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#InternationalDayoftheGirl brings us an international award! 'Under the Lemon Tree' produced by our participants (#MelissaNetwork, #GlobalGirlMedia and #iMEdD collaboration) won the Audience Award in #GirlsVoicesforChange Awards! Congratulations to our amazing girls!

'How dare you – you have stolen my dreams and my childhood' Watch Greta Thunberg's powerful speech to world leaders at the UN

End of an era today--the refugee squat where I and fellow volunteers have been organizing weekly children's activities since March 23, 2016, was evicted this morning. Thinking of all the children who will be marked "absent" at school this morning. (photo credit: John Psaropoulos)

Announcing the 2019 #HiltonPrize recipient is @METAdrasi! Learn more about this incredible #nonprofit supporting the reception and integration of #refugees, migrants and unaccompanied children throughout #Greece: hiltonfdn.org/33HmZ8Z #WomenHumanitarians #humanitarian

"In the midst of rising xenophobia, Melissa is a testament and a kind of prayer to the spirit of a country that has long welcomed refugees and migrants." - @nytimes Women in the World womenintheworld.com/2016/06/06/a-g… #refugeewomen #migrantwomen #empoweredwomen

Grateful to Peter Mishler and LIthub for this interview: lithub.com/a-e-stallings-…

Radio ⚡📻 then and now. 1994: A children-led programme, in the then-Yugoslavia, addresses the impact of war. 2019: “Dandelion,” an online radio show created by refugee and migrant children in #Greece, tackles racism and xenophobia. @UNICEF_ECA

See-Saw Diplomacy Lets People Play Together Along U.S. Border Wall n.pr/2GCFzp1

"Where will I stake a home? (You have a tent for now) Or at least a small shack (Along with four other families) And here I will raise a family (Don’t let them take your daughter)" youtube.com/watch?v=iD90Ub…

“Archive of over 1,000 hours of interviews with Palestinians who lived through the Nakba” middleeastmonitor.com/20190613-pales… via @middleeastmnt #forcedmigration #oral_history #archive #refugees

Racism in Europe: Migrants and refugees speak out visualstories.dw.com/discrimination…

Migrant women fleeing violence find beauty and healing in embroidery americamagazine.org/faith/2019/07/…

Jump in the ocean bravely. - poem by K. #melissanetwork #refugeewomen #poetry #womensart

“Migrant women come to Greece from all over the world, bringing stories of suffering and separation but also ideas, skills, talents, and hopes for the future.” -Nadina Christopoulou, Melissa Network cofounder in @amnesty #refugeewomen #empoweredwomen #melissanetwork #migrants

"When a father begins a journey into feminism, believing in the worth of his daughters, he can change his whole family’s future." What a beautiful piece from @ZiauddinY. m-gat.es/2Xd1A83

Happy Bday ! ✨#FridaKahlo una seca por donde se le mire 👏🏻

Italian judge orders release of ship captain who rescued refugees #Echobox=1562102735" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/world/2019/jul…

From @ae_stallings "Women from Afghanistan, Iran, and Tajikistan made collages and poems in our poetry class at the Melissa Network on Tuesday. 'Our childhood is the shadow of the future,' is one of the lines here." (📸: J. Psaropoulos) #melissanetwork #refugeewomen #arttherapy