{"id":1062,"date":"2020-11-16T16:12:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T16:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2020-11-27T09:45:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T09:45:04","slug":"culture-assembly-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/2020\/11\/16\/culture-assembly-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Assembly Manifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>No Europe without culture!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>*** Fran\u00e7ais ci-dessous ***<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic is plunging the world into deep disarray in all sectors of our societies. It invites a radical questioning of our <em>development model<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liberal logics already indicate that the economic question will be privileged to the detriment of the fight against ecological and climate disruption, to the detriment of public services, health policies which have nevertheless demonstrated their vital necessity in the face of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Culture has also been an essential need for millions of people to endure confinement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This period of change calls for a convergent mobilization of all forces aspiring to real change that will put people back at the center of absolute values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As air and water are essential for life, culture is essential for life in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Culture reinforces critical thinking and contradicts facts imposed by political elites. This is probably the reason for the abandonment and marginalization of artists by the power, by treating them as rebellious and useless enemies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That is why everyone agrees that culture is one of the sectors most affected by the social effects of the pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of artists found themselves overnight without any possibility of practicing their profession. The lack of status for many of them deprives them of resources and plunges them into unbearable distress. Cultural workers have found themselves or are at risk of becoming unemployed due to the closure of theaters, cinemas, museums and all activities attracting large audiences. The security measures still necessary at a time of gradual de-confinement require a reduction in the number of visitors while increasing hygiene measures which involve more maintenance staff. Economically, this is not sustainable. Paradoxically, this health crisis which led to the closure of borders demonstrates both the need to relocate industrial and agricultural production and the need for more international solidarity to begin at European level between our peoples and with those who seek asylum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The left, progressive and green forces must imperatively and in a unitary manner put culture at the center of their major concerns and ardently support the actions of artists and cultural workers.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>There will be no Europe without culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like air and water, like public services, culture is a common good which cannot be considered as a market value subject to the rules of profitability and profit. The importance of culture is that it brings people together, it emancipates, it blossoms. It must be absolutely supported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For this, we are launching this call to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Grant an artist&rsquo;s status throughout Europe<\/strong> <em>which will give protection and means of existence to those who wish to make a living from their art, and will recognize them as full workers<\/em>;<\/li><li><strong>Create a European Fund to support the cultural policies of States and Regions<\/strong>, <em>in particular for equipping and financing infrastructure<\/em>;<\/li><li><strong>Encourage states to devote 2% of the GDP to culture<\/strong> in order to stimulate artistic creation and research in the same way as other sectors such as health or education; <\/li><li><strong>Recognize culture as an essential need for mental health and the well-being of citizens in general<\/strong>; <\/li><li><strong>Rely on culture in the fight for a dignified reception of migrants and the fight against the extreme right<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>The Culture Assembly of the European Forum 2020<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">*** FR ***<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pas d&rsquo;Europe sans culture!