« Jamais je n’aurais imaginé que ça m’arriverait, et je me rends compte que n’importe qui peut devenir un ‘réfugié’… Il suffit que ton pays s’écroule. Soit tu t’écroules avec, soit tu pars. » CHANGE souligne l’importance de découvrir les récits de vie de personnes réfugiées. Cela pour comprendre leurs différentes expériences et questionner …
The students of a class of Rome had many questions to ask B. about his life back in his country and his current life in Italy. What they did not expect was him asking them a question: “What would you suggest me in order to best integrate in this society?”. One of the answers …
Abdulazez Dukhan, a 21-year-old Syrian artist, met with a group of 13-year-old students in a school in Brussels. He evoked his journey, from the aftermath of the revolution in Syria to his life as a University student in Brussels. Abdulazez came to Europe looking for safety with his family and hoping to find refuge …
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Jesuit Refugee Service visited our class three times in January 2020. First, Sam Mohamed joined them. Sam is from Syria and he now teaches at two Hungarian universities. He told us about the history of Christianity in Syria, and about the serious challenges they have to face today. We were puzzled by his answers …
This is Soumaila, a political science graduate from Mali who goes to school with Centro Astalli- JRS Italy and talks about his experience as a refugee. The testimony of Soumaila is based on political persecution across different countries. The students who meet him in class remain silent for a bit before they start asking …
In the light of the exceptional measures related to COVID-19, JRS Europe invites teachers to make use of the 6-Stage CHANGE materials and activities online. We have selected several activities and exercises (from each stage) that students can do from home. Download the collection pdf. Even while having to stay home, CHANGE encourages …
Poetry. A generational tool to help us communicate our emotions in ways not commonly utilized. An art form for individuals young and old, on lived situations, figurative or even what has been witnessed: the struggle of others. With that, we received three poems from 13-year-olds participating in CHANGE. The poems come from a school based …
A group of students from the school Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Portugalete share their testimony after reflecting about why people have to flee their home: ”We learned, through fun activities and workshops, that in the world there are many reasons that cause so conflicts and wars. Sometimes we think that migrants and refugees …
A group of students from Hijas de Jesús school in Pamplona reflected on their shifting perspectives regarding the reality of migrants and refugees: ”We have put ourselves in the shoes of refugees and migrants: we have lived – in the first person – the dangers, fears, difficulties and injustices they suffer in their flight, in …
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“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela This quote …
