Looking back on the I International Conference on Cultural Diversity and Conflicts in the EU
Following the I International Conference on Cultural Diversity and Conflicts in the European Union, organised by the Human Rights Institute of the University of Valencia as part of the R&D project "Human rights, cultural diversity and conflicts", panel abstracts and pictures are available for perusal. Full-lenght recordings of the presentations are also available in the "video" section (see tab above). The event took place on October 2-3 and was attended by over 50 social workers, academics, psychologists, police officers, activists and students.
Registration opens for the I International Conference on Cultural Diversity and Conflicts in the EU
The I International Conference on Cultural Diversity and Conflicts in the European Union, organised by University of Valencia's Human Rights Institute under the direction of professor Ángeles Solanes, will take place in Valencia (Spain) on October 2-3, 2014. The meeting aims at fostering scientific debate and the exchange of ideas about integration and the equal enjoyment of fundamental rights in contemporary European multicultural societies. All sessions will be open to the public, subject to registration, in the auditorium of the Faculty of Social Sciences (Avinguda Tarongers, 4B).
Ángeles Solanes gives closing speech of intercultural mediation course
Prof. Ángeles Solanes Corella, researcher at the Human Rights Institute of Valencia University, will give the closing speech of a specialised course on intercultural mediation and diversity management in the Valencian Community. The open and free conference will take place on 26 June at 6:30 pm, in the auditorium of the Social Science Faculty (avenida de los Naranjos, 4B). It will discuss different strategies for the management of cultural diversity from the perspective of conflict prevention and respect for human rights.
The course on intercultural mediation and diversity management in the Valencian Community is run by Albert Mora and Rafael Aliena within the diploma on migration and citizenship offered by the University of Valencia. During the last few months, it has trained over 40 professionals in the field of social intervention with immigrants.
Albert Mora interviewed on Gandía immigration
Albert Mora, professor of sociology at University of Valencia, was interviewed by Radio SER in Gandía during the Integration and interculturalism Conference held on 30 May. On this occasion, he highlighted some of the upcoming challenges for sustained social cohesion in the municipality and criticised the local administration's discriminatory registration practices.
Click here to listen to the full interview (8 minutes)
