We've just started our #KickOffMeeting! Welcoming remarks by @polmorillas, Director of @CidobBarcelona; @blancagarcesmas, BRIDGES Scientific Coordinator; Ferruccio Pastore, Director of @FieriForum.
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Now it's the turn of the team introductions! #BRIDGES is implemented by a diverse Consortium, involving more than 30 experts from different disciplines & backgrounds; and formed by universities, research centres and CSOs, under the coordination of @CidobBarcelona. Meet them all

We also count with the participation of representatives from @EUScienceInnov & @REA_research, with @luca_lixi (Migration Policy Officer at DG RTD) & #CristinaMarcuzzo (BRIDGES Project Officer at EREA) reflecting on the goals & future of #EU-funded R&I projects. #BRIDGESKickOff

#BRIDGES is not alone!

We have #SisterProjects also focusing on #migration narratives from different perspectives. Now, Roy Sommer presenting the Crises as #OPPORTUNITIES project & Matteo Al KalaK introducing #ITHACA: Interconnecting Histories and Archives for Migrant Agency.

Now, @blancagarcesmas, Senior Research Fellow at @CidobBarcelona & @BRIDGES_Mig Scientific Coordinator, providing an overview of the project and its three pillars:

Narratives #production
Narratives #impact on individuals
Narratives impact on #policymaking

#BRIDGESKickOff

. @guell_berta, Researcher at @CidobBarcelona & @BRIDGES_Mig Assistant Coordinator, introducing the project's #AdvisoryBoard & #GenderObservatory, which ensure the quality & ethics standards of the research, as well as a cross-cutting gender perspective in all #BRIDGES activities.