Becoming Europe: Recent Episodes
Casey Montgomery
In this episode I compare and contrast the ways in which specifically France and Poland receive incoming migrants, primarily from Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Books Mentioned/Recommended:
Moris Farhi's "All History is the History of Migration"
Alan M. Kraut's "Silent Travelers. Germs, Genes, and the “Immigrant Menace"
Nancy Foner "One Quarter of a Nation"
Socials:
@becomingeuropepod
[Editor's note: I say Rwanda is 4,000 miles away from Rwanda, I mean the UK. Second, I say Liz Truss is Boris Johnson's predecessor when I in fact men successor]
In this current events episode we discuss the Rwanda Plan, a five-year trial in the UK with the aim to regulate the influx of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers by sending them to Rwanda. We delve into what the Rwanda Plan is, the ironies of the UK's refugee statements, the reception to the plan, and what we can do. This is an ongoing situation, so information may have changed upon release. Apologies to Lord David Pannick QC, I was unaware you were a Lord and thus referred to you as simply David Pannick. How you can help: https://care4calais.org/stop-rwanda/ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/14/rwanda-asylum-plan-who-does-it-target-and-is-it-going-to-happen Social Media: @becomingeuropepod Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-61782866 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62566194 https://www.bigissue.com/news/activism/uk-rwanda-asylum-seekers-liz-truss/ https://www.thenational.scot/news/19980207.ukraine-crisis-boris-johnson-boasts-uks-immigration-record-pmqs/ https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/rwanda-policy-asylum-seekers-not-being-punished-home-office-tells-court https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/uk-rwanda-asylum-agreement. Becoming Europe created by Casey Montgomery Assistant Producer: Dylan Ashton
In today's episode I break down the current refugee statistics as of 2022 as well as give what I consider a cheat sheet for better understanding of the current global refugee situation.
Social:
@becomingeuropepod
Sources/Where to Donate
https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/venezuela-crisis-facts#:~:text=Shortages%20of%20fuel%2C%20electricity%2C%20and,to%20stay%20in%20other%20countries
https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a-glance.html
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/after-you-get-refugee-status/
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2022/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to
https://refugeecouncil.org.uk/information/refugee-asylum-facts/what-is-the-nationality-and-borders-bill/
https://domasile.info/en/what-social-rights-do-i-have-as-an-asylum-seeker-in-france/#health-insurance
https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/10/07/enforced-misery/degrading-treatment-migrant-children-and-adults-northern-france
https://ourworldtoo.org.uk/2022/01/25/empathy-needs-to-exist-refugees-arent-a-problem-to-be-solved-or-a-phenomenon/
https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/listicle/13-powerful-refugee-stories/
https://www.globalgiving.org/learn/listicle/13-powerful-refugee-stories/
https://www.oramrefugee.org/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32057601
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.