Partners

Coolpolitics Productions, Netherlands
Coolpolitics Productions have worked on planning and developing all the activities of the StrangerFestival in Amsterdam.

Coolpolitics Productions realises projects in places where young people are present and that have to do with social engagement, knowledge and reflection (i.e. the urge to discover the deeper meaning of life). Coolpolitics organises festival debates, create television shows, produce events and publish in print. Basically, anything to show that they, in and outside of the Netherlands, are indeed engaged and eager to learn.

IDEA
(International Debate Education Association), Netherlands
IDEA is organising and faciliting 60 youth debates in 15 countries in cooperation with other Stranger organisation partners and as part of the StrangerFestival in Amsterdam.

IDEA develops, organises and promotes debate and debate-related activities in communities throughout the world. By offering young people the opportunity to debate the important issues facing them, IDEA strives to cultivate and nurture an engaged, democratic citizenry, underscoring the notions of tolerance, international cooperation, and freedom of expression.

Waag Society, Netherlands
Waag Society is responsible for the construction and the development of the StrangerFestival website.

The Waag Society’s mission is to research the impact of new media technologies on the quality of life by developing (technological) applications together with users. Waag Society is a renown medialab where together with research & development there is room for experimentation with new technologies, art and culture.

ORGANISATION PARTNERS

StrangerFestival organisation partners will organise workshops and debates in various countries throughout Europe:

ACAVA (Association for Cultural Advancement through Visual Art), UK
For over 30 years, ACAVA been working with communities, developing dialogue through visual art and art initiatives particularly for youth and others at risk of social exclusion.

BEELDENSTORM, Belgium

BEELDENSTORM is a centre and studio complex for the visual arts. Established in 1999 in Brussels, the centre stimulates cultural exchange between artistic disciplines and enables young artists to learn from professionals.

Digital Art Lab, Israel
The Israeli Center for Digital Art (Digital Art Lab) promotes and exhibits new media and video art by Israeli and international artists as well as researching cultural and technological influences on the visual art.

DZMP
(Drustvo Zaveznikov Mehkega Pristanka), Slovenia
Drustvo Zaveznikov Mehkega Pristanka (Society of Allies of Soft Landing) - DZMP is active in fields of youth culture, media and image education, youth media production and projects with the Roma population.

Imagine IC, Netherlands
Imagine Identity and Culture (Imagine IC) is a centre for the visual representation of migration and culture.

Kasal Roquetes, Spain
Kasal Roquetes (Associacio Juvenil Sociocultural Roket Project), aims to include migrant groups in all activities and to stimulate integration of these communities by setting up cultural activities for the local youth.

Kiasma, Finland
Kiasma is part of the Museum of Contemporary Art under the auspices of the National Gallery in Helsinki, Finland. Kiasma is an active centre for visual culture and a dynamic local meeting place. Kiasma theatre extends activities towards the performing arts.

Kosmopolis, Netherlands
Kosmopolis is a Dutch government initiative established as an unconventional national and international multimedia platform that supports art and cultural intiatives to stimulate a deeper dialogue between different social groups, not only ethnic groups but also between young and old, provinces and cities, religious and non-religious peoples.

Kosmopolis Rotterdam, Netherlands
Kosmopolis Rotterdam, is the Rotterdam branch of the national House for Cultural Dialogue, Kosmopolis. Kosmopolis Rotterdam actively promotes and displays art and culture to induce peoples curiosity towards each other’s history and culture in Rotterdam.

Kultura Miejska, Poland
The Association KULTURA MIEJSKA (City Culture) was established in 2002 by cultural managers, artists, intellectuals and cultural activists mainly from Gdansk interested in civil society development.

Lava, Sweden
The aim of Lava, a meeting point for young people in kulturhuset Stockholm, is to inspire young people to stand up for what they believe in – and to express it. Every year, Lava organises a wide range of activities with young people from different backgrounds and living situations.

Karpos Centre for Education and Intercultural Dialogue, Greece

Schlesische 27, Germany
Berlin-based youth and cultural centre Schlesische 27 aims to empower children and young people from different cultural environments, especially marginalised backgrounds, by taking part in various art-related activities.

SIGNIS ROMANIA, Romania
SIGNIS aims to promote peace, cultural diversity, human rights and freedom of speech through media-related activities from production and promotion of films to TV programmes, training professionals, media education and organising festivals around Europe. SIGNIS ROMANIA is it's Romanian branch.

STANICA, Slovakia
STANICA is initiated and operated by NGO Truc Spherique. Truc Spherique produces and manages performances, concerts, screenings, exhibitions, debates, lectures, workshops, artists-in-residency program, participative youth/community/social artistic projects and is a think-tank for cultural policies and education.

STEIM, The Netherlands
Steim is one of the leading international electronic music centers dedicated exclusively to the performance arts and has been supporting and served as a meeting place for musicians, composers, choreographers and media artists for nearly 40 years.

Videantz, Belgium
Videantz is a neighbourhood TV platform and videolab for youngsters 16 + with a passion for new media to meet, discuss, edit, watch and learn about different forms of visual media. The Videantz videolab is housed in Kavka youth centre in Antwerp.

VJ-Academy, The NetherlandsThe VJ Academy will provide all the visuals for the Strangerfestival during the Opening Ceremony (Thursday) , the Expert Meetings and the debate (Friday) and the StrangerAwards (Saturday). Sense Visuals and Vision Impossible offer young Vj-talent the opportunity to become a professional VJ. Together with experienced VJs the young VJ-talent gets the change to practice their skills.

EXHIBITION PARTNERS
Stranger Exhibition Partners are museums and cultural centres showcasing the Stranger exhibition:

City Museum of Ljubljana, Slovenia

City Museum of Zagreb, Croatia

Ferencvaros Local History Museum, Hungary

Istanbul Modern, Turkey

Neukölln Museum, Germany

RESEARCH PARTNER

Demos, UK

UK think-tank, Demos, will conduct research on young Europeans using StrangerFestival as their main case study. First findings will be presented at the StrangerFestival in July. Their research will subsequently be published in late autumn 2008 with events in Amsterdam, London and Helsinki, providing teachers, cultural operators, the entertainment industry, parents and journalists a fresh take on who are today’s young Europeans and what they strive for.

Demos is the think tank for 'everyday democracy'. Their aim is to put this idea into practice by working with organisations in ways that make them more effective and legitimate.