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Diversity Accessibility Equity Inclusion innovative tools for change of practices in cultural organisations

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2021-1-FR01-KA220-VET-000033095
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Partnerships for cooperation and exchanges of practices | Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training Funder Contribution: 219,452 EUR

Diversity Accessibility Equity Inclusion innovative tools for change of practices in cultural organisations

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<< Background >>Cultural organisations, despite their good will and their often economically facilitated access proposals, do not manage to reduce the structural social inequality and the lack of diversity in the use of their spaces and activities. Worse still, very often unknowingly, they reinforce these social inequalities by regularly using biases and codes that hinder the attendance of certain audiences in their spaces.The first and easiest answer of these institutions is to project this situation on audiences : “if they do not come, that’s because they’re very probably not interested in culture, in science, etc…” European researcher Emily Dawson demonstrates it very well in her publication Equity, Exclusion and Everyday science learning, the experiences of minoritized groups (2019). As a sociologist of science and education, focusing on how structural inequalities affect science experiences outside school, in everyday, popular culture settings, she made obvious all the bias and misrepresentations cultural organisations should be aware of, to operate a “software change”. Not only must professionals be aware, but also must they learn to act differently, in a more inclusive way with new ways of doing : this is a real educational challenge. But change of practices is difficult for an organisation : it is a long term issue which needs to be handled sustainably in order to confront finely barriers and fears of staff members. A specific methodology and support are required to design action in the proper way and to sustain the effort over time. Despite the support already existing, provided by networks and working groups at national or european level, moving from will to action is still not simple. A lot of organisations are still stuck at this stage. This is this gap that the project wants to fill, by focusing on going deeply into professional practices to question them and doing so, helping to change the exclusive practices into inclusive ways of doing.<< Objectives >>The objectives of the project are :to support organisations and staff to identify DAEI (Diversity, Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion) issues and to be able to define a self-evaluating methodology to develop educational resources to answer to the concrete and practical question of developing DAEI in the activities of any cultural organisationeasely accessibles and usables by every kind of cultural organisation and every cultural professional, providing a sustainable effectallowing a tailored solution in each specific contextto upskill organisations and staff in matter of DAEI, bringing a synthetic approach providing junction between academic knowledges and field experiences relying on training facilities and on a reflexive approach to impulse sustainable change in the accessibility, safety and well-being of activities and spaces of cultural organisationsSo, the educational approach of the project is a user-centered process, to impulse, deep inside the core of the matrix, levers of change. Finally, the results of the project target a rise of awareness on DAEI in cultural organisations, change of practices for staff and the reinforcement of advocacy on DAEI in the cultural field more generally to accompany this change. To reach these goals, we plan to create a self-evaluation and reflexive tool (Scan tool), a training module related to the Scan tool and a White Paper on DAEI practices.<< Implementation >>The activities leading to the development of the project results will be organised according to a few major milestones, related to each other :Pre-Phase 1 : before the beginning of the project (M-2)Before the beginning of the project, as described above, this time will be used to set up the collaborative methodology of the project management.Phase 1 : Creation of the Scan tool (M1 - M12)This milestone is dedicated to the creation of the first result : the Scan tool.After setting a common framework for all the consortium members (DAEI’s theoretical terms and semantics) - a workshop will be conducted by UCO to set the common basis for the consortium - partners will work on the creation of the new Scan tool by analysing the Moulinette, exploring the missing elements and the need for complementary resources. This includes the analysis of the existing questions, the identification of references to supplement it when needed. At the end of this phase, a beta-version of the Scan tool will be tested by each partner in their organisation, and then by some associated partners playing the role of critical friends. Besides, at this stage, the Scan tool will be integrated to the content of the project website, with private access to the consortium partners at first step, to allow the first uploading tests. Moreover, during this first phase, the consortium members will define the basis of the dissemination plan under the lead of VSC network and of the evaluation plan under the lead of Ciencia Viva do Algarve. Phase 2 : Conception of the training module (M10 - M18)During this second phase, partners will work on the conception of the training module. The Scan tool will provide part of the content of the module, so it is relevant to have the first feedback form the test of the Scan by partners to design the training path. The training module will be organised with two entries : one level for staff sensibilisation on DAEI subjects (it is important to ensure first acceptions of terms, concepts and diagnosis of existing inequalities in cultural field), one level to go further and to learn all the ways to use the Scan tool and especially as a collective training tool to impulse change inside staff in DAEI matters. Phase 3 : Writing of the White Paper (M17-M27)Based on the two firsts results (the Scan tool and the training module), the White Paper will complete their impact as a strategic document, advocating for DAEI and presenting a series of guidelines and recommendations paving the way to a mass use of the training module and Scan tool at local, regional or even national level. After gathering the main points for advocacy, the partners will write the document. A special time will be kept to work on the graphic design as the aim is to design a visual and easy to read document.Final phase : End of the project and launch of post-project follow-up (M27 - M30)The end of the project will be marked by the final conference, prefiguring the dissemination of the results to engage the sustainability and the continuation of the transformation initiated during the project. Some associated partners will be invited and the connection assured with other networks or working groups. The project website will be fulfilled with the project resources (the updated version of the Scan Tool, the training module and the White Paper) and will be opened to anyone, in respect of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license. The implementation of the above-described phases will be supported by transversal activities, as already detailed above on the project management, evaluation, dissemination. Also, the project foresees 6 transnational partners meetings, 5 multiplier events.<< Results >>The IMove project has been planned as a booster to push forward the DAEI change deep inside the activities of the consortium’s members lined up with their development strategy. At the end of the project the following results are expected : the production of tangible results (the results of the project as intended in the Erasmus+ program) : training, self-evaluation and analysis tools will be developed to support the development of inclusive practices in cultural organisations accessible in 5 European languages. There will be delivered as 3 results as detailed below (cf. Production of Project Results) : an analysis and self-evaluation tool : the Scan Toola training modulerecommendations booklet : the White PaperTo accompany the achievement of these results, several other results are expected, such as : a website, dedicated to the project in order to make numerous resources available and downloadable freely even after the end of the project (for instance : tools produced, relevant documentary resources on DAEI subjects...). This website will also support during the project a collaborative space for the project’s members. a training activity as as a train-the-trainers courseseveral multiplier events will be organized by the 5 partners of the project. These events will ensure visibility for our project at local levels and the dissemination of the results inside the networks and territories of the partners.publications, conferences, trainings, during and after the projecteffective European mobility and cooperation between the consortium’s partners. This collaboration will allow upskilling in these organisations' staff, in cultural and linguistic dimensions and in project management, and a gain of maturity on the subjects of DAEI as a part of the EU project. major advance in the DAEI development of the project’s partners that will support over time the progress of several other cultural organisations, through the dissemination activities and even after the projectThe consortium will be especially attentive to the attractiveness and the inclusiveness of the project outcomes. Of course, as already aware organisations, the consortium will take care to use every facility to ensure the inclusivity of the results : langages, playfulness, use of graphics and illustrations, digital media….

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