Event

Refugees in Wageningen II

The second event on the 2nd March aims to bring together citizens , students of Wageningen, experts , political activists and refugee voices to discuss and share opinions from a human rights, law and policy perspective.

Organised by Stichting OtherWise, RUW Foundation, Stichting Vluchteling Onder Dak and Amnesty Students The event is sponsored by Alert fonds voor Jongeren.
Date

Wed 2 March 2016 19:00 to 22:00

Venue THUIS, Stationstraat 32, Wageningen

The event will start with storytelling by two activist refugees who will share their experiences with the audience. This will be followed by a panel discussion with invited guest speakers where different issues like the role of the media, help here vs help in region of origin, approaches on political and/or practical support, changes compared to the past in the migration situation, the asylum procedures and the public opinion in the Netherlands (etc.) will be discussed.

The invited guests are: a refugee activist, Prof. Olivier Kramsch- academic expert on migration (Nijmegen Centre for Border Research, Radboud University), Dhjana Samshuijzen – political activist, journalist Kiza Magendane and Jack Bogers (member of Vluchteling Onder Dak and Welkom in Wageningen).

Programme of the event

19.00: Door opens

19.15 -19.20: Welcome by host – Stichting OtherWise

19.20 -20.00: Story telling by refugee activists

20.00- 20.10: Break (with drinks)

20.10 -21.10: Panel discussion

21.30 Closing of the event