Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization with a presence in more than 150 countries. They work for the defence and protection of human rights around the world; throughout their history they have distinguished themselves by investigating and denouncing human rights violations.
Médecins Sans Frontières is a medical-humanitarian action organization: it assists people threatened by armed conflict, violence, epidemics or forgotten diseases, natural disasters and exclusion from medical care. In many cases, they are the only health aid that refugees can find in the various camps set up on Europe's borders.
Open Arms is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose main mission is to protect, through its presence at sea, those people who are trying to reach Europe by fleeing war, persecution or poverty. It was born from a sea rescue and lifesaving company with extensive experience off the Spanish coast.
This is an example of journalism for the refugee crisis
"Fronteras" (Borders in english) is a section of the spanish digital newspaper eldiario.es which is exclusively dedicated to following the refugee and migration crisis in Spain from a critical journalistic point of view.
"Migration is a great global phenomenon that goes beyond humanitarian refugee crises: it has demographic, economic, political, geopolitical and cultural implications. The management of borders gives rise to a debate that does not admit of easy answers and is putting Europe's political essence to the test. It is one of the most decisive issues of our generation. In the face of the rise of xenophobia, a journalism with a human rights approach and demanding of institutions", reads its headline as a manifesto.
Efforts such as these are necessary in a Europe where xenophobia and fake news against refugees and immigrants are commonplace.
You can consult it by clicking here (in Spanish).
"Migration is a great global phenomenon that goes beyond humanitarian refugee crises: it has demographic, economic, political, geopolitical and cultural implications. The management of borders gives rise to a debate that does not admit of easy answers and is putting Europe's political essence to the test. It is one of the most decisive issues of our generation. In the face of the rise of xenophobia, a journalism with a human rights approach and demanding of institutions", reads its headline as a manifesto.
Efforts such as these are necessary in a Europe where xenophobia and fake news against refugees and immigrants are commonplace.
You can consult it by clicking here (in Spanish).
Day 9: See you soon
It seems like only yesterday we arrived and were settling into our beds. And now, we are going home with more friends than we had when we arrived, more aware of the issue of refugees and immigrants, eager to help from each of our possibilities so that our countries become more friendly environments for these people and also so that our politicians do not look the other way.
Thank you all. We will see each other again soon.
You can see the photos by clicking here.-
Thank you all. We will see each other again soon.
You can see the photos by clicking here.-
Day 8: Job completed and Spanish night
In the morning we had the presentation of the videos, the podcast, a selection of pictures and of course this blog. There we had space to expose to everyone what we most enjoyed about working through the team dynamics.
In the afternoon we met for work tables in which we brainstormed for future projects which we shared with the other participants. On behalf of the Spanish team we were given a talk about the use of the YouthPass.
And then came our last night: the Spanish team threw the house out of the window with a game about Spain, a "tapas" dinner and dancing. A great party for a great exchange.
You can see the photos by clicking here.-
Day 7: the work continues and Italian night
After a couple of ice-breaking games, we got down to business and the work that was left over from yesterday. On our side, we were still compiling our pictures, writing texts and looking for information for the other sections of the blog when suddenly someone shouts and runs through the room of the hostel...and 15 seconds later we discovered that it was one of the video equipment.
It is interesting to live that process where several personalities, ideas and ways of working come together to join forces in pursuit of a joint task. Sometimes it may seem that the brainstorming is going nowhere but really it's just about taking into account all the putnos in sight to do a better job. If you add laughter and chocolates (as in our case) it's perfect.
In the afternoon we visited the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, one of the world heritage sites of which we had practically been neighbours all these days. It was really wonderful, especially the library room, the royal pantheon and the basilica of San Lorenzo.
The music, the food, the dances and the good atmosphere were in charge of the amici italiani. These nights dedicated to each one of the countries that we participate in exchange have been great, on the one hand they give us a much more relaxed space to be able to approach the others and, of course, we know more about other cultures
You can see the photos by clicking here.-
It is interesting to live that process where several personalities, ideas and ways of working come together to join forces in pursuit of a joint task. Sometimes it may seem that the brainstorming is going nowhere but really it's just about taking into account all the putnos in sight to do a better job. If you add laughter and chocolates (as in our case) it's perfect.
In the afternoon we visited the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, one of the world heritage sites of which we had practically been neighbours all these days. It was really wonderful, especially the library room, the royal pantheon and the basilica of San Lorenzo.
The music, the food, the dances and the good atmosphere were in charge of the amici italiani. These nights dedicated to each one of the countries that we participate in exchange have been great, on the one hand they give us a much more relaxed space to be able to approach the others and, of course, we know more about other cultures
You can see the photos by clicking here.-
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