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ECMI event: “Insecurity from Below: Minorities, Security and Securitisation of Group Relations”

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Director and Founder of CMR, Dr. Stavroula Pipyrou, has been invited to give the keynote lecture at a workshop tomorrow, held by the Conflict and Security Cluster of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), called “Insecurity from Below: Minorities, Security and Securitisation of Group Relations”, in Flensburg, Germany. Stavroula Pipyrou’s talk will be “On … Read more

Capturing new education models among Indigenous and Quilombola minorities

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CMR is pleased to announce a new collaborative project which focuses on Minority Education in Brazil. We will capture education models among Indigenous and Quilombola minorities in Brazil, in a time when minorities and minority education is under explicit threat from the Brazilian government. These will form the basis for a unique interactive online archive … Read more

CMR-FCE Ceilidh at the St Andrews Fair

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You’re invited! The St Andrews Fair Saturday International Ceilidh is organised by the Centre for Minorities Research of the University of St Andrews and the Fife Centre for Equalities (FCE) for people from all nationalities and ethnicities and celebrate St Andrews Day on the principles of social inclusion, fairness and sharing. Join us for some food … Read more

Human Trafficking and Slavery – Its closer than you think

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The Fife Centre for Equalities is hosting an event on human trafficking and modern day slavery. 10:30am-12:30pm Friday, November 8th, 2019 Gillespie Centre in Dunfermline. The event is free, however requires registration. This event is particularly targeted at local professionals, although all are welcome. CMR’s Kathryn Fredricks will be attending, representing CMR. ~~~~ Event Description: … Read more

Black Italy: In Conversation with Igiaba Scego

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Thursday 31st October at 4 pm at St Mary’s College, Lecture Room 1. Igiaba Scego, born in Rome to a family of Somali origins, is a well-known writer, journalist and activist. She will be discussing race in Italian society today as well as her recent non-fiction title, Al Roma Negata: Percorsi postcoloniali nella città (Ediesse), about Italy’s negated colonial … Read more

Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

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We are very happy to announce the Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG), and the Centre for Minorities Research, University of St Andrews. The general purpose is to acknowledge a mutual desire to establish specific educational relations and cooperation between the two Institutions in … Read more

University of Messina, Department of Cognitive Science, Psychology, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies

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We are very happy to announce the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Messina, Department of Cognitive Science, Psychology, Pedagogy and Cultural Studies (Dipartimento di Scienze cognitive, psicologiche, pedagogiche e degli studi culturali), and the Centre for Minorities Research, University of St Andrews. The general purpose is to acknowledge a mutual desire to establish … Read more

2019/20 Young Women Lead Project

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The 2019/20 Young Women Lead (YWL) Project The Project is aimed at recruiting young women (30yrs and under) and seeks to increase the political participation of young women. The 2019/20 project is aimed specifically at young women from minority ethnic communities. The first half of Young Women Lead will consist of training workshops on topics such as … Read more

Dis-Place-Ment: Reflections on being in & out of place

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Please join us for a one-day workshop on ‘dis-place-ment’, hosted by CMR, where we shall reflect on being in and out of place.

When: May 2nd, 2019; 10am-5pm

Where: Arts Lecture Theatre

This event is free and open to all.

Programme:

10am – 10.15am   Welcome: Dr. Stavroula Pipyrou, Founding Director, CMR
10.15am – 12pm    In/Out of Place: Prof. Rebecca Sweetman, Prof. Stephen Reicher, Fife Migrants Forum Participants & Dr. Natasha Saunders
12pm – 1pm          Open Forum: Dis-place-ment in Fife
1pm – 2pm            Lunch
2pm – 4pm           Dis-place-ment in Dialogue: Bennett Collins, Kathryn Fredricks, Manar Kawasmi & Dr. Stavroula Pipyrou
4pm – 4.30pm      Coffee Break
4:30pm – 5pm      Closing Speech: Alastair Merrill, Vice-Principal (Governance)

We look forward to welcoming you!

Invitation to Tender – Hard Up Communities in Fife: Welfare Reform and Equality

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Full pdf attached below: FCE Invitation to Tender – Hard Up Communities in Fife – Welfare Reform and Equality 190328[39630] Key Themes: Welfare Reform, Poverty, Universal Credit, Equality Act 2010, Protected Characteristics This invitation to tender is to undertake investigative research to better understand the barriers experienced by communities of protected characteristics that are affected … Read more

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