SOCIAL IMPACT
Generating new ways to communicate with and relate to each other
in public space
The results of our research reveal the growth of Migrationlab as an organisation as well as the positive impact of the co-creation of spaces of encounter by and for the migrant, refugee and local communities in The Netherlands.
You can access it online and download the full report in PDF.
In 2016 we were awarded a research and development grant by the European Cultural Foundation to further our activities. For a year we have conducted activities and research together with a team of academia, designers, intercultural therapist, migrants, refugees and locals in three cities in The Netherlands
(Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam).
Article by Daniela Vicherat Mattar, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Leiden University College The Hague
Why do we need Migrationlab Living Rooms? by Dana C. Popa, Trans-cultural Systemic Therapist
My contribution to making people feel welcome by Gabriela Bustamante, Designer and Senior Instructor at The Hague University of Applied Sciences
These are among the first impressions and actions from some of the people who experienced our first "Welcome to the Living Room" event in Vienna, March 2015 or heard about us at the time.
Their feedbacks and this entire event represent a corner stone in the development of Migrationlab as a non-profit organisation and inspired and motivated us to continue to develop the concept of co-creation of spaces of encounter.
Anna, Austria
"Thank you so much for yesterday's evening!
I love your project and the way you talked about it gave me power for my own. Thank
you for your sparkling mind! I don't know if you had the same experience, but for me it was great to see how people would join into
a project like this, it made me much braver to continue and go out there and find support!"
Four months later, Anna created her own organisation called Integradsion that provides young refugees in Vienna with bikes to facilitate their mobility and explore the city.
Lucia, Germany
"As a teacher I am delighted by your ideas and projects. There are 20 pupils of 11 nations from all over the world in my class and I can only say "yes" after reading each sentence on your page.
I'm glad you're working on it and will be happy to know your news and progress.
Admiration!"
Rodica, Australia
"Hi there! Had a quick look on your project...amazing! Felicitari and...thank you!"
Marina, France
"Une fois encore, félicitations, et merci! Je voulais te (vous) redire à quel point j'ai été profondément touchée par chacun de vos témoignages, par tous les gens présents, par l'ensemble de la soirée…Vécue par la petite expatriée que je suis comme un véritable bol d´air :) J´ai notamment tiqué lorsque tu as fait ce lien entre migration et histoire, ou plutôt "storytelling" ….cette anthropologie de l'homme qui bouge et raconte..."
Sergy, Russia
"Hi! I heard your interview on radioFM4 this morning, then read your blog, interesting experience. I'm native Russian but my parents moved to Ukraine - it was first migration experience- and after I grew up I decided to move out from Ukraine, firstly only for short periods, but afterwards I moved permanently to Slovakia. I can add some CEE experience and Post Soviet people experience of immigration. I hope we can do this world little bit better. Thanx!"