With migration and refugee flows taking center stage in world affairs, spaces to discuss these processes and their consequences with a focus on humans and integration are more and more needed. That’s why, after participating in the 6 Degrees citizen forum last September, we teamed up with them to keep the conversation going – […]
Link to conversation on youtube http://bit.ly/2j0uYKA These are times to talk about what President Trump (PT) is doing, not about what he should be doing, says Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, from AJ+ in a provoking web chat organized by 6 Degrees (Link) and the (19MM) project, moderated by Belén Arce Terceros. Rafael Fernández, from Fusion, questions the […]
Rethinking the media refugee crisis media coverage: what do readers and refugees want to see? What would the coverage of the refugee crisis look like if refugees and readers were to decide how to do it? What terms would be used, what angles would be covered, what questions would be asked? That is exactly what […]
by Belén Arce Terceros (@beluarce) “Hello, Guten Tag! Welcome to the Refugee Radio Network (RRN). For refugees from refugees,” greets the host of Refugee Voices, one of the shows of this particular radio station. “No Freedom, No Life,” adds a robotic voice. An African song plays before the show kicks off – in German. Just a […]
The Cynopsis’ second annual Social Good Awards Breakfast took place in New York City last April 7th. Campaigns ranging from sharing stories of refugee’ attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea, exposing trafficking in endangered species, empowering veterans, to preventing bullying were presented to a supportive audience. The 19 Million Project won a honorable mention as […]
by Luisa Ortiz David Gross, award-winning Bay Area photographer and educator has worked since 1999 in war zones. His project aims to give a voice to trauma, heal wounds and provide an understanding to what war does to the lives of refugee children. He calls it the “Inside-Outside Project”: an art therapy/photo exercise. As […]
by Gabriela Brenes “We fail at understanding that some people may want more than surviving another day. […] Because it’s not us.”, writes Bruno Rodríguez on the Dev. Journal of “Kakuma: A video game about the refugee experience”. The journey of a refugee is anything but predictable: national or regional policies might change overnight, public […]
From the miraculous to the mundane, this curated stream of Instagram posts offers a rare glimpse inside the biggest temporary settlements in the world. Jordan France Hungary Kenya Turkey Lesbos, Greece Eidomeni, Greece Jordan – Al Zataari: Established several years ago for Syrian refugees, this camp has been largely defined by protests over lack of […]
by Gabriela Brenes and Luisa Ortiz Break the silence and indifference, get in the game now, before it is too late. Vera Vigevani Jarach, Madre de Plaza de Mayo The Second Carovane Migranti -Migrant People’s Caravan- is a civil society initiative attempting to make the rights of migrants, dignity and justice of migrants visible. […]
