{"id":65840,"date":"2026-10-30T11:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/?post_type=event&#038;p=65840"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:19:43","slug":"equity-and-inclusion-in-practice","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/event\/equity-and-inclusion-in-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity and Inclusion in Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Equity and Inclusion in Practice: The Responsibility of Cultural Institutions<\/h4>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\">What does equity and inclusion mean in practice, and why does it matter? What role can cultural institutions play in creating spaces where people feel seen, represented and genuinely welcome &#8211; and what responsibilities come with that role?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\">The Nordic House and Reykjav\u00edk Dance Festival invite you to a seminar exploring these questions and examining how cultural institutions can contribute to a diverse, inclusive and accessible cultural life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs\">Cultural institutions can be important spaces for encounter, dialogue and participation. They can bring people together across differences, strengthen social trust and create a sense of belonging. But how can we ensure that culture is truly inclusive and accessible to all?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">Opening words by Sabina Westerholm, Director of the Nordic House.<\/li>\n<li>Presentations by Chisom Udeze, Executive Director of Diversify, and Phyllis Akinyi, Project Lead on Artist Care at HAUT<\/li>\n<li>Panel discussion with: Chisom Udeze, Phyllis Akinyi, Arna Krist\u00edn Einarsd\u00f3ttir, Director of Culture and Media at the Ministry for Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Sonya Lindfors, Choreographer and Artistic Director, and P\u00e9tur \u00c1rmannson, Co-director of Reykjav\u00edk Dance Festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s\">The event will be moderated by Susanne N\u00e6ss Nielsen, Director of Festspillene in Northern Norway.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equity and Inclusion in Practice: The Responsibility of Cultural Institutions What does equity and inclusion mean in practice, and why does it matter? What role can cultural institutions play in creating spaces where people feel seen, represented and genuinely welcome &#8211; and what responsibilities come with that role? The Nordic House and Reykjav\u00edk Dance Festival [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65842,"template":"","event-categories":[60],"class_list":["post-65840","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-categories-all-events","no-banner-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/65840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordichouse.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-categories?post=65840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}