Free international conference at Town Hall
A free conference on ways to integrate non-EU immigrants will take place in Ealing next week.
Local residents are invited to join the leader of Ealing Council, Councillor Julian Bell, and keynote speakers from across Europe and the UK in discussing how the media represents and engages with non-EU immigrant communities and how to achieve better integration.
The event will take place at Ealing Town Hall on e on Thursday, 22 January from midday until 9pm. Places are limited and free tickets can be reserved by going to www.eventbrite.co.uk and searching for ‘iParticipate’. The day will be broken up into three sections, and attendees are encouraged to attend the whole event or for part of the day.
The day will be structured around a series of presentations and discussions with local and international speakers. In the evening, local voluntary and community groups will have the opportunity to network. Groups that wish to be part of the evening networking event should contact Albie Stadtmiller at astadtmiller@ealing.gov.uk.
The confirmed keynote speakers and panel members are:
• Councillor Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council
• Zrinka Bralo, head of the Migrant and Refugees Communities Forum, London
• Stefania Magi, Councillor of the Municipality of Arezzo, Italy
• Jon Danzig, journalist and film maker
• Sara Biagiotti, president of the Association of Municipalities of Tuscany, Italy
• Paula Faustino, PhD, Chairman of the International Media Management Academic Association and Centre de Estudos da Populacao, Economia e Sociedade (CEPESE), Portugal
• Massimiliano Vrenna, Sant’Anna School of Pisa, Italy
• Professor Petros Iosifidis, Centre for International Communications & Society , City University, London
• Anna Meli, Carta di Roma, Italy
• Ken Hassell, Fulbright scholar, USA
• Tejas Dettani, Ealing Youth Mayor
• Councillor Ranjit Dheer, deputy leader of Ealing Council
• Councillor Abdullah Gulaid, member for Acton Central
• Councillor Joy Morrissey, member for Hanger Hill
Councillor Julian Bell, leader of Ealing Council, said: “Ealing is a diverse and multicultural borough with a proud history of welcoming immigrants from across the globe, but equality of opportunity is not something that I am complacent about. I believe that there is a strong desire on the part of new citizens to take part in decision making and help shape the places in which they live, which is why it is so important to identify and tackle the barriers to them fully taking part.
“I am delighted to welcome our guests from across Europe and London to this event. We face similar challenges and by sharing our experiences and ideas we can learn much from each other.”
For more information on iParticipate, go to www.iparticipate.eu.
14th January 2015