50 years twinning

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The city of Graulhet (french) and the city of Prien am Chiemsee (german) are getting ready to celebrate their long pairing. A big party will be organized on September 2, 3 and 4 on Graulhet, welcoming a German delegation of more than 100 people, of all ages. This is an unprecedented European event given the scale of the project (reaching more than 2 000 people), and the innovative actions deployed. It will be dedicated to europeans citizenship, egality, rights and the democratic’s values. This celebration of 50 years of twinning is a unique and privileged opportunity to strengthen relations and frienship between our two cities, made by people and for people. It will be a question of bringing together the two cultures: each action conducted will be an opportunity for intercultural learning. Thus, all generations, all social groups, all the communities will be invited to take part in the event : diversity and social equality will punctuate the festivities, made accessible to all by their form. More than a thousand people will be associated with the event. Particular attention will be paid to the parity of stakeholders, this is an essential element for the appropriation of the actions by girls and women in order to strengthen of gender equality. . The fundamental question of the citizenship for our democracies will be discussed with the partners of our territory as part of the watermark pairing of all actions.Sustainable development is the central theme of this project, in direct link with the proactive policy of the city in this domain. Revitalize the territory in a virtuous way, and strengthen cohesion and social equality are its corollaries. “Think global, act local” : All investments in this project are based on these major issues. This event is co-produced in partnership between the two cities.