LUBLIN 2029 RE:UNION

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Recruitment for ECoC Lublin 2029. We are looking for Cultural Events Planning and Production Specialists

European Capital of Culture Lublin 2029 seeks people who will be responsible for the planning…
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“Thought and Beauty Are Incredibly Powerful.” Andrzej Seweryn as the guest at the “Education for Culture” Meeting

“Theatre shows us another world and highlights values we should not forget,” said Andrzej Seweryn…
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Culture and strengthening of democratic values. Lublin at the Eurocities Culture Forum in Gothenburg

Participants in the "Eurocities Culture Forum" in Gothenburg discussed how cities can make use of…
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Puppets and People II: Japanese Inspirations at Workshops at the Hans Christian Andersen Theatre

“Those were two incredibly intense and inspiring days. A new Polish Hyakki Yagyō, or Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, was born in Lublin,” Japanese artist Yumi Hayashi wrote on…
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We Signed the “Childhood Without Violence” Campaign Manifesto

By signing the Manifesto of the “Childhood Without Violence” campaign, we joined a nationwide initiative supporting children. “We want culture to not only to speak about values, but also to…
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“States of Weightlessness” – about the power of a poem. A meeting as part of the “Culture for Equality”

“Free with the free. Equal with the equal” is the main slogan of this year’s edition of an Equality March, which will return on the 17 October to the streets…
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WHAT IS THE ECOC?

The European Capital of Culture is an idea that has its origins in Greece in 1985. The annual ECoC celebrations in successive European cities are intended to strengthen the integration of the European Union and showcase the cultural heritage of the EU countries. Each European Capital of Culture prepares an annual programme demonstrating the cultural assets of the city, region, country, and its international and European contexts.

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WHY LUBLIN?

Lublin is the Gate of the East, a city of a rich multicultural heritage. Here, in 1569, the Polish-Lithuanian Union, one of the first European unions, was formed. As a result of this, the Commonwealth was intended to be an equal state of Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians. Obviously, the Jewish community, which lived here, must also be acknowledged for shaping its unique culture that evidently influences the city to this very day.

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IDEA OF RE:UNION

RE:UNION is the slogan of the European Capital of Culture Lublin 2029. It stands for a meeting, a dialogue, mutual care and a new vision of the city. It is a return to the historic and pioneering concept of the Polish-Lithuanian Union, which is included in the motto “The free with the free, the equal with the equal”. We want Lublin 2029 to be a community of strong ties and authentic relationships between all Lublin’s residents, regardless of their religion and ethnicity.

  •  reintegration as a natural counteraction to the disintegration caused by the pandemic, crisis, and war
  • increase in the quality, intensity, and frequency of interpersonal contacts
  • accepting multiple value systems, norms, and assessments while recognizing their common points
  • a new social contract where everyone feels, and is important
  • building a real community
  • a dialogue between various fields of art, cultures, generations, tradition, and modernity; the past and the future.
  • a union of entities under a single banner and idea
  • a meeting

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