UNITED-Conference Programme Overcome all borders: UNITED against Intolerance 4-9 May 2015 near Malaga, Spain

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Breakfast Conference prepared by: 09:30-11:00 09:30-10:15 09:30-10:15 09:30-10.007:30-9:15 • Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia (Spain ) WELCOME INTOLERANCE, OR WHAT CAN ACTIVISTS DO? ADDRESSING HATE TOWARDS MIGRANTS OSCE-ODIHR

• Popular Action Against Impunity (Spain) - Plenary session - - Presentations in plenary - From vision to strategy Reporting bias-motivated violence • National Integration Centre - Society Integration Foun. (Latvia) • Welcome Speakers: - Presentations in plenary - - Presentation in plenary - • No Borders Project - Social Action Center (Ukraine) Valentin Gonzalez - Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, Spain • New strategies of extreme-right groups Speakers: Speaker:

Morning • One World Association - SCI Poland (Poland) • The UNITED Network Miquel Ramos - Popular Action Against Impunity, Spain • Facing hate Cristina M. Finch9:30-12:30 • Vereinigung Verfolgten des Naziregimes (Germany) • About the partners • How to change the vision of a Brittish far-right activist Valentin Gonzalez - Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, Spain Head, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Department

• ZARA - Zivilcourage und Antirassismus Arbeit (Austria) • Short personal introduction of participants Matthew Collins - HOPE not hate, UK • Raising voice for hate crime victims • UNITED for Intercultural Action Sara Serrano - Council of Victims of Hate Crimes and Discrimination 10.00-12:30

• Introduction to the conference theme 10:15-11:00 CREATING STRATEGIESSpeakers: FORTRESS EUROPE AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT 10:15-11:00 - Parallel working groups -

With financial support of: Valentin Gonzalez & Esteban Ibarra Blanco - Presentations in plenary - WORKING TOWARDS A TOLERANT EUROPE • Testing different strategies (2 simulation groups) • European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, Spain Speakers: - Panel Interviewin plenary introducing the training workshops - • Creating strategies for UNITED Campaign

Coffee • Youth in Action Programme of the European Union • Deconstructing Fortress Europe • Media strategy International Refugee Day - 20 June 201511:00-11:15 • OSCE-ODIHR Alfredo Abad - Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe Malte Voß - Leftvision, Germany • Creating strategies for UNITED Campaign

• Open Society Foundations • Migration in the EU - political tendencies and • Day of Victims of Hate Crimes in European politics International Day Against Fascism andlobby possibilities Valentin Gonzalez - Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, Spain Antisemitism - 9 November 2015

Juliana Wahlgren - European Network Against Racism • Cooperating with local authorities • Developing good practices for UNITED Campaign Willy Totoro - Association of Recognised Refugees in Cyprus European Action Week Against Racism

• Advocacy for local publicOlena Bondarenko - No Borders Project - Social Action Centre (Ukraine)

• Working with and for vulnerable groupsStephan-Jakob Kees - RAA Sachsen, Germany

11:15-12:00 11:15-12:30 11:15-12:30DANGER OF WORDS TOWARDS A MIGRANT INCLUSIVE SOCIETY HOW TO STRATEGICALLY APPROACH DIFFERENT KEY-ACTORS?- Discussion groups - Creating activist visions - Parallel training workshops -

This event reflects the views only of the organisers, and the sponsors Understanding definitions & concepts - In plenary and discussion groups - • Media strategy cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the related to migration, intolerance, We will use the open space method to develop Malte Voß - Leftvision, Germany information contained therein. integration and hate visions for a migrant inclusive society in Europe • Day of Victims of Hate Crimes in European politics

Valentin Gonzalez - Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, SpainBrunna Martelli - European Network Against Racism

• Cooperating with local authorities Willy Totoro - Association of Recognised Refugees in Cyprus,

Stine Kjærgaard - DFUNK Danish Refugee Council Youth Network, and Oleksandra Sverdlova - No Borders Project - Social Action Centre (Ukraine)

