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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The Treaty of Rome, signed on March 25, 1957, brought together six European countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) to work towards integration and economic growth and created a prototype of the European Union as we know it today. But here we are 60 years later, and the question of…
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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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