We are the people creating the European Capital of Culture, and today we stand firmly with the new residents of our city. We express our full, personal support for initiatives led by communities with migration experience, with particular recognition for the Africa Day Festival.
At the heart of Lublin 2029 is RE:UNION. Today, this also means building a real, inclusive community within the city’s social and cultural space. Lublin is our shared home, built on trust, empathy, and cooperation — a place where exclusion has no place.
The European Capital of Culture is founded on inclusion, participation, and the active co-creation of culture by everyone. We wrote our bid with full awareness of the historical and cultural processes that shaped the Lublin we know today. We want to continue building a city that is open, diverse, welcoming — a city of dialogue and understanding.
As part of the European Capital of Culture, we will continue without hesitation to carry out projects that tear down walls and build bridges. Culture is a space where people from different countries can meet, where new residents can become part of the community, and where new bonds can be created.
We are here to defend, without compromise, what matters most: dignity, freedom, and the equal right to the city. Diversity is the foundation of the European Capital of Culture. Supporting the Africa Day Festival is a natural consequence of the values and direction we stand for. Thanks to initiatives like this, we are becoming the Lublin we truly believe in.
The European Capital of Culture Lublin 2029 Institution and the Officers’ Corps for Creative Europe Priorities at the European Capital of Culture Lublin 2029
