Cities of Migration

Thank you! Berlin welcomed participants from over 120 cities in 35 countries to the Cities of Migration Conference last month for 3 short days brimful of ideas, debate, conversations, questions and laughter. Issues ranged from the “collective ecstasy” of sport in the fight against racism to ‘fun and functional’ city-building strategies for inclusion. We talked about harbour cities, rust-belt cities, welcoming cities, and suburban cities. Let these photos speak for themselves! See gallery.

Migrants don’t just go to Germany, Denmark or Great Britain but quite specifically to Berlin, Copenhagen and London, said Mekonnen Mesghena of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, our co-host at the 2014 Cities of Migration Conference in Berlin. Read More.

With various studies conducted over the past few years indicating that language is an enormous barrier for many newcomers when accessing healthcare, iamsick.ca, a Canadian social enterprise has come up with a solution to bridge the gap through web and mobile technology. Read More.

A round-up of activities initiated by Cities of Migration, its partners and related networks. Read more.

On June 5, 2014, join the Mayors Panel on Re-imagining the City and the Big Debate: Beautiful Game? Or Racist Quagmire? live from Berlin.Read More.

Learn about initiatives in Auckland and Halifax that recognize the potential of international students to meet local labour needs and strengthen emerging talent pools. What can smart cities and local institutions do to recruit and retain these promising young people and global citizens?Read More.

International policy experts analyze innovative local practices and discuss the role that municipal governments and other local actors can – and should – play in shaping immigration and integration policy.Read More.

Good Ideas from Successful Cities: Municipal Leadership on Immigrant Integration. Read More.

Join local government and community leaders, practitioners, experts, activists and policy-makers for a dynamic 3-day event that explores the practical realities and opportunities created by today's hyper-diversity. Learn how we can work together to set a prosperity agenda for cities. Learn more

In the frame of the Berlin project Vielfalt entscheidet, the European Partnership Diversity in Leadership and on the occasion of the Second Germany Diversity Day the public session will focus on issues of diversity in leadership, intercultural innovations and the replication of good ideas. Panel Discussion: Majority White Populations in Europe on the Margins (June 4). Presented by Open Society Initiative for Europe, in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada to Germany and the Maytree FoundationLearn more

Presented by Open Society Initiative for Europe, in cooperation with the Embassy of Canada to Germany and the Maytree Foundation. Exclusion is not only a problem for minorities; those who identify themselves as belonging to the “ethnic” or “religious” majority population can also suffer political, economic, social and cultural exclusion. At Home in Europe will soon publish research reports from six European cities, examining the experiences of these communities at the local levelLearn more