One of our speakers from JRS Malta shared his testimony of CHANGE and the experience of talking about his experience with students. “I was scared to tell people about my stories because of the wild range of discussion surrounding migrants and refugees around Europe, so I keep my experience to myself as one of the …
As part of CHANGE, 55 students from Collège Saint Michel school in Brussels attended the puppet-theatre show Who We Are organised by company Transe en Danse.
Many Italian schools who have actively participated in CHANGE through different activities. In order to further recognise their effort, Centro Astalli-JRS Italy has given them the title of “Refugee Friendly School”. These are schools that have promoted the implementation of awareness-raising and active citizenship initiatives among students with the aim of creating a fairer and more welcoming society. On Centro Astalli’s website www.centroastalli.it you can have a look at our interactive map with all the schools and the different activities that they have carried out. Italian version Scuola Amica dei Rifugiati Sono state molte le scuole italiane che hanno partecipato attivamente a CHANGE attraverso …
Mikiel Cassar, a participant in CHANGE, shares his experience teaching refugees and other people in search of a better life: The change programme was truly wonderful in every way. It was my first experience working with refugees and yet I felt at ease from the very beginning. I used to teach Maltese and English …
“All that I felt was the immense appreciation the students had” Read More »
In October 2021, I accompanied JRS Europe to Strasbourg in order to attend the European Youth Event at the Parliament, a sort of conference aimed at young people meant to foster ideas for the future of the European Union. I went to assist with the Communications side of things, mainly to take pictures. Our …
A few Irish students share their impressions of the CHANGE programme, after meeting a refugee and watching videos about the situations of forced migrant youth: “Meeting Ghazel and watching a video about Filimon has impacted my life hugely and has made me think about the privileges and safety that I do not have to …
“I cannot imagine moving to a different country and starting a life without my family.” Read More »
In this post, the two students who participated in the workshop Change: building a society where everyone is welcome share their opinion with us: “The workshop was very interesting and enriching. Different ideas were presented and we’ve learned a lot. There were people who had different opinions, so the debate was more enriching. The …
The need to respect different opinions (EYE 2021) 3/3 Read More »
In this second post of the EYE 2021 series, we want to share part of the presentation that the two students from the San Jose Jesuitak School gave during the workshop Change: building a society where everyone is welcome. “…Alboan has given us this opportunity to explain our experiences with refugees, mainly at school. …
“What you learn from life or feelings becomes long-term study” (EYE 2021) 2/3 Read More »
On the 8th and 9th October, two students from San Jose Jesuitak School in Durango were in Strasbourg. There, in the European Parliament, JRS Europe, JRS Portugal and Alboan were conducting a workshop at the EYE (European Youth Event) 2021. In this post the two students explain how were invited to be part of it. …
Students ambassadors in Strasbourg (EYE 2021) 1/3 Read More »
For two days, I had the privilege of travelling to Strasbourg to attend the EYE 2021 at the European Parliament, a multicultural event that brought together thousands of young people from different countries. It was encouraging to see how these different backgrounds and national contexts merged in this place where we set aside our …
