Peace as the goal.
Culture as the means.
The Round-the-world Caravan “INTERKULTURA”: language festivals, book campaigns, media movements and peace initiatives in Ukrainian cities, 2005–2017.
2008 · 1st International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication”
2008 · 1st International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication”
2008 · 1st International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication”Key figures
- 500+projects and initiatives supportedsource: cooperateforlife.org ↗
- 28events described in detail in the archive — only part of the 500+ initiativescounted from the archive data
- 18Ukrainian cities in the archivecounted from the archive data
- 74partners: organizations in the archive and 16 embassiescounted from the archive data
Formats on display
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2007–2009 · The Word“Ecology of Communication” Language FestivalThe world’s languages in a light, popular form — from alphabets to lullabies.
2006–2010 · The Word“Feel the Taste of Your Native Language”A media campaign and an arts festival of bands singing in their native languages.
2007–2010 · Arts as languages“Arts as Languages of Friendship”Arts that need no translation: crafts, dance, music, dolls.
2008 · Eco-culture“Eco-Culture” Parade of FestivalsFestivals where culture and nature are one.
2005–2008 · The Word“Book Wave” / Libra OndoA human chain of people holding not hands but their favourite books.
2007 · Eco-culture“Language Tree of My City” / LINGVA ARBOA school’s family tree of languages — and a real alley planted in the city.Chronicle
All events →2005
- 22 SeptemberFirst press conference of the Caravan organizing committeeKyiv
- 14 OctoberRound table “National Assembly for the Protection of Culture”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 28 OctoberRound table “Book Wave”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
2006
- 3 MayPresentation of the project packages to UEA President Renato CorsettiAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 18–25 June12th international song festival “Velura Sezono”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Yalta
- 9–16 NovemberLaunch of the “Feel the Taste of Your Native Language” media campaignKyiv
Launch of the “Feel the Taste of Your Native Language” media campaign · 9–16 November 20062007
- 3–25 MarchCaravan of Love of the Sunny BardsKyiv, Chernihiv, Nizhyn
- 25–28 April“Ecology of Communication” international celebration with Jean-Marc LeclercqKyiv
- 26 AprilPlanting of the city’s Language AlleyKyiv
Caravan of Love of the Sunny Bards · 3–25 March 20072008
- 2 AprilInternational flash campaign Libra Ondo — “Book Wave 2008”Kyiv, Bila Tserkva, Donetsk, Novodmytrivka, Poltava, Hadiach, Rivne
- 11–20 April1st International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication”Kyiv, Hadiach, Komsomolsk
- 20 April2nd “Feel the Taste of Your Native Language” Arts FestivalKyiv
International flash campaign Libra Ondo — “Book Wave 2008” · 2 April 20082009
- 11 FebruaryPress conference of the “Year of Initiatives” projectAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 22–26 April2nd International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication”Kyiv
- 21 SeptemberThe first flashmob parade “Peace as the Goal. Culture as the Means. Force for Peace”Kyiv
2nd International Language Festival “Ecology of Communication” · 22–26 April 20092010
- “Year of Mutual Understanding”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 21 March“Ethnic Diversity Day”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 6 July – 29 August“Treasure Island — Island of Growth” 2010Kyiv
“Treasure Island — Island of Growth” 2010 · 6 July – 29 August 20102011
- “Year of Interaction”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
2013
- 30 September – 7 OctoberEco-Culture Days in ChernivtsiAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Chernivtsi
2014
- 10–20 December“Interact for the Sake of Life” international ON-LINE decadeKyiv
2015
- 21 September“The Language of Peace on the Day of Peace”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 20 DecemberOnline event for International Human Solidarity DayAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
2016
- 21 May“Think globally, act locally”: the globe and the children’s ethno round danceAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
- 21–23 MayLINGVA BATALO international peacemaking festivalAnnounced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
2017
- “Year of International Friendly Contact”Announced: Only the announcement survives: the archive holds no report or photos.Kyiv
Who INTERKULTURA worked with
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Founder
Volodymyr Soroka
Initiator and general producer of the Round-the-World Caravan “Interkultura”, chair of the international organizing committee
He invents formats — and gives them away: when a kindred project appeared alongside his own “Red Book of Ukrainian Culture”, he handed it to the people who were doing it better. He works without budgets, grants or publicity, gathering people, newsrooms and international institutions around an idea — from UNESCO to the Book of Records. And he can turn a loss into an action: when raiders destroyed a children’s library in Poltava, the Book Gate grew out of books collected in Kyiv. More than five hundred initiatives have been supported this way since 2005.