Participation fee: freeThere will be speakers from the Scottish Guardianship Service, British Red Cross, Scottish Refugee Council, and Freedom from Torture, as well as the universities of Glasgow, Manchester, and Melbourne. From 3 to 5pm there will be a public talk by Prof Joy Damousi of the University of Melbourne, followed by comments from Glasgow-based… Read more »
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Child refugees, past and present.
Participation fee: freeThey will be running a knowledge exchange workshop for practitioners and researchers working with child refugees. There will be speakers from the Scottish Guardianship Service, British Red Cross, Scottish Refugee Council, and Freedom from Torture, as well as the universities of Glasgow, Manchester, and Melbourne. From 3 to 5pm there will be a… Read more »
Call me by my name: Stories from Calais and beyond
Call me by my name: stories from Calais and beyond is a multimedia exhibition, taking place in a momentous month that sees both the EU referendum and Refugee Week. It explores the complexity and human stories behind the current migration crisis, with a particular focus on the Calais camp.The exhibition features compelling works by established… Read more »
Afghan Hazaras’ Responses to the Asylum Seeker Debate in the Australian Media
This presentation is based on the preliminary findings of a research project into the intersection between dominant and marginalised Australian narratives on asylum. The background to this research project is the observation that the issue of asylum is highly politicised in Australia and dominated by the two major political parties and mainstream media while asylum… Read more »
The Rights of Uyghur Refugees: Past & Present Challenges
Rethinking detention in Europe. What are the alternatives?
The current refugee crisis and the necessity to manage and reduce the flows into the EU has generated a range of EU policy, legislative and operational responses. The implementation of new approaches in an emergency context, like the establishment of “hotspots” and the EU-Turkey agreement, have both raised concerns about the use of detention as… Read more »
Reception and integration of refugees: cities on the frontline
In the past year, hundreds of thousands of refugees have entered Europe; many of them have been received and were later housed in cities. But despite cities’ frontline role in receiving and integrating migrants, the public discourse does not always acknowledge this. This EPC Policy Dialogue addressed the role of cities in the implementation of… Read more »
GRAMNet Refugee Campaigns Day
The GRAMNet Refugee Campaigns Day will bring together students and organisations working with refugee issues. The Campaigns Day will give the opportunity to learn about the issues surrounding refugees, develop campaigning skills, and meet and share ideas with students and organisations from all over Scotland.Participation fee: free Time: 10:30 – 16:00
Refugees Crises Yesterday and Today: the Role of Righteous and the History of the Pentcho Boat
The 4th edition of the European Day of Righteous will focus on the differences and similarities between WW2 refugees crises when thousands of Jews had to leave their home and it focuses also on today refugees crises. Jaro Ríkák will present the history of the Pentcho boat by which hundreds of Jews tried to reach… Read more »
International Conference of Refugees and Migrants
This self-organized conference aims at empowering existing and developing new networks of refugees as well as creating the possibility to analyze the current situation in Germany and Europe. For three days, refugees, migrants, supporters and activists with different backgrounds will discuss, network and share their knowledge. Issues that will be addressed at the conference include:-… Read more »
