(Text in Deutsch im Anschluss) Happy news! This week a truck fully packed with 462 BRAND NEW pushchairs, 70 pram bodies and 39 car seats (altogether worth an impressive 200 000 euros) will leave Germany for Lesvos. Grateful hurray to this generous, kind-hearted, anonymous donor! The waiting list in Lesvos for this kind of goods … Continue reading PEAS for PRAMS
Safe passage
The lifeless bodies of three babies... looking almost as if they are sleeping, are carried carefully ashore in Libya. They are among the latest victims of the European migrant/refugee policy... their young lives lost as a rubber boat carrying desperate people seeking a better life capsized off the north Africa nation's coast. About a hundred … Continue reading Safe passage
IMPRESSIONS FROM A GREEK ISLAND
Lesbos Spring 2018 We choose the cafe on the harbour because it is pleasant, a nice terrace, a good atmosphere. In the background the tv shows the court of Mytilene: a trial that has been going on for many months about helpers being judged, will they be considered people rescuers or people smugglers? The verdict … Continue reading IMPRESSIONS FROM A GREEK ISLAND
Shatila Stories
From the smart, curious, always interested and interesting publisher Peirene, this book is the result of a writing workshop with refugees in the Shatila camp in Beirut. This is a kaleidoscope of honest, raw stories. The editing and translations are diamond-sharp, it is written with the simplicity of economy, and it delivers a punch. For … Continue reading Shatila Stories
„Is there Room on the Broom…?“
On 14th May, our patron Axel Scheffler won the inaugural Illustrator of the Year Award at the British Book Awards. If you haven’t already, please watch him deliver his strong, angry, moving and funny acceptance speech, against Brexit and for a strong and inclusive Europe inaugural speech That same week, publisher Nosy Crow auctioned some of … Continue reading „Is there Room on the Broom…?“
HELFEN SIE HELFEN – 6. Juni 2018
A TRUCK FOR LESVOS Gmünd/Niederösterreich Sammlung für Menschen auf der Flucht - Lesbos/Griechenland Wir sind gerade zurück von unserer letzten Reise nach Griechenland, wir waren auch wieder auf Lesbos. Die Lage dort ist katastrophal und menschenunwürdig. Die Zahlen der Menschen, die auf Lesbos ankommen und festsitzen steigen massiv, genauso wie die Temperaturen. Die Medienaufmerksamkeit sinkt … Continue reading HELFEN SIE HELFEN – 6. Juni 2018
What I was…
Dedicated to all women who had and still have to live this life, thank you to the unknown writer from Syria. "WHAT I WAS… I was a student, once. I graduated from a prestigious university and shook hands with its founder when I received my diploma. Now my hands grasp at others’ unwanted clothes; Cling … Continue reading What I was…
Teaming up for TAMAM Community Centre!
Three Peas are delighted to be teaming up with Be a ROBIN so that the fabulous work of the TAMAM Sindos Community Centre can grow! The centre was set up in December 2016 by SwissCross.help as a place to meet for refugees housed in the Sindos area. When SwissCross.help left in Summer 2017, Three Peas … Continue reading Teaming up for TAMAM Community Centre!
Curriculum Vitae
Our Ralf’s CV workshop! German below It isn’t only people’s hopes and dreams that lie shattered on the beaches of Lesbos – it’s also their motivations, talents and skills, all of which could be of benefit to the European labour market. Long-term volunteer Ralf has worked on many different projects in various circumstances. Saving lives … Continue reading Curriculum Vitae
