CYCLADES Unified https://cycladesunified.com Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:28:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://cycladesunified.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png CYCLADES Unified https://cycladesunified.com 32 32 Official Kick-Off 10/9/26 “Cycladic Traces: From Italian Tours to Contemporary Oral Traditions and Art of Kimolos” https://cycladesunified.com/official-kick-off-10-9-26-cycladic-traces-from-italian-tours-to-contemporary-oral-traditions-and-art-of-kimolos/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:40:56 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9257
Τhe official Online Kick-Off Meeting on 10th September 2026, for our project, “Cycladic Traces: From Italian Tours to Contemporary Oral Traditions and Art of Kimolos”, funded by the Iliopoulos Foundation, https://iliopoulosfoundation.org/ was a very interesting session with representatives from Kimolistes coordinator organisation Mrs. Katerina Paloukou Κιμωλίστες- Εθελοντική Ομάδα Κιμώλου
from Imagine Heritage Non-Profit and Ms. Olga Soulachaki, and for #CycladesUnified Ms. Agatha Rodi.
 
 
Professor Lorenzo Calvelli https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-calvelli-b58775143/ (Associate Professor of Ancient History, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice), discussed with us about his research on Cristoforo Buondelmonti and his visit during Medieval times to Kimolos and other Cycladic Islands.
We had an informative analysis of how the project will be handled for the next three months, referring to the initial visit to Kimolo’s island next week.
]]> Who Owns Memory? Democratic Participation in Digital Public History, supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ) https://cycladesunified.com/who-owns-memory-democratic-participation-in-digital-public-history-supported-by-the-foundation-remembrance-responsibility-and-future-evz/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:54:05 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9210

Our founder Agatha Rodi was selected to attend the  international digital public history project exploring how difficult pasts are remembered, interpreted, and shared in the digital age. Over the coming weeks, the selected participants will take part in a series of online workshops exploring public history, oral testimony, digital storytelling, difficult histories, democratic participation, and digital memory. 

They  will collaboratively develop short digital public history projects that will contribute to the project’s digital exhibition and public activities.

Funded by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future — EVZ Foundation as part of Histoday 2026: “No Time to Forget. For Democracy, Facts and Dignity.” https://www.stiftung-evz.de/en/ The programme aims to bring together such an international group of participants from different academic, professional, and cultural backgrounds.

The project explores how societies remember, interpret, contest, and communicate
difficult histories in the digital age.

The project asks whose stories become part of public history, which experiences remain overlooked, and who has the power to preserve, interpret, and share the past. It also examines
how digital media shape collective memory, historical understanding, and public debate.

Bringing together students, researchers, educators, cultural professionals, and members of the public, the project creates a collaborative space for critical reflection, exchange, and practical work.

Through workshops, oral testimony, archival research, digital mapping, and storytelling,
participants investigate historical narratives, identify absent or marginalised voices,
and transform research into accessible digital public-history content.

 

]]> Participation in En-Roads Training course with Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan, school of Management. https://cycladesunified.com/participation-in-en-roads-training-course-with-climate-interactive-and-mit-sloan-school-of-management/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:40:36 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9194

This course teaches you how to use En-ROADS a powerful, free, online simulation tool developed by Climate Interactive https://www.climateinteractive.org/strategy-and-impact/ and MIT Sloan  https://mitsloan.mit.edu/centers-initiatives/climate-policy-center/en-roads-climate-solutions-simulator-team-wins-system-dynamics-awar   to facilitate interactive simulations that inspire climate action and inform decision-making in business, government, academia, communities, and beyond. The course covers topics in climate science, systems thinking, climate equity, and the essentials of leading engaging events.

En-ROADS Climate Ambassador certification opportunity: https://www.climateinteractive.org/simulators/  The Ambassador program is a volunteering leadership opportunity intended for highly-motivated En-ROADS facilitators. The team works closely with our Ambassadors to grow our network, run events, collaborate on new projects, and deliver crucial insights to decision-makers worldwide. During August, participants will complete the core training content at your own pace and join live interactive sessions twice a week to connect with fellow trainees. The Climate Ambassador Accelerator live sessions happening every Tuesday and Thursday from August 4 to September 1.

]]> Participation in the fantastic 1st session held by United Nations Development Programme – UNDP, presented by Giulia Jcv. https://cycladesunified.com/participation-in-the-fantastic-1st-session-held-by-united-nations-development-programme-undp-presented-by-giulia-jcv/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:14:53 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9291
Happy to participate in the fantastic 1st session held by United Nations Development Programme – UNDP, presented by Giulia Jcv.
Youth4Climate’s interactive learning series https://community.youth4climate.info/…/make-it…/about designed to help young people better understand today’s most important climate topics and connect them to real-world action. Help ngo’s strengthen their understanding, reflect on their own experiences, and discover practical ways to contribute to climate solutions in their communities and beyond.
👇Download the Climate Youth Guide:
https://www.undp.org/…/climate-justice-youth-guide… a practical, rights‑based methodology that supports young people in identifying climate‑related harms, linking them to relevant rights and corresponding duties and obligations, and navigating mechanisms for action and accountability across local, national, and global systems.
Grounded in climate, human rights, and environmental law, the Guide frames legal empowerment as a tool to complement policy engagement, community mobilization, and institutional reform.
 
