Celebrating the International Human Rights Day: Global Conversation on Human Rights of Migrants 0 Reply

Source: Amnesty.ca

In today’s complex and unpredicted world, humanity is faced with a lot of problems that affect ordinary human lives on their daily level. Those threats are visible and very real, but still, in some cases we are missing a real action for solving those issues. Refugee crisis that is still ongoing on European soil is one of those complex and unpredicted events. Nobody could have predicted that such instability in the Middle East would happen. And even more, nobody could have predict that it will cause a massive migration of people, looking for another safe heaven. During this crisis, a different actors with a different roles, acted in accordance with primarily their interests.

Those interests mainly were not in accordance with an interest of those people – refugees, that are mostly affected by all those happenings. Europe, that become a main point for immigration, couldn’t stand united in solving this crisis. National governments responded, but those responses were first of all in their own interest. For some countries, defending that interest included building a fence on their borders so that influx of refugees would be less. In all of this, that can be in few words called, conflict of interests, we need to think about those refugees first and foremost!

Their rights were violated at their own home countries, and now they are facing new violations in the countries that should have welcomed them. On the other side, there is a possibility for individuals from MENA region to infiltrate within ordinary people and in that way spread some kind of extremist ideology that is present in this region within Europe.

Constructive answers are needed and they need to include both the security of Europeans and the security and well being of refugees coming from the countries that are affected by war.

More info:

– International Organization for Migration (IOM);

– United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

– The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

– European Commission: Priorities

– European Commission: Agenda

Join us on 10 December from 15h00 to 16h30 (London time)!

• DC Novi Pazar (Una Serbia / Centar Duga)
  • Mr Aleksandar Bojic, United Nations Association of Serbia
  • Mr Vahidin Melajac, Representative of the City of Novi Pazar
  • Mr Emir Fetahović, Lawyer – representative of NGO Sandzak’s Committee for Human Rights
  • Mr Sabahudin Abelagić, Youth Office Sjenica (Asylum Center Sjenica)

With the participation of DC Rio de Janeiro (UCAM University) and DC Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation).

For more detailed information:

United Nations Association of Serbia – Dialogue Café Novi Pazar (E-mail: unaserbia (at) gmail.com)

Dialogue Café Association

Helena Barroco (helenabarroco (at) casadoregalo.pt)

Dalia Sendra (daliasendra (at) casadoregalo.pt)

Global Conversation on World Heritage and Culture of Peace 0 Reply

World Heritage and Culture of Peace represent universal values on which UNESCO has a special focus.

Importance of the preservation of common heritage of human kind is expressed in armed conflicts and in areas threatened by extremists. For more information on world heritage in danger visit the link.

Spreading the Culture of Peace is an important factor in preservation of cultural sites which are a symbol of the identity of one nation and also a part of the common heritage of whole human kind. Special area of activity of UNESCO’s Culture of Peace programme is Heritage and contemporary creativity as tools for building peace through dialogue.

Importance of learning about World Heritage Sites for better understanding and affirmation of different aspects of peace is outlined in a chapter of the manual World Heritage in Young Hands.

Conversation on this topic is a good opportunity for exchange of experiences of the countries from which we have participants in the Dialogue Café network. You can see UNESCO World Heritage List in Portugal, Serbia, and Brazil.

In this framework a Global Conversation will be organised by Dialogue Café Novi Pazar on Tuesday 24 November from 14h00 to 15h30 (London time).

PROGRAMME

• Dialogue Cafe Novi Pazar (Una Serbia / Centar Duga)
  • Jasmina Fortić, Director of the Museum “Ras” in Novi Pazar
  • Nevena Djakovic, Representative of the UNA-Serbia UNESCO Club Centre
• Dialogue Cafe Lisbon (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation): 
  • Luís Raposo, Archaeologist, Head of the National Museum of Archaeology Research Sector (1996 – 2012), Vice-President of the Portuguese Association of Archaeologists, Vice-President of ICOM Europe and President of ICOM Portugal (2008 – 2013).

With the participation of and Dialogue Cafe Rio de Janeiro (UCAM University).

For more information, contact us at:

United Nations Association of Serbia – Dialogue Café Novi Pazar: unaserbia (at) gmail (dot) com)

Dalia Sendra: daliasendra (at) casadoregalo (dot) pt

Fundraising and partnerships: social entrepreneurship in creative sectors. 0 Reply

Following the two amazing first sessions of the Cycle on “Creative Hubs and entrepreneurship as vehicle for social change”, the first one introducing the existing potential link between creative and social entrepreneurship, and the second one analysing hub managers and entrepreneurs competences and challenges; we are organising a third session which will take place next Tuesday 10 November from 15h00 to 16h30 (London time), on fundraising and partnerships.

This session will allow us to discuss about opportunities and innovative methods to fundraise our projects on social entrepreneurship. In this framework, can be cooperation, barter, exchanges of services, partnerships, a source for fundraising our ideas? and if yes, how best?

Among many other participants, special speakers will include:

In DC Lisbon (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian):

• Gonçalo Henriques, Portuguese Entrepreneurs – Inspiring People

In DC Novi Pazar (Centar Duga):

• Dženan Narović, NVO Front

In DC Rio de Janeiro (UCAM – University):

• Marcos André, Representative of Rio Criativo and Professor at the University Candido Mendes.

If you would like to share your views on this issue and present your experiences,

Sign Up and Join Us!!

More info at daliasendra (at) casadoregalo (dot) pt

The new whistleblowers: what is the role of journalists in the digital age? 0 Reply

In the framework of the cycle “Changing societies, changing journalism: a global discussion on the future of journalism” led by the University Institute of Lisbon ISCTE – IUL (Portugal) and Dialogue Café Lisbon, a third global session on  “The new whistleblowers: what is the role of journalists in the digital age?” will be held in 26 November 2015 from 14h00 to 15h30 London time.

2nd Session DC – Changing Societies, Changing Journalism

Journalism is facing big challenges. Technology, internet, social changes, and other factors are bringing many questions to what and how is going to be the future of journalism. Is journalism still important? What’s the role of journalism in a networked society? Are people still interested in what journalists have to tell them? Do they trust journalism as a good source of information? Are there new paths for journalism? Is journalism still considered the 4^th power?

For example, cases like Wikileaks, the Snowden case, and even more recent LuxLeaks, brought to discussion whistleblowing and its new ways. Technology, transparency and globalization are key words in this new framework.

Discussing journalists role in this framework is of great importance, because the relation between whistleblowers and journalists is changing.

The session will be moderated by Gustavo Cardoso, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology, University Institute of Lisbon (CIES-IUL).

Special speakers will join us in DC Lisbon: Luis de Sousa, TIAC – Transparência e Integridade, Associação Cívica, João Paulo Pardal, TIAC – Transparência e Integridade, Associação Cívica, and Micael Pereira, Journalist at Expresso.

Other participants will join us in DC Novi Pazar and DC Rio de Janeiro.

Join Us to share your views and experiences!

More info: info at dialoguecafe.org