As part of the project INTEGRA - Integration of Third-country Nationals Through Urban Partnerships, the Croatian partner Centar za mir is running an online campaign, part of which includes presenting preserved parts of the old civilizations through architecture and history. In focus March 19 is the city of Palmyra in Syria.
Palmyra is an ancient desert city, also mentioned in the Bible (called Tadmor), built by the King of Judea, Solomon, son of David. The free city of Palmyra was founded in the 3rd century BC and became an important traffic hub. In 1980 it was admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage list, but unfortunately, Palmyra has been greatly affected by the war in the past years.
Sofia INTEGRA project partners and the Stakeholder Integration Group invited media representatives, Sofia Municipality officials, members of migrant organizations, designers and communication experts for a one-day local stakeholder consultation meeting on March 15, 2019. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the information and advocacy INTEGRA campaign - the thematic content of the information materials and creative tools, and the most effective ways of engaging citizens and migrants in the campaign.
Thematic creative teams were established to develop several different types of information materials and tools: leaflets, video, online instruments, as well as to identify and test suitable campaign messages.
Consultation meeting participants also brainstormed on policy recommendations and information materials for the upcoming INTEGRA briefing in Brussels on June 11, 2019.
