Volunteer Diaries: Pushbacks and Other Horror Stories
"Human rights are only given to you if you are first recognized as human."
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Sep 23, 2021
- 4 min
Emigration Night - Realistic Anecdote
Why should I do it? What is the goal behind it? Does that the goal deserve all this risk?
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Madi Williamson
- Sep 9, 2021
- 20 min
Natalia: A Picture of Resilience
"That’s a memory that I have etched in my mind that repeats itself all the time, every night."
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Madi Williamson
- Sep 9, 2021
- 19 min
Natalia: una Imagen de Resiliencia
Ese es un recuerdo que tengo grabado en la cabeza y que se repite todo el tiempo, todas las noches.
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
There is a Path Even Over the Highest Mountain: Why We Must Accompany
"That is accompaniment. We identify the gaps, we identify the needs, and we use our collective strengths to address them."
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Sep 3, 2021
- 4 min
Afghanistan: Cultivating Crisis
"The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan reminds me and my generation of the dark days of the 90s."
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Aug 26, 2021
- 4 min
Go Back: A Discussion of Pushbacks and Mass Expulsion at Europe's Borders
"The more pushbacks become the rule not an exception, the more people are forced into the hands of smugglers and organized crime groups"
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Madi Williamson
- Aug 23, 2021
- 5 min
Afghanistan: What is Here and What is Yet to Come
"The current narrative significantly understates the magnitude of the crisis that has already unfolded and the crisis that looms."
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Madi Williamson
- Aug 19, 2021
- 8 min
I am a Human[itarian]
"I want to use this day to highlight the absolute ordinary humanity of the people we call humanitarians"
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Criminalizing the Humanitarian Sector: Who Protects Humanitarians?
Criminalization of humanitarians by authorities within the European Union is becoming a new security crisis
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
Marika Rundle: Advocate
"Dignified language and narrative is the least we can do to honor those currently living as refugees."
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Madi Williamson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 4 min
Volunteer Diaries: "Refugee"
"Their longing for home and the grief of leaving it behind are tangible."
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
Data Protection: The Role of Humanitarian Actors
Humanitarian actors need to be conscious of how data is handled, disseminated and protected within existing laws and regulations.
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Jul 7, 2021
- 5 min
Aws: The Activist
"I’m not sure if we kept a key, but we locked the door."
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Madi Williamson
- Jun 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Lost Boys: How systemic and mainstream biases impact the mental well-being of displaced men
Those deemed the least vulnerable by the framework receive the least support and services. When it comes to mental health services for men,
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Nadira Saraswati
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
From the Margins: The Ineffective Greek Legal Aid System
Migratory pathways are often rife with disorienting and illogically complex bureaucracy. A systemic rethinking of inclusion in access to jus
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In-Sight Collaborative
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Parisa: Journey of an Angel
"Sometimes I feel sad about the way people treat refugees, but some people are very nice to us"
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Madi Williamson
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Volunteer Diaries: Dear Mama
"Mainstream society paints them as dangerous beasts and leaves no place for their pain. He is not given a shoulder to cry on or an army...
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Madi Williamson
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
Entangling Fates: Accompaniment of People on the Move this International Migrants Day
"Accompaniment means entangling fates. It means taking equal responsibility for the journey and the destination. "
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Leena Zahra
- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
Aman: The Brave
Read the story of Aman* The Brave, an incredible young Palestinian male as he describes what is at stake for displaced individuals in the EU
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