The objective of the project was to foster an understanding between cultures and people through the mobilization and active participation of youth in society. A series of lectures were organized entitled Our ‘Distant’ Neighbours: An Economic, Social and Cultural Approach to topics such as post-colonialism and migration. The project participated in major events, including the Fifteenth Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean 2011 (Thessaloniki, Rome, Casablanca), whereby Symbiosis offered a painting workshop for youth from diverse backgrounds. Moreover, workshops were given on how organizations and communities could effectively work with the media to facilitate their work and help combat discrimination.
Learning the ‘Other’
Series of lectures: Our ‘Distant’ Neighbours
Becoming a minority in the Greek-Bulgarian context: Historical minorities and contemporary migrants
On 14 December 2012, the Department for Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies at the University of Macedonia, Symβiosis, the Minority Groups Research Center, and the Consulate General of Bulgaria, organized a workshop that aimed to change the meaning of the concept ‘minority'. It unpacked the process of minorizization in the contemporary Greek-Bulgarian context and considered [...]
African cities, post colonialism, memory and migration: the case of Alexandra in South Africa
As part of the Our 'Distant' Neighbours lecture series, historian Noor Nieftagodien (the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa) delivered a lecture entitled African cities, postcolonialism, memory and migration: the case of Alexandra in South Africa, which was organised by the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies at the University of Macedonia on March 8, [...]
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