The Europe we are living in today is very complex and it is striving with challenges which have global dimension and cannot be tackled by the local communities or even national states alone.
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Urban fragmentation, socio-spatial exclusion of the most vulnerable residents, and stigmatization of the areas where they live are at the roots of the problem. New physical and symbolic boundaries are being erected within European cities at its internal and external borders, fuelled by growing xenophobia, intolerance and discriminations.
To address these challenges, ALDA together with its partners have worked closely to combat stigmatisation of migrants and build counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in targeted cities, as well as debate on the future of Europe within the Project network and the citizenship at large.
The ‘Urban Regeneration: European Network of Towns (URGENT)’ project is funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme and started in September 2016. Being now close to the project completion, the thirteen project partners can already put forward the good practices and experience accumulated throughout the international seminars and work at the local level, which have been implemented so far.
The project methodology allowed eleven cities to develop territorial analyses and familiarise with the local migration issues. Based on the identified local needs, each partner has launched a consultation process to develop a pilot project and further implement it in their cities.
The three international seminars allowed the participants not only to exchange knowledge and experience on socio-spatial inclusion but also to develop a network capable to put forward position papers and recommendation on the addressed issue.
Project partners are meeting in Athens on 30 May -1 June to share the results of the pilot projects and to conclude the project. During the last international seminar, the partners will develop city manifestos to build a common understanding about interculturalism, social inclusion, integration of migrants. The project results will be valorised in a handbook collecting the experiences of the enactment that overcome stereotypes about immigrants and build counter narratives.
ALDA invites all interested stakeholders to join our work on fostering social inclusion of migrants and vulnerable groups at the local level and to make urban spaces a better place to live in.
The solutions are at local level, in our every day practices!
The Europe we are living in today is very complex and it is striving with challenges which have global dimension and cannot be tackled by the local communities or even national states alone.
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Urban fragmentation, socio-spatial exclusion of the most vulnerable residents, and stigmatization of the areas where they live are at the roots of the problem. New physical and symbolic boundaries are being erected within European cities at its internal and external borders, fuelled by growing xenophobia, intolerance and discriminations.
To address these challenges, ALDA together with its partners have worked closely to combat stigmatisation of migrants and build counter narratives to foster intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding in targeted cities, as well as debate on the future of Europe within the Project network and the citizenship at large.
The ‘Urban Regeneration: European Network of Towns (URGENT)’ project is funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme and started in September 2016. Being now close to the project completion, the thirteen project partners can already put forward the good practices and experience accumulated throughout the international seminars and work at the local level, which have been implemented so far.
The project methodology allowed eleven cities to develop territorial analyses and familiarise with the local migration issues. Based on the identified local needs, each partner has launched a consultation process to develop a pilot project and further implement it in their cities.
The three international seminars allowed the participants not only to exchange knowledge and experience on socio-spatial inclusion but also to develop a network capable to put forward position papers and recommendation on the addressed issue.
Project partners are meeting in Athens on 30 May -1 June to share the results of the pilot projects and to conclude the project. During the last international seminar, the partners will develop city manifestos to build a common understanding about interculturalism, social inclusion, integration of migrants. The project results will be valorised in a handbook collecting the experiences of the enactment that overcome stereotypes about immigrants and build counter narratives.
ALDA invites all interested stakeholders to join our work on fostering social inclusion of migrants and vulnerable groups at the local level and to make urban spaces a better place to live in.
The solutions are at local level, in our every day practices!