Prof. Frédéric Giraut addressed the invisibility of minority place names in public spaces and inclusive toponomy policies. He noted that minority place names include vernacular, Indigenous, regional, and community-derived names that reflect memory and identity, closely linked to issues related to colonization and gender. He underlined that progress includes multilingual signage, decolonization, feminization of street names, and initiatives like postapartheid South Africa’s participatory renaming projects. Yet, challenges persist, such as toponymic cleansing, the hegemony of majority languages, and homogenization through translation and standardization. Prof. Giraut addressed the opportunities presented by digital maps to promote alternative toponymy via platforms like Google Maps and collaborative tools. He recommended to adopt a charter of inclusive toponymic rights, involving digital cartography actors, and to create participatory vernacular inventories to complement official records and affirm the principle of toponymic non-hegemony in public spaces. Interactive Dialogue In the interactive dialogue, participants raised numerous concerns related to minority issues and presented various initiatives. The issues raised included that, in many parts of the world, persons belonging to minorities experience killings, torture, persecution, (intersectional) discrimination and hate speech. They face assimilation policies leading to discrimination, erasure of their culture and history, misrepresentation, and violations of their right to use their language. The participants emphasized the link between colonisation and under-representation of persons belonging to minorities. They also underlined that the history of minorities is often erased from education textbooks and that places of worship should be available in public spaces. They noted that persons belonging to minorities are hindered from participating in decisions regarding representations in public spaces. The participants presented initiatives to protect the religion, language, traditions, and cultural heritage of minority groups, highlighting that representations in public spaces are key for the identity of persons belonging to minorities. They noted the need to develop school materials and curriculum reflecting the existence and history of minorities, to teach minority histories and addressing past injustices, as well as to provide specific support for internally displaced and migrant children. The role of civil society, opportunities offered by new technologies, as well as the effective participation of minorities, including through selfrepresentation, were of particular concern during the discussions. Examples of collaborative initiatives to promote the collective well-being were shared, as well as projects upholding minority contributions to society through art to create inclusive societies and reduce stereotypes. Several participants underlined their work toward the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage and its significance for social cohesion. At the international level, participants advocated for the adoption of international instruments protecting minority rights. 6