ABSTRACT

The Indra Congress is a global network of community artists, cultural practitioners and educators. An alternative mediator of arts and culture for intra- and inter-personal social change, it provides a safe space for youth to communicate social issues. The network actively participates in a biannual programme where representatives of the different Indra hubs come together in a face-to-face congress. The art-based approach challenges stereotypes, prejudices, inequalities and descriptive myths in order to build bridges, to promote empathy and to help develop positive relationships. In this article a reflection on Indra practise and the use of arts for social change is related to critical questions and the on-going discussions about cultural literacy. The analysis relates to the analogy upon which the Indra Congress draws its practice namely that of the description of the god Indra’s net and intersecting points. It starts with an experiential analysis of the Pathways, Indra Congress event and its host, ARROWSA. The article further analyses how themes of diversity and local and personal narratives intersect with critical cultural diversity. As such, it promotes that the Congress embodies a practice of cultural literacies, that promotes the sharing of differences and commonalities through collaboration in the arts and culture.

摘要

Indra大会是由社区艺术家，文化从业者和教育者组成的全球网络。它是人与人之间和人际社会变革的艺术和文化替代媒介，它为青年提供了交流社会问题的安全空间。该网络积极参加了一个半年一次的计划，其中不同Indra集线器的代表参加了面对面的大会。以艺术为基础的方法挑战刻板印象，偏见，不平等和描述性神话，以建立桥梁，促进同理心并帮助建立积极的关系。在本文中，对Indra的实践和艺术对社会变革的运用的反思与关键问题和有关文化素养的持续讨论有关。该分析涉及因陀罗大会进行实践的类比，即对因陀罗之网和相交点的描述。首先是对《途径》，Indra大会活动及其主办方ARROWSA的经验分析。本文进一步分析了多样性主题以及本地和个人叙事如何与批判性文化多样性相交。因此，它促进了大会体现文化素养的实践，并通过艺术和文化方面的合作促进了差异和共同点的共享。本文进一步分析了多样性主题以及本地和个人叙事如何与批判性文化多样性相交。因此，它促进了大会体现文化素养的实践，并通过艺术和文化方面的合作促进了差异和共同点的共享。本文进一步分析了多样性主题以及本地和个人叙事如何与批判性文化多样性相交。因此，它促进了国会体现文化素养的实践，并通过艺术和文化方面的合作促进了差异和共同性的共享。