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The councilman of Social and Participation Binestar City, Juan Carrion, has recently closed the "First Conference for Intercultural Dialogue and Solidarity", which have been developed from 7 February to 30 May in Totana, under Project Excellence "Migration of indigenous peoples in Ecuador and Bolivia in Spain.

Specific situations and prospects in the autonomous regions of Andalusia, Murcia and Valencia. "

These days, that have been organized by the University of Seville in collaboration with the area of Social Welfare and Citizenship, has had the participation of more than 60 people in the workshops from the various associations of the municipality and the general public.

The workshops have been conducted have been: "Immigrants: Human Rights in the day.

Citizenship, multiculturalism, prejudice, "taught by Professor Helio Gallardo Martínez, a professor at the University of Costa Rica," Equality and coeducation in families, "offered by Professor Viñán Mercy," co-development social experiences, "taught by Professor Autonomous University of Madrid, Almudena Cortés, and the workshop "Community management, development and entrepreneurship, taught by Professor Angela Moreno.

With these workshops we have tried to answer some of the results of the diagnostic phase (conducted between June 2008-October 2009), relating to the identification of the needs that people from Ecuador and Bolivia, local residents and they underscore the complex combination of factors at both the individual and collective, of the host society, as the conditions of insertion (not just work) these immigrants in the context totanero.

The mayor of Social Welfare, Juan Carrion, closed these days along with the specialist at the University of Sevilla, Pilar Cruz, who explained that this new initiative aims to link research with social intervention from the university and apply to immigration.

For his part, Carrion stressed the importance of institutional collaborations with such local actions for the construction of spaces for reflection, encounter and exchange of experiences between indigenous people and immigrants, providing knowledge and tools to improve relationships and address the exclusion everyday.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana