united nations headquarters, new york, may 18, 2010 cities of migration a march of good ideas :...

United Nations Headquarters, New York, May 18, 2010

Cities of Migration A March of Good Ideas: Social Integration of Migrants, Preparatory event for the Third Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations

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Vision

Cities of Migration set out to find global good ideas in integration because:

Immigration is national. But integration is local.

And what works in one city, can be replicated in another.

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Good Ideas That Work

• Practical

• Innovative

• Successful

• Exportable

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

Global Good Ideas

Bologna Munich

Toronto San Francisco

Turin

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

LondonFair Finance

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

BarcelonaBarcelona Activa

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

CopenhagenCycling towards Integration

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

CalgaryHockey Night in Canada in Punjabi

Integration Through Sports

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

Oakland, CaliforniaA Soap Opera for Success – The Grand Café Telenovela

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

FrankfurtSchool For Mama and Me! - Office of Multicultural Affairs

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

TorontoDiverseCity onBoard

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Work Learn Plan

Paris, FranceNarratives of BelongingManifesta and the Runnymede Trust

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ConnectLive

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

New Haven (U.S.)The Elm City Residence Card

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Work Live Learn Connect Plan

Duisberg Miracle of Marxloh Mosque

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Progress

• Launched in December 2008, Cities of Migration has connected hundreds of global cities– Growing audience of 6,000+ regular

subscribers

– Monthly webinars convening an average of 22 cities for Good Ideas and FAQs

• As we approach our 100th Good Idea, what have we found?

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What We Know

Migration is national but integration is local

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Integration is a two-way street

What We Know

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The Ordinariness of Integration

Employers EducatorsUnions – construction workers

Community agencies (sport)

Local Government

Media

All actors are integration actors

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In cities of migration, diversity is the new mainstream

Our Findings

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Learning From the World

Success travels and cities have much to learn from each other– From Toronto to Auckland – From Dhaka to London– From New Haven to San Francisco– From hockey to basketball!

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Success Travels

Good Ideas are adaptable

– US Census using Telenovelas

– Walking School Bus (Auckland to Seattle)

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Cities are eager to learn from each other

Connecting Cities Globally

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Shifting the Policy Lens

There is tremendous interest in practical, place-based policy

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Save the Date:

2010 International Cities of Migration Conference October 3 - 4, 2010, The Hague

From Migration to Integration: An Opportunity Agenda for Cities

International Leadership

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