We were invited by the German Federal Foreign Office to present at the 13th International Diplomats Programme. Our presentation focused on Germany as an immigration country and Migration Matters in addressing polarizing migration narratives.
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At IL KINO Berlin, we celebrated the culmination of our three-year ‘I Am European’ project with engaging film screenings and a dynamic panel discussion. Commemorating the 5th anniversary of our ‘Rethinking Us & Them’ series, a popular MOOC on the iversity platform, we explored integration and diversity in Germany today. The evening featured insightful screenings from our series and a panel with speakers like Hafiza Hamoud, Chiponda Chimbelu, Mine Nang, and Dr. Jihad Alabdullah, moderated by Sophia Burton
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We recently hosted a screening and discussion event in collaboration with Give Something Back to Berlin, featuring documentary shorts from the “Migrant Lives in Pandemic Times” project. This series, created by Migration Matters and CERC Migration, highlights the resilience of migrants during Covid-19 through personal stories from Berlin, Johannesburg, Singapore, and more.
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Young journalists from Poland and Germany attended a four-day workshop in Berlin on ethical reporting of migration and diversity. Organized by Migration Matters and the Center for Citizenship Education under the I Am European (IAE) project, the event emphasized the importance of ethical journalism and fostered collaboration among young journalists.
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“I Am European”: Migration Stories & Facts for the 21st Century is a European Commission funded project that aims to raise awareness about migration issues among youth and multipliers in Europe.
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Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange empowers youth in Europe and the Southern Mediterranean with meaningful online intercultural experiences, enhancing education through Virtual Exchanges. This initiative fosters intercultural dialogue, employability, and citizenship, engaging young people aged 18-30 in a safe online community.
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In this collaboration with Latvia’s think-tank Providus, we brought Migration Matters content to around 100 high schools across Latvia. This project, led by Providus’ senior policy analyst Agnese Lace, includes a comprehensive manual for teachers, lesson plans, and on-site workshops to equip educators with the tools they need to bring balanced discussions about migration into the classroom.
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Migration Matters produced a Massive Open Online Course on integration and diversity as part of the Advocate Europe grant.
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Trusting experts is easier to do when we feel like we can relate to them, when they are more accessible and closer to our level of thinking. This doesn’t mean that we wish them to be at our level of expertise, because why then would we need experts?
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Since the summer of 2016, a lot has been written about the fact that the term “refugee crisis” – used constantly in the media and politics – suggests that Europe is receiving unprecedented numbers of refugees. We know it is not.
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This past February, we set out on a blisteringly cold day to conduct a survey on the streets of Berlin. Here’s what a very international group of passers-by had to say about their concerns on migration and the refugee crisis. Watch to find our their responses!
Read MoreWhy do we need better, more nuanced information on migration? Because of negative and implicit bias. It’s pervasive, and it’s normal. We founded Migration Matters to counteract the misinformation on immigrants and refugees that we encounter on a daily basis.
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