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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.
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.
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.
iSEDI 3.2 Meeting Human Rights and the Role of Social Justice in Crisis Response and Recovery 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). (more…)
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.
The third edition of the event hosted by ICDO under UNESCO patronage brings together the whole new virtual experience through panel discussions, art exhibitions, films, motivational videos and much more
On the 7th of July 2020, as part of the Infobip Leadership Summit ICDO President Ms. Josipa Palac hosted a virtual panel discussion ‘Social Impact of ICDO’s Social Development Projects Worldwide’.
In March 2020, the International Organization for Cultural Diversity (ICDO) organized the Zagreb Earthquake COVID-19 Relief Fund for the most vulnerable affected by a series of catastrophic earthquakes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the 5th of June 2020, ICDO president Josipa Palac was part of the virtual panel discussion “Dia Mundial del Medio Ambiente: The World Environment Day” hosted by the Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo (UIMQRoo) in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
ICDO organized #MayaVoice Mexico healthcare Relief COVID-19 in order to establish short and long-term help and support for indigenous Maya people in Mexico.
ICDO President Josipa Palac and ICDO Advisor and professor Dr. Anthony Löwstedt had their research paper “Media and Other Biocultural Diversities” published as the first chapter in an Innsbruck University Press volume
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.
ICDO President Josipa Palac, ICDO Treasury Toni Pehar and UIMQRoo rector Rafael Pantoja Sanchez signed the official memorandum for the cooperation on 'Kalan Je La'an: Following the Maya Voice project.
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.
On May 8th, 2019, ICDO in a partnership with OBAGI Medical and Project Implicit- Harvard Study and Hollywood and Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas launched the SKINCLUSION Global Initiative.
It is one year since the International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) began its partnership with OBAGI Medical on the Global Initiative #SKINCLUSION with the actor - Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Global Ambassador of the campaign.
ICDO is proud to announce the completion of three phases of the "Bridging Diversity: Bosnia and Herzegovina" project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
ICDO established a long-term project with underrepresented indigenous Maya communities in Quintana Roo, Mexico.
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See some of the articles that ICDO’s projects have been featured in.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilydrewry/2019/05/22/priyanka-chopra-wants-everyone-to-talk-about-diversity/#6727991b5762
http://people.com/style/priyanka-chopra-obagi-skinclusion-campaign/
https://people.com/style/priyanka-chopra-obagi-skinclusion-campaign/
https://www.allure.com/story/priyanka-chopra-obagi-skin-care-brand-ambassador
https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/05/09/priyanka-chopra-joins-global-skin-care-brand-obagi-talks-about-diversity-in-beauty-437475/
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/beauty/skincare/a27428834/priyanka-chopra-launches-new-campaign-championing-skin-inclusivity/
https://www.elle.com/beauty/a27395770/priyanka-chopra-obagi-interview/
https://news.yahoo.com/priyanka-chopra-champions-skincare-inclusivity-obagi-075130001.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKBphp94vWFWVJNkuYo6N9NChF4DJWcqaYmRf0sT5_vFMuQKVComEWkv5oSbRH9TPW_D8UzvtJrFah0TA1wiDcFcQ17grVf_LB1StnAMoGZhPpNeF8tcY2-jynvhduTJTFuS4-t3vG2e2agoVtmZq5SjB4jPsf7qwAnKI7py89w6
https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/obagi-and-priyanka-chopra-jonas-launch-global-skinclusion-tm-initiative-to-celebrate-diversity-and-inclusion-840912860.html
https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20190508_OTS0220/obagi-und-priyanka-chopra-jonas-starten-die-globale-initiative-skinclusiontm-zur-foerderung-von-kultureller-vielfalt-und-einbeziehung
https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20190508/462126327583/comunicado-obagi-y-priyanka-chopra-jonas-lanzan-la-iniciativa-global-skinclusiontm-para-celebrar-la-diversidad-y-la-inclusion-1.html
https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/Priyanka-Chopra-champions-skincare-inclusivity-with-Obagi,1097131.html
https://www.dayspamagazine.com/obagi-priyanka-chopra-launch-skinclusion-initiative/
By Elena Ruzic Diversity is an intersectional issue, covering multiple areas of society. To champion and safeguard diversity is to amplify the voices of marginalized groups - people excluded because of their differences from what is considered “normal” (ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual and romantic orientation, economic status, etc.). ICDO’s mission is to foster change in the current social landscape, so that we can move towards a diverse and inclusive society. We are part of the #SKINCLUSION campaign because it is a forerunner of that change. By showing via research that…
It is one year since the International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO) began its partnership with OBAGI Medical on the Global Initiative #SKINCLUSION with the actor - Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Global Ambassador of the campaign.
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Worldwide News Flash
ICDO brings you all the world wide news on the topics related to Cultural Diversity in the correlation to the society and other aspects we believe matter.
Many people take it for granted that when they visit a doctor's office, stop at a pharmacy or go to the dentist, at least some of the staff members will look like them. For some patients, it may not matter ... (more…)
Migrants on the Margins, a three-year field research project led by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is attempting to improve our understanding of the experiences of migrants and their access to urban opportunities. By 2050, ... (more…)
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, (more…)
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’. (more…)
Ashley Graham sauntered down the runway at Michael Kors on Wednesday, her ultracurvy frame swaddled in silver fox. Days earlier, Jacky O’Shaughnessy, 65, walked at Tome, her silver hair unfussily swept off her face. And at J. Crew, too, among (more…)
