The most important statements
On the 24 of November, the classes of the High school “Walther von der Vogelweide” took part in a panel discussion with the topic: refugees in Italy and South Tyrol. The guest were Philipp Achammer, Florian Kronbichler, Isabelle Hansen, Johanna Mitterhofer, Leonhard Voltmer and Georg Hofer. Each of them works in a different area that involves the refugee crisis. We report some highlights of the discussion, to show you what it was about, and what the guests think of the current problem.
Philipp Achammer
Politician, Secretary of the education system and immigration of South Tyrol.
Florian Kronbichler
Deputy of the Italian parliament. Represents the SEL- Party (with ideals close to the Green-Party)
Isabelle Hansen
Journalist of the newspaper “Dolomiten”. Volunteer with refugees
Johanna Mitterhofer
Researcher of the Institute for the Minority Rights at EURAC (Eurac Research is a private research center based in Bozen-Bolzano). Main fields of Research: Refugees, Migrant integration politics on the local level, Second Generation Youth in South Tyrol
Leonhard Voltmer
Co-worker of the Caritas (Organization for Refugees and Migrants) Jurist and Linguist
Georg Hofer
Co-worker of OEW (Organization for a solidary Word)
