On 23 April The AIRE Centre will bring together lawyers, academics and voluntary organisations at a conference to share experiences and brainstorm ideas on the topic of homeless EU migrants in London.The event will focus on the legality of removing homeless EU nationals to their home countries and creating innovative European law-based solutions to counteract… Read more »
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Whose Story is it Anyway?
Participation fee: 5 GBPWriters discuss the representation of refugees in novels and plays. What ethical questions are involved? Is there a responsibility to represent refugees positively? How do you balance reportage with storytelling? What responsibility, if any, does the creative writer have to represent refugees positively or to tackle negative views? Featured writers: Nadifa Mohamed,… Read more »
Migrants Contribute
On Saturday 28th March there will be a celebratory ‘take over’ of the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre as the Latin American community rises against the increasing levels of racism and xenophobia both in the press and increasingly being used as a political tool. The Latin American community is organizing a celebratory event to highlight… Read more »
Exploring Access to Mental Health Care Services for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Patients
The rising prevalence of mental illness is a growing concern for European societies and access to mental health care one of the top public health priorities. In addition, as more and more people migrate and settle or take refuge in countries (including Scotland) with a dominant language other than their own, the need for interpreting/cultural… Read more »
16th Migration and Human Rights: Perception versus Reality
Target group: studentsThis Conference aims to challenge society’s perception of migration and consider the realities attached to it; from the root causes to the limitations of achieving ‘global’ freedom of movement. What action needs to be taken at national, regional and international levels to combat discrimination and encourage the integration of migrants? What measures can… Read more »
Alternatives to Immigration Detention in the EU
This conference provides a comprehensive understanding of the EU legal framework on alternatives to detention (ATDs) for asylum seekers and migrants and presents a broad range of practices in selected Member States. The results of the research conducted in the framework of the project will be presented by the coordination team and project partners, together… Read more »
Movie Hope
In February the new movie Hope” will be shown in several movie theaters in the Netherlands. It’s about a woman and a man, Hope and Leonard, who try to get to Europe to live in a better future. The movie won the SACD Award and the Grand Golden Rail in Cannes.Mo 2. Feb. 19.00 –… Read more »
