Ein Pilotseminar zu Interkultureller Verständigung im Gespräch mit Patienten und Patientinnen wurde am 11. Januar in Graz von den Teilnehmer*innen mit großer Zustimmung aufgenommen. Bislang waren die Beschäftigten im Gesundheitssektor mit den täglichen Herausforderungen auf sich allein gestellt. Transcultural Campaigning hat nun in Zusammenarbeit mit Birgit Hochreiter Consulting ein halbtägiges Trainingsmodul entwickelt, das Erklärungsmuster und […]
For several years there has been a competition among EU Member States on how to become the least less appealing destination for migrants. A recent study however shows that it is not the countries that attract networks of migration but social networks. The vast majority of migrants are heading for countries where they already have […]
Each year in spring and November the Austrian Center for Peace organises a course preparing international officials for UN peace missions. This Course on Comprehensive Protection of Civilians always brings a multinational group of mid- to senior level civilian, military and police experts to the beautiful medieval Schlaining Castle. TC Director Melita H. Sunjic (front […]
It is the fifth time that Transcultural Campaigning director Melita H. Sunjic conducted a children’s workshop on refugees in collaboration with UNHCR Austria. It was held in the context of Vienna University’s popular summer programme Kinderuni (Children’s University). A total of 44 girls and boys, aged seven and 12, enthusiastically discussed the issue and shared […]
Die Komplexität des Migrationsthemas und des EU-Migrationspaktes in wenigen Minuten zu erklären, ist keine einfache Aufgabe. Zusammen mit der Leiterin des EU-Büros der Stadt Wien in Brüssel, Michaela Kauer, hat das Transcultural-Direktorin Melita Sunjic in diesem Kurzvideo versucht.
It is always a pleasure to participate in the Course on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at the Austrian Center for Peace in Stadtschlaining. It is a UN certified training for mid and senior level civilian, military or police experts. The participants are preparing for deployment in peace support operations and complex emergencies. Transcultural […]
Auch wenn es in den Zeitungen anders kolportiert wird, funktioniert in Favoriten, einem Wiener Gemeindebezirk mit hohem Zuwanderungsanteil, der interreligiöse Dialog seit 2010 hervorragend. Soziale Problem, die es in dem Bezirk gibt, muss man als solche lösen und nicht als interreligiöse Konflikte verschleiern. Ich hatte das Privileg, eine Diskussionsreihe zu dem Thema als Moderatorin zu […]
Years of fortifying Europe’s external borders have brought about many negative side effects such as high costs, more organised crime and considerable police corruption. As an instrument of migration management, however, this has proved inefficient. Why many European politicians still regard stricter border control as the single best strategy to curb irregular migration is a […]
During a fact finding mission at the Bosnian-Croatian border I was asked by the national TV news to share my impressions about the situation in general and the situation of pushed back migrants.
Europe’s migration policy is not combatting irregular migration but migrants. EU borders are places of violence and human rights violations. Moreover, the EU is exporting this policy to neighboring states. In an opinion piece for the Viennese daily Der Standard, Transcultural Campaigning’s Director analyses the situation. Read more (German)
