Amidst all the uncertainty of camp life, The Flying Seagull Project provides a space of laughter and
Our 'Artist of the Week' post for this week is dedicated to the wild and wonderful Flying Seagulls Project- the travelling circus collective bringing smiles and laughter to thousands of kids living in some of the most precarious and deprived places in the world. I speak with some of the Flying Seagulls' European Team, and ask them about their work... With over 65 million refugees worldwide and an average protracted displacement period now estimated at 26 years, entire generat
Frauen und Flucht: All women who suffer from gender-based violence have a legitimate claim to asylum
On International Women's Day, I attended 'Frauen und Flucht: Vulnerabilität – Empowerment – Teilhabe', an event which gave a platform for grassroots female refugee initiatives to discuss ways in which we can start to prioritize refugee women's voices more within the wider refugee discourse. On March the 8th, I saw a lot of women walking around holding red roses (at first I was confused before guessing it had something to do with IWD), and later on, as I walked along Kottbusse
PTC Weekly #5: Spinning plates and Flying Seagulls
This week we welcomed Wolffy, Curly, Kaddy and Pasquale, our clown friends from 'The Flying Seagulls Project', for two extras-special workshops filled with music, smiles and... plates! WEDDING This week at studio Voodoo55, we did ink drop art! We especially love to do this activity with the kids because the fluidity of the ink, and the vibrancy of the colours makes for a really fun creative experience- and produces some beautiful pieces of art! It also helps to add a sense o
PTC Weekly #4: Rainbow house and Jungle Speed
(No, this isn't a rave), it's our latest installment of PTC Weekly! In this week's article we talk houses, hoods and jungle speed :) WEDDING As you know, we are now hosting workshops, every Wednesday afternoon, at Voodoo55, our partner studio space in Wedding, and last week's theme was 'Neighbours'. Voodoo55 is our first ever permanent workshop space, separate to the shelters that we visit, and we are super excited about the opportunity that this gives us for creative freedom
Detention Centres and Forced Deportation: Israel's Secret Deal With Uganda and Rwanda.
Israel’s new migration policy has been met with strong condemnation from the international community, and from Israeli citizens themselves. I recently attended the event, ‘Refugee Crisis in Israel: Live Witness Accounts’ to find out more about this issue. That night at the ReDI School of Digital Integration, the room was packed, and a slight smell of cheese balls filled the air. I took a seat near the back, and looked around. Six people were sat on the stage, with another wom
