily? Why have we chosen it for the past two years?
Because it has always been a land of encounter, where cultures met, mixed and stayed. At the centre of the Mediterranean, Sicily teaches how cultures can integrate, so that no one feels excluded.
The Bootcamp starts on the mainland, in the big city. Then it lives its heart in a small community, where it is easier to feel and recognise one another. A micro-community that experiments and lives together for a week.
@manumarsano explains it. Mentor, Nova Project board member and Head of the National Contact Point for the European programme Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values, with over 25 years shaping EU projects on equality and social innovation. A video by @cristianopasca and @giova.manga #unesco #unescoiccar #novaproject #youthbootcamp #ustica by @novaproject.world

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17 days ago

“Building DiverCity from what we inherit.”

Before the 5th UNESCO ICCAR Youth Bootcamp, this was a theme. Now it has faces.

20 young people from around the world. 29 speakers. Two places that could not be more different: Palermo, a city built by centuries of encounters, and Ustica, an island shaped by the sea around it.

What we inherit is not only history. It is the willingness to meet someone whose story is different from ours, and to build something with them anyway.

This video holds a few minutes of those days: the work, the questions, the moments when a group of strangers started to become a community.

The Bootcamp is over, but the connection isn’t. What was built there travels home with each of them, and we keep walking alongside our alumni, edition after edition.

A video by @cristianopasca and @giova.manga

#unesco #unescoiccar #novaproject #youthbootcamp #ustica by @novaproject.world

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05/09 — Ustica → Palermo

Today’s theme: return and closing. The Bootcamp sails back to Palermo. A guided visit to the Cloister of the former Convento dei Crociferi, home of the Museum of World Cities, led by Andrea Bartoli and Florinda Saieva, followed by an open dialogue. In the evening, the closing ceremony led by Benedetto Zacchiroli, Director of the Bootcamp.

Nine days end where they began.

#UNESCOICCAR #YouthBootcamp #NovaProject taken in Palermo, Italy by @novaproject.world

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04/09 — Ustica

Today’s theme: cities and sustainability, co-designed with CNCA Network. A morning session with Angelo Camufingo (ECCAR), Simone Mangili (Executive Director, CNCA) and Tara Caemmerer (Climate Impact X). In the afternoon, environmental protection and local-level action with Vincenzo Infantino (ARPA Sicilia) and Davide Bruno (Ustica Marine Protected Area), followed by a session on artificial intelligence, ethics and inclusion with Mariagrazia Squicciarini (UNESCO). In the evening, a Quodlibet with Andrea Bartoli and Florinda Saieva, founders of Farm Cultural Park.

Sustainability, environment and technology: different tools, the same responsibility towards the future.

#UNESCOICCAR #YouthBootcamp #Ustica #NovaProject taken in Ustica by @novaproject.world

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03/09 — Ustica

Today’s theme: interreligious and intercultural dialogue, co-designed with KAICIID. Icebreaker and interactive activities in the morning. Interviews from the Field with Daniela Chavez (Government of Salta Province, Argentina) and Imam Tarafa Baghajati. In the afternoon, Managing Challenging Moments and the Dialogo Board Game Session. In the evening, a Quodlibet with Benedetto Zacchiroli, Director of the Bootcamp.

Dialogue between religions and cultures is also learned by playing together.

#UNESCOICCAR #YouthBootcamp #Ustica #NovaProject by @novaproject.world

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02/09 — Ustica

Today’s theme: the private sector. A morning session with Mariacristina Iacazio (CEO, Toyota Material Handling Italia), Azeb Lucà Trombetta (DEI&A consultant) and Elisa Pillitu (People & Culture Manager, SRC Rent Car). In the afternoon, a boat trip around the island, followed by a lecture from Romano Prodi, twice Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission, on the idea of a Mediterranean University. In the evening, a Quodlibet with Romano Prodi.

The private sector is not alien to the city. It is part of it, and it plays a role in inclusion, or in exclusion.

#UNESCOICCAR #YouthBootcamp #Ustica #NovaProject taken in Ustica by @novaproject.world

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