Our Mission
The International Council for Cultural Centers is the global network of national networks/associations of community cultural centers (3c-s), currently connecting more than 50 countries on 6 continents. I3C hopes to link these houses in a family of shared ideals and practices, weaving a larger, living and flexible global net embodying the analogy of the African shekere instrument net and way of producing sound: a net not only virtual but also very real and physically present through the actual house buildings enlivening communities on all continents.
I3C is currently the only international non-governmental organization representing internationally community cultural centers with their rights, responsibilities, and needs for favourable conditions for the activities of voluntary/non-paid artists and community animators around the world.
UMass Amherst launched a Pioneer Valley Bread House
Sun, 03/31/2013 - 00:21 — Editor3
ECOSOC 2013: the role of culture in sustainable development to be explicitly recognised
Thu, 03/28/2013 - 01:17 — Editor3
I3C joined the Innovative Social Enterprise Development Network
Sat, 02/09/2013 - 11:08 — Editor3
Social enterprises (SE) are businesses set up to tackle social or environmental needs: increasing their presence means providing SEES with the opportunity for a prosperous, fair, inclusive and environmentally sustainable future.
BREAD Movement has been recognized by the European Social Innovation Network
Tue, 01/15/2013 - 13:10 — Editor3
The BREAD Movement has been recognized by the European Social Innovation Network, which is building and streamlining the social innovation field in Europe by using three overlapping approaches:
1. Researching and publishing a series of reports and recommendations for action which will define, analyze and support the best work in the field.
National Geographic awards Nadezhda Savova as Traveler of the Year
Fri, 11/30/2012 - 21:31 — Editor
Traveler of the Year Nadezhda Savova with loaves of bread decorated with traditional Bulgarian patterns.
I3C partners with Harvard-based Cultural Agents Initiative
Sun, 11/18/2012 - 11:47 — Editor 
I3C officially established partnership with Harvard-based Cultural Agents Initiative at Harvard University, founded by Dr. Doris Somer who developed the Pre-Texts Methodology for Engaged Learning.
