Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration and Displacement - 35. SPECIAL EPISODE: The Freedom to Imagine, in collaboration with Amnesty International UK

35. SPECIAL EPISODE: The Freedom to Imagine, in collaboration with Amnesty International UK

10/09/21 • 14 min

Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration and Displacement

This is an extra special bonus episode in which I ask some of my amazing previous podcast guests - 'What does Freedom mean to you?'

As we come to the end of Season 5, it felt good to touch base with a few old friends of the show, as well as to explore a theme I have been discussing with the team at Amnesty UK - human rights.

We all know we have rights, no matter where we come from, but not everyone (including myself) is super clear on what their human rights actually are.

@AmnestyUK have come up with a campaign called #KnowYourFreedoms, to help raise awareness about the four essential freedoms that belong to all of us. As part of this campaign I have put together a very special bonus episode of the podcast to explore the concept of freedom and what it actually means.

The freedom to be whoever you were born to be is a fundamental human right <3

#CreativeCommission #FreedomToImagine

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This is an extra special bonus episode in which I ask some of my amazing previous podcast guests - 'What does Freedom mean to you?'

As we come to the end of Season 5, it felt good to touch base with a few old friends of the show, as well as to explore a theme I have been discussing with the team at Amnesty UK - human rights.

We all know we have rights, no matter where we come from, but not everyone (including myself) is super clear on what their human rights actually are.

The freedom to be whoever you were born to be is a fundamental human right <3

#CreativeCommission #FreedomToImagine

To support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/theworldwidetribe

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

34. A Lebanese cookery class with Ahmad from Migrateful

I’ve got a bit of a different episode from normal in store for you today as I’m going to take you with me on a really fun experience I had recently.... a Lebanese cookery class.

Let me explain... My guest this week is Ahmad Sinnu. We met through one of my all time favourite organisations Migrateful. Migrateful run cookery classes led by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants who are otherwise struggling to integrate or access employment. These cookery classes are absolutely amazing. They not only provide the teachers with ideal conditions for learning English and building confidence, but also promoting connection and cultural exchange with their new community - and as a participant, you learn something new and you get to eat it which is a win-win for me.

I’ve been to a couple of these classes in person now, and also done one online, and they’re awesome. Anything that revolves around food makes me happy and these classes bring together everything I love - cooking, eating and meeting new and interesting people from all over the world.

So a couple of weeks ago i went to Ahmad’s Lebanese cooking class to learn how to make vegan moussaka and tabbouleh. Ahmad is an asylum seeker. He left Lebanon 6 years ago after being shot on two separate occasions, leaving him in a wheelchair. He worked for the Lebanese red cross and learnt to cook when his parents passed away when he was young.

So the first part of this episode is the cookery itself, and the second half if a beautiful conversation I had with Ahmad the following day. I hope you enjoy it!

To find out more or book your own cookery class: https://www.migrateful.org/

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Next Episode

36. My journey from Syria to Filmmaker to NHS Hospital Cleaner and Activist, with Hassan Akkad

I’m so excited to introduce you to our guest for this episode... Syrian filmmaker, activist and most recently, author, Hassan Akkad!

Hassan is the very first person I ever heard speak about their experience leaving Syria first hand, and it’s safe to say that it had a huge impact on me. Not only has Hassan shared his incredible story through talks and at events, he actually first became known for filming his journey from Syria to the UK - and his iconic footage was shown on the BBC documentary, Exodus back in 2016 for which he won a BAFTA. Since then, Hassan’s passion and dedication to telling his and other important stories has taken him all over the world, including to his local hospital where he worked as a cleaner during the pandemic.

In September last year, Hassan published his incredible memoir, Hope not Fear. I read it in a couple of days and even though I thought I knew his story, it absolutely blew me away.

In today’s episode we talk about his journey, his book, how candid he was in it, who he didn’t want to read it and why, and at the end he tells the story of the beautiful reunion he recently had with his family after many years of not being together.

You can find Hassan's book here

This episode is sponsored by the incredible Love Welcomes (Remember to use the code WWT at checkout for 10% off.)

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