Ukrainian refugees and local administration came together in Dahme-Spreewald to exchange experiences, address shared challenges, and explore practical solutions for integration. Migration Matters contributed with an interactive workshop and will carry these insights forward into future work.
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Our first educational networking event brought together voices from education, civil society, research, and public administration for a critical yet constructive conversation about how migration and diversity narratives shape classrooms, institutions, and the way young people understand themselves and others.
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Who gets to call themselves German?
In a recent workshop with 9th graders in Berlin, we explored how young people understand identity, belonging, and migration. What began with simple associations — passports, language, even stereotypes — quickly developed into a deeper conversation about history, discrimination, and the power to define who belongs.
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FUTUREMIG is an interdisciplinary initiative that brings together researchers, artists, politicians, and civil society partners across four continents to reimagine the future of migration through creative, participatory, and forward-looking approaches to mobility governance.
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The third and final event of the Migration Matters Film & Talk Series in Yorck Kino examined return migration through expert insights and documentary films, highlighting the complex realities that shape decisions to return. The director and protagonist of Distilled joined the event for a panel discussion.
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In late January 2026, Migration Matters joined researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in Antalya, Turkey, for the GAPs Final Conference, a two-day international event examining the politics, practices, and lived realities of return migration.
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Members of the Migration Matters team joined the “Climate Change-Induced Migration” conference at Evangelische Akademie Loccum to explore how climate change shapes human mobility — and how better storytelling and communication can deepen public understanding of this complex relationship.
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Migration Matters hosted the second evening of its Film & Talk Series with the theme STAYING, featuring the award-winning film L’histoire de Souleymane, which tells the story of a Guinean gig worker living in Paris, as well as expert insights into belonging, solidarity, and the conditions that determine who can remain in Europe.
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Migration Matters launched its new Film & Talk Series on October 30 with an evening dedicated to the theme LEAVING. Through the award-winning documentary The Mind Game about a young Afghan’s journey to Belgium, and insights from experts and practitioners, the event explored the realities of flight, resilience, and how we discuss migration today.
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What can people in Germany learn from communities in Senegal about climate migration? How can cities respond to climate-driven mobility? Two of the videos produced by Migration Matters as part of our series on climate change and migration are now included in the permanent exhibition at the newly opened Learning and Remembrance Site Emergency Reception Center Gießen.
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Migration encompasses a broad spectrum of experiences that extend far beyond a mere change of location. Through the Erasmus+ Youth project, “Digital Storytelling for Active Citizenship: Empowering Youth Through Migration Narratives,” 11 participants from Finland and Germany—several of whom are migrants themselves—have harnessed digital storytelling to delve into various aspects of migration. These…
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Renowned climate scientist Dr. Adam Levy, aka ClimateAdam on YouTube, joins our co-founder Sophia Burton in a special collaboration video to explore why the link between climate change and migration is not as straightforward as you might think. Full video available to watch on ClimateAdam’s YouTube channel.
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