lesvos volunteering, jan 2016
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
LesvosVolunteeringWill Chan • Jan 2016
![Page 3: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Where is Lesvos?
![Page 4: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
What do volunteers do?
![Page 5: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Who is smuggling these refugees over?
![Page 6: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Refugee families
![Page 7: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Many are skilled professionals...
![Page 8: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Some local volunteers...
![Page 9: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Some foreign volunteers...
![Page 10: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Takeaways…
Volunteers are saving a lot of lives but are only filling the gaps between government policies. (And the Greek Islanders deserve that Nobel prize.)
History is unfolding. Textbooks that our children will read will admit to the systemic failure that has transformed into a crisis. 2016 is supposed to be worse.
“Young men of fighting age”... Not true. UNHCR has the stats and refugees are mostly women and children.
“You’re not alone.” -Sheryl Sandberg in fb video
![Page 11: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
To help…
Donate to Sea of Solidarity
Help a refugee family integrate into your community
To learn more…
Refugees, a perspective written by Abdelrahman Dameen
The Greek island helping Syrian refugees
Sky Witnesses Distressing Migrants Rescue
![Page 12: Lesvos volunteering, Jan 2016](https://reader031.vdocuments.site/reader031/viewer/2022030316/58745e151a28abab198b47e5/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Thanks for listening