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Global social media campaign 'I Am A Migrant' launched
The site iamamigrant.org brings together profiles of migrants including their country of origin and the distance from the place where they now live. An Arabic interpreter of Iraqi origin living in Belgium, an artist from Mauritania living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Widespread support "Myths and fears surrounding migrants are informing popular discourse," said Saira Grant, chief executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), the non-governmental group co-organising the initiative with the Geneva-based IOM. Geneva-based IOM? Wat bloody hypocracy. Banking accounts welcome, migrants not so much. The campaign is being launched ahead of UN International Migrants Day on Friday and has already been adopted by the government in Mexico, where "Soy Migrante" posters will go on display next month. More on the forces behind the war on national sovereignty found here. Posted by: Besoeker 2015-12-17 |
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