Impactful videos and educational resources can only go so far in changing the migration debate - we need meaningful exchanges that can shift perceptions and encourage nuanced dialogue. To this end, we collaborate with partners in a variety of fields so that our resources can enhance workshops, conferences, and programs that bring together diverse groups to share, learn, and connect on migration topics. Whether in a face-to-face or digital setting, our resources are crafted to spark interest and support understanding and dialogue. Our team also actively organizes and leads workshops, film screenings, and discussion events, offering direct engagement opportunities with and around our content.
Film & Talk at the Cinema: ‘Migration Matters’ Film Series
From October 2025, a new series of events in Berlin invites you to see, feel and better understand migration from different perspectives with the help of films. On 3 themed evenings, GETTING – STAYING – RETURNING, exciting migration stories and thematic experts will offer the opportunity to discuss important socio-political issues in the cinema.
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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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Migration Matters together with CERC Migration led an interactive session on multimedia storytelling and alternative modes of knowledge production at the 20th annual IMISCOE conference in July 2023.
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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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Bernadette Klausberger from the Migration Matters team will be a speaker in the “Migration and mobility narratives in the arts” roundtable on May 11. The panel “considers how a creative producer could construct messages of immigrants and immigration that are humanistic, pluralistic, respectful, reliable and thought provoking while also encouraging audiences to embrace critical lenses”.
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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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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 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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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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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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“Research meets school – new perspectives on migration and integration” is a project that expands and strengthens the political education of students on the topics of migration and integration.
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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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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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