Online Event: Shaping a Democratic Immigration Society - and the Role of the Houses of Resources

The nationwide network of Houses of Resources (HoR) discusses with experts from science and civil society as well as representatives from federal and state politics.

Part 1:

Expert discussion between science and practice. How can participation and co-determination succeed in an immigration society? What framework conditions does civil society engagement need? What is the potential of the HoR in this context?

Experts:

Prof. Dr Petra Bendel, Chair of the Expert Council on Integration and Migration (SVR), Professor of Political Science, Head of the Research Department Migration, Refugees and Integration at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Prof. Dr. Haci Halil Uslucan, Professor of Modern Turkish Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Scientific Director of the Centre for Turkish Studies and Integration Research

Soniya Frotan, Chairwoman IFNIS e.V., Magdeburg

Olimpio Alberto, Executive Board Welthaus Stuttgart e. V., Bazaruto e. V., Stuttgart

Ronn Müller, Project Manager House of Resources Halle at the Association of Migrant Organisations Halle (Saale) e.V.

Susanne Zastrau, Project Manager House of Resources Rhein-Main at beramí e. V., Frankfurt a. M.

Part 2:

Discussion with politicians. How do the representatives of the parties position themselves on the central points mentioned so far? What measures should be taken to strengthen civil society engagement in the coming legislative period?

Experts:

Tobias Krull, Member of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament, CDU

Prof. Dr Lars Castelluci, Member of the German Bundestag SPD

Filiz Polat, Member of the Bundestag Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Katrin Werner, Member of the Bundestag The Left Party

Grigorios Aggelidis, MP FDP

About the Houses of Resources:

"House of Resources" (HoR) is a successful model project that has been funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and the Homeland through the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees since 2016. With 20 locations across Germany, the HoRs are available as a proven and usable tool for promoting and professionalising civil society engagement beyond the areas of migration and integration.

We look forward to your participation!
Please use the following link for registration: https://podio.com/webforms/24131225/1754318?fields[veranstaltung]=1838701552

The event will be held via Zoom. You will receive the access link a few days before.

You can find the flyer for the eventhere. You can access the Facebook event here.