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The Slovenian Language Club, established in 2025 by the Intercultural Dialogue Society (MKD) in Ljubljana, focuses on practising spoken Slovenian in a group setting, with separate groups for A1 and A2/B1 language levels.

In May 2025, as part of the EMV-LII project, participants at different comprehension levels practised vocabulary related to key inclusion topics, such as the labour and housing markets and procedures at administrative units.

On June 26, 2025, an event was held to discuss recent amendments to Slovenia's Foreigners Act. A key change relevant to asylum seekers is the new provision allowing them to obtain a single work and residence permit.

Under certain conditions, this enables individuals to transition from seeking international protection to becoming migrant workers. This represents a major legislative shift in Slovenia, one that promises to stabilise and improve the lives of many migrants.

On May 8, 2025, KDG hosted a musical afternoon focused on the intersections of art and advocacy. The guests, rapper Mohammed Jadallah and singer-comedian Ali R. Taha, addressed issues related to the Palestinian cause. They also addressed the lives of migrants and refugees through music and humour.

On April 17, 2025, the Info Office migrant community, in collaboration with The Journal for the Critique of Science (ČKZ), discussed local frameworks for adequate housing in Slovenia, with a specific focus on migrants' housing conditions.

On April 10 2025, Samer Arkawi hosted an assembly at the Info Office, bringing together members of the local migrant community to discuss the upcoming European Pact on Migration and Asylum, which is set to take effect in 2026.

Boj proti diskriminaciji, neenaki obravnavi, spodbujanje socialne pravičnosti in inkluzija so ključne vrednote demokratične družbe. Kljub obstoječim pravnim osnovam za preprečevanje diskriminacije pa je obseg drugačne obravnave manjšinskih skupin v Sloveniji zelo problematičen (Bajt, Frank, Jalušič, & Ladić, 2023).

Moving from New York City to Slovenia was one of the boldest decisions I’ve ever made. As a Puerto Rican American, I grew up in a city where diversity was the norm, and switching between English and Spanish was second nature. I never imagined that language would become such a major hurdle in my daily life. But after arriving in Slovenia, I quickly realized just how much of a barrier not speaking Slovenian would become.

On 10 October 2024, a collective discussion on global struggles was held in venue Pritličje, Ljubljana. The event centred on the book Beyond Molotovs: A Visual Handbook of Anti-Authoritarian Strategies (transcript, 2024), offering a glimpse into global movements of resistance and rebellion - their imagination, struggles, and sacrifices.

On November 28, 2024, investigative journalist Uroš Škerl Kramberger at the Info Office community space reported key insights from the regional training course Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, Their Risks, and Opportunities, hosted by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in October 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia.

On October 3, 2024, a workshop, Every Stranger is the Most Welcomed Guest, by the architect Asel Yeszhanova, took place at the community space Info Office, Ljubljana. It focused on the Nomadic Yurt Project and the nomadic traditions that existed in Kazakhstan before the Soviet era. The discussion explored how these traditions had survived to the present day, how they had evolved, and how they were reflected in various arts and crafts.