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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In April 2024, participants from our Erasmus+ Youth Project “Digital Storytelling for Active Citizenship: Empowering Youth Through Migration Narratives” gathered in Berlin for a hands-on workshop exploring media techniques such as interviewing, filming, and editing.
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In late February, Migration Matters held a ‘Mediatization of Migration’ workshop at Radboud University. Thirty students explored how media framing affects perceptions of migration and migrants. Highlighting diverse perspectives and storytelling formats, the workshop aimed to equip students with tools to create counter-narratives and foster inclusive dialogue.
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In February 2024, we conducted a media training aimed at amplifying the voices of forcibly displaced people in the media. Organized by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), this event brought together 20 CSOs from around the world to develop new communication and advocacy tools.
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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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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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We are proud to announce our partnership with the Teaching Immigration in European Schools (TIES) project, bringing nuanced migration perspectives to European high schools. Our video content is featured in TIES interactive modules, including “Climate Change & Migration”, and are available in six languages.
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Migration Matters and WZB conducted a workshop for Berlin high school students on identity, integration, and immigration in Germany as part of the “Forschung trifft Schule” (“Research meets school”) workshop series.
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Migration Matters led a seminar on cross-disciplinary practices in communicating migration research for students from the University of Johannesburg’s Sociology department as part of their Digital Migration Studies seminar series.
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Migration Matters led a film screening and discussion with academics and students at Uppsala University on the potential of digital storytelling for shifting migration narratives and communicating migration research.
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The ‘Action Against Hate’ screening in London earlier this month explored the theme of ‘Diversity and Religion’ through artwork and films made by artists and video makers from across Europe, including a Migration Matters video.
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