Interethnic dialogue

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Interethnic dialogue Minorities
rights
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Were all part of a minority
How can we define minority?
Being part of minority is something dynamic
By Criteria
By Comparison
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How can we define a minority?

By Criteria
By Comparison
We can compare two or more parts of a group
choosing criteria. In this way one part assumes
the role of Majority and the others of Minority.
Languages, Religions, Appereances, Experiences,
Origins, Social Condition, etc
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The main problems of ameeting between cultures
Social level
National level
Personal level
Differences
languages
religion
habits
wars in the past
comunication
lifestyle
fanatism
misunderstanding
stereotypes
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The main problems of a meeting between cultures
Different languages, habits and religions may
lead to misunderstanding between cultures

• Personal level
• prejudices - stereotypes caused by lack of
  knowledge, respect and interests
• Social level
• economical differences and intolerance split
  minorities to ghettos which dont want to
  integrate or cant do it.
• There are also extremist groups that force
  people to follow their beliefs because they are
  afraid of strangers

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The main problems of a meeting between cultures

• National level
• economical interests foster conflicts
• medias influence peoples minds by creating
  stereotypes and forcing them to think in only one
  way
• laws could be an obstacle preventing
  integration, because they can be in contrast with
  other cultures traditions
• In conclusion
• misunderstandings, prejudices and indifference
  cause racism, violence and xenophobia because of
  this we close our minds.

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What can EU do to facilitate the meeting among
different cultures?

• Europe must facilitate meetings between different
  countries.
• In Education
• Transmit values
• Learn about other countries and their cultures
• In communication
• By promoting the learning of the english
  language
• Promoting the learning of different languages
• Adding more information on websites

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What can EU do to facilitate the meeting among
different cultures?

• Travel
• Cheaper flights
• More student exchanges
• Meetings
• Having meetings more often
• Have them in a different places
• Include more countries (outside of the EU)
• Include more young people

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What we can do to facilitate the meeting with a
different culture?

• - Improve Communication
• Try to Travel in order to Exchange
• Use Internet to meet people from other countries
• Learn foreign languages

• Use Respect for other cultures
• Avoid Judging without knowing
• Be interested in other cultures
• Make people feel comfortable with a Welcome
  Behaviour
• Approach media with critical thinking

E D U C A T I O N
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Characteristics of the future European culture

• General
• - Should be composed of all the countries inside
  Europe and their own cultures.
• - European culture must be open and ready to
  receive other cultures that want to take part in
  it.
• All these cultures must be respected and
  considered at the same level.
• There should be more inter-cultural projects

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Characteristics of the future European culture

• Individual
• We must care about our own culture, but its not
  a reason to ignore others cultures.
• Thats the reason why all the European citizens
  must know and understand every culture that is
  part of Europe.
• Every member of European culture should wish to
  unite and cooperate
• All of us must considerate the possibility to
  meet other people and their culture as a chance
  and musnt be afraid of this opportunity.