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Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...refugees and asylum seekers as a result of the Syrian conflict alone. The current humanitarian crisis in Gaza may be traced in part to the legacy of the Sykes-Picot agreement in the Middle East. What’s the answer? Decolonising universities is not just about the experience of refugees and forced migrants – it is a broader call for greater representation of different...
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Languages and the refugee crisis
Languages

Languages and the refugee crisis

...refugee crisis? Mara Fuertes-Gutiérrez discusses the importance of language in intercultural understanding...[European day of languages poster 2015] It seems pertinent, in Europe’s current circumstances, to use the opportunity provided by the European Day of Languages to raise awareness on the importance of intercultural understanding. EU countries are getting ready to...
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Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity
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Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity

...asylum seekers and refugees. The collaborative works presented here represent many 'small acts' of artistic resistance and creative resilience to marginalisation, as well as myriad practical and creative expressions of solidarity. They do not objectify, do not rely on tropes of victimhood but speak of hope, agency and resilience through solidarity...[Pikpa refugee camp]...
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Free online courses for refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Free online courses for refugees

...asylum seekers and refugees who wish to discover free online courses from The Open University and other providers. These include free courses for learning English to information about working as a translator. We also provide links to some of the key refugee support organisations and useful resources they provide. Many sources of support can change so please note this is...
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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...will make a huge difference to their lives, especially at a time when they may be feeling alone. Transcript EXPLORE FURTHER: To visit an online exhibition by Women for Refugee Women, featuring photography documenting five asylum-seeking women in London, click here. [Graffiti of eyes on a wall in Lesvos, Greece] Click on the banner to view other Refugee Week materials...
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Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?
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Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?

...asylum seekers entering Europe. Co-operation with Aferwerki’s regime The failure of the EU to agree a common policy approach to the migrant crisis has been coupled with efforts to work with refugee-producing countries to stop the flow of new migrants entering Europe. In July 2014, the Italian deputy foreign minister went to Eritrea to negotiate on behalf of the EU....
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The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
Society, Politics & Law

The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis

...refugee crisis. We ran an exhibition with the Migration Museum, a theatre project with ActReal and recorded some of the activities with illustrations by Laura Sorvala. The aim of the exhibition was to represent the current migration crisis without being voyeuristic, sensationalising the experience or using it to make fairly easy political points. In order to empathise...
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Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate
Society, Politics & Law

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate

...asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants in the UK and around the world. [Refugee cartoon, society matters] While the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean seems calmer than this time last year, the policy and political crisis it’s created in Europe remains largely unresolved – and thousands of people are caught in the middle. Some 57,000 refugees remain......
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