Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Venue: Sant Pau Art Nouveau Site, Barcelona, Spain
Cities of Welcome, Cities of Transit Conference is organised by UNU-GCM, in collaboration with openDemocracy and the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).
As migration has become a major issue of debate within Europe, with divergent policies across states and major efforts by local governments to accommodate those who arrive, cities come to the fore as major actors in the reception, relocation and integration of refugees and migrants. Across Europe, political arguments and differences have arisen over migration. In such a context, transformative and cooperative models of welcome for new arrivals and people in transit become ever more important. Cities of Welcome, Cities of Transit is a conference that seeks to bring together academics, practitioners, policy makers and activists in order to exchange insights, extend networks and produce recommendations for the safe and orderly governance of migration in ways that foreground human dignity.
9:00-9:45 ‒ Registration
9:45-10:30 ‒ Formal Opening
10:30-11:30 ‒ Framing Addresses
11:30-13:00 ‒ Session 1: Cities of Welcome
13:00-13:15 ‒ Group photo
13:30-15:00 ‒ Lunch
15:00-17:30 ‒ Session 2: Cities of Welcome and Rejection
17:30-18:00 ‒ Break
18:00-20:00 ‒ Film Screening: Welcome to Italy
10:00-13:00 ‒ Session 3: The EU, Turkey, and human rights
13:00-13:30 ‒ Project Presentation: Barcelona, City of Welcome
15:00-16:45 ‒ Session 4: Cities of Transit
16:45- 17:00 ‒ Closing Remarks
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Registration closes 8 July 2016.
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