• Advocacy for local publicSara Serrano Latorre - Council of Victims of Hate Crimes and Discrimination, Spain, and

Olena Bondarenko - No Borders Project - Social Action Centre (Ukraine)• Working with and for vulnerable groups

Stephan-Jakob Kees - RAA Sachsen, Germany, and Biplab Basu - Reach Out, Germany

Lunch 13:00 Bus to Malaga

14:30-16:15 14:30-17:00 14:30-16:15MIGRATION IN EUROPE TOWARDS A MIGRANT INCLUSIVE SOCIETY AFTERNOON IN MALAGA WORKING TOWARDS A TOLERANT EUROPE

Introduction to the conference themes Strengthening our activist visions 14.00 - 15:00 Connecting visions and strategies- Presentations in plenary - - In plenary and discussion groups - Visit to Alcazaba de Malaga - Parallel working groups -

Afternoon Speakers: • Round 2 for the open space session • Media Strategy14:30-18:30 • Migration in Europe: Facts & challenges • Presentation of visions from the morning • Addressing European politics

Antonio Cruz - Migration News Sheet, Belgium • Reflection on today's discussion groups • Addressing local authorities• Border Issues: From Europe to Spain • Advocacy for local public

Ahmed Khalifa - Asociación Marroqui para la • Working with and for vulnerable groups integracion de los immigrantes, Spain 17:00-17:15 17:00 - 20:00

• Intolerance towards migrants EUROPEAN YOUTH FOUNDATION Concert for Diversity Raising Voices against Racism 16:30-17:15Ana Laura López Carlassare - Funding options for pilot projects against intolerance With local NGO's: FOLLOW-UP: MOVING FORWARD

Movimiento Contra la Intolerancia, Spain - Video presentation in plenary - • Asociación Marroqui Para la Integracion de Los Immigrantes - Plenary session - Coffee • Hate speech & hate crimes Speaker: • Horizontal and Codenaf Presentation of strategies16:15-16:30 Biplab Basu - Reach Out, Germany Jean-Claude Lazaro - Director European Youth Foundation • INCIDE: Inclusion, Citizenship, Diversity and Education

• Nigerian Women Association 17:15-17:4517:30 16:30-18:00 17:15-18:00 OPEN FORUM

Bus transfer Malaga city to conference venue SITUATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? OUR CITIES AGAINST RACISM And music by: - Plenary session - Discussing migration related problems Visions and strategy * Med Ziani Amazing Groove Space for contribution of participants

18:00 - Discussion groups - - Presentations in plenary - • And other local musiciansBus transfer Malaga Airport to conference venue Bringing experience and knowledge together Speakers: 17:45-18:30

• Julio Andrade - Deputy Mayor of Málaga CONFERENCE EVALUATION18:00-18:30 • Christina Baglai - Intercultural Cities Program of the OFFICIAL CLOSING

Defining the main challenges Council of Europe - Plenary presentations of discussion groups -

Dinner 19:00 Registration 20:00 Dinner in Malaga

20:30 20:30 20:30 23:00 20:30BREAKING THE BLOCKS GOOD PRACTICE MARKET POLITICAL CAFÉ'S Return to Venue INTERCULTURAL PARTY

- Informal opening reception - Present Your Organisation Organised by participantsand share International Snacks 1. Open Society Foundation’s At Home in Europe Project

2. Self-care for activists This conference is part of the project Think Globally - Act Locally: Grassroot Networking and Campaigning Against Racism" a partnership between UNITED and Greek Council for Refugees, Movimiento contra la Intolerancia, Foundation of Subjective Values, and One World Association - SCI Poland; financed by the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union, Action 4.6 - Youth support systems.

• UNITED for Intercultural Action • PB 413 • NL-1000 AK Amsterdam • phone +31-20-6834778 • info@unitedagainstracism.org • www.unitedagainstracism.org • facebook.com/UNITEDnetworkConference •