REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT
In Athens, a new squat or occupied building is opened from time to time to accommodate refugees. Our volunteers always collaborate in the restoration or construction that allows spaces to be set up in a dignified way. We also provide some funding in collaboration with other organizations. Once the building is occupied by refugees, we help them like we help other people.
Mainly through Red SOS Refugiados Canaries, we carry out the repair of several squats, and especially the sinks, toilets and floors of Single Men, where 300 refugees live.
MEDICAL AND LEGAL HELP
At all times, Red SOS Refugiados sends health personnel to the various squats for complete medical care, especially for children, teenagers and pregnant women.
Through the Greek lawyer Amalia, Red SOS Refugiados provides legal assistance to refugees with documentation or asylum issues.
Likewise, through Marisol, from Madrid, we resolve problems of this type for refugees who have just arrived in Spain from the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Excellent point by @JFCrisp on the exceptionalist framing of refugee athletes that comes with a dedicated team. However, the risk is that competing for countries of asylum reduces the likelihood of selection in a ruthless, performance based system, removing visibility altogether. https://twitter.com/JFCrisp/status/1419001828012929025
I have lost count of the no of UNHCR tweets on the Olympics.
All of which ignore the fact that these brilliant athletes should be representing their asylum country.
These 29 athletes are unfortunately proof of the power of states to exclude them from citizenship. https://twitter.com/Refugees/status/1418465909220560897
