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The movement to unite and strengthen the European urban culture scene has developed during the last year. In May 2008, artists and professionals from the European Urban Music scene were invited to Stockholm for the event Make it Blast! / Diversidad! Seminars and debates, followed by a series of concerts with artists from six different European countries, were organized to create a platform for Urban Music in Europe. This was the starting-point of Diversidad and the organisation of several events to mobilize the European Urban music scene - an initiative supported by the European Union, European Music Office (EMO), Diversité and other institutions and companies. During 2008, several activities took place in Stockholm, Madrid, Vienna, Paris, Berlin as part of the European Commission's call for Intercultural Dialogue 2008. The positive outcome of the events during 2008, resulted in a renewal of the support from the EU who recently approved for a new grant for period of three years. The different activities that will take place around Europe for Diversidad 2 is now being defined by European Music Office and its partners for Diversidad. EU-Music Days 2009 is the beginning of the new period of Diversidad activities to work for increased diversity throughout Europe. |