Hear Here!

Melkweg, Saturday, June 20 at 07:00 PM GMT+2

On World Refugee Day, we invite you to Hear, Here! The festival where we meet each other through music, stories, and conversations.

Hear, Here is a night at the Melkweg where you don’t just come to watch, you come to take part. Organised by people with a refugee background, undocumented people, and ASKV, this festival welcomes people from all backgrounds, especially undocumented people and those with a refugee background.

One moment you’re on the dance floor, the next you’re listening to a powerful story. First you learn some dabke dance moves together, then you hear someone share what it’s like to build a life in a new country or to live without residence papers. The night moves back and forth between energy, music, and moments that make you pause and listen. The choice is yours.

Throughout the evening you’ll meet new people, have fun, and discover stories you may not have heard before. Music, dance, and different cultures come together in one space. Between the beats, you’ll hear the experiences of people who had to leave their home countries or who are living here without official status. You get to know each other not only by listening, but also by dancing, laughing, and sharing something together.

Hear, Here is for anyone curious about other people and their stories. Come for the vibe, stay for the encounters. You might go home with a new song in your playlist, a new dance move, or simply a story that stays with you.

Tickets are free for people with a refugee background and undocumented people. For everyone else, we ask for a small contribution to help cover the costs.

https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/hear-here

Start swiping now & support MSFs work in Chad

On week ago was #worldrefugeeday. You can get into action now and support our project in chad, where MSF is providing medical care and assistance to displaced people and local communities.

Click the link below and start swiping!

https://web.mapswipe.org/#/de/projects/-ORzUXxPW4o07JR6tWRB

Bishop-elect Michael Pham, a former refugee who recently became Pope Leo’s first bishop appointment, was among faith leaders to bear witness and support immigrants at their immigration court hearings on #WorldRefugeeDay last week.

No one was abducted that day. He said ICE agents “scattered and went away.”

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On the occasion of #WorldRefugeeDay (June 20th), DW Data published a new piece that explains displacement (including a data repository).

Key insights:

Numbers are rising dramatically.

Most people are displaced internally.

Africa and the Middle East are most affected, but also parts of Europe.

90% of refugees come from only 10 countries.

New update from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition just now:
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On June 20, #WorldRefugeeDay, Palestinian climate campaigners, Search and Rescue workers, and civil society & activists launched The Madleen Declaration!

The Freedom Flotilla in the Mediterranean showed us clearly that border violence, environmental destruction, and the genocide in Palestine are all connected.

Civil society organisations and activists call for a transformative social, environmental and political alternative to a Mediterranean Sea torn apart by state, corporate, and neocolonial violence.

Together, we demand a shared home in which we all can thrive. In place of death and despair, we demand life and hope.

Read & Sign The Madleen Declaration:
https://www.palclimateinstitute.org/madleen-declaration
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Greetings, Myth Lovers! For #WorldRefugeeDay, join our theme: REFUGEES. Which myths feature refugees, immigrants or migration? Write out your tale and use the hashtag #MythologyMonday for boosts. If joining from #BlueSky: follow @ap.brid.gy so we can interact with your posts. See you soon! 🚶‍♂️ 🚶‍♀️

#mythology @mythology @folklore @TarkabarkaHolgy @juergen_hubert @curiousordinary.bsky.social @wihtlore @FairytalesFood @bevanthomas @FinnFolklorist @Godyssey @GaymerGeek @starrytimepod @ljwrites @pj-richards.bsky.social @AnnaJunePage @nataljastgermain.bsky.social @JessMahler @beefolklore.bsky.social @FolkloreFun @psychescinema.bsky.social @PatFurstenberg

We couldn’t celebrate World Refugee Day. Not even Pride Month.

Ever since the South Sudan government told all queer refugees to leave the camp without any support, we’ve been living in fear. No protection, no shelter, just uncertainty and silence.

We are LGBTQ+ refugees abandoned and forgotten. Please don’t forget us.

#QueerRefugees #LGBTQAsylum #MutualAid #Pride2025 #WorldRefugeeDay #SouthSudan

🛟 Am Vorabend des #WorldRefugeeDay rettete die #OceanViking nach einem Notruf von #AlarmPhone 73 Menschen von einem Boot in Seenot in der maltesischen SRR.

Die ital. Behörden ordneten an, dass alle 73 Geretteten in #Savona an Land gehen sollen – über 1.130km vom Ort der Rettung entfernt.

Nach ihren traumatischen Fluchterfahrungen ist die Zuweisung entfernter Häfen unmenschlich. Sie haben ein Recht auf einen näheren Hafen!

@sosmed
📷 Francesca Volpi / SOS MEDITERRANEE

Während Regierungen am #WorldRefugeeDay leere Worte sprachen, wurden in der Nacht zum Freitag 70 Menschen dem Ertrinken überlassen — @seawatchcrew hat sie gestern früh mit der #SeaEye5 gerettet.

PM ⤵️ https://sea-watch.org/sea-watch-rettet-70-menschen/

"Wir kämpfen nicht nur, weil das System gewalttätig und ungerecht ist, sondern weil jeder Kampf, jeder Protest, jeder Solidaritätsakt uns einer Welt näher bringt, in der niemand illegal ist und niemand an den Grenzen sterben muss."

Darum waren wir gestern zum #WorldRefugeeDay mit @abolishfrontex in #Mainz.