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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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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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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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 Matters, WZB, and “Climate Adam” conducted two workshops for Berlin high school students on reasons for migration and climate-induced migration.
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In February 2024, Migration Matters presented the organization’s work to local authority integration officers at a DeZIM event. They also discussed what the public discourse on migration looks like and how migration is best communicated.
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Migration Matters and WZB conducted a workshop for Berlin high school students on integration and belonging as part of the “Forschung trifft Schule” (“Research meets school”) workshop series.
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December 2023 marked the exciting kick-off of the Erasmus+ Youth Project ‘Digital Storytelling for Active Citizenship’, a collaboration between Migration Matters and Cooperative 3E, aimed at empowering youth to explore migration narratives through digital storytelling.
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Migration Matters and WZB conducted a workshop for Berlin high school students on diversity, migration, and racism as part of the “Forschung trifft Schule” (“Research meets school”) workshop series.
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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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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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