We are living in cities which are becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse through migration. In 2015 CAMOC, in its special 10th year anniversary, decided to focus on migration and its representation in city museums, first by dedicating its annual conference on the theme and now by partnering with the Open Museum, Glasgow to organise a special interactive workshop on 26/27 November 2015. I hope that PASCAL subscribers may be interested in attending.

The Glasgow Human Rights Network and Glasgow Latin American Research Network, in conjunction with the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF), invite you to attend an open meeting with Colombian environmental lawyer, Ximena Gonzalez, from Tierra Digna, Colombia. Ximena will share Tierra Digna’s latest reports on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (Ruggie Principles) in Colombia, and the impacts of business on some of Colombia’s most vulnerable groups. She will use 3 case studies to explore these impacts:

The EESC Conference on Integrating migrants in the labour market: a win-win situation for both migrants and society? in Brussels on 25 June 2015 links to one of the core themes of this year's PASCAL conference in Catania, demonstrating how the themes of the upcoming 12th PASCAL Conference in Catania are relevant at an international level: