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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
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
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