The anti - human trafficking organisation A21 campaign has set up a crisis care shelter and project shelter in Thessaloniki as part of their effort to help some of the estimated 20,000 women and girls trafficked into Greece. As well as providing healing and assistance to victims they are also raising awareness of the issue and working with local justice system to deal with the problem.
You can also follow the A21 campaign on Twitter and on Facebook Cause and check out their 21 different ways to help.
Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Latest updates on the Viva Palestina relief convoy
The latest news from El Arish, Egypt is looking bad with riot police attacking the Viva Palestina aid to Gaza convoy after participants protested the decision by the government to allow only 157 out of the 450 volunteers to enter Palestinian territory. Iranian based Press TV correspondent Hassan Ghani who has travelled with the convoy says that some of those delivering the medical supplies have been sustained serious head injuries, and that both sides are in a stand off. Other Viva Palestina volunteers have also spoken of police violence and injuries sustained via Twitter, As the Irish Viva Palestina site stated last night;
"We spent almost 3 hours in a blind panic unable to locate our people, only their phones were found on the ground and answered by strangers. Some people are STILL missing. THIS is what it was like for us on this blog as it happened. God knows what tomorrow will bring after this attack. Hopefully the Egyptians have had enough fun and games and will now let them get on with their work of delivering the ambulances and aid to those who are in need of it."
They also posted footage taken from Turkish TV here. For the latest updates check out their Twitter feeds here and here.
Ironically, some of the medical supplies destined to help Palestinians in Gaza is now being used to treat those who wished to provide aid.
Egyptian riot police attack and injure UK aid convoy volunteers
Just before Christmas I reported on the Viva Palestina aid convoy that was delivering medical and educational supplies from UK to the Gaza Strip. I talked with those taking part and was deeply impressed by their commitment to their mission.
However, the latest news is not so gratifying. After being given the runaround by the Egyptian authorities and being told that they could not enter the country via Jordan they tried to get their supplies through via a Syrian port. Also the Israeli government attempted to stop the ferry the convoy reaching Egyptian territory using naval exercises as a pretext though this plan was thwarted thanks to the intervention of a Turkish warship which escorted them to their final port of call.
The latest hurdle thrown in their path are new restriction placed on who can and cannot enter Gaza placed upon them by Cairo which has said that only 150 of the 450 volunteers who have come from all over the world to help can go through. The Egyptian responded to protests by sending in the riot police who are attacking convoy members as I write this.
Follow the latest Twitter update here and here.
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Viva Palestina - video from Greece
Finally got round to editing and uploading video footage of the Viva Palestina humanitarian convoy arriving in Thessaloniki, Greece last weekend. The convoy is part of an effort to get aid from Britain and other parts of the world to the Gaza Strip. Currently, they are in Turkey and will be travelling through Syria, Jordan and Egypt before arriving in Gaza on 27th December.
You can follow their progress via Twitter and find out more about the convoy at vivapalestina.org.
Friday, 18 December 2009
10 tactics for turning information into action
"Activists and campaigners are increasingly turning to digital technology and social media platforms to get their messages across. A new documentary called "10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action" provides a handbook in how best to disseminate their ideas. But, as Colin Grant reports, the film makers are also keen to stress the fact that these new digital tools present opportunities but also, sometimes, hidden dangers."
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