Refugee-led Community Organizations in Greece: Bringing Communities to the decision table
The Greek Forum of Refugees The Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) is a Refugee-led Community Organization (RCO) that was founded back in 2012.
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Forced displacements: a European History
The following post refers to the publication series developed under the framework of the Horizon project “From so far to so close: Enhancing Social Cohesion through Sharing the Cultural Heritage of Forced Migration“
Self-Advocacy Team (SAT) – Activity Report 2020-2021
by George Stefanopoulos: Coordinator of the GFRs Self-Advocacy Team The Greek Forum of Refugees’ Self-Advocacy Team (SAT) was created in March 2019 in advance of the local-national-EU election period (May-July 2019),
“Hush! Girls do not yell ” – 27/3/2021
by Mahdia Hossaini These days we are witnessing the #Metoo movement in Greece. A movement that started as early as 2017 in other countries and exposed many cases of sexual abuse,
Self-Advocacy Team (SAT) – Report on Undeclared Labour
by George Stefanopoulos, Coordinator of the Self-Advocacy Team Greece is a country where undeclared labour is a reality and many people, both local and migrants but especially the latter, are working under such conditions.
ΣΥΝΑΝΤΗΣΗ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ ΑΝΤΙΠΡΟΣΩΠΕΙΑΣ ΠΡΟΣΦΥΓΩΝ ΡΙΤΣΩΝΑΣ & ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΗΣ ΑΣΥΛΟΥ
Πραγματοποιήθηκε συνάντηση στο Υπουργείο Μετανάστευσης μεταξύ αντιπροσωπείας αιτούντων άσυλο και προσφύγων
LIGHT OF HOPE – EP. 3
Mahdia shares stories of empowerment. The 3rd episode of the podcast series “Light of Hope”.
Whom should we blame? – 16/12/2020
by Mahdia Hossaini A three-year-old girl, unconscious, lying in the mud outside the Karatepe camp toilet. This is my impression of what happened yesterday at the Karatepe camp.
An ounce of prevention… – 13/12/2020
by Mahdia Hossaini After a few days of heavy rain and the tents in the Karatepe camp flooded once again. Yesterday we saw miserable images on various media platforms depicting
A Search for Human Rights – 10/12/2020
by Mahdia Hossaini The 10th of December has been named Human Rights Day. In a corner of the world where I used to live, human rights were an inconspicuous word