He Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrationled by Elma Saiz, has commissioned a series of services for some of the immigrant reception centers it manages, with the aim of offering cultural excursions, sports activities and natural routes to promote “socio-cultural dynamism to the immigrants who reside there.
Under the name “Revitalization and Sociocultural Contextualization Program for users/residents of the Refugee Reception Center”, the government is launching a series of initiatives for immigrants arriving in Spain and entering the asylum program – even if it is provided that illegal immigrants who are not illegal under this condition can also access it.
The program aims “promote coexistence, respect and knowledge of the cultures of origin” of the users of these reception centers by the local population, “as well as a culture of peace”.
The documentation of one of the contracts signed by the Government is specifically addressed to the Center located in Seville and has an amount of 271,416 euros. The company or NGO that takes on this task must organize at least one cultural excursion or outdoor activity per month.
It is, they explain, “cultural visits, excursions and outdoor activities with the residents of the Center, in order to know the social, historical and geographical environment of the host society.
The contract specifies that “to the extent possible, they will be organized jointly with local associations work simultaneously on knowledge of the associative framework and the resources of the respective local environment.
In addition, a series of “activities aimed at providing users of the Center relevant knowledge about society host, so that they have general information about various aspects of society which is of practical use to them in their process of social integration. These activities will include, among other things, the organization of informative workshops or conferences covering different aspects linked to the host society.
On the other hand, the Government has signed another series of contracts in similar centers in Madrid or Valencia, with the aim of providing these organizations with a “mediation and awareness” service in the event of conflicts arising due to a cultural shock between these organizations. welcomed and the local population. It aims to “raise awareness about gender equality, environmental sustainability, respect for nature, racism and LGTBIphobia”.
Immigration to the CIS
Immigration has become the main problem for the Spanish. This is what the latest barometer from the Sociological Research Center (CIS) of José Luis Tezanos determined.
In just three months, immigration went from occupation status sixth place of the concerns of the Spaniards of the CIS to place themselves in the first with 30.4% above other problems like housing or unemployment.
In the September barometer, respondents place “the political problems in general” with 20.6%, i.e. unemployment the third problem with 20.1%. These problems are followed by economic crisiswith 19.8%, the inequalitieswith 16.1% and the accommodationwith 15.4%.
Regarding the question “what is the problem that affects them most personally”, 4.1% of those questioned place immigration in fifth position, behind housing (15.3%), problems related to employment (16 .5%), health (17.1%) and the economic crisis (30.2%).
Meanwhile, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that immigrant women who arrive in a European Union country can be granted refugee status if they are shown to implement “gender equality”. Furthermore, they must prove that if they returned to their country, they would be persecuted for adhering to these types of ideas.
The European Court considers that, to grant refugee status to an immigrant, he must first be part of a “certain social group”, and that membership in this group constitutes a “ground for persecution” in its country of origin, because as indicated in the sentence to which OKDIARIO had access.
