Commonwealth Connecting Cultures

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About Commonwealth Connecting Cultures

This is the Commonwealth Secretariat's Connecting Cultures Flickr Group.

In 2012 the Commonwealth’s theme is “Connecting Cultures” and we want you to be part of it!

Send in photos, video, audio or stories showing your culture and we’ll feature a selection on the Connecting Cultures website and our Commonwealth Secretariat website and Facebook page.

“Connecting Cultures” celebrates the diversity of the Commonwealth and its role in bringing together many different peoples on the basis of shared visions and values. Through your photos, videos, and stories the Secretariat hopes to showcase the rich tapestry of cultures woven together to create our Commonwealth.

Aged 30 or under? For posterity why not also add your submissions to the Royal Commonwealth Society's Young Commonwealth Competitions through the Jubilee Time Capsule.

This month’s topic: FOOD

Each month we’ll focus on a new topic and how your culture is expressed through it: dance, dress, music, art, etc.

This month we want to hear about your traditional cultural foods. What do you cook, eat, or share with family and friends? How do they represent your culture? How have they changed over the years? What has influenced them? Share a recipe, describe any rituals and traditions around sharing a meal, or discuss the local ingredients used in preparing a traditional meal.

Take part

Citizens of Commonwealth member states can send material via:

• this Flickr Group — photos, audio and video
• Email (connectingcultures@commonwealth.int) — stories, photos, audio and video

Don't forget to include your name, theme topic, where you’re from, and background information about the material (who, what, why, where and when).

Terms and conditions:
You must hold the citizenship of a Commonwealth member state to submit material.
In contributing to the Commonwealth Secretariat you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use your material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide.
This may include the transmission of the material by our partner organisations. These are all reputable Commonwealth organisations that are prohibited from altering the material in any way or making it available to the general media.
It is important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything that you contribute to the Commonwealth Secretariat in this manner and that if your material is used, we will endeavour to publish your name alongside it.
In contributing you warrant that you have created this material or have permission to do so.
The Commonwealth Secretariat cannot guarantee that any material will be used and we reserve the right to remove this material at our own discretion and to edit your comments for length.
At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws.
Any dispute concerning these terms and conditions shall be settled by negotiation, although if negotiation is unsuccessful either party may refer the dispute to the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal which will have exclusive jurisdiction to consider the matter.

About the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development.

The Commonwealth Secretariat executes plans agreed by Commonwealth Heads of Government through technical assistance, advice and policy development.

Visit the Connecting Cultures website for information on the theme, news, events and resources and to share your plans for celebrating this year’s theme.
Tell us how you celebrate your country’s national day through discussion topics on our Facebook page.
Our Twitter hashtag is #connectingcultures