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Cities that Care, Cities that SHARE The SHARE Project
Co-financed by the European Commission
WHAT IS SHARE?
- Programme to build a refugee resettlement network of European regions,
cities & municipalities
a european resettlement network for cities and regions Co-financed - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
a european resettlement network for cities and regions Co-financed - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cities that Care, Cities that SHARE The SHARE Project a european resettlement network for cities and regions Co-financed by the European Commission WHAT IS SHARE? Programme to build a refugee resettlement network of European regions,
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Lead SHARE city
SHARE PARTNERS & COOPERATION…
European networks & institutions Partner cities
Créteil München
International organisations National networks National NGOs
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DATE MEMBER STATE DELEGATION 11-12 October Germany North Rhine-Westphalia region - Aachen, Dusseldorf & Bonn 27-28 Feb Media Visit 12 delegates 25-26 March Sweden 16 delegates - Gävelborg, Västerbotten & Jämtland 11-12 April Germany Munich - 7 delegates - Green Party, city services, ‘Save Me’ Munich & Diakonie 13-14 May Finland 10 delegates - Tampere, Rovaniemi, Oulu & Finnish Red Cross 20-21 June Czech Republic Podebrady municipality; OPU; Burma Centre Prague July September Austria + Poland Belgium + NL Vienna , Poznan
2013 EXCHANGE VISIT PROGRAMME…
Hosted by the city of Sheffield:
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TARGETING MEDIA THROUGH NGO- MEDIA PARTERSHIPS
SHARE Media Visit to the UK (27-28 Feb 2013)
- In partnership with the ECRE Media Group – outreach to delegates
- UK hosting partners – Sheffield City Council, British Refugee Council, Sheffield Gatea Refugee Commmunities
Forum
- Press Officers & journalists from 6 EU countries
- Objectives:
Short-medium term:
- raising media awareness about refugee resettlement
- generate informed media reports about the impact and importance of resettlement
- build media and NGO awareness of how resettlement functions at local levels
Longer term:
- Build sustainable NGO-media relationships with journalists in the context of resettlement
- Promote European exchange on resettlement
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MEDIA VISIT DELEGATION…
MEMBER STATE ICMC SHARE PARTNER ECRE MEDIA GROUP NATIONAL & EUROPEAN MEDIA CZECH REPUBLIC Burma Centre Prague Organisation for Assisting Migrants (OPU) Czech national radio NETHERLAN DS Dutch Refugee Council Dutch Refugee Council NRC Handelsblad (national daily) FRANCE France Terre d’Asile France Terre d’Asile La Croix (national daily) GERMANY ProAsyl Tag Zeitung (national daily) POLAND Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights Polityka (weekly news magazine) EU LEVEL ECRE ECRE Press Officer EuroParl TV
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2-day programme hosted by British Refugee Council & the city of Sheffield
MEDIA VISIT PROGRAMME…
- Introduction to resettlement: global needs & local programmes (+ UNHCR)
- Meeting with the Gateway Communities Forum (former resrttled refugees)
- Guided city tours with resettled refugees
- Group discussion with the Sheffield Bhutanese Women’s Group
- Individual interviews – resettled refugees & city officials (Manchester & Sheffield)
- Meeting with volunteers in the resettlement programme (refugees & local people)
- Screening of ‘Moving to Mars’
- Burmese Community Reporters Project – presentation by Sheffield Hallam University &
refugee community journalists
- Expert panel discussion - 'Reporting refugee resettlement
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MEDIA VISIT OUTPUTS…
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