MACRORRUEDA DE FILANTROPIA On the 28th and 29th of April 2022, ICDO was among 500 organizations to attend Macrorrueda de Filantropia organized by Agencia Presidencial de Cooperacion Internacional. Josipa Palac-ICDO President and Founder, and Toni Pehar-ICDO CFO and Co-founder attended bilateral meetings with the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, representatives from CoCrea and the executive director of Orquesta Filarmonica De Medellin. As highlighted in the opening remarks by the President of Colombia Ivan Duque, Colombia is the second nation in the world with the greatest biodiversity. Therefore, the President...
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On the 8th of April, ICDO President and Founder Josipa Palac was a keynote speaker at the virtual edition of iSEDI under the topic of “Raise your voice : Challenging Discrimination Against Women and Girls”.
On September 9, 2021, ICDO hosted ICDO Fair, as a part of The Long Nights of Interculturality 2021. ICDO team shared with attendees an opportunity to explore ICDO’ scope of work and projects, collaboration, fundraising and internship opportunities, as well as motivational insights from ICDO’s Honorary Ambassador Farid Dieck Kattas.
On September 11 2021, ICDO hosted the “Voices of Change” event as part of the Long Nights of Interculturality 2021. Voices of Change event gathered ICDO Fellows from around the world, who will use their platforms and activism to actively contribute to the ICDO’s Fellowship program and make a positive change with joint efforts.
On September 10th ICDO hosted and launched one of the most interesting and vibrant events of the Long Nights of Interculturality 2021 at Generation Z’s favorite social media platform-TikTok.
On September 8 ICDO hosted “The Impact of Culture on Sustainable Development” Panel Discussion at The Long Nights of Interculturality 2021 exploring further the role of cross-cultural collaboration between academia, states and NGOs in contributing to the sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda.
On September 8th, 2021 ICDO opened a virtual art exhibition “Art. Sustainability. Peace.” featuring 23 internationally renowned artists from 11 countries around the globe who conveyed the message of rekindling with nature and our environment using their art as a medium.
On September 6, 2021 ICDO opened the Long Nights of Interculturality with the panel discussion “Cultural Diversity in Sustainable Development: The Example of Central American Countries” engaging in a dialogue with Ambassadors of El Salvador, Guatemala and Costa Rica to Austria, as well as Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Honduras to Austria.
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On 21 April 2021, ICDO President Mag. Josipa Palac was a speaker at the virtual panel discussion iSEDI 3.2 – Human Rights and the Role of Social Justice in Crisis Response and Recovery hosted by International Security and Conflict Analysis Network (iSCAN).
By establishing a Development Hub in Yucatan ICDO empowers indigenous Maya women and girls with resources, training and counseling to boost their potential and secure long-term betterment. Being Maya comes with centuries of values-but also systemic stigma.
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From 1st-6th September 2019, Vienna will be buzzing, celebrating diversity! All of the art, music, dance and food lovers, who appreciate different cultural expressions and values are expected to be at the Long Nights of Interculturality, event hosted by ICDO, that will celebrate diversity and inclusion for six days at seven different venues! Sign up, be part of the magical journey and celebrate diversity with us! The Long Nights of Interculturality project supports the following SDGs: The Long Nights of Interculturality 2019 is under the patronage of the Austrian Commission...
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The Ambassador of Colombia, H.E. Miguel Camilo Ruíz Blanco invited ICDO President-Josipa Palac and ICDO CFO and Honorary Consul-Toni Pehar to a reception to welcome the Young Philharmonic of Colombia in Vienna.
The “Long Nights of Interculturality 2021” concluded on Sunday 12th of September with the “Diversity Around the World” event featuring 10 documentaries nominated by esteemed Embassies and cultural institutions in Vienna.
ICDO’s virtual art exhibition ‘Art Reunited’ will be exhibited online from September 15-October 15 2020, featuring artworks from renowned artists from every corner of the planet.
ICDO opened the third edition of the Long Nights of Interculturality, public annual festival under UNESCO patronage, inviting the audience from all over the world to join in celebration of diversity and interculturality online.
Weeks after the #BlackLivesMatter protests in Vienna, Doreen Atim, the ICDO team member shares her personal experiences and thoughts regarding racial discrimination. How is it to be a woman of color in Europe?
In this week’s ‘Quarantine Diaries’ episode ICDO team member will share with us Easter traditional preparations in Medjimurje, Croatia. This Easter in lockdown due to COVID19 is different than any before. Check out why!
