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March 30 was the last day of the Online Course "Human Trafficking and Exploitation of Women in Migratory Context", organised by CICODE of the UGR in the frames of FORUM project. There were more than 40 attendees, who were engaged and with very active participation. During this Course, along 6 sessions, we could acquire deeper knowledge about this phenomenom, thanks to Amaranta Foundation, NGO especialized in assistance and care of victims of human trafficking. Module 1 was conducted by Lola Ferri. We learned about legal framework in Spain and Europe in terms of international protection of victims of human trafficking and [...]

This event, which took place in Verona, Italy, on October 13th, involved 29 participants from that city and one from Belgium. The objective of the conference was to give a national panoramic of extremism and populism and then discuss and confront each other on their impact and evolution in Verona. The guests were Malora Rivista, digital platform built by journalists trying to build a new narrative and InfoSpazio 161, a space of resistance that deals with social issues. Both of them offered an Italian overview of extremisms and then they went into specifics on the situation in Verona. InfoSpazio proposed the [...]

The online course organised by CICODE during the month of November, involved talks and discussions with  various partners and speakers working on issues of migration policies and current realities of the migrant situation in the Spanish state, and the context that this has for the European Union. The course was divided into 6 sessions and 2 accompanying events. The First: Governance and Political Migration and Asylum in the EU and Spain.  Marco Aparicio Wilhelmi, from the Observatorio DESC and Universidad de Girona opened the course giving contextual information on the current situation of migration and asylum processes. This provided the basis [...]

On Tuesday 23rd of November, the book launch of Migraciones y población africana en España. Historias, relatos y prácticas de resistencia (Migrations and the African Population in Spain.  Histories, stories and the resistance practices), coordinated by José Manuel Maroto Blanco and Rosalía López Fernández was presented with the participation of more than 40 attendees. The presentation consisted of two parts, the first in which José Manuel and Rosalía discussed the development of the various chapters of the book, explaining their execution and the relevance to the issues of the African communities in Spain. We also relied on the presence of Fernando López Castellano , [...]

On October 27th, 2021, the discussion group "Taking action against human trafficking: Approaches and Support Processes for Survivors and Victims",  organised by CEIM and Mujeres en Zona de Conflicto (MZC) took place in Sevilla, counting on 30 participants from different fields directly involved in the attention and work with migrant women at risk of sexual and labour exploitation and potential victims of human trafficking. Firstly, they mapped the situation in specific areas (Madrid, Extremadura y Andalucia), attempting to figure out the situation in these territories,  studying real or strong-evidence based cases of both labour and sexual exploitation. In addition, they reflected [...]

On Wednesday 13 October, the Webinar Anti-human rights policies and hate speech, organised by the Centre of Studies and Research Women (CEIM), was celebrated, with the participation of  more than 30 attendees. The Webinar was divided into two sections. In the first, two studies, in which migrant women played a leading role, were submitted: - “Mapeo de actores y repertorios de odio: El género y la migración en el epicentro de las políticas anti-derechos en España y la Unión Europea” (Mapping of hate actors: gender and migration in the center of anti-rights policies in Spain and the European Union). It was [...]

On Friday 1st October 2021, the Mediterranean Women's Forum organised a day dedicated to Rights of Migrant Women in the European Union.  This day consisted of a training session on access to migrant women's rights, followed in the afternoon by an intercultural dialogue café, a moment of musical exchange, and ended with the National Meeting of Migrant Women's Associations, in order to pool our resources and skills to make migrant women's demands visible in the public space. After a presentation of the FORUM project, the training on migrant women's rights on the laws put in place since the Beijing conference and [...]

On October 6th and 7th, the Center for Development Cooperation Initiatives (University of Granada) organized the Conference "Beyond the Borders: Migrant Women and Political Participation". This activity took place in Granada and they were also broadcasted on Zoom, relying on more than 100 participants. Throughout the Conference, various round tables brought together migrant women grassroots organizations and NGOs from all over Spain. They analyzed the situation of migrant women in Spain, related their experiences of struggle and brought about a number of breathtaking and emotional stories about their experiences and difficulties that every single one of them have suffered and [...]