Promoting social mixing and urban renewal through intercultural events

In Setubal, some activities run by minorities have a limited cross-cultural attendance. On the other hand, there is evidence of good attendance by the general public at “intercultural” events and a good amount of inclusion of diversity in the cultural programming. Here are two examples of this:

• The yearly Santiago Fair which takes place during the summer was moved to a more “problematic” neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city, in an effort to bring more people to the area and destigmatize it. Intercultural events have also been included in the programme.
• The Setúbal Music Festival takes place during the Intercultural Dialogue Month of May. The municipality has given an intercultural element to the festival.