I Get You – Conference Programme

09 November 2017

I GET YOU

Refugees and Citizens Together Against Racism and Xenophobia

Thursday 7 December 2017

14:30 – 18:00

Silversquare Europe, Square de Meeûs 35, Brussels

Panel 1: Community Building Initiatives Create New Synergies

Chair: Tamim Nashed, Policy Officer Refugee Inclusion, ECRE

  • Elisabeth Razesberger, JRS Belgium
  • Ali, Syrian refugee from Romania
  • Udo Enwereuzor, Senior Adviser on Migration, Minorities and Rights of Citizenship in COSPE
  • Louisa, co-founder and volunteer with Welt_Raum Germany

Panel 2: Future Challenges: Citizen Engagement vs. Government Intervention

Chair: Peter O’Sullivan, Resettlement Officer to UNHCR’s Bureau for Europe

  • Chiara Peri , Centro Astalli / JRS Italy
  • Chiara Marchetti, University of Milan, Department of Sociology
  • Giulia Andreoli, Protection System for Asylum Seekers and Refugees (SPRAR), Italy
  • Nuria Diez Guardia, European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs

Networking Reception and Campaign Video Screenings

To register to attend please click here