One the 26th of January 2020, ICDO hosted Gala Dinner in Casa Xixim in Tulum, as part of the first phase of the Maya Voice project in Mexico
During the first phase of the Maya Voice project, ICDO team has conducted more than 80 interviews with participants from more than 20 different indigenous Maya communities in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Playa del Carmen, 24 January 2020 - On the 24th of January 2020, as a part of ICDO’s ‘Kalan Je La’an: Following the Maya Voice', ICDO presented at the Teatro de la Ciudad Solidarid the product of ICDO art workshops - an art installation created by 33 Maya youth together with ICDO’s Art Director Iva Pehar. The Art Installation reveals the cultural values in its symbolism and synergy of the traditional and the contemporary. ICDO collaborated with the Maya youth in an interchange of skills and cultures, where art became...
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José María Morelos, 15.-19. January - The mesmerizing story of Maya beliefs, language, traditions, cosmology and visions of the future is incorporated into the art installation, which was created by 33 Maya youth from 16 different communities together with ICDO Art Director Iva Pehar during ICDO Art Workshops.. ‘Kalan Je La’an: Following the Maya Voice’ Art Installation represents a symbiosis of traditional and contemporary, which complement each other in a sustainable synergy. Every pair of hands brought a piece of their community, beliefs, dreams, plans for the future and messages...
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On the 15th of January, the Mayor of Playa del Carmen, Mrs. Laura Beristain Navarrete, officially announced the cooperation with ICDO on ‘Kalan Je La’an: Following the Maya Voice’ project.
La Linea Negra: Photo Exhibition and Panel Discussion ICDO hosted the talk “The Black Line: Sacred Landscapes from La Sierra Nevada Santa Marta - Colombia” in collaboration with The Colombian Embassy and Weltmuseum Wien on November 16th, 2019 in Vienna, Austria. The aim of the event was to gather non-indigenous society to listen to the message about protecting nature and our planet, transmitted by mamos, indigenous spiritual priests from Colombia. The panel discussion featured: Coque Gamboa, photographer Andrea Altemüller, photographer Katharina Heigl, photographer Josipa Palac, ICDO President Moderated by Claudia Augustat,...
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ICDO is offering a platform for students from Bosnia and Herzegovina to share their thoughts and opinions.
Bridging Diversity: Art and Expression April 16, 2019 Bridging Diversity: Art and Expression Location: United Nations Headquarters, Vienna International Centre In the third phase of "Bridging Diversity: Bosnia and Herzegovina" ICDO organized a two-week art exhibition and essays reading in the UN Headquarters in Vienna. OBJECTIVE: Foster intercultural dialogue and provide a platform for freedom of expression and open communication between youth from three ethnicities in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina through art and writing. KEY STAKEHOLDERS: Youth from all three ethnicities (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian), government officials, representatives from international...
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The opening ceremony of ICDO’s Long Night of Intercultural Dialogue officially kicked off at the Wiener Rathaus with a costume show
Rathaus shall serve as the venue for our opening ceremony. It will host a symposium with a variety of prominent speakers and critical topics
Altes Rathaus’ evening will begin with a musical performance featuring vocals and piano. A panel discussion between inspirational
The Long Night Of Intercultural Dialogue is an annual public event held on 8th of September, 2018, that celebrates Vienna’s rich history with culture, creativity and art.
ICDO launched new methods that used diversity as an instrument of change for the society, in the cultural program, Music and Beyond.
The “Suoni Dal Golfo” festival was announced by the International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) together with the founders of the Orchestra Excellence, Gianluca Marciano and Max…
Beč je bogatiji za još jednu međunarodnu nevladinu organizaciju za kulturalnu raznolikost ICDO (International Cultural Diversity Organization), koju vode dvoje Hrvata, Josipa Palac i Toni Pehar. Cilj ICDO-a je promicanje raznolikosti…
You are only as strong as the people who support you: this was proved true on 28 March 2017, when Webster Vienna Private University hosted a cross-cultural workshop titled “Cultural Speed Dating & Mashup”…
Oboje sugovornika najavili su povezivanje i sklapanje partnerstva s ostalim nacionalnim i međunarodnim organizacijama, institucijama, društvima i pojedincima čiji su ciljevi slični…
On the 28th of March, 2017 at 6pm – The International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) presents a cross-cultural workshop, “Cultural Speed Dating & Mashup”, to encourage cultural interaction…
People have opened their homes and land to refugees. The rise of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has forced more than 2.6 million people to flee from their homes across Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad,
Making the most of workplace diversity requires hard work as well as good intentions. RONALD REAGAN once said that “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help’.