Migranti
For quite a long time the Regional administration has been working towards the creation of a multicultural Umbria based on social cohesion and dialogue with the firm belief that cultural creativity and development are the product of the meeting of peoples and not of their separation. The section Migranti was born in 2007 thanks to a joint project of the Region Umbria and the Umbria Film Festival. The three Round Tables organized in 2007, 2008 and 2009 started an in-depth discussion on a variety of issues by focussing in particular on school integration and second generations. Youths of foreign origin represent a significant percentage of the school population, they share with Italian children and youths of their own age, the tasks, desires, problems, dreams, trends and anxieties of a citizenship in the making. They undoubtedly represent a huge opportunity of growth for this country, which is experiencing the significant ageing of its population, but they also could become a problematic reality if their feeling of belonging to the Italian society is not fostered, supported and strengthened. This year’s round table “Citizens from the world: Sharing rights and duties in the new multicultural Italy” has the objective of starting a reflection on citizenship formation and on the existing local, national and European legislative policies related to the rights and duties of immigrants that are the basis of integration and safe cohesion.