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Salon Europa – Dialogues on Transnationalism

Perspectives on Immigration

Thursday 18 February 2010 – h. 18:00
Libreria Feltrinelli, piazza Ravegnana, 1 – Bologna

European Alternatives organizes a new meeting as part of the Salon Europa series of events, which this time will be focused on immigration.

Considered by some as a precious resource – both culturally and economically – and by others as a terrible menace,  migration has always given rise to a mixture of ambiguous feelings among permanent citizens.

Italy has recently been the scene of episodes of violence involving African migrants working in inhuman conditions in the fields of Rosarno (Calabria region) and the local population.

These events will be the starting point for a discussion about immigration, to be examined from different points of view: the “external” view of an Italian journalist and writer – Gabriele Del Grande (Fortress Europe) – who observes the reactions and behaviours of this country towards immigration, and the one of a French correspondent in Italy – Eric Jozsef (Libération) – who can situate these events in the broader European context, tracing parallels and differences; and the “inner” point of view of a writer of non-Italian origins, Tahar Lamri, who himself lives the condition of the migrant and uses his art as a means to narrate the difficulties and potentialities of this peculiar position.

To read about the previous events please click here.

For details and information: bologna@euroalter.com