INTEGRA IN MAY 2019

1st – 31st of May – Integration Centre of Prague realises a brief audiovisual PhotoVoice online campaign, introducing selected PhotoVoice authors and the way they see integration in Prague. They also serve as an invitation for people to go and see the actual PhotoVoice exhibition, which will be presented at the Integration Centre Prague until May 24th.
1st – 31st of May – Sofia Development Association takes part in a survey about the needs of asylum seekers and those who have received one. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees initiates the survey.
1st – 31st of May - ETP Slovakia – Centre for Sustainable Development works on the development of the Map of foreigners - Colourful Kosice. It is a map including not only restaurants owned by migrants/cultural institutions connected to migrants/organizations of minorities/embassies, but also short personal stories of TCN. It is an art piece, because it is being created by professional graphical designers and artists (local influencers), who are publishing such maps of Kosice as a series.
3th of May – Research Centre on Security and Crime (RISCC), Rubano discusses the results of INTEGRA project with the social entrerprise “Cooperativa Nuovo Villaggio”, which is working on integration of migrants in local communities and on helping them in housing issues.
08th of May – Sofia Development Association visits an Integration centre “St.Anna” where distributes informational materials about Sofia Municipality services to third-country nationals.
08th of May - Centre for Peace – Osijek presents online information campaign “ Known immigrants ”. The organization publishes interesting stories about famous immigrants as a reminder of their contributions to their new countries; Joseph Pulitzer (Hungary, 10.4.1847- USA, 29.10.1911.), He came to US from Hungary at the age of 17. He was a soldier, waiter, stable boy, journalist, newspaper editor and congressman but he is best known for Pulitzer Prize, which is given each year to the best journalists, writers and photographers.
16th of May - Centre for Peace - Osijek introduces and shows Architecture and history Presentation of old civilizations from immigrant’s area through architecture and it´s long history. Production of viral material with suitable photo of architectural structure and description
with historic info.
21st of May - Centre for Peace -Osijek presents online campaign: Learning Arabic words - Arabic is a macrolanguage that has 30 modern varieties or dialects.We will learn simple words like good morning, good day ect. Production of viral material with words in several languages and pronunciation.
21st of May - Sofia Development Association visits an Integration centre of State Agency for Refugees 0where distributes informational materials about Sofia Municipality services to third-country nationals.
22nd of May – Sofia Development Association conducts a broadcasting on Sofia university radio (Radio Alma Alter). The topic of the conversation is “Third country nationals who came in Bulgaria for educational reasons”. Participants in the transmission are two students and one university lecturer from Russia and America.
28th of May - Integration Centre of Prague organizes a vernisage of an INTEGRA exhibition at the Czech Senate. The exhibition consists of the PhotoVoice audiovisual exhibition (Integration of foreigners through the eyes of Praguers) as well as presentation of the work and successes of the main NGOs working in the field of integration of foreigners in Prague (including Integration Centre Prague). The exhibition is intended mainly for the Czech senators and other politicians as well as the city representatives in order to spread awareness about the importance of the work done by the NGOs in the field of integration as well as to mediate the migration and integration experience of foreigners living in Praugue (throught the PhotoVoice outputs). The vernisage is be accompanied by ethnic catering as well as live music. The exhibition stays in the Senate until June 10th.
30th of May - Centre for Peace - Osijek presents online campaign: Cartoon with words in which they are pointing out same words in Croatian and Arab languages. It also includes a comic book slides that show same words on both languages.