 
 
]]> The 2nd Webinar of the “WAVE OF CHANGE” webinars https://cycladesunified.com/the-2nd-webinar-of-the-wave-of-change-webinars/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:22:47 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9304
The 2nd Webinar of the “WAVE OF CHANGE” webinars,
Erasmus+ (025-3-ELO2-KA152-YOU-000372987) https://www.inedivim.gr/ today was a real revelation!
🇬🇷 Cyclades Unified (Greece) , hosted Professor Adam Klups, Care of Churches & Diocesan Advisory Committee Team Leader and Senior Church Buildings Officer at the Anglican Diocese of Gloucester, United Kingdom. The project partners from Finland, Malta, Latvia and Croatia, had the chance to attend the webinar under the title “What can churches and churchyards teach us about sustainability?” Mr. Krups explained the sustainable methods used for old buildings and answered to questions on biodiverity, too.
 
St. Edward’s Church, Stow-on-the-Wold, in Gloucestershire, was built on the site of a former Saxon church and the present-day edifice fuses various architectural styles. Whilst all of its authentic features are of interest in their own right, there is one feature that has become the most photographed door in the Cotswolds. The church’s north door, flanked by two ancient yew trees, to have sparked J. R. R. Tolkien’s inspiration for the “Doors of Durin,” the west gate of Moria that appears in a scene in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
The north porch of the church was built about 300 years ago and young saplings were planted to enhance its entrance. Today these trees are now part of the architraves for the door.
]]> Participation in the EMPATHS Erasmus+ project (Oct 2024 – Mar 2027) https://cycladesunified.com/participation-in-the-empaths-erasmus-project-oct-2024-mar-2027/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:55:33 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9279
for the opportunity to participate in the EMPATHS (EMpowering landscapes with Participatory Approaches to Heritage interpretation Skills) a 30-month Erasmus+ project (Oct 2024 – Mar 2027), coordinated by Interpret Europe.
Its aim is simple but powerful: to transform how we interpret heritage by involving communities directly in the process. https://empaths-project.eu/
Our organization’s participation under the hashtag #CycladesUnified, featuring case studies on the Medieval Castle of Kimolos, was selected and made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Captain Vasilis and Carmen Konstantakopoulos Foundation. https://www.cvf.gr I am happy to participate in person from August 28 – September 1, 2026, at the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, at the Interpretive Community Lab, a five-day workshop on co-creation and collaboration with local communities as part of the European training program on the participatory interpretation of cultural heritage.
EMPATHS is an ErasmusPlus project co-funded by the EU.
Partners: Interpret Europe – European Association for Heritage Interpretation, TSB | The Story Behind, The Heritage Management Organization, Ethnological Museum of Thrace, UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK KARAWANKEN-KARAVANKE, Erasmus+ and CNR-IRISS Istituto di Ricerca su Innovazione e Servizi per lo Sviluppo
]]> Youth4Climate (Y4C) a global initiative https://cycladesunified.com/youth4climate-y4c-a-global-initiative/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:24:52 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9245

Youth4Climate (Y4C) a global initiative, https://community.youth4climate.info/…/make-it…/about co-led by Italy and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).https://www.undp.org/

Y4C supports the implementation of youth-led and youth-inclusive solutions to environmental and climate challenges, both financially and through capacity development. The initiative brings together existing and new online and offline resources, tools, capacities, partnerships, networks and movements designed by and for youth.

Welcome to Make It Make Sense, Youth4Climate’s interactive learning series designed to help young people better understand today’s most important climate topics and connect them to real-world action.

Climate change is more than an environmental challenge – it is also about people, equity, innovation, finance, technology, governance, and the decisions that shape our collective future. Yet many of these topics can feel technical or difficult to navigate. Make It Make Sense creates a space where complex climate issues are explored in an accessible, practical, and engaging way through expert insights, youth perspectives, interactive discussions, and real-world examples.

Throughout the series, we will explore topics including

Climate Justice & Youth

Restoring Land, Restoring Hope

Geospatial Technologies for Climate Action

Carbon Markets

Insurance & Risk Financing in Climate Action

AI & Climate Decision-making

Each session is designed to help participants strengthen their understanding, reflect on their own experiences, and discover practical ways to contribute to climate solutions in their communities and beyond.

