Barrel Stories

Many Caribbean immigrants work in frontline jobs, money for remittances is scarce, barrel shipping is reduced and travel to the Caribbean is almost impossible. How are you being affected by COVID-19?

@nathanielacole @Nadine_Writes @LivefromMelissa is a Caribbean-American journalist who has won awards for her reporting on barrel children. You can also find links to her work in the articles section of the reources.

@nathanielacole @Nadine_Writes Check out the resources page on our site barrelstories.org/resources. Update coming soon. Also check out Dr Claudette Crawford-Brown, the Jamaican clinical social worker who coined this term and has done so much work to help families repair the damage of separation.

Two questions peeps. I want to read up more on 'Barrel Children' (@Nadine_Writes) as well as Anti-Imperialism, where can I start? 😊😊😊 I've found @BarrelStories so far from looking through tweets!

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I'll kick it off. I'm in London, worried about mum and auntie in Barbados - both vulnerable healthwise. All paid work cancelled so can't help fam if needed. Processing of visa extension likely to be severely delayed. No idea when it will be safe to fly home again. #barrelstories

Many Caribbean immigrants work in frontline jobs, money for remittances is scarce, barrel shipping is reduced and travel to the Caribbean is almost impossible. How are you being affected by COVID-19?

Heading to #Toronto to record #BarrelStories like Tonni's, who returned to Trinidad as a teen barrelstories.org/tonni-2 . What's your story?

Heading to #Toronto to record #BarrelStories like C.H's, shuffled to three households as a child barrelstories.org/c-h/. What's your story?

Heading to #Toronto to record #BarrelStories like Ashley's, left in JA by her mum for 14 years barrelstories.org/ashley. What's your story?

Ashley barrelstories.org/ashley/

@BarrelStories project is coming to Toronto, June 21-30! Make an appointment today to tell your #migration #story

eepurl.com/bjuHzz Share your story of parental separation due to migration. #barrelstory

Come share your story at Barrel Stories Roadshow. Meet us at Combermere School Sunday, April 12 from 9am to 3pm -- bit.ly/bsproadshow1

Grateful to everyone who came to the launch of my new #oralhistory project last night. Follow me at @BarrelStories