20.06.2017 World Refugee Day in Slovenia
On 19 June, the Peace Institute:
--implemented workshops on migration, refugees, integration, challenges refugees and migrants are facing in Slovenia and on hate speech, at Ekonomska šola Ljubljana high school. Around 40 students aged 15-16 participated and learned about concrete personal experiences of three asylum seekers and one beneficiary of international protection living in Slovenia. All four guests were very eager to share their stories and students were very curious since this was the first time they actually met asylum seekers/refugees in person. Students agreed these kinds of workshops are very needed as they help to break stereotypes.
--carried out film screening, round table discussion and an entertaining evening program within the Festival of Migrant Film which took place in Slovenia on 15-20 June. First, five short documentary films on social and solidary economy were shown, all of them in some way relating to migration. Then a round table discussion followed and at the end we had international dinner prepared by asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, and an entertainment / music program prepared by a refugee from Iran.
On 20 June, the Peace Institute:
--implemented workshops on migration, refugees, integration and challenges refugees and migrants are facing in Slovenia, at Šolski center Kranj high school. Around 20 students aged 15-17 participated and learned about concrete personal experiences of two asylum seekers and one migrant living in Slovenia. All three guests were very eager to share their stories and students were very curious since this was the first time they actually met asylum seekers/refugees or migrants coming from outside of Europe in person. Students agreed these kinds of workshops are very needed as they help to break stereotypes.
--co-organized a discussion on media and propaganda on refugees within the Festival of Migrant Film organized by Slovene philanthropy. During the discussion, which took place on the World Refugee Day at ZRC Atrium, we looked for an alternative to security discourse and political propaganda, supported by the often one-sided and inadequate media coverage. We discussed how to address various myths and stereotypes that surround contemporary migration; we discussed the realities of journalists who report on refugees; we wondered about what action to take against the spread of hatred, as well as what are the possibilities for independent, ethical and quality media coverage.
--implemented workshops on migration, refugees, integration, challenges refugees and migrants are facing in Slovenia and on hate speech, at Ekonomska šola Ljubljana high school. Around 40 students aged 15-16 participated and learned about concrete personal experiences of three asylum seekers and one beneficiary of international protection living in Slovenia. All four guests were very eager to share their stories and students were very curious since this was the first time they actually met asylum seekers/refugees in person. Students agreed these kinds of workshops are very needed as they help to break stereotypes.
--carried out film screening, round table discussion and an entertaining evening program within the Festival of Migrant Film which took place in Slovenia on 15-20 June. First, five short documentary films on social and solidary economy were shown, all of them in some way relating to migration. Then a round table discussion followed and at the end we had international dinner prepared by asylum seekers and refugees from Syria, Iran and Afghanistan, and an entertainment / music program prepared by a refugee from Iran.
On 20 June, the Peace Institute:
--implemented workshops on migration, refugees, integration and challenges refugees and migrants are facing in Slovenia, at Šolski center Kranj high school. Around 20 students aged 15-17 participated and learned about concrete personal experiences of two asylum seekers and one migrant living in Slovenia. All three guests were very eager to share their stories and students were very curious since this was the first time they actually met asylum seekers/refugees or migrants coming from outside of Europe in person. Students agreed these kinds of workshops are very needed as they help to break stereotypes.
--co-organized a discussion on media and propaganda on refugees within the Festival of Migrant Film organized by Slovene philanthropy. During the discussion, which took place on the World Refugee Day at ZRC Atrium, we looked for an alternative to security discourse and political propaganda, supported by the often one-sided and inadequate media coverage. We discussed how to address various myths and stereotypes that surround contemporary migration; we discussed the realities of journalists who report on refugees; we wondered about what action to take against the spread of hatred, as well as what are the possibilities for independent, ethical and quality media coverage.