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La pand\u00e9mie du coronavirus plonge le monde dans un profond d\u00e9sarroi dans tous les secteurs de nos soci\u00e9t\u00e9s. Elle invite \u00e0 une remise en cause radicale <em>de notre mode de d\u00e9veloppement. <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les logiques lib\u00e9rales indiquent d\u00e9j\u00e0 que la question \u00e9conomique sera privil\u00e9gi\u00e9e au d\u00e9triment de la lutte contre le d\u00e9r\u00e8glement \u00e9cologique et climatique, au d\u00e9triment des services publics, des politiques de la sant\u00e9 qui ont pourtant d\u00e9montr\u00e9 leur n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 vitale face \u00e0 la pand\u00e9mie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>La culture aussi a \u00e9t\u00e9 pour des millions de personnes un besoin essentiel pour supporter le confinement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cette p\u00e9riode de basculement appelle une mobilisation convergente de toutes les forces aspirant \u00e0 un v\u00e9ritable changement qui remettra l\u2019humain au centre des valeurs absolues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme l\u2019air et l\u2019eau sont indispensables \u00e0 la vie, la culture est indispensable \u00e0 la vie en soci\u00e9t\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>La culture renforce&nbsp;la pens\u00e9e critique et&nbsp;contredit les faits impos\u00e9s par les \u00e9lites politiques. C\u2019est l\u00e0 vraisemblablement la raison qui explique l&rsquo;abandon et la marginalisation des artistes, par le pouvoir, en les traitant comme des ennemis rebelles et inutiles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C\u2019est pourquoi chacun.e s\u2019accorde \u00e0 d\u00e9plorer que la culture est l\u2019un des secteurs les plus atteints par les effets sociaux de la pand\u00e9mie. Des centaines de milliers d\u2019artistes se sont retrouv\u00e9s du jour au lendemain sans aucune possibilit\u00e9 d\u2019exercer leur m\u00e9tier. L\u2019absence de statut pour un grand nombre d\u2019entre eux les prive de ressources et les plonge dans une d\u00e9tresse insupportable. Des travailleurs de la culture se sont retrouv\u00e9s ou risquent de se retrouver au ch\u00f4mage en raison de la fermeture des th\u00e9\u00e2tres, des cin\u00e9mas, des mus\u00e9es et de toutes les activit\u00e9s attirant un large public. Les mesures de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 toujours n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 l\u2019heure du d\u00e9confinement progressif imposent de r\u00e9duire les publics tout en augmentant les mesures d\u2019hygi\u00e8ne qui impliquent davantage de personnel d\u2019entretien. Economiquement, cela n\u2019est pas tenable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paradoxalement, cette crise sanitaire qui a entra\u00een\u00e9 la fermeture des fronti\u00e8res d\u00e9montre \u00e0 la fois la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de relocaliser la production industrielle et agricole et le besoin de plus de solidarit\u00e9 internationale \u00e0 commencer au niveau europ\u00e9en entre nos peuples et avec celles et ceux qui y cherchent un asile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Les forces de gauche, progressistes et vertes doivent imp\u00e9rativement et de fa\u00e7on unitaire remettre la culture au centre de leurs pr\u00e9occupations majeures et soutenir ardemment les actions des artistes et des travailleurs et travailleuses de la culture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Il n\u2019y aura pas d\u2019Europe sans culture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comme l\u2019air et l\u2019eau, comme les services publics, la culture est un bien commun qui ne peut \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une valeur marchande soumise aux r\u00e8gles de la rentabilit\u00e9 et du profit. L\u2019importance de la culture, c\u2019est qu\u2019elle rapproche, elle \u00e9mancipe, elle \u00e9panouit. Elle doit \u00eatre imp\u00e9rativement soutenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pour cela, nous lan\u00e7ons cet appel pour&nbsp;:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Octroyer un statut de l\u2019artiste partout en Europe <\/strong><em>qui donnera la protection et les moyens d\u2019existence \u00e0 celles et ceux qui souhaitent vivre de leur art, et les reconna\u00eetra comme des travailleurs \u00e0 part enti\u00e8re<\/em>;<\/li><li><strong>Cr\u00e9er un Fond europ\u00e9en pour accompagner les politiques culturelles des Etats et des R\u00e9gions<\/strong><em>, notamment pour l\u2019\u00e9quipement et le financement des infrastructures<\/em>;<\/li><li><strong>Inciter les Etats \u00e0 consacrer 2% du PIB<\/strong> <strong>pour la culture <\/strong>afin de stimuler la cr\u00e9ation et la recherche artistique au m\u00eame titre que d\u2019autres secteurs tels la sant\u00e9 ou l\u2019\u00e9ducation&nbsp;;<\/li><li><strong>Reconna\u00eetre la culture comme un besoin essentiel pour la sant\u00e9 mentale et le bien-\u00eatre des citoyens en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral&nbsp;;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>S\u2019appuyer sur la culture dans la lutte pour un accueil digne des migrants et la lutte contre l\u2019extr\u00eame-droite.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>L\u2019assembl\u00e9e culturelle du Forum Europ\u00e9en 2020<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be no Europe without culture. We consider fundamental two requests: an artist status recognized throughout Europe which will give protection and the means of existence to those who wish to make a living from their art; a European Fund to support the cultural policies of States and Regions, in particular for equipping and financing infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[7],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1062"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1095,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1062\/revisions\/1095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europeanforum.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}