Migrants and Politics – Interview to Cecile Kyenge (Modena, Italy)
Posted by Fausto Aarya De Santis on June 23, 2010 under Interviews, Video | 
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A necessary pre-condition for the achievement of the MDGs goals is that of building a policy of dialogue between Local Authorities and civil society so that a more efficient and equitable model of development can be achieved, leading to inclusive and empowered communities. Such is the case for example of the city of Modena, where immigrates, in the recent past, were invited to take part to the management of res publica through the so-called Immigrant’s Council.
“Even in such a case, however, that’s not enough” says Cecile Kyenge, Provincial Councellor of Modena. It’s first necessary to provide the immigrates with the tools required to empower them to be an active force in the political decision-making process of the town – starting from schools where immigrates can learn the Italian language, for example. Both immigrates and local authority need to be educated: inter-cultural competencies and the ‘know how’ focused to satisfy both the needs of locals and of immigrates are a must.
→ Read the complete interview at http://www.eugad.eu/wiki/index.php?title=Interview_to_Cecile_Kyenge
