Thursday 7 December 2023 saw the first day of feedback and field trials for the "Interpreting and applying the principles of the Faro Convention" training course, initiated by the ACCR for its members and partners, and run by the Oiseaux de Passage cooperative.
Since 2021, the ACCR has been working on the issue of developing heritage communities around the CCRs, as part of a more global reflection on creating the conditions necessary for the consideration and application of cultural rights. This work is being carried out in partnership with the SCIC Les Oiseaux de Passage and through the ACCR's participation in the Francophone network in Faro.
To build on this momentum and respond to the need for support expressed by network members, the ACCR has launched a 15-month training course designed to provide a better understanding of the Faro Convention and enable participants to work together to put it into practice.
Most of the training is online, but it is interspersed with face-to-face meetings to bring the thematic modules to a close, taking stock of what has been learnt and trying out the Faro principles in the field.
With this in mind, members of the ACCR network and their partners met in Montreuil (93) on Thursday 7 December 2023. After a presentation reviewing the origins of the Faro Convention and putting into context how cultural rights are taken into account in international, European and French legislation, the teams were welcomed by the association of Malian women from Montreuil, who offered them a Malian meal and a walk around the city, a walk that recounted their relationship with their city and their daily lives there.
The association of Malian women from Montreuil got in touch with Baština to organise the walk. This association, which focuses on fair trade travel, co-constructs urban walks that place people's stories and their approach to the area at the heart of its approach.