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## The UJI brings together the Coordination Group of the Spanish Network of the Faro Convention to establish its objectives and advance its design

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The Universitat Jaume I hosted the meeting of the Coordination Group of the Spanish Network of the Faro Convention, which met for two days with the main objective of designing the future state network of Faro to comply with the Council of Europe Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for the Promotion of Social Cohesion for Society. The document was approved in 2005 in the Portuguese town and highlights the most important aspects of heritage in relation to human rights and democracy, as well as promoting a broader understanding of heritage and its relationship with communities and society. In the treaty, states commit to protecting cultural heritage and the rights of citizens to access and participate in its management.

The meeting was coordinated by Francesc Pla, head of the Culture and Cultural Heritage Unit of the Council of Europe, and was attended by representatives of the various Spanish initiatives that are part of the Faro Heritage Communities Network: Mariola Andonegui from the Emilianensis project of the San Millán de la Cogolla Foundation (La Rioja); Gaia Readelli and Carlos Anaya from PAX, Patios de la Axerquía (Córdoba); Blanca Miedes from District 5 of Huelva, and Ángel Portolés from the University Extension Programme (PEU) of the Universitat Jaume I (Castellón), as well as the vice-rector for Culture, Languages and Society at the UJI, Carmen Lázaro.

This is the second meeting of the members of the Faro Network in Spain, and among the topics discussed were the definition of the network’s basic objectives, principles of membership, network management, implications of participation in the network, dissemination and meeting spaces, and sustainability. It should be noted that the Faro Convention was approved by the Council of Europe in 2005 and entered into force on 1 June 2011.

The participants in the working meeting were welcomed by the rector of the UJI, Eva Alcón, who thanked them for their presence in Castellón and conveyed the UJI’s support and willingness to work for the development of the Faro Convention, whose philosophy is part of the DNA of the University Extension Programme (PEU-UJI). In the afternoon, the Coordination Group of the Spanish Network of the Faro Convention travelled to Benicàssim, specifically to Villa Elisa, to continue the working session, where they were welcomed by the local councillor for culture, Rosa María Gil.

One of the most notable aspects of the Faro Convention is its focus on the human aspect, which is “a fundamental point for the development of the Council of Europe's programme initiatives and what sets it apart from other types of cultural events where people are mere spectators”, explains Francesc Pla. In this regard, the head of the Council of Europe's Culture and Cultural Heritage Unit comments that “the aim of the programme is for people to be the main actors in heritage management through heritage communities”.

The Faro Convention was an innovation in 2005, and today there are many projects and initiatives governed by its principles, giving civil society the opportunity to preserve and value heritage. One example is the UJI's University Extension Programme, which has become an inspiring initiative for other projects “because of the special way in which the university relates to the territory and because one of its strengths is the way it cares for its network of heritage communities, which favours the creation of a participatory, horizontal cultural ecosystem in which people are not only the target audience for cultural events, but also participate in their design”, says Ángel Portolés, a PEU technician. In this regard, it is worth highlighting the university’s involvement in the region as a starting point for generating participatory processes around heritage, such as those in various rural municipalities in the Castellón region. The PEU, as a member of the Faro Network, has participated since 2017 in various projects and publications promoted by the Council of Europe programme.

The representatives of the four Spanish initiatives that make up the Faro Network aim to develop the Faro Spain Network as soon as possible so that public administrations understand its importance and implement its philosophy in their actions.

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