Aug 17, 2022 | Coffee with MG, Community in Action, Curiously Intercultural
“Diversity is…meaning it’s a reality” “Only awareness and knowledge do not lead to change!” “Treat Diversity and Inclusion with the same level of seriousness as you do profitability! (or cost-savings if you’re an NGO)…It requires deliberate focus...
Jul 26, 2022 | Climate Change, Curiously Intercultural, Hot Topic
Over the last few months, our first hot topic on antiracism, diversity and inclusion filled the highlighted spot on Curiously Intercultural. Topics on diversity and inclusion are inseparable from the intercultural field, meaning that many different angles can be...
Jun 30, 2022 | Coffee with MG, Community in Action, Hot Topic
“Racism is not talked about at the work place in Corporate America!” “Women of colour face more challenges than men of colour!” “Definition of power is flawed…it generates a negative image!” “Workplaces are full of what I call delusions!” “The...
Jun 23, 2022 | Community in Action, Curiously Intercultural
Does interculturalism need to be replaced, reformed or reshaped to match the challenges this world faces? The SIETAR Europa 2022 Congress wanted to open the next chapter of Interculturalism and I believe it did. Held in Malta and open to participants virtually...
Jun 21, 2022 | Community in Action, Curiously Intercultural
Touching Touchy Untouchables – Dealing with the Topics that Interculturalists Tend to Avoid Annabelle Bee Baumann and George Simons conducted a hybrid interactive session at the recent SIETAR Europa Congress hosted by the University of Malta. This event addressed...
Jun 21, 2022 | Community in Action, Curiously Intercultural
Written by Gabor Holch — There is an obvious question on most people’s minds when a ‘Third Culture Kid’ is mentioned: “Who or what is it?” Well, “a Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the...
May 31, 2022 | Coffee with MG, Community in Action, Hot Topic
“Diversity can be counterproductive unless inclusion comes into play!” Garima is very sure of that. A month ago, I was elated to see someone from my Alma-mater (IMT Ghaziabad, India) making waves in the global Diversity and Inclusion arena. Winner of several awards,...
May 3, 2022 | Curiously Intercultural, Hot Topic, Research
Above a photograph illustrating the perspective of a reindeer herder by Erika Larsen. She is a transdisciplinary storyteller and her powerful work includes the project ‘Walking With Reindeer’ in which she documents the life of Sámi Indigenous People. Click here to...
Apr 20, 2022 | Coffee with MG, Community in Action, Hot Topic
Spring is in the air and so are new beginnings! Starting this April, we are pleased to bring you views, opinions and ideas from a large but select cross-section of experts on biannual topics under the blog: Coffee with MG. Our topic for this half of an already...
Apr 15, 2022 | Member Spotlight
Happy Friday! Today our spotlight is on @Weirong Li , a @sietaraustria member. If you could go back and speak to yourself at 15 again, what would you tell yourself about culture, why? #SEUVC #SIETAR #intercultural...
Apr 12, 2022 | Hot Topic, Media Views
Cho Nam-joo, translation by Jamie Chang Simon & Schuster UK, 2020 Reviewed by Zaira Spanjersberg Ever since taking classes on prejudice and discrimination during university, I was very interested in the feminist novel Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982. From what I...
Apr 4, 2022 | Community in Action
CCC-Break 25 March 2022 What is the role of the interculturalists in the red line between fighting for diversity and preserving national cultures? In October 2021 in Brussels, Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli unveiled internal guidelines on ‘inclusive...
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