Skill sharing: Discussing integration

Svensk Ungdom, 21.7.2011IFLRY seminar: Migration – Enriching

societies

Involving the immigrants

• Up until recently ”us” creating policies on how to best integrate ”them” into our societies

• Svensk Ungdom: The migrants know best how we could improve the processes related to immigration and integration

Combatting stereotypes and fears by creating a dialogue

• People are afraid of the unknown – SU Åboland wanted to create possibilities for natives and immigrants to meet in a relaxed atmosphere

• Visit to a Red Cross asylum central (for SU activists)– Learning about the processes related to asylum seeking

• Café-meetings open to the public – Immigrants representing different immigrant groups– Publicly advertised meetings

Combatting stereotypes… (continuing)

• Yousfi Oussama & Mona Mohammed Abdallahi: Finland from a muslim perspective

• Emina Arnautovic: Integration – more than just language

• Vadim Bessonov: Cultural differences

• Public seminar on integration