By James Martin and James E. Samels. Now that the dust is beginning to settle from the political tsunami created by the campaign vitriol, many folks in the education community are ready to challenge the subliminal messages of building the wall, deporting the immigrants, and removing the safety nets that support the Nation’s underserved Latino populations. More...
Teaching in Diversity is the title of the ECMI’s new project to be launched in December 2016. The two-year long project is funded by the European Commission within a framework of its Erasmus+ programme and will be implemented together with ten different partners from eight European states. More...
The impact of the European norms, standards and policies of minority rights protection on the countries of Central Eastern Europe and in the states of the former Soviet Union have been intensely studied. However, the institutional dynamics inherited from the Soviet nationalities policies have barely been in a focus of interest. More...
Public media is a crucial factor for enabling pluralism and inter-cultural dialogue, for increasing the levels of tolerance towards and understanding of diversity, and for encouraging inter-community cooperation. In the same time, media could become a tool for manipulation, for increasing the levels of distrust and xenophobia, for challenging societal achievements and the peaceful coexistence within a multicultural society. More...
As part of Germany’s chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016, the High Commissioner on National Minorities has tasked the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) with conducting a study highlighting the abilities of diverse ethnic groups and minorities (including national, linguistic, religious, cultural and similar) as bridge-builders and agents of reconciliation between states. More...
From the 1st to the 3rd December 2016, Udine (capital of the Friuli-region in Italy) will host an important European Festival of performing arts in European minority languages. Directors, musicians, writers, actors, singers will meet you there. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. For the first time in its almost 200-year history, the University of Alabama will allow a Jewish student group to display a menorah on campus during the Chanukah season, December 24 through January 1. This new seasonal display demonstrates the University’s desire to create a campus life that embodies collaboration, collegiality, respect, and a culture of inclusivity. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Many college campuses have reacted to Donald Trump’s election with shock and angst. Professors and students are wondering how the rest of the country could be so different from them. The more introspective are asking: What can we do. More...
Afin de faire connaître la grande variété et diversité des métiers des industries textile et de l'habillement, La Fabrique, école des métiers de la mode et de la décoration créée il y a 3 ans par la Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Paris, a organisé, le 7 décembre, un forum en lien avec les fédérations professionnelles, Pôle emploi ... Le secteur, pour pallier les départs à la retraite, doit recruter près de 10 000 personnes.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Mode.-Des-initiatives-pour-mieux-faire-connaitre-la-diversite-des-metiers-du-textile-et-de-l-habillement
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The spate of racialized attacks on college campuses after the election are, in some ways, the flip side of the protests that sprung up across the country starting last fall. Then, students of color called for their schools to develop more inclusive climates—with big stories breaking from campuses like the University of Missouri and Princeton—and pressed elite institutions to confront the racist histories of the leaders they enshrine. Such activism took place on campuses that don’t have such high profiles, too. More...
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