The European Festivals Association published the second edition of its FestFlash – the monthly newsletter highlighting exceptional cases of festivals celebrating intercultural dialogue. The August FestFlash spotlights Avignon’s “Rencontres européennes”, with artists reflecting on their contribution to intercultural dialogue. Highlights include projects by the Edinburgh International Festival, Flanders Festival-Antwerp, International Gaudeamus Music Week/Amsterdam, Maribor Festival/Slovenia and ProQuartet (Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre). Download the FestFlash on Intercultural Dialogue No 2/August 2008 here. Keep an eye on the FestFlash that is distributed widely – it is also featured on the EU website on Intercultural Dialogue! To sign up the Declaration and present projects, read the Open Call. To receive the FestFlash monthly, write an e-mail to Juliane@efa-aef.eu . More on the Arts Festivals’ Declaration’s website where 25 language versions of the Declaration can be downloaded! The Arts Festivals’ Declaration on Intercultural Dialogue is an initiative of the European Festivals Association in the framework of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. EFA is a member of the Rainbow Platform on Intercultural Dialogue and collaborates closely with the initiative A Soul for Europe.