MULTIHURI meeting at University of Nantes
Several MULTIHURI researchers will be at University of Nantes (France) on 4-5 October to take part in the international conference "European travellers: migrations, exiles, hybridity and citizenships in the XIX-XX centuries, Europe-America". Ángeles Solanes will deliver a keynote lecture entitled "Symbols, identity and islamophobia. On the function of the democratic state under the rule of law"; Pilar Martínez-Vasseur will examine Spanish emigration to Latin America (1898-1936) from the perspective of identity and nation-building processes; Encarnación La Spina will address the challenges of coexisting with diverse family models; and Pier-Luc Dupont will analyse the interaction between European citizenship, migration and the protection of cultural rights. The event has been organised by Pilar Martínez-Vasseur in collaboration with other professors affiliated to the Research centre on national identities and interculturalism (CRINI) of the University of Nantes. To read the programme (in French), click here.
Dissemination session on immigration, human rights and public policy
Professors Ángeles Solanes and Albert Mora will be in Burjassot on Tuesday 27 September at 18.00 to participate in a panel discussion entitled "Immigration policy and limitations on rights: Unresolved issues". The presentations belong to a series of 15 training sessions held by Valencia University's Department for Participation and Territorial Projection in collaboration with the Social Welfare and Education Department of the Valencia Provincial Council. Two areas of systematic human rights violations in Spanish immigration policy will be discussed: border controls and immigration detention. For more information on this free-access activity (in Catalan), click here.
Ángeles Solanes: “To think that all women wear the burqini by imposition is to negate their capacity to decide”
The prohibition of the burqini in several French municipalities has brought to the fore the interaction between the governance of diversity, the fight against racism and the promotion of gender equality. In an interview with Naya Puri from Radio Gandía, professor Ángeles Solanes sustained that the bans had no place in democratic states under the rule of law, since they infringe women’s freedom and the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of religion. In addition, they do not pursue a legitimate aim but the exclusion of cultural differences from the public space. To watch the interview (in Catalan), click here.
International seminar on police, diversity and rights education
An international seminar on Police, diversity and rights education organised by Multihuri and Valencia city council will be held on 28 June at Palau de Cervero (4 Cardenal Cisneros Sq). The conference brings together a range of key researchers and officials working in the field of diversity and equality. Javier de Lucas, professor of Legal and Political Philosophy at the University of Valencia, will open the seminar with a lecture entitled "The struggle for human rights: discrimination and cultural diversity". The following presentations will tackle historical issues, hate crimes and anti-discrimination law, the evolution of police institutions, social education, bureaucratic representativeness and rural areas. Click on the icon to read the full program.
