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, cities & municipalities
SHARE PARTNERS & COOPERATION… Lead SHARE city International organisations National networks Partner cities European networks & institutions National NGOs Créteil München
2013 EXCHANGE VISIT PROGRAMME… Hosted by the city of Sheffield: 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 Austria + Vienna , Poznan September Poland Belgium + NL
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
MEDIA VISIT DELEGATION… MEMBER ICMC SHARE ECRE MEDIA NATIONAL & EUROPEAN STATE PARTNER GROUP MEDIA CZECH Burma Centre Organisation Czech national radio REPUBLIC Prague for Assisting Migrants (OPU) NETHERLAN Dutch Refugee Dutch Refugee NRC Handelsblad (national DS Council Council daily) FRANCE France Terre France Terre La Croix (national daily) d’Asile d’Asile GERMANY ProAsyl Tag Zeitung (national daily) POLAND Helsinki Polityka (weekly news Foundation for magazine) Human Rights EU LEVEL ECRE ECRE Press EuroParl TV Officer
MEDIA VISIT PROGRAMME… 2-day programme hosted by British Refugee Council & the city of Sheffield • 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
MEDIA VISIT OUTPUTS…
RESETTLEMENT & THE MEDIA… ‘Resettlement – good news or no news?’ Differences between national press – local press Discuss challenges ? Media education on need for refugee protection, respect sources, consent and inform on results. Monitoring of feed back : readers, journalists
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