When does our vulnerability reach its highest point?! A question I had not thought about until 25th of August 2017. What hurts the most is thinking what’s worst, when pedestrians are violent towards you because of your gender expression or the fact that the police, who should be the last resort for seeking help, does…
Tag: identity
The Incident that Ignited a National Debate on Racism
The final part (VI) of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) FEATURED IMAGE: The training seminar in Malta included lectures and workshops led by actors from civil society…
Migrants’ Rights Matter Because…? – Ecosprinter Photobooth
Part V of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) Karolina Krelinova (FYEG, Mladí zelení) contributed to this article. For every FYEG-coordinated seminar, the Ecosprinter has been there to…
Humanitarian Visas – A Solution to the Refugee Crisis
Part IV of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) During the panel debate on Day 3 of the #YouthOnMigration seminar, MEP Roberta Metsola (EPP) mentioned the idea…
Europe’s Refugee Crisis: Abandoning the Militarist Approach
Part III of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) The panel debate on Day 3 of the #YouthOnMigration seminar covered intense discussions about the imperative of a…
The Imperative of a Common European Migration Policy
Part II of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) A panel discussion on European migration policies was held on Day 3 of the #YouthOnMigration seminar. Present at…
Civil Society’s Role in Migrants’ Rights Advocacy – #YouthOnMigration Malta
Part I of the series of reports on the #YouthOnMigration seminar in Malta, organized by FYEG and ADZ Green Youth, with participants from the FALAFEL network, a collaboration of various Euro-Mediterranean civil society organizations. (Full Series here) Seven extraordinary days of intensive training on migration and human rights advocacy took place in St. Paul’s Bay,…
Why the European Court of Human Rights is no friend to migrants
As the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean continues, the public outcry against deaths at sea has forced the European Union (EU) into response mode. EU officials and member states have promised to do something about the situation. Alongside discussions about resettlement agreements, there are proposals to destroy the boats used by migrant smugglers before they…
Young Ali’s Life Chronicle
Interview by Eugenie Manisalidi (edits by Joshua Miguel Makalintal) Originally published in the Ecosprinter’s Migration Working Group blog. Ali is a smart 17-year old from Afghanistan. He has been living in a hostel for underage asylum seekers in Athens, Greece since October 2014. His communication skills and sparkling eyes make him stand out among…
A Tale of Identity
When, in the year 762, Caliph Al-Mansur was traveling through the vast expanses of the Orient in search of rest and calm, his eyes fell suddenly on a landscape that lay idyllically on the banks of two rivers. Without hesitation, he ordered his soldiers to dig a large ditch around this piece of land, to…