About us

So what's Rhiz.eu?

An intercultural meeting place developed to give its members an easy and fun environment for communicating and collaborating with each other. It takes its name from a botanical term, rhizome, meaning ‘a usually underground, horizontal stem of a plant that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes’ (Wikipedia): the term is used metaphorically in the social sciences and new media to describe social structures that are non-hierarchical, non-centralised, self-regulating, and formed peer-to-peer. Rhiz.eu was created by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF).

What's the ECF?

An Amsterdam-based foundation that stimulates and promotes cultural cooperation and strong cultural policies across the broader Europe and its neighbouring regions. You can find out more about us by visiting our profile on Rhiz.eu and our website.

How do you reach us?
European Cultural Foundation
Jan van Goyenkade 5
NL - 1075 HN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
t +31-20-57 33 868
f +31-20-675 2231

Why did the ECF create Rhiz.eu?

The ECF celebrates the cultural richness and diversity in and around Europe. Rhiz.eu is one of the activities developed as part of our focus on diversity in the lead-up to (but going beyond) the 2008 European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. It is a trans-European project that aims to be an interesting artistic project in itself while acting as a bridge between communities. We expect to gather loads of profiles, stories, project info – and to have vivid discussions.

Disclaimer - Please Note!

You are responsible for the accuracy of your content. The ECF will not take any responsibility for inaccuracies or any damage caused because of what is uploaded on Rhiz.eu by its users.

Copyright remains with you. You can choose, from the Creative Commons licenses, the way in which others may use your content. By uploading content to this website, you agree that the ECF can include samples of it (photos, quotes, etc.) in our publicity for Rhiz.eu. We will always credit you when we do this.

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