Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Meet Our New Multicultural Family!

Chelsie Dort:” I Thought I Was Prepared to Marry a Black  Man, But I Had NO Idea……..”

It was a little over two and a half years ago, right before I was about to be married that I was asked the question, “Are you prepared for what you and your family will experience seeing as how you are marrying a black man?” Being a white girl raised in Salt Lake City, Utah I was offended.

New Book Review:"Global Migration, Diversity, and Civic Education: Improving Policy and Practice (Multicultural Education Series)

Global Migration, Diversity, and Civic Education: Improving Policy and Practice 
(Multicultural Education Series) 

by
James A.Banks, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco,Miriam Ben-Peretz

Mass migration and globalization are creating new and deep challenges to education systems the world over. In this volume, some of the world's leading researchers in multicultural education and immigration discuss critical issues related to cultural sustainability, structural inclusion, and social cohesion. The authors consider how global migration is forcing nation-states to reexamine and reinvent the ways in which they socialize and educate diverse groups for citizenship and civic engagement.

Sunday, March 12, 2017

International Multicultural & Heritage Tourism Summit & Trade Show On Track For July 18-20

The Multicultural Tourism Summit will be preceded at the same venue by the 18th Annual International African American Hotel Ownership & Investment Summit & Trade Show, July 16-19.For more information or to register for the conference, visit www.MulticulturalTourismSummit.com .


Tuesday, March 7, 2017

IMN Interview Series:Monica del Pilar Uribe Marin : “The presence of different cultures in a country contributes to its development……”



The first guest in our interview series is Monica del Pilar Uribe Marin, Director and Editor-In-Chief of The Prisma – The Multicultural Newspaper – London, United Kingdom.

                          Interviewer:Dr.Khayala Mammadova
Head, International  Multicultural Network



 1.Let’s begin by introducing yourself to our esteemed readers.
I am a professional journalist and the founder and director of the The Prisma – The Multicultural Newspaper, a weekly newspaper based in Britain. I was born in Colombia, a country in South America, and I’ve lived in England for a number of years. I’ve worked in journalism constantly, all my adult life. I’ve been a reporter, a researcher, a columnist, editor and director, mainly in written media – printed and online – and recently also in TV. I am also a translator. My specialisms are the environment, politics, human rights, immigrant issues, and vulnerable sectors of society. And I have given talks on these issues in different countries.

International Multicultural Network congratulates Mehriban Aliyeva on appointment as First VP.

                                               
Dear Mehriban Aliyeva,

We cordially congratulate you on behalf of the International Multicultural Network on your appointment as the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
It is a great honor for our people and state that First Lady of our country,Heydar Aliyev Foundation President, Goodwill Ambassador of international organizations of such as UNESCO and ISESCO.
You are promoting the international reputation of our country  constantly focusing on dialogue between nations and religions, as well as the principles of multiculturalism.

We wish you strong health, happiness and success in high state post.