Rethinking Courage and Asylum
standinthegap
ONLINE
June 16, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm GMT
75 years since the 1951 Refugee Convention: what was promised and where are we now?
Join us this refugee week for a talk by experts on the current reality for refugees and asylum seekers in Europe.
The theme of this year's refugee week is courage. Today, people seeking safety are forced into acts of extraordinary courage to perform everyday tasks. These should be ordinary acts, requiring nothing exceptional. This is the gap. This is where we stand. In the space between what was promised and what exists.
Stand in the Gap is a coalition of 14 humanitarian organisations working across Europe to bridge this gap with solidarity, from material aid and safe shelters to legal support and healthcare.
During the panel, our experts will cover:
- What was promised to refugees and asylum seekers in international conventions?
- What does the reality for refugees in Europe currently look like?
- What is the path forward to bridge the gap between what's been promised and the reality today?
Our panellists will highlight a variety of services that still have enormous gaps, including:
🚑 Healthcare
🦺 Safety
🤾♀️ Right to a fulfilling life
🎓 Legal gaps and the right to safety
Look forward to learning from:
- Madi Williamson - Executive Director of In-Sight Collaborative. Madi is a nurse with a B.S. in Public Health. She has worked in the humanitarian sector for five years and now focuses on promoting better interventions in migratory health.
- Pavle Strncevic - Legal expert on Frontex and the EU’s external borders + the updated EU pact on migration and asylum. Legal advisor to Klickaktiv.
- Sally Hyman - Founder of CRIBS International. Sally has worked with people on the move since 1984, first in education and for the past 10 years with pregnant women made homeless by the Greek State.
- Juliette Malfaisan - Director of Equal Legal Aid - Expert on the Greek legal context for refugees and asylum seekers, with a focus on the new criminalisation law and the right to a fulfilling life
Moderator:
Tuesday, June 16
Free