Refugee Roads - Life on Lesvos

Timo and Florian speak to Axel Steier, co-founder of the Mission Lifeline. This German NGO has been persistently organizing private Search and Rescue missions in the mediterranean sea since 2016. We learn what kind of organization it takes to save more than 1000 people from drowning and what Axel's motivations are to keep going despite the odds being stacked against him. Mission Lifeline webpage: https://mission-lifeline.de/en/ www.refugeeroads.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message

In April 2019 we met Zekria and his five children next to their tent in Moria on Lesvos, the camp that unfortunately burned down a few weeks ago. Tune in to hear about Zekria's time in the camp, how he ended up in Switzerland, and how he worked hard to found the Wave Of Hope schools to provide children living inside the camp with basic education. Note that we recorded this episode back at the beginning of August, which is why we did not address the fire in our conversation here. Wave of Hope School: https://waveofhope.org/ Do you have a question that we should ask our upcoming guests? Just send us a voice message through his link to be included in the podcast: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message

Tune in to the second episode of the Refugee Roads podcast miniseries "Life on Lesvos", where we speak with Damian Boeselager, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and co-founder of Volt Europa, the first pan-European party in the history of the European Union. Together, we discuss politics and perspectives around the dire situation on Lesbos. We also learn about Damian's visit to the Greek island in late 2019, and the difficulties in addressing the suffering he encountered within the Brussels political machinery. Further links Damian's article in The Guardian on "Europe is home to a grave humanitarian crisis – but Brussels looks the other way": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/18/europe-humanitarian-crisis-brussels-refugees Volt Europa: https://www.volteuropa.org/ Commentary on "Leave No One Behind" by Erik Marquardt: https://eu.boell.org/en/2020/04/27/leave-no-one-behind One Happy Family: https://ohf-lesvos.org/en/welcome/ Movement on the Ground: https://movementontheground.com/ See www.refugeeroads.com and read up on our documentary project. Do you have a question that we should ask our upcoming guests? www.anchor.fm/refugee-roads/message Suggestions, comments, criticism? Please reach out: refugeeroads@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message

Tune in to the first episode of the Refugee Roads podcast miniseries "Life on Lesvos", where we speak with volunteers Adrian & Julie, who worked until recently on the Greek island of Lesvos. Together, we explore how life on Lesvos has changed since tensions increased at the Greek-Turkish sea border, and since the global Corona pandemic started. We learn about Julie's evacuation from the island in February 2020 as well as how they see things going forward for people fleeing their homes, and how a pandemic could affect the residents of overcrowded camp Moria - Europe's largest refugee camp. Further links An EU-wide campaign asking for the relocation of people from the Aegean islands: www.europemustact.org An archive for first-hand testimonies from Moria camp: www.filesfrommoria.de Sign the #LeaveNoOneBehind petition and write to your European representatives: www.leavenoonebehind2020.org Visit www.lighthouserelief.org to learn more about where Adrian and Julie work(ed). See www.refugeeroads.com and read up on our documentary project. Do you have a question that we should ask our upcoming guests? www.anchor.fm/refugee-roads/message Suggestions, comments, criticism? Please reach out: refugeeroads@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message

Refugee Roads is a documentary about a bicycle journey of two students through Europe. Timo and Florian interview volunteers, refugees, politicians, and locals along the way. In this podcast, their guests aim to shed light on the situation on Lesvos in 2020. Website Trailer Full Episodes on Joyn (German only) //English Episodes will be published later in 2020!// Leave a question to ask our upcoming guests. Suggestions, comments, criticism? Please reach out: refugeeroads@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/refugeeroads/message