Hola y bienvenido! Cities of Migration se complace en anunciar que su sitio está ahora disponible en español.

This month, Cities of Migration welcomes a new partner, the Barcelona-based Fundación Bertelsmann and its ambitious new program to promote good immigrant integration practice in cities in Spain. Spanish speakers can now explore the Cities of Migration website, en español, whether they are in Madrid, Miami or Los Angeles. Our readers can look forward to more Good Ideas from urban Spain like our recent profile of Barcelona Activa and its ODAME program,  or the community-based energy of Tot Raval.

Cities talking to other cities is an important part of learning how to improve integration outcomes at home and create a vibrant urban culture. Whether it’s about business incubation in Helsinki and Antwerp or crossing cultural divides in city classrooms and sporting fields, it’s what Cities of Migration is all about.

This month we talk to Irene Guidikova, Council of Europe and Intercultural Cities about her work with eleven of Europe’s new immigrant gateway cities, including smaller and medium-size regional centres like Oslo and Neukoln. These “intercultural champions” understand diversity as an advantage and are piloting strategies and developing policies that use the talents of all their citizens and make migration a benefit for everybody. We will be keeping our eye on this rich source of ideas about urban success.

For more on the growing role of gateway cities in transforming the immigrant experience, join us on May 19th for a webinar discussion on Local Gateways to Citizenship, with new Good Ideas from the cities of Fort Wayne and Oslo (co-hosted by the National League of Cities).