#worldrefugeeweek

[sakurabreeze]

A woman pulls her children with a homemade raft in South Sudan. Since fighting broke out in South Sudan in 2013, people have been subjected to very brutal violence. They have been forced to watch their relatives being killed, raped, beaten or abducted in front of them. This family sought refuge on Kok Island. © Domshoes inic Nahr / MSF 

[theprojectroom-pb]

#worldrefugeeday2021 As I capture Asma at a moments gaze, I am awestruck by such beauty, grace, and resilience. Here, Asma is looking out the window from her home in the Zaatari Refugee Camp. There are 25.9 million refugees in the world today and two-thirds live in protracted situations which means they have been in exile for over 5 years living in a constant state of uncertainty waiting for resettlement. Some may wait a lifetime, one never knows. Despite these devastating odds against her, Asma is a remarkable, inspiring, leading young woman today. She is determined to change the future of young girls in her community through the power of books and stories. Asma has already changed the lives of so many and continues to persevere with her brilliant, genuine uplifting voice and outstanding character. Stay tuned as I share Asma’s story and also follow @homestorytellers to be tuned in with this upcoming documentary. #worldrefugeeweek #inspire #womenwhoinspire #femaleinfocus #refugeeswelcome #selfreliance #refugeestories #visualstoryteller #documentaryphotography #behindthescenes #dayinthelife #thisiswhatido DM for more (at AlMafrag , Zaatari refugee camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQZEbURFXNU/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theprojectroom-pb]

#worldrefugeeday2021 As I capture Asma at a moments gaze, I am awestruck by such beauty, grace, and resilience. She is looking out the window from her home in the Zaatari Refugee Camp. There are 25.9 million refugees in the world today and two-thirds live in protracted situations which means they have been in exile for over 5 years living in a constant state of uncertainty waiting for resettlement. Some may wait a lifetime, one never knows. Despite these devastating odds against her, Asma is a remarkable, inspiring, leading young woman today. She is determined to change the future of young girls in her community through the power of books, stories. Asma has already changed the lives of so many and continues to persevere with her brilliant, genuine uplifting voice and outstanding character. Stay tuned as I share Asma’s story and also follow @homestorytellers to be tuned in with this upcoming documentary. #worldrefugeeweek #inspire #womenwhoinspire #refugeeswelcome #selfreliance #refugeestories #visualstoryteller #documentaryphotography #behindthescenes #dayinthelife #thisiswhatido DM for more (at AlMafrag , Zaatari refugee camp) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQY9fiqlZam/?utm_medium=tumblr

[offendum]

Last night, supporters of @karam_foundation came together for their first virtual benefit, & I was honored to be hosting / performing from my back patio in #LosAngeles. 💙 #Syrian voices & spirits all around the world were lifted through art, song, poetry, & shared experiences. With the support of our audience & two generous matching donors, we raised over $158,000 for #refugee youth programs in #Turkey! 🤲🏼 It's not too late to give. We will be celebrating #WorldRefugeeWeek through Friday, June 26th. 🤍 Also grateful that 10% of the evening’s proceeds will be shared with @imancentral & @myblockmyhoodmycity as #KaramFoundation is a #Chicago-based org & recognizes that change starts at “home”. 🖤 Now swipe to see how my outfit was business on top — party on the bottom. 🤫🤣 #WorldRefugeeDay. #Syria. #الله_حيو. https://www.instagram.com/p/CBoNuAfBgES/?igshid=z9vp62fc3gwu

[monicawatkins]

Please join @beautyforfreedom TOMORROW EVENING at @hqpixel.studio as we moderate a panel discussion “Apathy and the Crisis in Sudan: How Can We Help When Others Won’t” hosted by @fondaesite @sirforrest and featuring our dear friends and incredible activists @consoleenishimwe and @iammarimalek Please RSVP by messaging @fondaesite on Instagram DM. This is a panel and an amazing art pop-up you will not want to miss! #worldrefugeeday #worldrefugeeweek (at HQPixel Photo Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/By8pPfIlW2f/?igshid=193tbh8uh6fa7

[ficklemindswander]

The Book of Sir Thomas More, Act 2, Scene 4

Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise Hath chid down all the majesty of England; Imagine that you see the wretched strangers, Their babies at their backs and their poor luggage, Plodding to the ports and coasts for transportation, And that you sit as kings in your desires, Authority quite silent by your brawl, And you in ruff of your opinions clothed; What had you got? I’ll tell you: you had taught How insolence and strong hand should prevail, How order should be quelled; and by this pattern Not one of you should live an aged man, For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought, With self same hand, self reasons, and self right, Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes Would feed on one another…. Say now the king Should so much come too short of your great trespass As but to banish you, whither would you go? What country, by the nature of your error, Should give you harbour? go you to France or Flanders, To any German province, to Spain or Portugal, Nay, any where that not adheres to England, Why, you must needs be strangers: would you be pleased To find a nation of such barbarous temper, That, breaking out in hideous violence, Would not afford you an abode on earth, Whet their detested knives against your throats, Spurn you like dogs, and like as if that God Owed not nor made not you, nor that the claimants Were not all appropriate to your comforts, But chartered unto them, what would you think To be thus used? this is the strangers case; And this your mountainish inhumanity.

[gregsantospoet]

An excerpt of “Our Blood Spans Continents” by Greg Santos from Blackbirds (@eyewearpress). I am a Canadian son of Spanish and Portuguese immigrants with Cambodian refugee ancestry. I stand with refugees this #WorldRefugeeDay and #WorldRefugeeWeek. . . . #gregsantos #blackbirdspoetry #eyewearpublishing #poetry #poetsofinstagram #instagrampoetry #StandWithRefugees #Canada #RefugeesWelcome #WorldRefugeeDay2018 #iStandWithRefugees (at Montreal, Quebec)

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It’s #WorldRefugeeWeek. Like it needs only a week of attention but perhaps it means those not bothered with the issue will take note a bit. I watched Simon Reeves’ Burma program a few weeks back, which was completely eye-opening. I’m not a news reader; I grasp what’s going on but never truly get involved as there’s just too much to think about. But that program put it into perspective for me, the scale of it. Displacement due to fear, or a lack of alternatives is what I take from it. No control, no choice, no familiarity or comfort. Uncertain and unpredictable surroundings - as is seen with the effects of monsoon season on Cox’s Bazar. . . . I’m sure you’ll have been in a situation where you’re homesick, or lost, or without some comforts. You are then grateful for what you have on your return. I get it a lot when I’ve been hiking - I sort of it do the camping putting up with discomfort so that I am more grateful. I’m urging you to think of those times when you really just wanted to be at home, safe and secure and then imagine those that probably can’t ever have that again. Yet, charities like Oxfam who get to emergencies and communities fast are able to provide food, water and protection. Now we can even see women’s centres being set up in camps to provide a place of support. . . . The UN states that there are currently 68.5 million displaced peoples. I’m in my bed right now, I’ve had some food and I can probably sleep pretty well. But there’s 68.5 million people - plus those not in that statistic (maybe homelessness isn’t categorised here) - who won’t. I ask you to sponsor my 100km non-stop trek in order to give a little bit of nice to those without anything. Link in bio. ••• #ronhingya #refugees #displaced #homeless #without #monsoonseason #myanmar #oxfamgb #TrailwalkerStrong #Trailwalker2018 #sponsorme #fundraising #womenwhowalk