City of OsloDepartment of Education and Cultural Affairs

Integrating cities VWorkshop

Leadership and public commitment

The OXLO message

The city belongs to us all

Amsterdam 9.03.2012

Toralv MoeSenior adviser ondiversity and integrationto the government of the city of Oslo

MessagesDemocracy and the Minority VoteConfidence and the Oslo storyThe OXLO identity

City of Oslo

Department of Cultural Affairs and Business Development

City of OsloDepartment of Education and Cultural Affairs

Oslo kommune

Byrådsavdeling for kultur og næring

City of Oslo

Department of Cultural Affairs and Business Development

Democracy and the Minority Vote

Population 615 000 – 29 % minorityVoters 117 000 with minority background

Pro-diversity victory in 2011 local election

28 % of city council members with minority background

City of OsloDepartment of Education and Cultural Affairs

Oslo kommune

Byrådsavdeling for kultur og næring

City of Oslo

Department of Cultural Affairs and Business Development

Confidence and the Oslo story

Social mobility - Education - Gender equality - Social justice

City of OsloDepartment of Education and Cultural Affairs

Oslo kommune

Byrådsavdeling for kultur og næring

City of Oslo

Department of Cultural Affairs and Business Development

Confidence and the Oslo story

The narrative of integration is woven into the social and political history of Norway

City of OsloDepartment of Education and Cultural Affairs

Oslo kommune

Byrådsavdeling for kultur og næring

City of Oslo

Department of Cultural Affairs and Business Development

The OXLO identity and the 22.july terrorist attackDiversity and tolerance ingrained into the city’s identity

A new sense of belonging