World Refugee Day: Celebrating Strength and Solidarity Every year on June 20, the world comes together to celebrate World Refugee Day—a day dedicated to honoring the resilience and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home countries due to conflict or persecution. This global observance sheds light on the rights, needs, and… Read more »
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Day of Action to Mark the third Anniversary of Family Migration Rules
This 9th of July is the third anniversary of family migration rules, which have impacted thousands of families across the UK. MRN will be joining other activists and organisations in marking the day by organisins a meeting in Parliament.Below is a list of planned activities for 9th July If you would like to attend the… Read more »
International Summer School in Forced Migration
The International Summer School in Forced Migration fosters dialogue between academics, practitioners and policymakers working to improve the situation of refugees and forced migrants.The Summer School offers an intensive, interdisciplinary and participative approach to the study of forced migration. It aims to enable people working with refugees and other forced migrants to reflect critically on… Read more »
Insert, Driving Slowly, Holding Distance, Carpooling or Speeding?
The Event includes a debate focussing on integration as a common process and the question where people need to integrate. The new integration policy document of Rotterdam will be the basis of the dicussion.Ruben Gowricharn (Professor of Social Cohesion and Transnational Studies at Tilburg University) and Ireen van der Lem (project Opzoomer Mee) will participate… Read more »
12th IMISCOE Conference Rights, Democracy and Migration
Undocumented migrants – including illegal”, overstayers, rejected applicants for asylum, non-registered EU-migrants, or formerly “regular” migrants – are typically marginal to the rights and service provision of receiving societies, although with strong variations across and within them. Their claims and needs are often addressed, if at all, by grassroots civil society initiative and through their… Read more »
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Picum General Assembly 2015
A Boat to the Europeen Parliament – Ferry Not Frontex
In protest against continued deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean due to the fatal policies of Fortress Europe, the Strasbourg-based campaign group Collectif pour une autre politique migratoire will sail a boat down the Rhine past the European Parliament building and the seat of the European Court of Human Rights.Time: 16.30
Transforming the Immigration System and Recruiting Non-UK Nationals
With immigration now one of the most important issues facing Britain, this timely symposium provides an opportunity for policy makers, local authorities, HR/recruitment officers and advisers, legal professionals and other key stakeholders to understand the current immigration landscape and its impact on vetting and recruiting non-UK workers and students. Participants will also gain a valuable… Read more »
Overcome All Borders: UNITED Against Intolerance
This conference will focus on the intolerance migrants face in Europe with an emphasis on the scapegoating reaction to migration at Southern European borders. The aim of this conference is to create ideas, vision, and strategies to counter this intolerance and the lack of a strong and humane political vision.