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In this episode, I interview Hira and Maryam from the UK-based organization "Our World Too". We discuss the start of "Our World Too", the on-going situation in Ukraine, and the overall sentiments around refugee populations in the UK. **Note: there are some occasional audio issues as this was recorded over Zoom** Our World Too: https://ourworldtoo.org.uk/ https://linktr.ee/OurWorldToo Instagram: @ourworldtoo Social Media: @becomingeuropepod

 In this episode, I discuss the ongoing events occurring in Ukraine.  How to Help/Where to Donate: The Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2022/ukraine-red-cross-delivers-aid-to-families.html  Nova Ukraine https://novaukraine.org/  Revived Soldiers Ukraine https://www.rsukraine.org/  United Help Ukraine https://unitedhelpukraine.org/ People In Need https://www.peopleinneed.net/ Insta: @becoming europepod Who to Follow: @worldwidetribe @viceworldnews @therefugeerightsproject @intersectionalenvironmentalist @lynseyadddario @polinaivanovva

Further Readings: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2020-02-10/how-good-war-went-bad  https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1027929275/what-womens-advocacy-groups-worldwide-are-doing-for-women-in-afghanistan https://www.npr.org/live-updates/morning-edition-2021-08-16 Socials to Follow: @theafghan @omar.haidari @humanrightsmigrantrights @adeprogess Sources: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/afghanistan-taliban-women-rights-adverts-b1902922.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/15/politics/taliban-kabul-afghanistan-explainer/index.html https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/8/16/the-us-the-taliban-and-the-stunning-defeat-in https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1027973837/bidens-choices-in-afghanistan-were-complicated-so-is-the-fallout-he-faces

I (virtually) meet with Kryssandra from the French non-profit organization Soul Food, to discuss some of the issues facing the migrant youths she works with. We discuss everything from government policy to what the individual can to in order to create a more accepting environment. Socials (Instagram and Twitter): Soul Food: @soulfoodparis Soul Food's website: soulfoodparis.com Becoming Europe: @becomingeuropepod Sources: o www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-4975230 o soulfoodparis.com “The Dismantling of the République ‘Camp’: How the ‘Migrant Hunt’ in France became Visible” o soulfoodparis.com “Unaccompanied Minors are at Great Risk – COVID-19 is Only the Beginning for those Most Vulnerable”

My name is Casey and this is Becoming Europe. I’m a current PhD student with MA en route at the University of Pittsburgh studying French Studies, more specifically the relationship France has with its migrant population. After studying different national and international policies proclaiming the sense of a unified cultural European identity and a sense of welcoming migrants with open arms, I created this podcast in the effort to interview those who are directly effected by these policies, migrants themselves and organizations, in order to further shed light on the real life impacts and risks of these policies.  Join me in an effort of humanizing the intangibility of national/international policy and see exactly what are the stakes in Becoming Europe.