Migration Locally and Globally guest lecture and transatlantic panel discussion

We warmly welcome you to participate in the guest lecture and panel discussion about the migration policies and practices in Europe and the US.

Programme:

14:00 – 14:45: Guest lecture: Migration Policy Index: A comparison of Integration policies across the world

Thomas Huddleston, Migration Policy Group, Brussels

14:45 – 15:00: Break

15:00 – 16:30: Transatlantic Panel Discussion: Migrants reshaping integration practices in Europe and the US

Teresa Buczkowska, Integration manager, Immigrant Council of Ireland

Anila Noor, Policy advisor on Diversity, Integration & Gender Inclusion, Member of the European Commission’s  Expert Group on the Views of Migrants in the field of Migration, Asylum & Integration

Moussa Sangare, President and Coordinator of Ivorian Community of Greece,  Board Member of the Greek Forum of Refugees and Board Member of the Platform of International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)

Melis Ari, Transatlantic Migrant Democracy Dialogue (TMDD) Leadership Team member, Community organizer Finland

Nicole Melaku, Executive director, National Partnership for New Americans

More information

Time: Friday 11^th August 2021 at 14:00-16.30 EET (Finland)

Platform: ZOOM. The link will be sent to confirm the registration.

Registration: LINK TO REGISTRATION FORM

The event is organised as part of the course Migration Locally and Globally at Diaconia University of Applied sciences.

For more information, please get in touch with Margarita Sakilayan-Latvala, Lecturer of Social Services, email margarita.sakilayan-latvala@diak.fi.