]]> A WAVE OF CHANGE IS COMING https://cycladesunified.com/a-wave-of-change-is-coming/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:11:43 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9232
Coastal Europe is warming fast, its shorelines are eroding, and young people know it, 86% call climate change one of the world’s most serious problems. But less than a third feel ready to actually do something about it. That gap is exactly what we’re here to close.
“Wave of Change” a new Erasmus+ Youth Exchange KA152 Erasmus+project (025-3-ELO2-KA152-YOU-000372987 Ίδρυμα Νεολαίας & Δια Βίου Μάθησης https://www.inedivim coordinated by Cyclades Unified 🇬🇷, brings together 30 young people and youth leaders from Greece, Latvia, Finland, Croatia, and Malta for 9 unforgettable days on the island of Milos.
🇱🇻 Your Creative Space (Latvia) https://www.facebook.com/creativespaceriga
🇭🇷 Udruga kreativne mladeži Hrvatske (Croatia) https://www.instagram.com/icyouthcroatia
🇲🇹 BirdLife Malta (Malta)https://birdlifemalta.org/about/
From the fishing village of Klima to the lunar landscapes of Sarakiniko, participants will dive into real climate stories — rising seas, mining heritage, and mass tourism — while building green skills, making films, and designing local climate action plans they’ll bring home.
📍🗓 March 2026 – February 2027
🌍Pollonia-Milos island -Greece (23 September -3 October 2026)
🤝 5 countries, 1 shared mission
🌱 Turning coastal vulnerability into youth-powered climate action
Because young Europeans shouldn’t just inherit the climate crisis — they should inherit the skills and solidarity to solve it.
Follow along as we make waves. 🌊
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however, those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
]]> Our common project with “Kimolistes” & “Imagine Heritage” accepted by Iliopoulos Foundation, for funding Cultural Actions in the Aegean Islands.  https://cycladesunified.com/our-common-project-with-kimolistes-imagine-heritage-accepted-by-iliopoulos-foundation-for-funding-cultural-actions-in-the-aegean-islands/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:14:03 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9151

We would like to express our gratitude to the Heliopoulos Foundation for officially approving your participation in the “Voices of the Aegean” call for proposals, as part of our joint proposal with the volunteer group “Kimolistes” https://www.kimolistes.com/  and the nonprofit organization Imagine Heritage, titled “Cycladic Imprints: From Italian Travelogues to the Contemporary Oral Traditions and Arts of Kimolos,”
Kimolos possesses a wealth of intangible heritage that remains “invisible.” This proposal addresses the need to highlight this heritage by linking the historical sources of the Italian traveler Cristoforo Buondelmonti (15th century) with the living traditions of Kimolos.
The collaboration of the three organizations will achieve the project’s main objectives: the integration of history and education, the creation of a “Map of Memories” through the production of a digital guide that will lead visitors to the island’s sites of intangible cultural value, thereby contributing to the empowerment of the local community.

#culturalheritage #KimolosMedievalcastle #travellogues #intagibleheritage

]]> Cyclades Unified and Kimolos at the Heart of European Heritage Resilience through RESILIAGE https://cycladesunified.com/cyclades-unified-and-kimolos-at-the-heart-of-european-heritage-resilience-through-resiliage/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:46:54 +0000 https://cycladesunified.com/?p=9065

Once #cycladesunified  founded in July 2024, we were selected to participate in the European RESILIAGE program (Horizon Europe 2023–2026) as a CORE Associated Lab for two years, representing the cultural heritage of the island of https://resiliage.eu/project-overview/

The closing event of the European RESILIAGE project (Horizon Europe 2023–2026) “Cultural and Natural Heritage for Preparedness and Resilience,” to which we were invited, took place on June 24, 2026, at the BOZAR Center for Fine Arts in Brussels.

The event, organized by UNESCO, brought together researchers, organizations, professionals, and communities to exchange knowledge and experiences regarding the role of cultural and natural heritage in strengthening community resilience.

Cyclades Unified, in collaboration with the Municipality of Kimolos and the mayor, Mr. Konstantinos Ventouris, prepared the bilingual Preparedness Tool, of 18 pages,  for the Medieval Castle  Chorio -Kimolos. During the project, the presentations curated by Ms. Agatha Rodi, founder of the organization, focused on the Medieval Castle of Kimolos and its surrounding area, the church and cell of the Miraculous Protectress of Kimolos, Saint Methodia, served by the 94-year-old deaconess Ms. Katerina Marinaki, as well as the Church of the Nativity of Christ (1592).

These churches are an important part of the historical significance of the Medieval Castle (14th–16th centuries) and the cultural heritage of Kimolos.

Funded by the “Horizon Europe” program, RESILIAGE (Promoting a Holistic Understanding of the Factors Affecting Community Resilience and Cultural Heritage through Community-Based Methodologies), aimed to provide new insights and effective solutions to support the resilience of European communities affected by disasters and emergencies.

Since the beginning of the new millennium, more than 1,200 disasters have struck Europe, affecting approximately 15 million people. The impact of these extreme events has been exacerbated by social inequalities and current economic and political crises which, over the years, have gradually diminished the ability to prevent and appropriately respond to these phenomena.

#resiliage #unesco#heritage #culture #kimolos #cyclades #medievalcastle #sustainabilitygoals #crisismanagement #naturaldisaster #greece #Κίμωλος #ΔήμοςΚιμώλου #μεσαιωνικόκάστρο #οσίαμεθοδία#εκκλησίατουχριστού# #Φυσικέςκαταστροφές #πολιτιστικήκληρονομιά

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