August Reflections

August Reflections

A few thoughts from Alice’s diary Thursday 3rd August 2017 Today on the radio was Crossing Continents. The BBC correspondent Mike Thomson described the siege of East Aleppo and the advance of Syrian government forces on the rebel-held area. Through his intermittent...
6th June 2017 – Becoming engaged

6th June 2017 – Becoming engaged

A conversation between Alice and Tamsin TK: When did you become interested in the topic of refugees and asylum seekers? AK: I became better informed through your research and your interests. Your progression from studying anthropology to becoming active with...
1st June 2017 – That Sea

1st June 2017 – That Sea

“We know that sea, where they’re drowning. The sea has become dangerous, where before we had played in that very sea. All that swimming we’ve done – if you saw a body sept up on the islands, how would you feel about swimming in it? We’ve seen it as a magical...