After Edward Snowden revealed documents kept in deep secrecy by US intelligence agency (NSA) and discovered that they monitor and collect data of millions of people, whistleblowers have become a topic of a large public debate. Unanswered question is still how to control the controllers and how to prevent misuse of data that institutions collect about us.
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Centre for Peace Atudies (CPS) and the association of football fans of a Zagreb club „Bijeli anđeli“ („White angels“) are promoting a commercial to draw attention to consequences of racialistic and xenophobic behaviour towards people with different skin colour.
It is our pleasure to invite you to final presentation of the project 'Quality Integration Solutions for Refugees'. The event will encompass presentation of the media campaign 'Taste of Home' as well as social business ideas of refugees working on establishing cooking-language social cooperative. The invitation is open to media, investors and supporters.
On February 13, 2015, the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Mr Neven Mimica visited the Croatian Parliament.
The event was organized by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, and the European Commission.
Minister of Foreing and European Affairs, Mrs Vesna Pusić, talked about Croatian development cooperation and Commisioner Mimica presented the European Year for Development 2015.
In the afternoon hours two round tables were held, where CROSOL was presented. CPS is the member and one of the founders of the CROSOL Platform, the Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity, a non-governmental and non-profit organization of civil society, which is active in the area of international development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
The starting point of this project is the understanding that integration of migrant population and anti-racist policies are inherently connected and necessarily need to go hand in hand.
National report on state of the art of cultural policies for the integration of migrants - Croatia; as a part of the international project MIGRarts.
Turn your ideas into practical action!
Calling all non-profit organizations, associations and new initiatives led by third country nationals and/or working in the framework of integration and boosting social entrepreneurship skills among new members of our societies.
Embrace your curiosity. Bring your innovative thinking. Turn your ideas into practical action.
The aim of the conference is to open a discussion on the role civil society has in shaping national and EU policy on protection and supporting refugees, influence on public discourse and decision-makers. Also, speakers will discuss possible strategies in overcoming divisions between "new" and "old" EU members over the Common Asylum System and what kind of future and political decisions can be expected with regard to the European system of international protection.
