World Refugee Day 2021

June 17, 2021
5 p.m. Live streaming

Climate change and forced migration: the figure of the environmental refugee

Despite the now undeniable existence of a close correlation between climate change and forced migration, immigration law at the Italian, European and international levels has not yet filled this gap, as there is still no recognition of the right to asylum for environmental issues. So-called “environmental migrants” are increasing year by year as the consequences dictated by climate change become more pronounced and, therefore, an awareness is as necessary as ever. As part of the World Refugee Day 2021 events, Mosaico is proposing a panel that, through interdisciplinary dialogue among experts, will highlight the issue.

Guests:

Ruth Kiyindou, President of Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
Manuela Consito, Department of Law – UNITO
Eugenio Alfano, ASGI Florence
Federica Pecoraro, Casa Comune
Moderator: Nouhoum Traoré, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati

June 18, 2021
11 a.m. Live streaming

Cpr nightmare. In memory of Moussa Balde
event organized by Reform in collaboration with Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati and the Waldensian Church of Turin

Guests:

Patrizia Mathieu, Consistory Waldensian Church of Turin
Gianluca Vitale, lawyer for Moussa Balde and member of ASGI association
Maria Bonafede, Pastor of the Waldensian Church of Turin
Berthin Nzonza, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
Moderator: Claudio Geymonat, Reform

June 18, 2021
5:00 p.m. Live streaming

Regularization and pandemic. A comparative approach

The measures taken by the Italian government specifically having to do with the regularization of agricultural labor in response to the pandemic situation represented a major missed opportunity, opening the door to an already complex situation by adding to the previous Salvini Decree. An analysis of the consequences that have been observed on the ground for months will be offered during the proposed panel.

Guests:

Lawyer Alberto Pasquero, ASGI
OumarouLenglengue, Under the Baobab
Mariana Araújo, Regularizacion Ya!©
Moderator: Michele Manocchi, University of Western London, Ontario – Canada

June 19, 2021
3:00 p.m. Live streaming

Africa: a common story to tell

The collective narrative of the complexity and diversity of an entire continent, that of Africa, is often reduced to the painting of a fleeing human mass, ready to invade the West. Its history written by the victors has thus turned out to be sometimes told through a subjective and superficial approach, delving little into the rich and complex history in which contemporary migration processes are rooted.
The proposed panel is intended to open a space for discussion and reflection on the issues underlying the current migrations that feature the African Continent.

Guests:

Berthin Nzonza, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
Angelo Turco, IULM University, Milan
NysymbLascony, historian and documentary filmmaker
Moderator: Claudio Paravati, Confronti

June 20, 2021
From 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at courtyard of the Waldensian House in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 23 – Turin

Wool Bazaar

For the second year in a row, the Waldensian Church of Massello is organizing the “Wool Bazaar,” a sale of wool clothing and accessories made by a group of ladies knitters. The choice of “wool” as the protagonist raw material of the bazaar is not accidental: today wool well represents our necessary aspiration toward the use of natural, non-polluting products for healthy clothing and to contribute to the survival of the entire planet.
The proceeds will be used to support the implementation of a project to enhance the artistic and cultural skills of refugees from the Mosaico Association.

June 20, 2021
11:45 a.m. at the Waldensian House in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 23 – Turin

Presentation of “The Path” by Andrea Tridico in collaboration with Claudiana Bookstore

2019: Enoch is an Ivorian boy who has arrived in Italy and is placed in a migrant reception project of the Waldensian Church in Torre Pellice. Although he intends to leave for France, asylum application procedures force him to remain in places foreign to him.
1689: David is a Waldensian exile living in Geneva where his people took refuge following religious persecution in the 17th century. He takes part in the Glorious Repatriation thus facing the decisive battle to return to his homeland.
The two protagonists of “The Path,” Andrea Tridico’s new comic novel, are destined to bridge the centuries that separate them and meet in the Waldensian Valleys with their landscapes, their past history and their religious culture.
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the author discusses with Berthin Nzonza (Mosaic – Actions for Refugees) and Davide Rosso (director of the Waldensian Cultural Center) how today’s condition of being a migrant is reflected in the historical dramas of diaspora and exile.

Guests:

Andrea Tridico, author
Davide Rosso, Waldensian Cultural Center
Berthin Nzonza, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati

Moderator: Claudio Geymonat, Reformation

June 20, 2021

World Refugee Day

Throughout the day, Mosaico is offering a series of in-depth posts on its main social channels and the opportunity to download additional informational materials on issues related to forced migration.

June 21, 2021
11 a.m. Live streaming

New European Regulations. Pact on Migration and Asylum.

In September 2020, the European Commission presented the “Pact on Migration and Asylum,” with the aim of reforming current EU asylum legislation and policies. The Pact accompanied a series of legislative proposals that are currently under consideration by the European Parliament and Council. The panel proposes a dialogue between experts in the relevant European jurisprudence and ECRE representatives.

Guests:

Catherine Woollard , ECRE, in dialogue with Maurizio Veglio, ASGI

Yagoub Kibeida, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
Moderator: Riccardo Clerici, UNHCR

June 21, 2021
5:00 p.m. Live streaming

Active participation of refugees in Italy and Europe

As the global pandemic began to give its first warnings in Italy and Europe in early 2020, the lead organization Aditus Foundation, in partnership with Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati in partnership and other organizations based in Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, the Netherlands, and Malta, began the implementation of the project “Training Kit for Empowering Refugee-Led Community Organizations,” funded by the European Erasmus + program, which will end in early 2022. The Project focuses on the theme of empowering refugee people through active participation in the associational and political life of European host countries. The panel aims to present the national report on the role, presence, challenges and opportunities observed in refugee organizations in Italy and Europe.

Guests:

Greetings by Ass. Sonia Schellino, Deputy Mayor of the City of Turin
Introduction by Yagoub Kibeida, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
Debora Boaglio, researcher
Leila Giannetto, FIERI
Maurizio Pia, Foreigners Service City of Turin
Salvatore Bottari, City of Turin,

Chiara Cardoletti, UNHCR
Neil Falzon, Aditus Foundation
Moderator: Colette Meffire, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati

June 22, 2021
5:00 p.m. Live streaming

Street social mediation in the time of pandemic: best practices and multidisciplinary approach.

Faced with the challenges and consequences posed by the situation derived from the health and socio-economic crisis, street social mediation in its peculiarity aimed at invisible vulnerabilities is emphasizing the importance of bringing out the most delicate situations that inhabit the territory. With this in mind, the panel proposes a dialogue between actors and practitioners in the area by offering a multidisciplinary approach that embraces both the point of view of institutions and that of the realities that work directly in the field at various levels.

Guests:

Marco Giusta, Councilor for Rights of the City of Turin
Giovanni Ghibaudi, Honorary Vice President of the CreE-A Network (Association Européenne de la médiation sociale)
Prince Dengha, OASI – On the Street, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati
IvanoCasalegno, Arteria Association
Moderator: Berthin Nzonza, Mosaico – Azioni per i Rifugiati