Welcome to our new podcast series created in collaboration with some of the refugee community organisers, activists and artists working to challenge stereotypes around migration. Jointly broadcast by The Irish Examiner and openDemocracy.  Bairbre Flood talks to three community organisers across three countries: Anas Al Natour in Tukiye, Safdar Salmani in Greece, and Mavis Ramazani in Ireland. We explore why it’s so important refugees themselves have ownership of their organisations and support - and see how different communities experienced in forced migration help to organise themselves. Anas Al Natour is the community liaison officer with https://www.smallprojectsistanbul.org/ (Small Projects Istanbul), Safdar Salmani is a community volunteers who works with One Happy Family and Wave of Hope for the Future in Greece (with thanks to Fionn McArthur who interprets the conversation) and Mavis Ramazani works with https://www.masi.ie/ ( MASI) (the Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland).  Presented by https://www.instagram.com/mhassino (Mahmoud Hassino) and produced by https://bairbreflood.com/ (Bairbre Flood).  Theme music by https://omneeyat.com/en/talent/omar-alkilani/omar-alkilani-is-a-professional-singer-and-musician (Omar Alkilani). Artwork by https://www.instagram.com/haya_halaw (Haya Halaw).  With thanks to the https://pulitzercenter.org/ (Pulitzer Grant Centre) for funding support.