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)
Dissemination session on integration and interculturalism in La Safor
Professors Javier de Lucas and Albert Mora Castro will take part in the Session on integration and interculturalism on Friday, 30 March at Gandía International Centre. The event is supported by projects Educasòlid and Human rights, multicultural societies and conflicts (DER2012-31771). It will provide an opportunity for meeting and exchange between social workers who specialize in migration issues and representatives of local associations. Free registration at www.uv.es www.uv.es/cig.
Launch of ddhh.multihuri.com website
After an intensive work in collaboration with Dibuxo.com webmasters, the research project Human rights, multicultural societies and conflicts now has its own website, aimed at disseminating the activities and publications of its international and multidisciplinar team. Visitors can browse through its different sections, designed to provide quick access to all the information they need. The homepage displays a general description of the project as well as the latest news (for older ones, click on "see all news") and links to collaborating organisations and research centres. In "featured", you will find some highly relevant contents, selected on the basis of their actuality or general interest. Finally, the main menu offers a fast access to members' CVs, project-supported events, presentations and publications (updated on a yearly basis). It also links to some presentations uploaded to the Youtube channel of the Human Rights Institute at the University of Valencia and to a contact form that can be filled out and sent to the project director. To return to the homepage, just tick our logo on the top left corner. Enjoy the discovery!
